SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8482, 17 July 1913, Page 7

SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP

BARRY AND PEARCE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received July 16, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, July 16. The “Sportsman” declares that the feeling in rowing circles is that Barry will have to scull very hard to retain the title. Pearce’s singular improvement surprised excellent judges. Besides his fine power, ho has recently lengthened his stroke in a manner to find greater favour with the, severest critics. Barry was recently unwell. Ho took two days’ holiday and has now recovered. association should not be formed as long as it did not affiliate with the Federation of Labour. WESTPORT HARBOUR BOXED. Mr Hannan spoke of the change of personnel in the Westport Harbour Board, where two supporters of Mr Colvin had to give way for two supporters of tho “Reform” party. He then referred to the appointment of Mr Simpson, and although he did not believe in a man being blamed for past errors, he took exception to tho statement of Mr Michel that Mr Simpson’s offences were those of hot-headed youth. If that was tho case, Mr Simpson was a youth still, and should not have a seat on the Harbour Board, for he had four convictions recorded against him on February 2nd, 1912. LAND AND COST OF LIVING. Mr Hannan considered that the time had come for abolishing tho Land for Settlement Act, which had a tendency to keep up the price of land. In place of this tho graduated land tax should be increased to such a point that the owner would be forced to put it on the market at a reasonable price. This was, he believed, a solution of the problem of the high cost of living. In connection with the great number of purchases of land by the present Government there was a suspicion that they were buying up the lands of their friends before the latter were forced to sell on account of the graduated land tax. This assumption, was stronger when it was found that the Government were not spending money on public works. In conclusion, Mr Hannan said that the West Coast had always been a bulwark of Liberalism, and ho hoped that Grey would remain Liberal and not be the first part of the Coast to turn the Liberals down. Mr T. E. Coates, ex-Mayor, moved a vote of thanks and confidence, which was carded by acclamation.