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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3391, 20 December 1889, Page 2

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Marton Races; ■ . Marton, Friday. At the races yesterday, the Flying Handicap was won by Propeller, dividend M 17s; York Farm Handicap, Crofton won, paying £24105. \i >.{;)' ~ Wellington, 'Wday. Mrs' Hooper, who was seriously J* burnflt tho UppeY'lJhtt byiicr clothes .catching firo whilo papering a rooni, died yesterday. Shu had; i. i been burnt' severely about'the legs l J'. I and buttock, eYentuftlly. dying from , exhaustion, ' '""'' t&- ""' ' ! .... MINISTERIAL;-; '/ OV,

Wellington, Friday.. ~' \,_ The Hon Mr Mitcbelson leaves for- m Auckland i-The-Hon Mr-Tp Richardsonwill : prpb(ibly;etui'ri from ':■'?■.! South on "Sunday.•• ■'The' Premier. ''.;,'■. telegraphs from Hobart that he is improving in health, The actingPremier lies received a cable suggesting Hobart as the place for the; ■: Federal Council meetihg. Mr Mitcbolson favors the suggestion, and;, ; thinks it likely Sir H. Atkinson will represent if lie''Colony. '■ .TheiNer; ;. South ! Wales Government have not replied to cable re duplicate line between New South Wales and New Zealand,; and unless some answer; is; . received before Mr Mitchelson iVayes [, A \ for .Auckland it is intended to inform Wi '*" thd ! Eastern Extension Cable Company that while the New Zealand Government. will: give ..every,facility . for the landing of tho cable they ivill not grant, a monopoly, or guarantee , the Company against unreasonable competition.:, ~;,. .;, . ; , •., A Contradiction.

Wanoanui, December 19. i Ee the statement in the Post arid Press respecting Captain Russell's,. visit to Wanganui to ! see Mr 'John/' Bryce, Captain Russell was only one night, which he spent delivering prizesiat the Collegiate school, and Mr Bryce is away at his farm at his farm at Kiwitea, so could not have seen him here. FIRJBb. Invemaboill, December 19. Mr Hamilton estimates the loss by burning of Stratharran homestead yesterday at £I,OOO. The house was a nine-roomed one. The. only jk. article saved was a piano, in a f damaged condition, The-fire .com-menced-in the root, with no'one in the house but the housekeeper. The only insurances wero—£loo on the ■house,., in the National Offlee,.and, JESO on the piano.

Suicide of a Stationmafe. " : ~...,. Dunedin, Friday. George..Henry Ashcroft, station- ; master, Dunedin, shot himself'this morning with a pistol.. Deceased, who was one of the most popular men in the service, leaves a, wife and , _ three children.. It 'is believed losses-'•'"' in mining, speculation are the .cause ~.. of the abt.' '■"'"",' '%^ ~, Wellington LaM Board.

