NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

.■■;.' (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) - MOISTURE IN BUTTER. ""{■JUNIOR EMPLOYEES. ",'■ v .'.'.'■.' , Auckland, August 21. At the Police Court, the Now .Zealand •Dairy Association was'./jharged .with' having •exported butter .'containing more than 16 'per cent.' of/water.- -Defendants entered; a plea of guilty-under extenuating circumstances.,'. The .butter,, in question, they statoj./wos manufactured at. one of the,factories-. ,at the ■ close of ' the , . day by junior employees out of damaged cream, and was :seut to Auckland -to- be soldi for pastry pur-poses,,-but there being a glut of pastry but-ter-here,: it was shipped to England to be sold; ; for/what it could fetch. It did not bear cither of the: association's two recognised brands, but the,registered mark "No. 109.".'- .:. l --y: : - : - '■:. ■. . ; / , ..■■■ Mr. Pncey, secretary 'of the .association, examined, said the. .departmental officers had. stated, that.'.the association's system of: manufacture;' would 'not' permit excess of moisture.,.-,;/.', :',,.''., '/',,;...'•'•■'■"'''•■' .'The. Crown Solicitor : proceeded to'cr'ossexamino at ' some ■• length, whereupon /defendants'/solicitor withdrew his plea of guilty and, entered .'a'plea of not guilty. •.'';.. The further, hearing was : .adjourned to 'Monday'■ week';''■■''..'',•>•'..'■'•'••'/•' ". , ..;'.' ;;RAiLV/AY.;COLL'fSipNJ^:i(['AIAPOJ. : -.-i ,' V'"';:.'.'"""''/ : '\( CnristchurcK/ '21. . A 'collision '^ii'rre^^^tj^alagoia'Railwa'y J Station "at; six o'clock' this/evening', "near '. the south.-water/tank: The .express from. Culver-, den—an;.,engine; .and .'^nme;. .vehicle—was, 1 •.standing'at the"/platform.. .'A . train from/ Christojiurch, instead,"of -going on to the, 1 loop lino at/the points, came on to the main ! line, 1 and ran into the standing train, forcingj'it adistancb of six yards, and.damaging the cowcatcher. "The passengers were very much I shaken, but no one was seriously injured;After.,removin2 ; .the cowcatcher from the ex-, press and making a thorough examination' of the two trains, the trains went on, half, ah,hour lato. Thecause of ihe.accident is supposed to have, been a sfcorie gott'ing into; •the points.:, ;-/•/; /-•';;.',/ '•'..-' •-,, % \, A FELLMONOERY 'BURNED.; l'-'.-V : :.V .'; /; ;: 't-'- : '-'", V-'- Waplerj'■August.-21. \- ~ M'Leod and,, Company's fellmongery, on the i Awatpto Road, was totally destroyed by fire last night.'',Doing;beyond the.boroughibounf; dary, no water supply was available, and the flames rapidly ate up tho building,and contents..:, Insurances:—On the;building, £440 in the New Zealand Office; and on.the plant; ;£3OO in the. Norwich Union. The wool;/skins, and pelts—were covered by an open policy/in the Australian Alliance, but' fortunately for the company a heavy shipment was sentaway last'week,'andthe loss therefore'is riot heavy; '' - - : ' , '■'■ THE ARBITRATION COURT VACANCY. A'^?■'■;'//;'•■:■/ '••: Napier, August 21. : 'The' Employers' Association adopted 'a motion .appreciative of the services rendered by the late Mr. Brown on the Arbitration Court, and recommended the federation to appoint either Mr. W. Scott, Dunedin, or Mr; :F.'-Hobbs.' .of., Christchurch, to the ;yacahoy, : ' , / : -,;',''. '■'. ; ■: j,.//:..'''.' ';//;■ /-,•,-,/;;'';f -'~;/ .' Auckland, /August 22. ■ An important stage in connection, with the scheme undertaken, by the Harbour Board was reached yesterday, when the Ferro-Con-crete Company of Australasia completed their contract • for- a portion of the .new.; Queen Street Wharf, which is being constructed in/ ferr'o. concrete. .The . contract price was .£82,296.; ~';■-"/ ... ~ >'■'.■'•■''' , A house in Richardson Street, Mount Albert, owned and occupied by a builder named Orr, was'.totally destroyed by fire last night. It is'not kuoivn howthe outbreak occurred. The building, was. insured for £400. An industrial dispute lias been filed between ;th«'.Tftupiri Coal Company Union of Employers and the Miners' Union. The comS any is seeking to amend the present conitions of work and rates of pay.