THE Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1335, 25 May 1905, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905

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FOR a last session of Parliament the batch df policy Bills to bo brought down by the Government is rather l on the heavy sido. The Bills were referred to by the Hon. James I McGowan, Minister for Mines, in his address at the Thames, They embrace varied and debatable subjects; and as all are policy Bills, they are sure to be discussed at length by the Opposition. There is perhaps 0110 exception, tho individualisation of native laud I titles, which the Opposition say is an idea promoted by themselves and which they will now declare ig another plank stolen by the Government from the Opposition platform. The list is as follows :-Teachers' superannuation scheme. Civil Service superannuation scheuip. Classification of Civil Servic6(Commis9ion to be set up for the purpose), Extension of land for Settlement Act, purchase of land for workmen's homes, and erection of buildings. Utilisation of natural motive power. Increase of teachers' salaries, to be paid on a fixed basis, irrespective of attendance, Native land progressive policy, individualisation of titles, Local government (to provide assured finance, etc, Royalties on timber and flax to be made local government revenue (less cost of administration). Gold mining industry, scientific prospecting etc. Forestry, tree-planting Central"Otago and other places. Fruit industry, assistance to canning and preserving factories. Home-nursing for workers' wives and families. Housing of workers and reduction in (he cost of food and living. Limitation of land ; Rural holdings of SOUO acres firsi-class, 10,000 acres second-class, 20,000 acres third-class, not to be increased. Hestriciion on urban and suburban land: Holdings by

persons and computiics of 10 acres in extent, and £50,000 in value, not to be increased, Restrictions of arena and aggregation of lsrgc estates prevention. Land for Settlement to lake-land at 10 percent over the owner's vaiiß Advances to Crown lessees up to ihree.fifths of tenant's interest. The lunilatiof of tho quantity of land h ß ] ( | by one person is an excellent feature of the programme, and judging from the speeches of tho Opposition leader and others of his party, including Mr > Hemes, is one that the Opposition will cordially agree with. If they oppose tho Bill ihey can safely bo charged with saying one tiling and meaning another. The Bill (teems to be a diplomatic move on the part of the Premier to bind his opponents to their own declarations, and the movo is .1 clever one. It. is a unique thing in politics to find a CoiißWAlive urging tho limitation of land holdings, and the idjiliido of the Opposition when the Bill is before tliera will be rather interesting.

Two letters to tie Editor are unavoidably held ovor. ■« "A Pint Pot "will tell its own story, through the lips of the Australian orator, Eov, D. Party, on Friday, at 7.80, in Wesley Church. Two hours of high-class mimicry and eloquonco are promised ■ The committee of St. Joseph's Church social nre sparing no pains So ensure tho success of their opening Booiol tomorrow evening. Tho floor is boing specially prepared. Messrs, Von Rotter, Sharkey and Christian provide the music, and the ladies' committei will attend to tho refreshments. The Waihi friends of Mr A, E. Argall, formerly of Thamos, will bo interested to hoar that be has charge of (he Sangli Gold Mines Ltd, Gadag, Bombay Prosidonc), India. Since loaving Naw Zealand he has boon all ovor the woi;d, having been in the Soudan for a ye?r or two and has boon in his present location for about 18 months. Mrs Argill (nee Miss Clymo) is also in India, and thoy are both enjoying tho life immensely.

A tenm from tho No, 30hinemuri Rifles proceed to Waikino on Saturday to firo a rnatoh with the Waikino Rillo Club. The coaoh leaves tho stables at ono o'clock sharp, Tho following is the team ; Major Konrick, Lieutenant Roady, Sergeant Gardner, Corporal Comes, LanceCorporal McGeo, Privates Samson, Clarke, Drafliu, Davios, and Parslow. Emorgon - cies: Private Saunders, Col.-Scrgoant Gardner.

At the Auckland Police Court on Monday Dauiol Georgo t!aunicrs, cabinetmaker, of Waihi, was charged with but ling on horso woes by laying tofcalisator odds. Mr Rood, who appeared for the aocuscd, said his client pleaded guilty. Saunders had ramio tho bets at Waihi, Ho was not a bookmaker, and had only mado the bets for amusement There was a s'rong suspicion that the tiiegrauis were auto-dated, and sent after the vaco, Rh client, wliu bail lost heavily, had now given up betting altogether.' Ho asked the Bench to take these points into consideration. Mr Mays, who appeared tor tbo prosecution, said that investigations had been made in reboot to the allegation that tho U'legrama had been sent after the race, but thoy bad found that tho dates and tfmes wore correct, and there r»as no trul'i whatever in the suggestion that wrong times had teen pui on the tele-* grams, The mtgietrats said that as this wus Saunders' first offonc-j he would fine him £2O mid costs, The homo of Mr Tlus. G. Masted, Waikino, was tbo Mono of an extremely pretty nnd pleasant wedding gathering on Wednesday afternoon. Friends from far and near attended to show llioir good-will to tho bridal pair, Miss Dolly Matted and Mr James Miller, of Auckland. The ceremony wee conducted by the Rev, Colin C. Harrison, MissKonnedy Resisting by playing tho wedding hymn, in which the company joinod, Tho sisters of the bride, MissosAunie and Ethel Maxtcd, attended its bridesmnidn, while Umn Thomas Muxted and [Robert Miller (nephew of tbo groom) noted as gr.jomsmen. The bride, who was attired in Japanese crctuo silk, with iusoitmn and medallion trimmings, and the. bridesmaids clad in cromo sergo dresses and beaver coateos, with their bonnets and sprays, made a lovoly picture An ample repast was provided by Mr and Mrs Muxlcd, to which full justice was done. The toasts of tho bride and bridegroom (by the officiating minister), tho bridesmaids (by Mr Kennedy), and tho host and hostess (by Mr Montgomery) were heartily responded to Mr Emslie' (late pipor in the old "Black Watch " Regimem) rendered several fine bag-pipe selections, to the strains of which mil the hearty cheering of friends the smiling couplo drove away to their now home.