THE COAL CONFERENCE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3412, 17 February 1920, Page 5

THE COAL CONFERENCE.

I LANDS FOR SETTLEMENT. I VARIOUS (u‘O\7ERrNMENT I PURC§fiSES ' I ...._. | WEL'LIZ‘*IG’I.‘ON, this day. The coal conference sat yestei-day, but no finality was 're'3»Chod, and no ,statement is made as to pl'og‘l'eSs, but ' some delegates 2:119 -_’.Ull'fidollt that good IWOTK‘ is being done. 'The conference [resumes this niornliig‘, but it is doubtful if to-day will see its conclusion. I The Hon. Gl'.'tln-is, Minister of Lands, left yesterday to pay‘ :3; visit of inspection in the Urcwena. country. His lspeeial object is to View the Hoskings Estate, which was to be set apart for Maori soldiers, and regarding which there has been some» trouble. The journey entails :1, couple of days in the saddle through bush country. Mr I\lla.s<sey stated yesterday that the following native lands bought by the 'CI'OWn betWee.u [March 31, 1912, and December 31st, 1919, were bought outright; 515,490 acres cost £995,067. and ‘partially bought 4fi't3,¢3o—l acres, costing i£535,6-19. The following partially I bought are in the Auckland province: Ureweva. lands, 318,910 acres, -costing £182,647; other lands, 44,761 :I(—,l'es, costing £52,285. The G'OV€'l'lllflv+E,"-l‘L is advised frorn the New Zealend agent in Sydney, that the Australian Customs: have lifted I'o- - on.th2.» export of bone dust, which can now ‘be ‘sent out on receirft of a permit fro mthe Customs.