NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 586, 14 August 1909, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(By TcloEraDh.-l'reßß'isenoltttlon.l * DAIRY INDUSTRY ACT. AN IMPORTANT CASK,'' ' ' ~-.-, ~. Auckland, € August 13.,, In the Magistrate's, Court, the No*: Zealand Dairy Association were charged that, v on February; 20 last, they exported from tb,« Dominion certain butter which contained more than 16 per cent, of water.,-' Tho hear«. ing of the caso' was adjourned until' August• ■''' 18. ''Tho' information is laid 'under'• th< Dairy Industry Act, which prohibits tho ex. • port of-butter containing mofc' than 16 pel ■, cent, of moisture. It, is the first, case .ol : • the kind'that, has ever come ~before the courts in New .Zealand, biit it ! will be fol-v lowed, it is understood, ; by, others-in othei provinces. It is of particular importance, in view,-.of the complaints which have reached Now Zealand from London as to the, excess o't water in butter. • It' is alleged that; the' ■butter- in respect of which the defendants' ' are charged contained some 23.21 per cent. of moisture.,. ■■'■ ;■■:.. • . v '■'•'■:. '.■.•.•, • ■■;: MOTION FOR A'NEW TRIAL. U '■'•. • ' ; Chrlstohurch, August 13;: - At the Supreme Court-to-day iMr. Justioa Denniston sat in Banco, to hear the motion .- 'for a new-trial' in:,the case of Stringer v. : •.'., Norton/ in whiob, ori'May '25, before' Mr.' •■' Justice' Denniston tho sum of .£2OOO wai awarded by tho'.'jury'to,'T.'W;,.Stringer, ' K.C.,'as damages for..libel.in;John;Norton's newspaper "Truth ',"■..'!'. Mr.' • Norton ~ appeared--in- person,, and argued at great length. Fur«:. ther, hearing was adjourned till: to-morrow '-.', '■'■' morning./- .'/'-'/.'■,'•., >■'•';','■' '?.',: ■';. ■:';''"■: '."•;, T''i '■■. ROAD WORKS AT ■ '■'"■';• : \-•''''A- ''.;''..'• Napier, August' 13;:'r ;V : • In connection with.the'recent stoppagb'of. : road works-atiWaimarama-a. motion was • oarried:'at the meeting of the Hawke'B Bay . Land Board to-day, ''That the Government be urged to go on with' the construction of -'> the Waimarama roads immediately." One member (Mr.: Eustace Lane).said;-that- the settlers were:told in the'theatro at Hastingt' > that the roads had been' provided for,■.; and as a>mafcfer of fact, the estimated cost of,them' had'been addedto the rents. -"'.■ ■ ABHBURTPN PREMISES DESTROYED. ', ■>, .'.''•• ABhburton| Augustlß. < : The wooden premises occupied by E. Manchester and Co.,'plumbers,-and Miss M'Eae, ■■' dressmaker,, together.with the- stocks ands~ plant contained therein, were totally ide- '- strayed- by fire early this morning.: -The cauk ■ of the fife is unknown. Mr. Manchester's stock ■".' is insured for £500, and the building for £600, both in the Atlas Office. Mr.: Manchester states that,! at' the last valuation, each line was estimated to' be worth £750, and tho loss.is;therefore £400.' :MkvM'Cra'o's stock was insured in the Atlas Office for £30. A HOME FOR GIRLS. Napier, August 13, A large building in Priestly Road, erected by tho Franco trustees, and occupied as • home for girls under tho control of. the Hawke's'. Bay Children's Home* Committee,, was formally opened this afternoon by the Mayor of Napier' (Mr. J. Vigor Brown) in,, tho prcsenoe of a large attendance of ladw* and gentlemen. , • ' CASE OF THE SCOW FLORA. Auckland, August 13. At the Police Court, this morning, Thos. Dowd, master of the scow Flora, was charged with manslaughter in connection wiii th'o drowning of Frederick Clark by tho sinking of the scow in Auckland Harbour. Accused was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in one surety,of £100. HEAVY FROST, Napier, August' 13." A heavy frost was experienced this morn- • ing, tho 'temperature- being tho lowest this winter, 22 degrees on tho grass being _ rocordediat MeeaneCt <- .nmu i it o»ii , SCHOOL COMMITTEES' ASSOCIATION. Napier, August 13. " A Hawko's Bay School Committees' Asso* ciation was formed at tho mooting to-night; at which eleven committees wore represented. It was decided to adopt the constitution of tho Dunedin and Suburbs Associationj with slight modifications to'- meet local conditions.