NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 571, 28 July 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By Tcleuracih.-L'rcoß Association.) , e LOST LICENSES. "CURSED AND UNJUST" REDUCTION VOTE. Auckland, July 27. A meeting of the Auckland licensed trade was hold tins afternoon, at which a'prcsentation of £1000 was made to tho late licensees of the- hotels (fivo in the city) which were cloiod on Juno 30. Air. A. E. Glovor, M.P., presided, and said ho had l-advocated many years ago that a fund should bo sot.asido. and added to year by year with tho object of-properly reim- ' bursing thoso who had been- • unfortunate enough to lose their means of-livelihood." •-. Mr. J. S. Palmer, president of tho Licenced: • Victuallers' Association, said these.. five \ . respected licensees woro forced to closei thoir -•; Hocused doors by reason of tho carrying of - that' "cursed and unjust" reduction vote.: What had taken place was an example, and showed the rest- of ,the trade that it could, : be loyal; to itself. It wasi a; question of organisation, and without that, they could not hop© to combat tlio attacks which- wore made-; upbn them by their opponents. Looking at tho question of, reduction,, it seemed mon- • strous that they should, .bo .- periodically , robbed. . They wcro deprived of their; living: and almost of their-very manhood. They practically got ho notice when they • wcro to close. Even under No-Liooiiso they know ' ■they had ,to close 'down- six months: beforehand, but when reduction was; carried they : only;had about four weeks! notice, • ~ './"'."' HOKITIKA HARBOUR. -■'•"'' Hokltlka, July 27; A meeting of tho Harbour Board was held to-night to consider a report by Mr. A. D. Bell,' C.E.,...np0a the harbour improvement schemed The report was very favourably re-, ceived, but owing to its voluminous nature, tho board, resolved to adjourn till August o for final consideration; The cost of tho pro- • posed schemes, as recommended, win beabout • £35,000.' ... .' - ... .'.'■■>■' WATER-POV/ER REGULATIONS. ■ :'/■'. ■'",. Hokiiika, July 27. A meeting of heads of local bodies; con- .. vened by the county chairman at the request of the fiinm Miners' Association, was held yesterday to consider the water-power regulations. The representatives present did cot - favour the proposal to petition Parliament at the present stago on the matter. On the motion, of the Mayor of Kumara, seconded by the Mayor of Boss, it was resolved that the request of. the Government . for a deposit or bond as surety for good faith, and the plans of undertakings, is reasonable; also?thafc alluvial. gold mining was on a different footing to any otherbranch of industry, and that to ensure the success of schen.es for high terrace workings, ' water-power for pumping, purposes' should be granted free in all cases affecting alluvial undertakings. AXEMEN'S CARNIVAL. : . .■"""'■:■'■. Eltham, July 27. ' At a meeting of the •directors of the New Zealand Axemen's Association last night, tho programme was drawn up fox next carnival, to bo hell on December 27. and 23. The total prhte-money; is £353, being an increase of £25 on last year. ■ Tho prize-money in tho Axemen's Cup remains tho same as last year (£140), the Underhand' Chop is again £50, tho World's Champion Chop (two-foot standing block) is increased to; £30, the Two-Mile :. Bicycle Raco will. be worth £20, ' and tho: , five-mile £15.,'A1l the other prizes aro the same as last '.year. No second-will be at-' lowed in the chopping or double-handed sawing; Tho directors aro procuring a sample . of red beech from Ohakuno, arid if it'provestatisfactory, all contests will probably bo decided ; in that timber, -instead of white pine, as formerly. _ The association .has a credit balance of over £300;,'' .".:','.',..,. vi "..';..-... \ . ;;- Auckland, Ju1y..27.v Provision's of: the'award'of the Arbitration:'. '.* Court in the Kiripaka'Colliery dispute oro the same in most respects: as those in the previous award. The .jiniori, asked ,to,have the hewiug ; rate increased considerably, |>ut H the' Court :did~ v n6't feel justified'; in -giving'"'' -' more' than' tho rates offered by. the com- , paiiy," which .wcro based .on. a \previous,.., award. ' Shift, wages, however, have been , increased'- to 10s,-per shift. The company is to. do tho trucking, or may arrange - with a miner to truck- his own ;coal up to 40 yards, for not less than twopence per ton. The pillar rate is to remain at. 2s. per., ton. •''.' If, by experience,' it is'found it is too! high, ' the company, will bo,', justified in applying - for. a .reduction,,: : 'l^.\ '.:': -... , HORSE-STEALING. , :/ .'•"'.''' : - : . ; ' ■/. ■'.'' {Auckland, July 27. ":' A young man named' Howard Stanley Walters, who had been oxtradited from Sydney and had pleaded guilty to, two charges of horse-stealing at. Pukekoko, came up for sentence at the Supreme; Court to-day before Mr. Justice Sim. A sentence of sixmontks',. imprisonment was passed,! ■(-'■',' ALLECED PERJURY. / \ ' ' Tlmaru, July 27.' , Joseph Matthews, who sworo in ' the ,Su--preme and Magistrate's Court during tho hearing of the Sutherlands assault caso, that no assault was committed on Patrick Gonn- ■' ley by the ChishoLm' brothers, was- yesterday committed to ! the Suprenlo Court at - Timaru for trial oh--'a ohargo of perjury. ; MAORI SCHOOL BURNED; ;. ;'. Clirlstcnurch, July. 27, ; •'"',. Tho Maori> School, at.Tuahiwi was' burned, '!'.- down at two o'clock this morning.. Only a'•'.";"'. little of .'the' furniture was saved. Major j ■ -.. Cosgrovej the. teacher, was awakened by an alarm given by tlid Natives. HUTT-AND PETONE NEVVS, V (From' Our Special Bcportor.) "'-'"-. . i ■ - ■'■ '— ——-*- : —-. . '„'.' . ■■'.'.'■ \ :: --. JOTTINGS. -;V": : The spread of gorso iu various parts of the'borough of Petonehas been brought underthe notico of the council by its inspector. ; Li: this connection tho Domain was edijed incidentally ■ into, tho ° : council's - discussion. Councillor ;Jones ; remarked that a resident had recently seen a woman .'taking away sohio - trees,'apparently quite innocently, that tho council had-planted. The resident had taken: her name > and address : and replanted tho trees; '■ '".."', '■".. .:-..': ;.■'.;/, ,-:., •,.-■ -v.; The subject of river, erosiou at the Petono'Sanitary Depot having;boon raised late:on,Slonday night at the oorough council meeti.. ; ing, Councillor: Piper referred to v a.statement : mado at: tho, last niceting of .tho. Hutt-Hiver ,- Board that" no harm was-'-'dojiio by the orb- > sipn, and added tnat ; two and a half yeaVs ■":'• ago, a horsewas buried-at least a couple of ■ - chains from the river. Recently"tho tide ' had disclosed its bones. , It was decided to: ',-/■ ascertain the ' legal'-'position-,on; tho erosipiv ' '.. question,'-, ■■■ . : \ - '■■; :■,.,■>'. '. .■':■ ~: Members of the Lower. Hutt'W.C.T.U.Uiad. arranged to tender a social Inst night to tho retiring president, Mrs. W. A." Keay, who is leaving New Zealand; but, as her departure is postponed, the function willtako-.;■'■" placo at a later date. :■■■ .-:<:.-■;■ "Long-windedn6ss" seems to bo besetting . somo of tho "borough fathers" hero. -Onco the Potpne Borough Council possessed. hh'l' enviable reputation'among suburban'local ; '; bodies for expedition,in tho transaction'of its business, and it was lio infrequent occur-'; ronoo for the -.'meetings', to t'ovminate iii an; hour and> half after the coiniriencementi... but a change now secnis to have come about. . Monday night's meeting was not concluded untjl after 11.30 p.m.—a sitting of four hours' .duration—which broko all records for length.',;.-' Tho conforenco botweon the Epuiii . aiidKia Ora football clubs to discuss the ques:. tidn of amalgamation : will tako placo 'On Fri-:. ''.'| day'night. . - .:- , ■".'. ; „ \/::\"\:'" ';]'.'.

Writing from Queensland to Mr. W. 17. Ttusscll, Mr. T. A. Potcrkin states that ho is greatly improved in health, and expects to return to Lower Hull about the last v week of August. ' • - J

Peton'o is to have- a taxi-car. Mr.,A. Koir, . is having one fitted up, and hopes to, commence, operations iu a few days. ' ;