NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 38, 8 November 1907, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

:•' ■■ \ SAND AND SHINGLE. ; HIGHER PRICES. ] (llV; TELEGK.U'K—mESS ASSOCIATION'.) " „,.'.., ~-,,. ..... Auckland, November 7. . ■ The fcrro-eoncreto xiontracts and tho large amount of general, buildingviii progress havq led' to a greatly .lhcreaVed' consumption at sand and 'shingle'-obtained from." the! various beaches, on _ the. shores .of,,the,', harbour. The result is''that ''the" cut'ter's 'bringing! in the supplies' have;.to ■ go" furtjlcr afield -,fo'r . the material, and" through "the''medium' of' fho recently-formed" Coasting' Masters' Associations they made a demand for -higher prices iii order'to 'compe'usMc' for 'th'6'longer trips. The prices at. present paid„ar/) at Ijhe rate of 4s. 3d.,'45. Cd., and "4's.' 9d. per yard, according to quality,- anil the demand oi the Association is for os. 3d. all! round. The. demand' not having been conceded uutil :to : day, most of the'.'craft;'. seventeen" in-a'l, engaged .in the have been lying idlo. A-' conference-between 'the contractors and .the, men. : . was., held. this; .morning, when 'aa amicable arrangement was' arrived at, whereby the" boats Will 'resume thejr running immediately. When the contractors, had practically' agreed' to'- tlie'ihcrcase- the men conceded'ia point, in respect to two largo contracts, agreeing to carry the Supplies •for*those"at 'the' contractors thereupon agreed-to pay the. higher rate for all other supplies. v . :■ ~,,... THE TIMBER .TRADE. I "■ •wi ■"• .-Auckland,'November 7. . . Bush working in the.northern. Wai'roa dig* trict is very active.,■.,The.Mitc'lielson:Timber Company are laying' down a six-mde loco- - motive ltramway at Kirikqpuni, whero they havo some 50,000,000 feet of kauri!, rimu, and whito' pine'l- The Tatarariki,mill'owners are also laying, dowiua tramway from Tan--,govrahino u to 'Avbea', oVer''which 10,OO0,000ffr of;white-pine;is expected to.pass. |- "" '"' ""DOG SHO'W."" ■j ' . \ "'. ''■'■■'' ' ''"' '' Christchurch;'-Novenibor 7. The Canterbury < Kennel., i Club's ' Second Annual Show opened to-<toy.,. There was a fair number of "dogs benched;" and the bulldog and fox terrier classes \were specially strong. In the latter ""class"particularly a number of.;promising ' youngCdogs .seem iq havo come on since last year. Spaniels were also fairly well represented."' ''■■ ; NEWS IN BRIEF. ';; ,-,-■ < „ * Qhrlst.phurcji,,.N / ovember 7. EdnVrd'-Mins, f.jtf. -ftonelly,. and HarrJ White wero committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having assaulted and- robbed William Walton, who came into -town 1 - on October 31, from Martinborqugh with £37. Accused, it is alleged, decoyed him to a house? ,in Tuara Street. Jnd robbed him of £23.