LATEST TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 March 1907, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

THE LAND CAMPAIGN Lvrmtvj ic\v with mm. Mi-nah. I'cr Press Association. Invorcargill, March 28. Tlic Minister of Lauds arrived nisi "ight, and spent the day ill official and private business. Interviewed, lie impressed gratilication with Hie results of Ins Land Kill tour, the provisions of which met with „„ m , approbation after they had lieen explained. He mentioned a ease in point where he had converted an opponent who labored under the misapprehension that (he (loveruinent was forcing I he settlers to surrender into i;c years' lease before they got I lie concession of paying oil' '.III per cent. The Minister also explained (lint some ol the "hostile" motions carried at meetings were (he result of an objection to only one point or so in Hi.- bill. The misapprehensions in regard to the Hill was at (he same time enormous, and he bad specially looked up the laws on the question as to whether the Minister could terminate a !!!)!) vcars' lease on (lie death of a tenant by refusing to transfer to the person named in (he testator's will, and found that the .Minister has no say, and the Hoard cannot prevent it. The right of transfer bv death in such a case is greater than that of the living. Asked if the Land Dili would be the lirst business of the session, Mr. McXab said it would come on immediately after the Address-in-Reply. Jle did not see how the present, I liaise could stop it going through as it was (without giving the option). lie considered (lie Bill made siillicient provision for (he freehold. If any one party succeeded in getting a material alteration in the Hill in this direction, then it could not (sic) go through as far as the (lovei'iiiueiit was concerned. Parliament would probably open in the last week in .(line, and he anticipated that the Premier would be buck in time for the opening. The Hon. Mr. Millar was at present engaged on the tariff, which would come up for revision. Air. McXab went home for Easier. Xext week he will go North, and the week after visit the South of Auckland district and the main hunk.

Local farmers nud townspeople will be interested to fearn that the dinners' Union will reply to Dr. Pindlay's speech on the hind ijucstioii. through Mr. \V. 1!. Mathcson, of Pahiatua, a farmer who has given similar addresses in different parts of the Xorth Island. The meeting will lie held on Wednesday evening next at Xew Plymouth, probably at the Theatre Uoyal. Mr. Mathesoii is reported to lie a speaker of I'oree and merit, and the opportunity to hear the land question dealt with and explained from the farmers' point of view should not be missed.