GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 332, 7 March 1910, Page 5

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Last iv'ight. The Prime Minister is at present at Te Arolia, and will remain there till Tuesday, when he proceeds to Rotorua. The Hon. Jas. Carroll proceeded iron* Te Arolia to Rotorua yesterday. SUCCESSFUL LAND SALE. Ashburton, Saturday Night. A most successful subdivision sale of 1800 acres, being part of the well-known Laghmor Estate, situated about eight miles from Ashburton, was held today, when about 000 fanners were present. The land was sold in eleven blocks at an average of £2O 12s (id per acre, and the sale netted the 'owner, Mr G. A. M. Buckley', approximately £40,000. Owing to a portion of the land being slightly inferior to that sold at the last subdivision about three years ago, tire average price was not so high. There was spirited competition, and the whole of the block was' disposed of in less than forty-five minutes. Prices for the best quality land ranged from t £l9 to £25 2s (id per acre. FREIGHTS TO FIJI. Auckland, Saturday. , Mr. Gaudin stated at the Chamber 'of Commerce council meeting that the Union Steamship Company was giving preferential rates between *Fiji and Syd°r ney, as against Fiji and Auckland. In some cases, lie said, the difference was as much as 15 per cent. Auckland had practically lost the .Fiji trade. The council resolved to ask the Union Company for a reply to the allegation. ' A MARTYR TO PRINCIPLE. Christchure.h, Saturday. A street preacher who was before" the Magistrate's Court this morning, charged with having caused an obstruction, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. .He said it was against his religious principle to pay costs. The Magistrate replied: "Don't talk rubbish tike that; if you are in this country you must obey its laws. You will go to gaol for the full term provided by law." The preacher wa> then sent to gaol for a month. A "MEDICINE MAN." Wairoa, Saturday. A Chinaman named James Shangtun Sam was fined £2O and costs for pretending to be a doctor. The same accused was committed for trial on a charge of negligently treating a Maori child, who died. The child's parents, a respectable young married couple, were committed for trial on a charge of aiding and abetting. LAND HUNGER. Wairoa, Saturday. A public meeting attended b.y disappointed land seekers resolved to petition the Government to take Mr. Brown's Tuahara property of 81)00 acres, or the Kiwi estate of 1(5,000 ■acres, or other lands suitable in order to appease the land hunger. PROPOSED BOTANICAL RESERVE. Christoliurch, Saturday. A party of scientists and others nas been inspecting a portion of the Gras■mere run on the West Coast road, with a view to its selection as a locality for a botanical reserve. It is proposed to set apart 200 acres, including hill, valley, swamp and native plants as the site for an enclosed patch with a view of observation of the natural growth of native bush. The run is an educational reserve, controlled by Canterbury College, and no difficulty is anticipated in making a special reservation.