NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, 18 July 1919, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

:2 I THE TUTANEKAVS COAL. ! MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. ' VVELLINGTON, this day. With reference to the statements made that the Tutanekai, with the -Governor—General and ’ party, was lburningxa lot of coal, which could have bee'n'used.in New Zealand, Sir F. ‘H, D. Bell states thewhole question lwas consider-ed _ before the. trip was arranged. It wasvascertained that the grlmeriean Government agreed to coal the vessel in American Samoa, and the "Fijian Government rroulddliepable id’ tsupply coal at [Suva for them return voyage.,'a.nd that’ there ‘ was sufiiciéiitp wcoal at Rarotonga available ‘for’ the voyage from Rarotonga to A\nféri_call_ ‘Sam-oa. ‘The only question ‘was dwvhe-we Ether the "New Zealand Government» !could provide coal for the‘ voyage from Auckland. to'Rarotonga. It Was"con-‘ lsidered, as the trip was at the expressl .desire of the Imperial Government} gthat the small amount, of coal should ! not be refused. At the time decision was reached the coal shortage was not i so immediately acute. I { THE MODERATE LEAGUE. i ———- l i FAVCTURS STATE CONTROL.‘ ’ WELLINGTON.’ this day The meeting of the Central Executive of. the New "Zealand Moderate League has decided, pu'rsuan__t to} [the Leagues’ determination, to sup-pl [port the new issue of State‘ purchase! {and control at the fort.llcoming" elec-i tions. It also decided that a"confer-‘ ‘rence of Various ‘branches should bei "held',for the puryposeof formulating a ! .definite detailed policy as 5 guide to the electors before the poll is'Tta‘Een.i . ~_._____________ £ - THE COAL SHORTAGE. I ' THE MINERS DEFENDED. i . WELLINGTON, July 17, E I" l\lr_ R. Semplc, .\I.P., gave an address i Eat Brooklyn :on the coal shortage, in; iwhich he defended the miners against the charges of going.slow,. and dwc-lti on the dangers and distastetulness ofi mining work. He said the report of; the Board of Trade upon the coal in-{ dustry was nothing but it move to side‘step the -issue of State Ownership! I After the address, a resolution was carlried declaring that the only solutioni ‘of the coal problem lay in public? ownership lfilld control of the industl'_yl and condemnation of the Board of! ’Tradc’s proposal for “semi-private‘ control, with State guaranteed divi-‘ (lends to shareholders.” ! ._____o.___ . LAND FOR SOLDIERS_ i I l CANTERBURY LAND BOARD’S ‘I a SCHEME. i | ! l CHRISTCHURCH, July 17 I ; At to-day’s meeting of the Canter- ' ‘bury Land Board, the following reso_ %lution W.2?.s_V’1l1’l('«lI1lll1011Sly carried: “That ‘the atte'lit'io_ri" of the Minister ofi Lands be drawn to the urgent neces~l sity for more expedition being used in the purchase and settlement of landl for returned soldiers, and that the Minister be respectfully requested {oi appoint a separate lands purchase board to deal with the purchase of I land in Canterbury Land'_ Districit, to provide land urgently needed for‘ the settlement of returned soldiers Who are anxious to settle on land in . Canterbury. I Commissioner Hazard while, agree. 1118 with the resolution, pointed out that legislation would be necessary to give effect to it. one member expressed the Opinion that two land

lpurchase boards were necessary in -Canterbury—one for the North and ‘one for the South——to meet_ unsatisfied demands of discharged soldiers for Iland.

! THE LAW OF BIGAMY. I I WELLINGTON, this day I The Judges Court of Appeal this lmorning decided by six to one that li,Section 224 of the Crimes Act, 1908, dealing with bigamy, was ..scverable [and still held good in New Zcaland. !

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I CANTERBURY INCIDENTS. ' CHRISTCHURCH, July 17. Several applications under the Dis’chargcd Soldiers" Settlement Act were declined by the Land Boerd, acting ‘in what it considered the best inter—.ests of the men themselves, on ac!count of the excessive values (19- | manded by vendors. Commissioner Haz'ard said that in many cases the prices ‘asked ra.nged from 40 to 100 per cent. above the Government valuation, and lit would be well for would-be sellers ‘to understand that their cases were being noted, and if any propertiT°.s were brought up to their own estimates at the next assessment and the tax and rates increasd proportionatly they would only have ‘themselves to ‘thank, In a case before the Board, (the vendor’s' interest had been recently valued at £2250, and he had appealed against the ValllaTi-C3!’l" 38 excessive He was now asking a ’diseharged soldier £3500 for the goedwill. The Board declincl fo recom[mend the transaction to the Minister. { CONSTABLE DROPS DEAD. I FA'l‘A'lj. STRVUGGLE DURING AN 9 ‘ ARREST. E AUCKLAND, July 17. ' Following upon the arrest of some unruly characters in Queen Street. Constable H. Spence," who had a struggle with one man_, coilapsed out—side.,the watch _house’ today, _and ;. when ;pieke_d‘. up was .fo_und_',to ,b_e d_ead.,:4. An inquest _will'be, held. to—_nlorrow. Con—. stable_.;Spence was 25. years of age, _and;_’reeently returned from the. front. , 1- ‘ I RANGITAIKI sWA‘Mi= LAAND. ~ ‘ -——o-——»- M [ A COW'TO THEACRE. I ______ i Owing to numerous“ enquiries for-4 'Rangitaiki land from ...the Taihape ‘district, Mr. A. L__ Lukepfarnier and} tland agent, at Whakatane, the port of ,!Ra.ngitaiki, takes the opportunity Fo‘ ioffer, through our advertising columns, ;a few choice properties as they come J {hito his hands for disposal_ Ml’. Luke, }is advertising farms that will fa”tten] “two bullocks to the aéfé; run ‘_one‘ dairy cow to the acre, b'és_id‘es pig‘§’aud ! calves; will produce‘ 'l23"bushels ofi ,111niZe"pe1' acre", in addition" to grow‘ing cattle pumpkins. This land is enly;:.just being opened: 4‘tQ, settlement, ' and already there arevsome of the! most Comfortable and profitable looking farms in New Zealand, in full pl‘O—¢ duction, there. ‘KS is the case in all] new settlements land is’Eheap now-:1 land that will most assuredly be amongst the highest priced in the‘ Dominion can now be bought at about £27 per acre. Land that will fatten] two bullocks to the acre. There are close by. at Whaliatane, freezing Works to take all fats as they are ready; there are cheese factories, andl butter factories. The railway is pass—l ing the land, and there is every other; convenience settlement needs Mr.| l.uk(‘ has sent, a few cards giving in-’ formation about the district in which‘ he is farming, which We shall be glad? to distribute to all enquirers.