RESIGNATION OF AN OFFICER

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 89, 11 October 1913, Page 6

RESIGNATION OF AN OFFICER

The matter of the resignation of Captain Seddou, who has only lately returned from England, is concerning the member for Otago Control (Mr. R. Scott), who has given notice to move that a return be given showing — (1) The date on which Captain Seddon loft New Zealand for Britain for the purpose of undergoing training in connection with the Defence system, together with a copy of the agreement (if any) entered into by Captain Seddon; (2) the date on which Captain Seddon returned to New Zealand, together, with information as to the duty to which he was posted on his return; (3) the actual time Captain Seddon served on his leturn to New Zealand ; (4) the time Captain Seddon was off duty or on leave while in Britain; ,(5) the total amount paid to Captain Seddon from the time he left New Zealand until he resigned, such amount 'to' include pa/, allowances, and travelling expenses; and (6) the date of Captain Soddon's resignation. The Chinese Consul in Wellington, Mr Kwei Chih, has received a cable from the Board of Foreign Affairs, stating that the Republic has now been recognised by the fallowing countries :—: — Japan, Austria, Portugal, Holland, Spain, Germany, Russia, Italy, France, Switzerland, Denmark, England, and Belgium. The flag was flown at the Consulate yestevday in honour of the election of the first President of the Republic, Yuan Shih «Kai, to that exalted position. "This year I fenced in about eight acres of sand surface, in part under rushes, immediately upon the beach," writes "Junius" in the Farmers' Union Advocate. ■ "The sea front has Norway maple, the' sides Maritima and Pinaster. Although these trees were out of the ground for a fortnight before planting, every Pinaster out of 260 is alive, and hardly a Maritima has died. Next year I propose planting a corner with Quercus Ilex, small groups of other pines, and about 6,000 Pinasters as a main body. The latter- is nob highly valued for timber 'purposes, but will prove a boon for firewood." The New Zealand Express Company's Argyll motor lorry has now covered nearly 25,000 miles in two years' service without any breakdown. It has made frequent long journeys up country, sometimes of between 200 and 300 miles in the round , trip, carrying full loads all the time, and crossing the Paekakariki and Rimutaka saddles. Argylls are adopted by the principal municipalities and motor transport companies in New Zealand. For immediate delivery one 1-ton Argyll commercial vehicle. J. E. Fitzgerald, Lambton-quay, North Island agent.— Advt. Great indignation was expressed at a meeting of the Grey Lynn Borough Council some weeks ago on account of a "tag" attached to the council's balancesheet by the Auditor-General against items relating to the trading in metal by tlie corporation. The council has a metal quarry of its own, and has been in the habit of selling at a profit its superfluous metal to neighbouring local bodies and to its own ratepayers. According to the law as it stands at present, trading in road metal or any other commodity by a local body is not legal. While in Wellington recently the Mayor of Grey' Lynn (Mr. George Baildon) complained to the Auditor-General about the " tag " on the borough's balance-sheet, and on the advice of the latter, Mr. Baildon waited on the Hon. A. L. Herdman and urged that the law should be amended to give local bodies the right to trade in road metal or other material it such was deemed advisable by them. Mr. Baildon views with great satißfactien (says the Herald) the fact that a clause has been insertod in the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Bill, giving councils the power to quarry, purchase, or sell road metal or other metal, as well as to buy and cell coal., on each terms as they think fit. Dunedin has grave apprehensions in connection with its water supply. The chairman of the Water Committee and the city engineer summarise the position by stating that should the city experience a dry summer such as occurred H few years ago, the present water system would be inadequate owing to three causes — (1) the want of sufficient stor age ; (2) tho great extensions which havo been made to the reticulations in tho city "and the adjacent suburbs and boroughs, and (3) the heavy tax on .the supply owing to the drainage system ■ necessitating a larger demand year by year for sanitation and health purposes. Tho Mustorton Professional Musioians' Association held its annual " social " on Thursday evening, wKfen &omo sixty ladie* and gentlemen spent a very pleasant evening.

THE INVESTORS' OPPORTUNITY. ONLY £10, £20, £30, OR £50 REQUIRED. FREEHOLD LAND AT 25s PER ACRE. That is tho price at which the Woiotapu Estates Development Company, Ltd., have secured thirteen thousand odd acres of woll-watorod ploughablo land in tho pumice district of New Zealand, NorthEast of Lake Taupo. The agricultural value of pumice land has boon so conclusively proved in tho last few years by tho scientific experiments of the Now Zealand Government and tho private enterprise of practioal farmers who are now profitably working large bloqks of pumice country in the Waiotapu district, as to make thit> investment a most attractive one to all who want to share in the profit that is being made, and will bo made from now on to a still greater extent, from pumice farms. Tho Waiotapu Estates Development Company have purchased at the very low prico of 25s per aoro, and the capital of the companyi £20,000, provides for cultivation of a portion of the 1 land for demonstration purposes, for subdivision, re-sale, otc., and it is estimated that this land in convenient holdings for small farmers would bring almost immediately at least £3 per aoro, which would show a , profit of 100 percent, to iho company. If a, higher price is obtained, which ' is not improbable, a correspondingly greater profit will acoruo to the shareholders. A limited number of shares in tho Waiotapu Estates Development Company, Ltd., are on offer to the public, and as only 2s per share is paid, and not more than Is per share per month can be called up thoroaftor, tho investment is ono to appeal equally to small or larger investors. To secure 100. £1 . shares in tho Company only £10 is paid on the shares, and any number of shares — no matter how small — may bo subscribed for. Fuller printed particulars may be obtained from. A. T. Bate, Sharebroker, Wellington, which supply Complete figures and estimated profits, photographs of crops grown in the district, locality map of the block, otc. Enquirers will find the following form of enquiry oonveniont:—