NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

Grey River Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 7268, 15 January 1892, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

(per press association.) 1 Thames, January 13. Cadman, Native Minister, addiesaed I hia constituents here this evening, the Mayor in the ohalr. The whole proceedings occupied only an hour, and at the cloae of hia speech Mr Cadman reoeivsd a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence, and a similar compliment waß also enthusiastically accorded the Government;. Wellington, January 14. The revenue returns do net contain the reeeipt3 for the last week of the year, which, owing to the cloaing of the bank, had not come into the accounts. The Treasury is quite satisfied with the accounts, and the estimate is expected to be more than reached. The customs are well ahead, and the railway revenue, which hitherto has been deficient, is now only L 20.000 behind. The next three months are expected to easily make up the arreara, as they are very buay onea for the department. The police authoritiea are much annoyed at statements about the Pahiatu» polaoning case which have found their way into the papers, and complaints not only exaggerated, but calculated to thwart researches into the mattar by giving warning to the criminal if any. The latest incident in the election struggle haa been a quotation by M'Lean of tigurea purporting to show the diff rence between the amount of taxea now paid by the Bali family and others, and what they would have to pay under a Land and Income Tax. Bell admitted the accuracy of the figures, but attacked In scathing terms the breach of secrecy, declaring the information could only be got from the Property Tax returns He I exonerated the Commißsionerß, however, and Cromble himself declares that no Minister haß ever had access to Information in the Department, and would not be i allowed to ace it if he applied. M'Lean ha 3 been challenged by hia opponoma to cay where he got the figures from, and la understood to give a Dunedin paper a3 his authority. Bell addreßsea a meeting in the Opera House for the last time to-nfght, and M'Leaa assisted by Hogg, M fl &, holds an open air meeting. I Later. M Lean's explanation of how he obtained the figareß about the taxation of certain propertiea ia that he took the Government return publlahed in 188y and worked out the^ calculation himself. They appear to have come approximately in Borne respect', but in^othera Bell does not admit t_eir aoouraoy.