INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14053, 25 July 1916, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.) ■ . r- AUCKLAND,?. this day; , • Sharemarket sales: Union Steam (ord.), 40s; N.Z. Portland Cement 13s 6d. AUCKLAND, this day. - Alexander MacMahon, who eloped with his landlady's daughter, a girl under 1§ years of age, leaving the. house by a window late at night, appeared at the Police Court on a charge of ab-' CJuction, and was sentenced to six months' hard labor and eightteen months' reformative treatment. WELLINGTON, last night. The Minister for Public Health to-day opened a conference with the four Maori members of the House of Representatives—Dr Pomare,?and Messrs Ngata, Parata, and Tau Henane — to consider the best steps to be taken to promote the health and well-being of the Maori race. One of the proposals, it ia understood, was to establish a general medical •! service for the Maori district. A meeting of city property owners tonight discussed the proposed legislation , affecting increased rents during the war. The following resolution was adopted : "^'That this meeting strongly objects to legislation as contained m tho War Legislation Amendment Bill on tho ground, that such legislation is inequ table and unjust." A Landowners' Association was formed to conserve tha interests of property owners and a deputar tion was appointed to interv.'cw the Premier. DUNEDIN, tliis day. A public meeting last evening unanimously passed a resolution, urging on the Government the desirability of making provision m the War Legislation (Amendment Bill for the introduction of a system of daylight; saving.