The Daily News. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 93, 17 April 1903, Page 2

The Daily News. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1903. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Interesting reading matter will be found on pige four of this isßue. 'The Harbour Board meets to day.

Tha Borough Council Invites tenders for the supply of between four and five thousand casks of cement.

The drawing for the mirror, and a hw of the valuable pi izes did notcome off on Thursday night at the Fancy Fair. The Committee of Management wish to assure all investors that their prizes will he drawn for on Saturday night without fail.—Advt Major Loveday, organising offieer of the School Cadet Corps, reports that there are 800 boys under arms es cadets in the colony.

The Mapourlka, with the Parliamentary party, lefc Wellington on Thursday morning fo ■ the Islands' via Auckland. For making a false statement with tbe ob. ject of obtaining an increased pension, an old age pensioner at Invercargi'l was deprived oE his allowance for twelve months.

A doputition trom the Maoris, headed by Wiki Kemp, waited on tbe 1.0. G.T. session at Wanginui on Wednesday, and expressed the hope that Grand Lodge would help them in their endeavour to pievent the sale of liquor on the Wanganui River, It was resoled that Grand Lodge protest agaiust the action of the Wanganui Licens ing Committee in granting packet licenses on the Wanganui River, and express sympathy with the Maoris in their efforts to prohibls the sale of liquor in the proclaimed area.

The complimentary benefit to Mr J. D, Stoyle, at tbe Theatre Royal on Thursday evening was but sparsel) patronised, the bad weather, combined with attractions elsewhere, doubtless militating against securing a large audience. The entertainment consisted of a comedy sketch "Suppsr for Three," followed by items executed by the Opera Club, 'including two dances nnd a song by Mr Thos. Wright, and concluding with a portion of " Les Oloohes." Hawera got one ahead of Stratford the other d iy when they entertained Mr Donne, Superintendent of the Tourist Department at a dinner. Our National Park Board should bave managed to persuade Mr Do ,ne to visit Stratford and the Mountain House on this side, instead of allowing him to confine his attention to the resorts at Dawson's Falls and at Ingle wood, Perhaps it is not yt to late to do something in this matter. Post.

As Mr Clarke, of Waitara, wis driving down tlift Kai Iwi hill on Sunday afternoon, the horse (a young one) became restive and commenced kicking, with the result that, ihs gig was smashed to piece?, and Mr Clarke received a severe wound in the leg. Atfthe last Waitara Town Board meeting, a letter was read from the Opunake Town Board, stating that it had passed the following resolution"That this Board, as a payer, and representing payers of the New Plymouth Hfrbour Board rate, considers that, should the Harbour Board have bm plus ordinary revenue, the 6rst charge upon same should be towards the payment of tlie Harbour rate; that this Board, having in mind the agitations against the rate at. its inception, regrets that the Harbour Board ha», for years past, considered it a foregone conclusion that the required amount to make up the interest should be levied from the ratepayers, especially as the Board could have, and would, more particularly at the present time, transfer sums to the Interest Account; that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the local Bodies interested, asking them to pass a similar resolution " A similar resolution was passed riy the Waitara BoardThe Premier has been advised that the Waikato Land Council, now sitting at Huntley, has received an application from King Mahuta to deal with a block of 40,000 acres: near Raglan.

A Gazette extraordinary prorogues Parliament to May 21st.