TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1919, Page 1

TELEGRAMS.

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PURLOINING POSiy.-m MATTER. INVERCARGILL, Jan. 21

Michael Stanley Dawson (16 years of age), was committed for sentence having failed to deliver postal packages while a postal official at Edendale. Three hundred letters were found in an old well at his lodging.

NATIVE LAND. AUCKLAND, January 20. “Since the war commenced 554,534 acres, of Native Land have been bought for the Government by the Native Land Purchase Board,” stated the Minister of Lands (Mr Guthrie), on Saturday. “In addition there are at present about 700,000 acres under negotiation—and of this it maybe estimated that 100,000 acres will be acquired during the remainder of the financial year. This is not, of course, all available for settlement, as in some cases it has not yet been possible to complete the purchase of the interests of all the Natives concerned in the title while many of the areas are subject to leases by Europeans. In these latter cases the Crown has the right, subject to payment of compensation, to determine the lease.”

a Sad end

(By Telegraph.—Special to Guardian.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day Mr John Brown, tormerly of Dillmans and Lake Mahinapua, who sustained a succession or bereavements, acre, during the recent epidemic, died last night under circumstances pointing to a depressed mind. THE FARMER’S VIEW. WELLINGTON, January 24.

In a speech-to-day, Sir Janies Wilson said there was sure to be, in the near future, a considerable social and political upheaval. If tile farmers wore to succeed they must- have “a long pull and a strong pull.” It was deplorable, lie said, that there should bo continual bickering between employers and employed. There was, he was sorry to see, a deal of jealousy between townspeople and farmers. Some workers in the town declared the farmers were coining money and often based their demands for more on this assertion. Some of them grudged the farmer his motor car. This was a very mean point of view. To the farmer, living in 'a- remote part of the country where his family’s life was lonely, the motor-car and telephone laid been of immense benefit. He would be gh'd to see, instead of this jealousy and antagonism, a little more co-operation. The workers and employers must get together in a spirit of co-operation.

TONNAGE FOR NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTCHURCH, January *4. T]it> latest information of which the Hon. Mr Guthrie is in possession, respecting the supply of oversea tonnage is that for tile period front January loth to February 19th, there will be ten steamers available, and for the next mouth a similar number. The cool stores of the Dominion the Minister states are at present fairly full, but there was no reason to bo at all very anxious about the prospects ot the future. Mr Guthrie to-day visited the soldier settlements at Leeston and Soirthhridge. Filth IN CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 2-1. A spark from the engine of ;i passing train ignited dry grass in front of the J’ost and Telegraph .Deportments store at Addington to-day. The fire spread to sixty or seventy reels of telegraph cable, and before it was extin guislied every olio was more or less seriously damaged. Though there will be some salvage, the loss will run into several thousands of pounds, the material not being insured.

DRAFT’ 210. DATE OF ARRIVAL UNCERTAIN. WELLINGTON, January 24. The Defence Department notifies that the returning Draft 210, per s.s. Wiltshire, which was due at Wellington about January 2Gtli has not yet reached Australia. Therefore the dale of the arrival is uncertain.