NEWS AND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1244, 28 September 1911, Page 6

NEWS AND NOTES.

LANDS ALIENATED. A return showing the alienation of Crown lands during the past twentv financial years was presented to Parliament yesterday afternoon. The areas named do not include lands leased or,set apart for Tcscrres. The areas sold for cash or made freehold are given in the followin" table:— * Acres. Acres . 1392 118,035 1903 101853 1593 134,565 1003 77359 1391 156.557 1901 77 351 1895 171,7.18 1905 75131 1896 169,342 190G m'™ ISO 7 , 102,210 1907 ...; lifiK 189S 1-4-1,162 1908 87739 1899 167,682 1909 97*643 1300 127,173 1910 B 5M!) 1901 150,871 1911 -.; W s m REPLIES IN BRIEF. Following are notes from the weekly paper of questions and replies:— An officer of the Post and Telegraph Department will shortly be sent to the Chatham Islands in connection with the proposal to.establish wireless telegraphy, and opportunity will be taken to obtain a complete report on that subject and on a proposal to install telephonic connection m tho Chathams.-Sir J. Ward in reply to Mr. Fisher.

It is not practicable to add a number of weather-reporting stations, to tho list at present. I'he work is costly, and takes up the wires at a timo of the dav when they are badly required for other purposes. Any special ea.se brought under 00 1 I onl " bo considered on its merits •• —lbo Prime Minister in reply to Mr Buchanan.

Sir J Carroll, in reply to Mr. Field, s ™™' . tha f negotiations tor the purchase of Native land for close settlement in tho vicinity of Levm were proceeding, and certain subdivisions had by Order-in-Council been prohibited for twelve months against all private alienations. Tho Crown was willing to acquire from any Natives desirous of selling.

\i'-K h0 T W l larf S t A W° belon S s to the Akitio lotara SaWimlhug Cora pa uy, and it is not usual to make grants towards the cost ot extending- wharves owned by companies or private persons. If the company desires to mako charges for tho use of the wnart in order to provide funds for extending it it should submit a scale of proposed charges to the Marine Department and the question of fixing them will then be- considered."-Hon. J. A. Miliar to iur. iioss.

that liri'inf* ? tr -,??P lma stated that litigants in Wellington had lately been put to inconvenience through the dclay wl„ch takes pace in (ho hearinVof evil cases, the Prime Minister said that the Government was not aware, of anv present necessity for the appointment of at otlier .Supreme Court Judge. Provision for increased post office accommodation at IWoa and erectten „f a police station at Porangahau (asked for by Mr. Ross) will be considered