THE MINISTER OF MINES IN THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8583, 3 June 1891, Page 5

THE MINISTER OF MINES IN THE SOUTH.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DoNEDiN, Tuesday! Mr. Seddon was interviewed at Kcxburgh and Lawrence on the subject of assisting councils whose incomes had '■} been S, redoisd by the abolition of gold > duty at Lawrsriet. ] It was urged that the loss was about'£'2Coo, and ;■ tho cost of the roaieten&nce of th« - ; main. road at Lawrence was £700, Tho Minister said that all counties ippeatwl jfcp \ be hard up. He thought before tli*.Gov*fn-l ment was asked to assist the local J?odi<ja should exhaust a]l the mo&U3 at tlieif.dvS-i

posal. Parliament was aware that local bodies would suffer by the abolition of the gold duty, and presumably considered their; expenditure must be curtailed. ' He suggested that the question of tyres should be looked to. The State certainly profited where mails were carried over the main roads, and he thought it should contribute to their maintenance.- He would make no promise, but would look into the matter. Mr. Seddon promised to bring under the notice of the Minister of Lands the question of delaying the date of poisoning rabbits so as not to interfere with those catching them for freezing and canning.