MR McNAB AT STRATFORD.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8839, 15 June 1907, Page 2

MR McNAB AT STRATFORD.

#___ A Taranaki Welcome. Per. Press Association 1 Stbatfobd, June 16. Mr McNab gave an addres hero last night on the Land Bill, a resolution being carried at the close on the motion of the County Chairman that this meeting expresses gratification that it is Government's intention to prevent by means of the graduated land tax tho aggregation of large estates and also that Government intends to retain on the Statute Book the freehold option and approves of the proposals for endowments. Tho Minister on arrival was greeted by tho biggest downpour ever experienced hero, Broadway being flooded for some time and a stream of water 18 inches doop flowing through tho County Hotel from back to front; Stohr's Chemist shop, the Kew Zea* land Clothing Factory and the BanK of Australasia .adjoining the lid to 1 wore also flooded out and water flooded several other shops and dwellings. Betweou throo and four inches of rain fell in about two liours. Reports from outside show" that the deluge was confined to tho immediate neighbourhood of .the mountain.