Tho monthly meeting of tho Land Board was. held, .yesterday. Present J, (Coin---rhissioner),D. H. Macarthur, M.H.B. arid 'H. Bunny/ i'Tbo' schedule of- :' lands sold showed that 8021 a 3r 27pjj had been disposed of since last meeting at an upset priee of 17a iOd. A schedule of transfers, capitalisations, ate, approved by the Commissioner, was confirmed.. The following 'applications to : complete ■ : : titles were approved:-J. Sinclair, Section49, ; Block : -<VIX, : Maugahoa ;,i ■ B.G. Scott, Section 10, Block 11, Makuri; I. Harris, Section 8,, Bloblt ; : 11, Makuri; W.HollidayjSeotion,2o, , .-.,'• Block It, : Makuri.. .An i application •■■ . by Mr R. Murrell to transfer Seotisn ■..■.,,;' 27, Block IX, Mangaono,; to .Mr i' v James Jones was approved. An ap- ; : plicstioiibyMr'L. II; C'ossoboon to ■,-.. transfer his sections at Hunterville to Mr T, Lee was approved. A similar application by Mr J. E. Kjestrap to transfer his Bhare of section I,' Hook IV, hiK/Mild tor A;-B. Tornquist, was'approved, on the understanding that the statements made wero confirmed. ; ; ' ■[* ■■ It was resolved to cancel the selec- * l tor's interest ju r Section 42, Block '.* XII, Makuri.for noncompliance mm the regulations, Tho Board decided wr allow Mr A. R Mason until nextApril'j j' ■! ' to complete tlie required improvements on Section SO, Block 1.-Makurii, Mr M. P. Bourke's application to be allowed to take effect . ; on..}one ,"■:■ section all the improvements.'• re-, quired to be done on his two sections were approved .on the usual conditions.. Mr]), Bobertson wrote explaining why the required improvements had not been eOected on sections held by his family in the Wellington Special Settlement Block, It was rosolyed to insist on double iinprovementsbeing effected by May next failing which tho interests would be cancelled, Mr Steward reported that certain, sections; ;in the Hastwell Village Homestead Special Settlements had not been improved aud that tho cancellation should tkerefare be enforced. Approved, except with regard to section 61, Block XIY-, Mangaoue, and it was decided to allow'the selector until the'end of January'next to Jpv improve his sections. 1 The UhuV A Becrotary for Crown Landj wrotpW. agreeing to Mrs B, Cooper being ~ allowed to select.ono of the forfpitej village liqniestead ;spepip'l settlement sections under the same system. Oil the/recommendation of the Corn V;■ missioner the cancellation of Mr P, W. -Hodder's interest in Section 8, Block IV, Mangahao was rescinded. : With reference-to 1 tho''--Bale of totara on Sections 129 and 188, Blocli : YII, arid Sc6tfon 84j : Blpok '■ ; yit, Mangahao, it was resolved "to offer the land arid timber together, jt liossjbkji' Thf. Ityriger. reported' t|at out of 'sl selectors in flip Kbpiiara'pga district, only six had not complied with the Act, ami three of these had partly done so. The area required to be improved was 058 aores at a cost of £IO4O, the area actually improved being 17G0 acres, at a cost ■ y ,y of £4231, area improved in excess of * requirements being 1188.aores. at ai ptpfJ2&GV ■''■' ' : ■••■l'he Board decided tp call upM jihpse selectors hi arrear in such case tp sjipw .cause 1 vjby.tjieir *in}eres| ; should not he cancelled.' We selcp- " ' ' tbys of section. 14, IJlook Vl7, Mangahao, ahd. : sectiouslsind22, Blocks X and XIV, Tararua, section 42, Block !'l,;Mangnonej and section.' ■; 24, Block VII, Tararua, wero allowed until April noxt to effect improve- . ments. The Under Secretary for Crown Lands' forwarded; proof slips of 'the proposed sale dll'the 81st proximo for 1 the 'approval* of <the Board as to theanorease'in prices 'of certain>otiohs. ■•■' Gii the/motion pf, |Mr ! McCardle, Wconifed by "jft -.

Macai-thur, it was decided that as tho casli lands are to bo offered at ' auction tlio upset prices fixed by tbe Board are suflicieut. Tho Alfmltoii Road Board forwarded plans and'proposal!), for ox-, ponding accrued thirds ifrom sections iu their districts, and requesting a certificate imdor the Loans to Local Bodies Act for the appropriation of thirds to tho Tawataia road.. The pruposals wore approved in cases inhere the sections would lib bench" tted, ffcnnd it was resolved to inform, the ' Bond Board that tho certificate could only bo grained with the usual conditions. Plans and proposals for expending accrued thirds,jorwarded by the Upper Wangiiiff lload Board, wero approved. Mr IJutchon again waited upon tho Board with relerenco to the v transfers required by Messrs Stuckoy. »Tho Board decided to tako no action in tho matter.— Abridged from llio Times.