THE PREMIER.
(Per Press Asaociation.) Oamaru, last night. V r "' At the banquet to the Hod. Mr Duncan last night at Ngapara, replyfog to the , toast of the" Premier and Parliament,^ Mr Seddon, when touohipg upon the land settlement policy, said the owner of Corrie- , dale had asked a price which the Govern-, ment would not pay, but they would , { acqaire.it if they odald obtain it at a fair price. He also made an; announcement . that, aotfog upon the advice of tbe Lend Purchase Board, the Government bad,, made an offer to the ownora for Gtekaike. ; Tbo Premier and party returned by special train from Ngapars, boarding the -' Totanekai at 3 o’olock, and sailing for Timaru en route to Ashburton.
Timaru, last night. The Premier arrived here in the ss. Tutanekai from Oamaru early this morning, and went almost' immediately by epeoial train to Ashburton. The Hoo. Mr Mills, who aooompamed the Premier from Oamaru, stopped at Timaru a few hours, going on by express to Wa'mate, where he will inquire into some protests against certain land valuations in that dissriot.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1679, 21 February 1906, Page 2
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