JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 978, 19 November 1910, Page 15

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

SHOW ATTENDANCE OF 18,000. (By Telegraph—Special Correspondent.) Wanganul, Novtnibor 18. Mr. Ge-irgo Taslccr, a well-known farmer residing at Maxwelltown, rcceivecl fatal injuries last night through Ijeing thrown from his liorso, when, on his way homo from Kai Iwi. Ho sustained a fracturo of the baso of tho skull, and died on tho way to tho Hospital. .Be leaves a widow and a largo family. Tho . tui'nstiles registered 12,931 as having entered tho Agricultural Show grounds or 2500 moro than last year. This' does not, ; however, represent the total number present' as ' members, holders of complimentary tickets, and exhibitors entered by another gate, where only an approximate check was kept, but it is -computed that there is enough of these "to bring the total attendance to about 18,000. Tho takings aro £50 in excess of last year's. Tho "no pass!' system proved a great ,• success,, and there was no grumbling whatever on the part of the public at the limitation ;if tho privilege which has been so much abused in the past. A deputation from tho Wahganni Chamber of Commerce, accompanied Yiv i several of tho settlers interested, will proceed to Wellington to interview tho , Prime Minister on Monday next. Tho object .of their mission is to lay before Sir Joseph. Ward a matter concerning Native land at Kai Iwi and olsewhuro on _ this coast, tho present' leases of ivliicli will shortly terminate. Tho land, though now held in large areas, ■ is eminently suitable for doso settlement, and is a line dairying country, and tho deputation will urge the Government to make it available In this direction instead of allowing it to bo i re-leased in large areas. 'Tho deputation will also bring under the Government's notice tho roading necessities of this district, • and ask for something better than tho miserably small grants which appear in the Public Works Estimates.