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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 496, 1 May 1909, Page 5

Tho Minister for Mine's (Hon. R. M'Kenzio) corrects a ;iPrpss,:,Associationtelegram from according to,which a representative of. sovoral 'high terrace miuing proposition's 'in "Westland had ascertained from the Minister that tho-raost-liberal terms which could bo cdncedcd for wator power was a .t&x of iEBOOO'per anniim-oii SOO .headß of .water.', is incorrect and misleading," vsaid ; Mr., M'Konzie'. ,Tho question/of terniii npon which water power should: to ;leascd;-for hydro-electric purposes is still under, consideration by : the, Governnient, and'no.'.publip,information has.yet been given farther than that with regard to any bona lino application--nono of which exist at presenbr-tho .charge for, 300horse-porfer. would!probably not' bo; more than between £5U aiid £7o per annum." ; A iontirigoiit. of Salvation Army . officora loft JVellington yesterday by the Moana for Sydney, eii route to Melbourne, whero they will /take'' part'. in tbo farewoll ■ to. 'Commissioner M'Kio, late' head of the iVnny in Australiism,,who is going to.take chargo of tho' .work in .Sweden,; At tho same tirno as the farewell/thero will ,bo a big'conferenoo .of Auistralian. and New Zealand representatives I uiiM&lbourno.' It is ■ said that ono subjfbt lof diseussiou. at' tho conferenco will bo tho plpposcd rovcrsion tb tho old metliotl of making New; Zealand a division- :of tlm Anny scparato'.'from Australia. ,- About'3o ■ delegites from Now Zealand will attend,, tlioso I,that.loft yesterday'being Colonel Knight, brigadiers Holda.way' and Dray, and Ensign tyrago," ,of 'Wellington, and, SUff-Captairi Sims; Captains Jenkins and AViley, Adjutant Gee,. Captains 'Fisher- and Shearer, .and flioutenant MatteM,'cf Hawko's Bay and taranaki. . , Brigadier -.Albiston. who is in ihargo. of tlio Soutlr Island, loft for, Molto'nrno by the Manuka, sailing from Bluff a,t the l>eginning of tho wcok. , . ' ! I-'«w pnoplo ar»'»irare of tho magnificont display of .new Furnitnre at tho showrooms of U«ir».' '■ W.- 'F. Shortt, ltd., Willis Street ' Iklj enttrpriiiif firm • m*k» a Bpeoinlitr of Uaw-Funiituro. and manafictur* all their own joods.-'A' niajnifiront display is nov on view lu! thrir- spacious showrooms'. Every' article is'puaranteed \ol the- very best wa'vlcmanship l iincl finish, and will; compare'favourably with anything; of a' similar class mailo in tho Dominion, both as regards price and quality.—