THE ROM. A. J. CADMAN.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 159, 18 December 1895, Page 2

THE ROM. A. J. CADMAN.

A FJ.YIN(- VISIT. Tlio Hon. A. .T. Ciidman, Minister for Mine;, arrived in Rotorini from Tokaanu on Sunday night on his way to attend, the opening of the Paeroa railway. At Tokaanu Mr Cadmin found thrat Mr , Percy Smith on his recent visit had comj' plote.d all the arrangements in reference ! to applying toj that place the Native Townships Act passed la-;t session. It was, therefore, Unnecessary for him to see any of the native owners as they hawall Signified their willhignes'-i to have the Act' applied; Most bf the holders of interests wore absent from the plftcobi mg engaged in planting, but their only stipur latiou is that certain sections- shall bo allotted to them, and this will; of course, be acceded to. Mr Cadman's visit had no bearing on Rotorua. matters in any respect. He put iip at Lake House where he was met shortly after his arrival by -Mr W. Kelly, M.11.1!., and on Monday forenoon he was visiteddiy Lieut.-Col. Roberts, S-.M"., MiGill, land .purchase agent, and sevdral townspeople. Had time permitted a deputation would probably have waited on '■ Mr Cadman in regard to the reversion to the old system in thertransmissiou of d.elavel t.'legranis. On this matter, how- ' ever, he spoke very clearly to aCHROXICCE representative. Infaceof the largo inI crease in delayed wires and the corrbs 1 puiiding decrease in revenue it wa< ne'-'\;-sa.ry to do something to effect ail improve-m-ent, and a return to the old system seemed the best way out of the difficulty. It was necessary either In do this or limit Press messages which was not desirable.' Mr Ward, lie stated, was working out iwsclveihe under which delayed tele-

j grams wouicTSeabolished altogetli a ten word sy.-t >m of ordinary six™ , telegrams substitute 1. messygesex ~ [thatnumber of words i> ba chain ' higher rate and have pre edenc Cadman was much iurpr(*ssed with ,' '■ progress of the town, evidenced e. [numerous buildings which had erected since his former visit. The(,. ernment, he stated, lost no oppart:, j of advertising the place abroad, an t T , I w,n-ev< ;-y reason" to h/ok forward (.-,.- : . k greater prosperity us the attraction ' ■ t'ne place became more widely fen. The Minister left at noon, sani" ,: ■ for Tauranga, accompanied by Mr K M.H.E. Yesterday they were topto by Thompson's Track to Tc Aroha,! Cadman being dt'i.-iivji; of inspni tiar- -.. | route. On Friday Mr Cadman ;;;;. the opening of the railway hue top, and he will afterwards g.> on t . V, where there »rc many matters roirai his attention.