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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 44, 20 August 1902, Page 4

It was pointed out by the Chief Justice this morning that the Crown had ever since the Treaty of Waitangi recognised a Maori title. The Treaty declared as follows: — "Her Majesty the Queen of England conforms and guarantees to the chiefs and tribes of New Zealand and to tho respective families and individuals thereof the full, exclusive, and undistuibed possession of their lands and estates, forests, fisheries, and other properties which they may collectively or individually possess, ew;., etc." Amongst the applicants for relief at the meeting of the Benevolent Trustees yesterday was a returned trooper, who not having been a member of any of the Contingents sent directly by the colony, seems not to be entitled to relief from the Government or any of the funds subscribed in this colony. The man, who is in broken health and over fifty years of age, left the colony in June, 1900, in charge of remounts. On arrival in South Africa he joined the Commander-in-Chief's Body-guard, a corps composed largely of men with mechanical skill or a knowledge. of telegraphy. Injured at Lindley, he had seven weeks in hospital, several ribs being broken and his spine affected. He returned to the colony in May last with the Sixth Contingent, discharged as medically unfit. He is not at present fit for work, and having no friends to help him, and being unable to ascertain whether any Imperial fund provided for euch oases as his, was reduced to applying to the Benevolent Trust. The Trustees, who expressed great sympathy for the man, admitted him to the Ohiro Home. ' According to Christchurch Truth, the bookmaker did not have the field to himself at the. recent Christchurch Grand National Meeting. Our contemporary says : — " There was a competitor for public favour in the lists. Mrs. Harrison. Lee carried out her threat of the previous evening, and while the pencillers called their odds she strove mightily against them with hymns, and in place of betting tickets she distributed amongst her customers tracts. If it be necessary for any person to stand on a box and make a noise at the races, then we certainly prefer Mrs. Harrison Lee. It is probable — indeed how could it be otherwise — that Mrs. Harrison Lee did not do much good, and there are many who will think it profanity to cry the sacred name of the Deity aloud among the impious surroundings of a racecourse, but it can be said in her defence that she was entirely sincere, and very much in earnest. That is all the excuse she has for setting up in opposition to the bookmakers." With the avowed object of assisting the ~ity Council in progressing with the electric tramways scheme, the Mayor of Melrose last night suggested to his. Council that it should pass a resolution to the effeot that if the city required running rights to Island Bay the borough would give them. The Mayor said he regretted the blocking of the Order-in-CouncH, and he thought that in view of the probable amalgamation it was the duty of the borough to help the city as far as possible in settling this matter. He understood that the blocking of the Order-in-Council by a couple of Island Bay ratepayers had resulted in a serious expense to the city, and that another consequence had been that the electrical engineer was unable to leave ft»r England in connection with the letting of contracts. If the borough apreed to give the necessary running rights it might have the effect of .femoving the obstacle. He moved that the city be offered the running rights. Councillor Nicol seconded. Councillor Reid (who is one of the " obstructionists") — "I can't, second it, but I agree with it," Councillor Heginbothnm objected fo any such resolution being passed, unless they were asked to do it. Councillor Fullford contended that "if the party who blocked the Order dropped it the whole thing would bo settled at once." The position the objectors had taken up was this : If you don't agree to run the tramway to Island Bay we will block you. Councillor Jennings drew attention «to the anomaly of a certain person blocking the tramway* scheme in his capacity as a private individual, but approving of it in his capacity us a Councillor. Councillor Reid began to explain, but was ruled out of order, and the Mayor's motion was then put to division and passed by four votes to three. The tender of C. Dixon and W. Langlands and Co., of Napier, at £8681, has been accepted for a combined road and railway bridge over the Motueka River in connection with th£ Tadmot section of the Midland Railway. The unsuccessful tenderers were :— J. M'Lenn, and Son, Auckland, £9574; M. O'Connor, Wellington, £9934; W. Rhodes, Clinton, £10,032; T. P. Slowey, Westport, £10,187; Sutherland and Son, Dunedin, £10,319; T. Dillon, Greymouth; £10,643 ; Matheson Brothers, Dunedin, £10,695; P. G. Mace, Collingwood, £10,986; J. Jay, Greymouth, £11,454; D. M'Farlane, Bnlclutha, £11,716 ; Knewstub Brothers, Port Chalmers, £12,295; P. Marpin, Westport, £12,737. Mr. C. G. Johnson, of the Australian Mutual Provident Society's Wellington stuff has been appointed district secretary at Greymouth, in . place of, Mr. James Stewart, transferred to Napier". The directors of the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, in their annual report to be presented to shareholders on 9th September, again congratulate the company on such an excellent result of the year's operations. The profit und loss account shows a net profit of £940 8s 6d, which is proposed to distribute as follows: — A dividend of 6 per cent, lo shareholders, a bonus of a halfpenny per pound of butter-fat supplied by shaieholdors, a bonus of 5 per cent, on wages to employees, and the balance to be written off machinery and plant, which will make a total writing off of nearly £1000 during the last two years. During the year the company has manufactured 155 tons of butter, being a considerable increase on the previous season's output. Exten&ivo additions have been made to the factory during the season, and the machinery and plant have been kept np-to-dato. An all-round price of 9d per lb of butter-fat has been paid to suppliers throughout the season. This, with the bonus, means 9id per lb net for but-ter-fat. The directors have decided to extend the, business of the company to Linton, and an up-to-date creamery has been erected at that place. This is an extension that will no doubt prove beneficial, as in addition to considerably increasing the business, it will practically cut off the supply of home separated cream. All necessary improvements to enable the staff to handle the coming season's supply are well in hand, additional separators having been put in at- Ohau and Kereru. The prospect* for the coming season are good, and everything points to anothei successful year's hu^ness. Messrs. G. Allington and J. Prouse retires from the directorate, Mr. J. Prouse seeks re-election. The auditors, Messrs. Powles and Scott, also letire, and offer themselves for re-election The Auckland papers report that Sir John Logan Campbell and Messrs. VV, P. Massey, Al H R., T. Morrin, and R. Hall have been elected honorary life members of the Auckland A. and P. Association. These are the first of suih appointments the association has ever made. A meeting of master carriers and cartage contractors is called for Friday evening with the object of forming r master carriers' association. There is only one Queen Anne., so there is only ' one really choice perfect Ham Sau»nge--Swan Brand. —A<hW