Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, 25 February 1897, Page 3

Notes and Events.

?b§ remarks nude by the Hon. J. Carroll. Colonial Seorttary, at Dan •Us. when interviewed by the Tahuna Park Trotting deputation, •vinoed the great interest taken by hits in both racing and trotting, and demonstrated that strictness and impartiality is one of Mr Carroll's paxtioular characteristics. He goes about nil business in a quiet methodical way, and settles disputations matters in a style peculiarly bis own. The little trouble between the Booth Island Trotting Association and the Dunedin Jookey Club, in reference to trotting events will no doubt have an amicable ending sew that Mr Carroll has undertaken to heal the breach. His proclaimed intention to call a oonferenca of racing and trotting people at the end of the present season to settle the programme for the next season is a step in the right direction. All duos who desire totalisator permits, or who want licenses for extra days will send their applications in before that conference Bits, and once the season's programme is outlined, the matter of licenses will be at an end, and the Colonial Secretary won't be toftgffttby members of Parliament to* permits for trumpery meetings in tine or that locality as has been the •tat teibt past. lav MsWißtma to the tale by the AMefe Board of the Busby Park | aftata to the M'Kenzie Bros.— sons of tk* ttfeutar of Lands—the CromWtfr Jbf** says :— •• It is possible

irtial ttiebMTowter: will -when Parlialaents* meeS be in a position to Jpatify ; b.imself in the eyes of. the ■public arid bta political critic?, but • we ba'd'joor doots,"' " that ia to say, if the information upon which we found this opinion is at all reliable. Failing a satisfactory explanation, Bashy Park bids fair to out-rival in public interest the Poinahaka purchase." On the same subject the P*lmerston Times observes :— " The disregard which has been paid to the prayer of the petition to have the Bushy Park estate acquired under the Land for Settlements Act and thrown open for settlement, and its disposal in one block to the Minister's sons, without any assigned reason, has caused much dissatisfaction and disappointment in the district, and it is regarded as a direct reversal of the land policy of the present Go Government."