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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1266, 4 June 1896, Page 19

The members [of the Debating Society discussed llio single tax a few nights ago. Air Withy, of Auckland, t!io well-known advocate of this form of taxation, led in the aflirmatiro, and on being put to the vole, a majority decided in favour of the arguments advanee'i by Mr Withy'.-, wiilo. The annual balaiico-.dieot of the Manawatu Sports Association shows the ainounl spent in pcrinauent improvements on tin roeroaliou ground to have boon ,iiv?n 1 - ."'d, including

the formation of sward and track, partial erection of (rrandstaud and fencing, and other necessary improvements, and in plant ill? !7s 10d.

111(1. Mr Scholt h.'i.-i completed his contract for the Man<,'atainoka (writes our correspondent) Ilia' the (iovernmerit will push on the railway to lircnvustown ;n there will he !'<>ur sawmills in full £,'f)hi!,' order as .-o:jn asthelinc is completed to that centre. The death of .Mr ,1. .1. Kennedy, the wellknown aetor, \v:i.« caused l.y drop.,y and eaneer of the liver. A Iw.ird has heeti s- ' nu to c-i-i'iir-j in! >

A ij >:ir*i mil ,)■•'•!) .-■ ■ up i.'i (jii'i '■•.■■: iin . Ju-:ii'.:n ol l In; !\;v '. r- i'tiir.f a I i■> ■•tui oi-;,, Victoria. Mr \'i ire ''■'• iv.m it witny m in a County Conn o i->o|roc!it!y h<:aril a: Mall int, an 4 Jii'lj?2 Uii'-uy, in giving 11ir* remarked Liias ; ' it won] i ro<|uirc a great deal of 'TL'.J'iUty " to believe what Mr Andrew., had said. Ilcnue the enquiry.