GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 16 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ttOMEJ Per Press Association. Auckland, Mam/i At ICllerHlio, tlie ceremony of •>ver the title deeds of the AIeMSfX" ' .'onvalesccnt Home from the donors (Mr •lid Mrs \\. H. Smith) to the Auckland • lospital uud Charitable Aid Board, iviu perlormcd by his Excellency the Gover--IPOLITICAL. , ... Jll ">gaweka, .March 15, ,ii ™hu*iastie meeting of. farmers ."id others this afternoon asked Mr ■lames (Jeorgettie to contest tho Raniriieki seat at the general election. The latter, who declared himself us independent and a freeholder, consented to stand, and a committee was appointed to further las candidature, A FKUaTRATEED JBURGLAB. Napier, March IS. Ino attempts at burglary Horn a I rivate houses are leported to li.ive Ik en made on Ihureday night, it is supposed •'.v one of the undesirable element u,tmeted here by th; races Fortunately however, m both instance, th-j burglars HitiMiice aroused the oecupaitU of the liouses, and the culprit was discovered window,' 1 b,U ' riwl fAlt NATIVE LANDS COMMISSION. ~, ~ t Napier, March 15. f -iie Aiuivo Laud Couuiiiflaiou sat t«' «.'.V to enquire into matter* relating to the,Pouknwa block. There was a pre !>". to tho lake on tlw block, it being estimated that this work would cost about ,£7iH)O, and ine.-ease tin value of the block by at least .£28,000 t was suggested that this work might be turned.out by the Government on [ f '!' the natives, the cost to be m.t •>y Having a portion of the block s?t .ip.ni either tor sale or lens# if order to provide funds for the purpose. Si qua . I' the lativ;. expired a desire l„ " lu '! lo commence farmfl-. opera lions „„ ,| lc hind for tli 'inselve.,. JI IS Honor seid tint the Jan-i and I he puiMMt of ugriciiltuial oocui,i\t:..'i v,-u the only salvation for the natives, and ms am-od the industry of the Maoris at to tollow W "" os,llu l ,lu f" l ' "tlwr imtivss to'^rro;;""" iSni "" lU) j (, " nicd U »