THE MINISTER FOR LANDS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 125, 19 February 1908, Page 8

THE MINISTER FOR LANDS.

—™» V' . , WOOD PULP INDUSTRY, THE DAIRY: SCHOOL. (by 'TEr.EGKArE—rnESS ASSOCIATION.) . Chrlstrtiurch,. February 18. • The Hon. R. M'Nab arrived by the Maori this morning, and lc-ft by the. Broken River train, in company, with. Mr. T. Y. Seddoii, M.P., on j. visit to, the West. Coast.-; Tho Minister has never .previously; been in- that part of tho Dominion, and-intends//during the limited timo at his disposal; to see as much, of tho district, as-possible; He will arrive in> Greymouth to-night, visit- the Hokitika Show to-morrow,: roach Ross-on Thursdays, and from there proceed south through tho Ross district-as far as tho big Wanganui, returning .through Greymouth. From there ho will go- to Reef ton and on to Westport, spending-■ two days in that locality before taking steamer to Wellington, , whoro he will arrivo on Sunday week. '. , . In tho course of an interview,. Mr.- M'Nab said, ■in - refcrenco -to the wood pulp industry which it-was contemplated to'establish in Oie Dominion, that regulations had • been gazetted, but tho Cabinet had-not yet decided how the rights were ;to, bo disposed of.' A number of direct applications had been made for concessions originating both in Now Zealand arid Australia. The Government had -not yet' determined what course would be taken, 1 but tho matter would ■ bo ; placed on a definite footing when: the Prime Minister returned from the north. . , ' ■ "Tho dairy school? Oh, yes," the Minister said, smiling happily. " I have received my last deputation on that subject; thank goodness. All the material is ready to be- fixed up when my. colleagues assemble: again ■ in Wellington •; ' '''I had.a letter from Mr. C. J. Fulton, Chief Fibre Expert, just as he was leaving St.; Holona, and arranged for a fortnight's oxtension of his leave to enable him to visit Jamaica and inquiro into tho . conditions of tho trade there." . '