NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY XELEGBArn—?EESS ASSOCIATION - .} THE HEALTH RESORTS. ACCOMMODATION FOR THE. POOR, Christohurch, April 19.The Hon. T. Mackenzie, who has bccn on i visit to ptago. and Southland; retumddto jhristchurch _by -tlie first .express on fiat M-day evening,, and' left bytboevoniug steamer for Wellington!; Interviewed -in ic?ord" to the tlibrni.il rcgioiis 'at Hanmcr iind > Lttto'ru'a,. they Minister ; stated''that , lie in- ' ' ierided to place'' before tho Government a iroposal by-'which accommodation., might l>o \ wovided for invalids suffering from,.Theu-natism-and other'complaints, who, Wro unlblo, through lack of: funds, to visit 'healthresorts. Tlio idea' was to reduco'tho present charges for treatment, the'balance'-of" ixpcuso being borno by boards of the hospital and charitablo aid districts, from ,which patients ■ came,' thus relieving the Govornmoilt ■ of- any extra, expense in connection : iVith these already expensive and practically ion revenue producing places./. The Minister pointed out that subsidies and. rates received 1 by local 1 bodied - in.'- question would enablo them to bcaT this charge; nnd many invalids. ivlio, throiigli' straitened circumstanccS, had to linger on; 111 ill-health, wouldihave a good ■ jppqrtunity: of being cured, ' The Minister lidded tilßt he [had been very busy lately reorganising the Tourist Department generally, and would probably havo'a communication to make public in regard" to new schemer at an early dale*' RED LETTER DAY AT NELSON. iOCEAN . LINER BERTHED. ' : Nelson,' April 19. Tho steamer Raliaia, the lirst ocean linor to enter tho harbour, .thus opening Nolsoa to direot trad?;.with the', great markets; of tho world, entered through the now cut this t i morning, and was safely , berthed at . tlio ' • wharf; by Captain Collins, the pilot. There ' was a . great crowd at tho wharf and on. the;surrounding..lulls)'and cheers wore.given. Tho officers . will be, entertained', bj ■ tho ' Chamber of Commerco 'this'.afternoonand - tho captain \yill rcceivo a souvenir , presentation. Iho Rakaia,takes■ 14,p0p I .sheep from ", tho -local; meat' works; The vessel is flying bunting in honour of the occasion. j ; ", ;Dur\edln, April 19. Tho new cntrancc to Nelson harbour, ; . which-has just been brought to a successful issue, as demonstrated'by the arrival bf the the desigii of Mr. 1..«1ib H;:Rey. nolds, . whoso, scheme "advising cutting through tho boulder bank, was considered a bold movo at the time it was announced. . , NORTHERN BAKERS' DISPUTE. ;' : Auckland, April 19. I'lio Arbitration Court sat to-day .in the bakers' dispute, affecting tho Waikato,.Pov- - ■ erty J3ay, and country, districts,, Tlie'.:workers'.;, sought. - one award, applicable, to tho whole of the Northern district.' M£ .Jiistice president of the court, directed'tlial a conference' be ' held, before/Mr; Giles". Con- " ciliation Commissioner,' tho result 'to be reported' next,' Monday. WAR MEMORIAL. , Now Plymouth, April 19. ' A meeting, to-night of Subscribers to ths . Transvaal patriotic fund .resolved to devoto ■ the balanco in haiid of £137, with another £63 / proinised, to erecting a memorial on Mars- 1 land Hill .id'the memory of the men who fell in the South African war.. Tho memorial will take'the form of two obsolete ' • guns -mounted,/bearing npprbprkto. tablets. It is felt that" this would make tlio memorial distinctly . commemorative and at tho samu time emphasise tho military character of tho historic hill,' on which; has just been erected a handsome liiarblo jiionunwjnt at a cost o r JSilOO,' in lnomory of llio colonial and; i Imperial .troops . who took; par,t 'jii. tho/j Maori wars. -Tho latter memorial- will probably bo unveiled by tho Governor on ; May 7. '■ 1 - BETTER THAN BATTLESHIPS. ; n Clsborno, April 17. • At a meeting of the Land Board to-day. Mr. Lane gave notice to mbve —"That, wlnlc approving the proposed purchase of tho Tangoio estate for closer settlement,' tlio board '' draws the 1 attention of the GpVQrnment to the suitability of much; bf tlio.Hftwke's Hay province for closer settlement, and considers; that money borrowed for closer, settlement would' constitute a far better defence of. these islands than the, oiler to' Britain of 1 an empty Dreadnought, which a single bomb may send to the bottom." EDUCATION, y Ohristcliurih, April 19.. , Askod to-day concerning tho rumoured pro. posal to abolish tho smaller, Education Boards, tlio Hon. D. Buddo stated that ho knew o\ no such proposal, Ho declined' to ■ discuss possible changes in education administration. .'.. .- ... . .. , ' , ' ■ * " ' TRAINS AND ELECTRICITY. J'/uncdin, April 17: V ' Tho Mayor-has instructed tho-City. Ele<v trical Engineer .to lay beforo the Minister for Railways a; suggestion that tho traini ,I'Unniiig Ictwccn'Duncdiii and Mosgiel shouic be driven'by electric power supplied from tlio Waipori works.NEW, PHASE,OF RETRENCHMENT. ':VDunodln, April 19. ■ .... The "Otagd . Daily Times" is informed, ol .what, is considered reliable authority, that a phase bf' tlio ■ Government's rctroiiohmon; ■■ schomo is that all officers over GO.-yfcnrs'ol age who havo been employed for 40 years in tlio public service aro to bo retired, j ; i ARGYLL COMMERCIAL 2ty3TOR VEHICLE. : : , 20-h.p., 2-ton.lorry, now on view. Demonstration runs arranged. Quotations; for;', heavier lorries or light delivery, vans.' The- Argyll has .superseded tho horse. Scott Motor and,. Cycle Company, Ltd., Wellington,-ralmerston North; and Christcliurch; ' ;. .•• CS33 ' Country tratjers.'baving'goodsarriving from overseas : aro advised to get us to clear ,tliem'. at the . 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