POLITICAL POINTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81848, 18 September 1906, Page 3

POLITICAL POINTS.

Tin: waiotai'u l'ltisox. The "freijiient escapes "I dangeiii'ii 1 riinina's from llie Waiotapu ini- -n' 1- t'.c- s'lhrct of a cjucsiion '.■c.i' i> beng put icj the Minister f< r I'.i-v- l.v Mi. 11,-tra.. lie 'd know Hie'le 1 If .\lmisie:'s atli'iili'.n ha- be.,, , ailed t., the mall,-., and what >leps he intends to lake "iu r nvdy the pre sen' p'r-.t mi. which is a inenac to tie suiroun.ling di.-tiict.'' THE ASSETS IIOAKI). Willi the death of Mr. Seddoii .1 vacancy occuied on ihe Assets Realisation Hoard, say- tie Auckland ll'iald's l'arliaineni.uv rep'iner. ll cat- filed temporarily by Mr. Hall Icti'S, will, 1 understand, cli' 11111 draw sa ! ary. Since then die appointment lias 1.-ec-n I'inferied upon Mr. lliils, ex-minute r for Customs. Suite' inif ag'i 1 Mated that the As-,-1 - I!.,aid was nearing the end of its ex i- Ml". It cease- it- c pctatieins aulo ni.it!' .1 !v 'alien tie- valuation by the V.duei-Ccnerai .-how- thai its assets ■■l'ial lis iiabi'i'ies, and tlf (iuvernO'.ni appr v of the variation. In the !,.! narv coo, f events the Assets K-alisat'ion Hoatd will be a thing f 1 In- wiihin the n'xt month 01 two. The re-v. l.an ' A.m. if passed. may. howevt. to snme extent affect ihe \alnala n. a- it will limit the mimic 1 "I purr lia-'ts of the lands now lo d bv ihe lloatd.