Latest From Wellington.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 330, 20 September 1907, Page 2

Latest From Wellington.

(By Txleguaph.) (Special to the Suttlek ) Wellington, Thursday. With reference to Mr Gregg’s rec mt letter in the Wellington Poe*, making severe strictures upon ro.id making at Kiritehere, Mr Grcens^dM.H.R , to-day received a lengthy report fr»m <he Minister of Pablic Work*, in which the District Road Engineer gives an emphatic denial to the a’legaious. Mr Greenslade has forwarded the repi rt to Mr Gregg. The subject ot the withdraw »l of Kawhia iaudn that were offered under «he optional conditions sum<' years ago came up fo. di.->cns->ion in the House, apropos of tho report of the Lind Uommi'tee mi a poti'iou of r> t-iden'a in another district f.-r a » exchange <<f heir ho'diugs from LIP to optional tenured. Toe grievance of tho Kiuo liaku act tiers were veu ila ed at some length, but uh lung cutae of (be de bite. Mr Greenslade to*-k part in tbe disc Uistoti ai d urg-'d that justtetshould be done to the Kinohaku set tiers by the insertion of a uew clause in the Ltud Bill to inert their case. Tbe Tariff Bill baa been’tioally got out of tho way by the House of Represeutatives and is now being worried by the Council, which, however, has uo power to amend it and will swallow it holua bolus.

Thu fir-'t iustaliueut of laud legislation, the L tud and income Assessment Bill, iucreisiug the graduated laud tax, jvaa debated at length in the Hffuse last night and carried into committee, the whole of the Opposition voting iu iu favour. There ia expected to be a loug discaaaiou upou it iu the com tu it tee stage to-digbt.