INTERESTING ITEMS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 261, 23 July 1915, Page 8

INTERESTING ITEMS

An answer to a question put by Mr. Veitch, M.P. for Wanganui, the Prime Minister stated that the Government does not at present propose to remove the statue of the liite Hon., John Ballance from the Parliamentary grounds and replace it with “one more in keeping with that deceased’s-, statesman’s achievements and exalted, talents. ” The, Prime Minister informed the Eon. I>. Bud do (Kaiapoi) that in the now system for the annual collection of complete agricultural ~and: pastoral statistics.-—thq first., collection .of which will be made at the, close of next- harvest—provision .is made for obtaining particulars as to ,the .live stock on the holdings throughout the. dominion, including horses,. cattle, and pigs. ■ ; Wearing a .military .-overcoat,,... when not , a.,, ...of. ( $a -.Majesty’s forces., ’resulted in. Arthgr Madden appearing ap,thq_ Upper Hptt Opnutablo Mejlojm stated that thissort; of thing had-caused the military authorities a lot of trouble, and several coats had .also gone astray. -. A, fine-of 20/-, with costs. 7/-,; was imposed. The Prime Minister has, promised to consider a. suggestion offered by the Hon. J. Anstey (Waitaki) that provii sion should be made for-the capitalisation of postponed rents of settlement and Crown lands in cases where tenants are unable to pay the postponed cents at the end of the postponed period. Mr. Anstey states that many instances are occurring, in the case of overvalued estates where a reduction has been made, where the tenants ar» quite willing and able to pay the reduced rent, but are unable to repay at once the postponed rent, thereby losing the 10 per cent, rebate both on the currut and the postponed rent. Capitalisation would secure to them this latter advantage, and provide for the gradual repayment of the whole of the postponed rent.