The Workmg of the Land Act.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3218, 31 May 1889, Page 2

The Workmg of the Land Act.

.Wellington, Friday, The Minister of Lands states that unless - unforaeeti circumstances arise there will be no amendment to the Land Aot this comiug session, as he considers the Act is. working fairly well. Auckland Items. . . Auckland, May SO. Upon searching the house if a man named Robinson this morning Detectives Hughes and Ede found eighteen valuable books, most of, which had been missed from the Auokland Free Library during the past six months, and which included all the works which have been stolen f:om that institution with the exception of 0110 or two volumes. .Robinson was sentenced to four months' hard labour this morning on another charge of larceny.

An extensive sale of land was held yesterday at Cochrane'? mart, when about 50 lots were disposed of by order ot the - Registrar..of the Supreme Court, 'lhe sections, wbioh were situated in various couutry districts, were sold to meet the demands lor rates due upon them, and, therefore, very low prices weretakeu.

The Melbourne syndicate who purchased the Waiivera sanatorium property for. £22,000 have sent Mr Dunn, a member of the firm of Messrs Oakden, Addison and Kemp, the largest firm of architects in Melbourne, to survey the estate and lay it off in-, allotments for building purposes, and to prepare plans lo'r a new hotel and for a wharf, The syndicate are prepared to spend £4OOO on a wharf and to erect an hotel at an expense of £SOOO. ' . The Auckland Coursing Club were ■ unable to finish their meeting, owing to the scarcity of hares, and a.supply of these animals is to bo obtained from tho Waikato, in order that the events may be proceeded with. The Colonial Sugar Company have advanced' the price of sugar of the various grades £2 per ton,

Mr Reeves, I-ERr

Christchdrch, May SO.

Mr W. P. Beeves addressed a 'crowded meeting, at St Albans tonight, and received a vote of thanks and confidence> Ho claimed credit to the opposition for having unselfishly assisted to reinstate the finance of the country. He attributed the delay, and confusion of last session to the disorganisation of parties, and to the weakness of the Government. Sir H. Atkinson was a strong man wretchedly supported. The Opposition Mowed no leader, and the Government had no followiug. The party lines wanted drawing sharply, He would support, a Liberal leader if he could get him. He would oppose the San Francisoo service, the breaking up of the charitable aid districts, and any increase to the quota of country electorates, and would resist what he considered the guiding principle of the Govern'taeiit—Centralism disguised as economy..

Dunedin News. Dunedin, May 30.. Mr.T, Fergus arrived in town this evening. He leaves for Queenatown in the morning, and will address bis constituents 011 Saturday night, The medical adviser of Mr A. F, W. Lorie, local manager of the Government Insurance Department, insists on his giving up the business of life insurance altogether, A rubbiter named Baird was found dead on Oarrick Range from exposuve on Monday. The tierce attack made recently by the Financial News in London 011 tbe Harbour Boards of New Zealand was referred to at ibe Harbour Board to-day, It was pointed out that, the writer, who complained of the balance-sheets not being published, could'not have made .inquiries, but commented on abstracts published by the Govern' raent. The Otago Board's balancesheets, except the last, have always been published in pamphlet form and sent to London for circulation. It was decided to print the last balancesheet in the same form, but to take no further notice of the attack.

At a meeting of' Lodge Otago, Kilwinning, the oldest lodge in the Colony under the Scotch ConHtitntion, it was resolved that it was not ex« peiliont to join in the present movement to establish a Grand Lodge for New Zealand. ,

At the inquest, held regarding the death of James Howard in'.ha Kaitan.uta mine, the evidence showed thai all precautions had been taken. The deceased was in charge ot the place himself (it the time, Mr Binns, inspeotor, 'who .appeared for tho Government/ .said there was nothing to contradiot' the evidence that the fault or "roll" wa? unusually large and sudden. After bringiug in a verdict, the jury were asked if they thought the case was ono in which re-lief-should be granted from - the i Kaitanguta relief fund) raised some years ago on ■ the occasion. of the {disastrous accident. The foreman said he did not think thai - the fund was properly administeVed, some getting; too much,: and others tooilittle. The-jury wore not Dnaqimoufoa tjia point,

Daily Farm Report. '

Wh,lington, Friday. ...-■Tho Government has received by the Sun Francisco'mail, from •Professor long, a: full report on the management of dairy farms, etc. The report, which will be extensively circulated throughout tho Colony, is now in tho hands of the printer and' will'be publishtd in pamphlet form. •: