The Minister for Customs, relying to representations urging the discontinuance of the export duty on kauri limber, now that; the Commonwealth has taken off the import duty on. white pine, says the duty was nob imposed with the object of making reprisals, but was intended as much as anything.- to assist ill conserving our timber supply. It; is understood that the question will, however, be discussed by Cabinet at an early; date. '■ s* ". April 9 was an eventful day for Waini, the polling for the election of the first; Borough Council being taken, and the whole interest of the town was engrossed in the proceedings. Twenty-seven candidates offered themselves for the 10 positions, the following being elected:— Daniel Campbell, Robert Arscott, William John Geddis, Alexander Dick, Joseph Tanner, George Moyes, Carl Adolf Kate, John Henderson, Joseph Edward Sieving"Dawson Donaldson.,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11949, 25 April 1902, Page 1 (Supplement)
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