NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 March 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

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Government Control of Lands

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Kawhia natives are asking Government to take over their lands and lease them on their behalf. Incendiarism. At the inquest on the fire of the Geyser Hotel. Rotorua, a verdict of arson was returned against some person unknown. Maori Doctor. Dr Mason Poinare on Saturday visited Rotorua to talk over matters with the natives. Fomarc has been introduced as a native health officer for the colony. His duties are to instruct the Maoris on sanitary laws. Obituary. Names, This Day. The death is announced in his 75th year of Captain Take, who took a prominent part in the native wars. He arrived in the colony in 1851 and was appointed second in command to military settlers, for which he received the New Zealand war medal. New Zealand Drug Company. Dunedin, This Day. The Chairman of the New Zealand Drug Company at the annual meeting said the alteration in the tariff had obliged them to write off £2,875. As he saw no possibility to redress, he had pushed on the business with extra energy and were now in a position to pay the usual dividend.

Stranding of the Lady St. Aubyn. Auckland, March 17. A Magisterial enquiry was held at the Magistrate's Court before H. W. Brabant, S. M. into tho circumstances surrounding the wreck of the schooner Lady St Aubyn on the North Spit entrance in Kaipara Harbour on the 25th ult. The enquiry was held on tho application of the Collector of Customs, who conducted the examination of witnesses. The finding of tho Court was that the master had committed a grave error of judgement in not letting go his a'ichor when the vessel wa3 drifting towards tho north spit, but the error in judgement was not considered grave enough to necessitate interference with the master's certificate. The master was ordered to pay half tho costs of tlia enquiry, the proportion to bo paid by him not to exceed £o.

Taachers' Salaries. Duxkdix, March 18,

Tho Management Committee of tho Education Institute has passed a resolu-

tion that, pending the introduction of a colonial scalo of salaries for teachers, the Minister of Education be requested to allow the Otago Education Board to distribute the amount allocated to Otago under the Public School Teachers' Salaries Bill. It was decided to request the Education Board, in tho event of their receiving the grant, to allocate it on a graduated percentage basis. Dairy Exhibition. Wellington, March 19. The National Dairy Association is promoting a largo winter exhibition of dairy products, and machinery to be held under thr auspices of the Manawatu A. and P. Association in July. One important condition and one new to the colony will be introduced into the competition. In place of a factory manager entering specially prepared samples of butter, the competing butter is to be taken from a Home consignment of the factory's produce as it lies in the cold storage at the port of shipment, the boxes being selected unknown to the managmont by a special committee. Visit of the Cornwalls. The Native Minister is asking each Maori tribe to send one hundred representatives to the native gathering at Itotorua during the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall's visit. All tribes that have yet answered agree to do so.