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Greymouth Evening Star, 17 May 1934, Page 11

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ROTORUA, May 17. A tribute to the Maoris as workers on land development schemes was paid by Leslie Harold Brown, farm supervisor, in the course of his evidence before the Native Commission, this morning. Mr. Brown said that the Maoris generally, were very keen men at work, and provided adequate ■supervision was given, he saw no reason why the great majority of the schemes should not be a success. No doubt mistakes had been made, and there would have to be a writing off on some properties, but the Maoris would work well if they were shown the way. He considered that they required more supervision thaln the Pakeha, but there were as many tired Pakelias as Maoris. The supei vision provided at present was not nearly adequate.

Witness dealt in detail with the schemes in the Bay of Plenty, of which he is in charge, and in. the majority of cases, said that under proper management, ample security was provided in the land for the expenditure made. Ruatoki was-a. block particularly good, and he considered that, in a few years, it would be the best Maori development area in New Zealand.

He agreed with the previous evidence in regard to Horo Horo as a poor dairying proposition. It required an. expenditure of £1 or 30/- per acre on the pastures to make them satisfactory. He also considered that too much had been spent on the Ngatiwa Block of 5313 acres, and that, very little of this would be suitable for dairying. It should provide four dairy farms and three sheep farms, but the remainder was hardly worth developing. LONDON, May 16. If Colombo stays then the Derby is all over, is the opinion of the majority of racing critics. The trainer, Hogg, says that Colombo will stay the distance. Windsor Lad, to-day’s Newmarket Stakes winner, impressed by his comfortable victory, and “The Times" says‘that if Colombo meets the same fate as Orwell in 1932. Willdsoi Lad may be victorious.

BERLIN, May 16. Stephens and ’tarty have been released. j AUCKLAND, May 17 i “This man apparently had adven--1 lures with three different women,” said the Magistrate (Mr, Hunt), in committing Frederick Ferguson Bishop, 36, ait craftsman, employed at the Ilcbscnville air base, to the Supreme Court for trial, on a bigamy charge. ■ Eivdc-nce was given that accused was married in England in 1919, after service in the Air Force. It is alleged, in a statement made by his j wife in England, that he had gone I off with another woman. SubsequentI ly, .-lu- heard that the other woman had boon left stranded in Scotland, with (wins, and in 1930 she received a letter from a second woman in Aus(ralia, who said she had paid Bishop's fate to Melbourne and spent ,C6o(» on him. but ho had lefi her with their baby boy and hud gone to Now Zealand with another woman, who had money. Accused, in a statement, said that he had not seen or heard of his wife for ten years before he went through ' the form of marriage with the woman in Auckland. He took it for granted I that his wife was dead.