INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14221, 11 June 1910, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press 'AssociationMAORI LAND. AUCKLAND, June 10. (speaking at a big Maori conference at Wiuhi, near Huntly, the Premier said that the time had' passed when the Government would tolerate any unnecessary delay in placing land not required by the Maoris at the disposal of settlers. Ho also insisted on the Maoris recognising that they must pay rates on their land, as it derived advantages from the expenditure of public money the same as European land. Sir Joseph Ward left last night for Wellington by the Main Trunk express. LAND SALE. The premises at the corner of Queen and iVstoria Streets, formerly occupied by the D.S.C., now in liquidation, have been purchased -hv Jno. Court and Co., Ltd., drapers, for £79,000. The premises have a frontage to Queen Street of 94ft., and to } Victoria Street of 94ft. I REQUEST FOR, MONEY. \

A straight request for money in return for native land was made by Mr Henare Kaihau, M.P., to the Hon. James Carroll (Native Minister at the conference at Wailii to-day:—"We have given you our laud," he said. "You have the banks; give us some money. If Mr Carrol will agree I will soon appoint a committee to go to Wellington to get the gold. Now, who is causing delay? It is up to you to talk with pakeha money."

AN EXPLANATION. NAPIER, June 10. Mr Eustace Lane made an ' explanation to the Hawke's Bay Land Bon.rd to-day of his remark about pickings made in his manifesto. When he was standing for re-election to tlio Board recently ho gave an instance in which inducements had been held out to him to take a certain attitude on the matter coming before the Board. These he had refused. In making the statement in question he had not intended any reflection on any member of the Board. The explanation was accepted. GOODS SEIZED.

| WELLINGTON, June 10. [ A meeting of creditors was held toi day in the estate of Joseph Davis, who is at present serving a sentence of seven years for arson at Wanganui. The offioial assignee announced that bankrupt's goods had been seized by the Registrar of the Supreme Court. 'Hie interesting point which aroused the curiosity of the creditors, was subsequently explained by the Registrar, who stated to a "Post" reporter that when accused applied for a change of venue of Ids trial from Wanganui to Wellington, they entered into a bond to pay the difference in the expenses of the trial incurred in the change; hence the seizure. UNSOUND APPLES. Henry Grooby. fruit-grower, Motueka. was to-day fined .-£3 fo rexporfcing infected apples for sale. The apples were found in a local auction mart and condemned by the inspector.

THE HAMMER. SYSTEM. CHRISTCHFRCH. June 10. Replying to n deputation from tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals who asked that whilst in Wellington on business connected with the municipal conference tlie Mayor would take steps to inspect at tlie Gear Company's slatitrliter-liou.se tlie hammer system of slaughtering, the Mayor stated that he would fret all possible information on the subject.