NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 684, 8 December 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(Dy-Telciroipli.—Press - Annotation.) '■/•-■■' ;THE HARBOURS BILL. • 'AN AUCKLAND PROTEST, ' v ; Auckland, Decombor 7. ;' At the Harbour. Board meeting this after-..'. noon, the chairman moved:—"That this board' ; strongly protests against 'any clause ..being . inserted in tho Harbours Act Amendment Bill, .- or in any other measure, giving power to the. : Goycrnor-in-Cburicil'to grant, leases to private individuals of any tidal lands within the juris-';';. diction or control of harbour boards, wlrcreby'•' .'■■ such individuals would have power to reclaim •■',.. such lands." The chairman said ho considered .;,, this clause in the Harbours Act Amendment ', Bill a most, dangerous; one, as it would, if ;.,' passed, take away the control by the harbour boards of : lands they ought to have within : their own jurisdiction. Under this : clause, .'■;,. harbour boards would.bivprevented from taking, the land, even, if they - required it; Mr. Macfarlnne seconded tho motion, which■'•, wa» ■■'.< : carried..-. ■.■:.'■..■' •: TWO STEAJviSRS TOUCH. .. \ , V MAHENO ANE' KOEOMIEO. ; . : S .:;.".. Auckland, December 7. . As the Mahen'o was leaving the. Hobson : ' Strcot Wharf for Sydney last night, a boat on■-, the starboard aide struck, tho Dridgo of tho , steamer Koronriko. Tho boat 'was/ torn "from •"•;. tbo davits,,and foil on tho deck. Pari of the Koromiko'sbridge and part of the MahonoV. i railing'wore .carried away. ..,-■, THE WESTLAND WATER POWEB.: ■"■'•# MEETING AT HOKITIKA, :;.>•;./ "','•.■'..". Hokitika, December 7,: \ A public meeting to protest against tho water power, regulations, was held' at Hokitika to- ;' night. Strong resolutions were passed con- ', detuning tho action, of tho'Mines. Department > ;i in locking up the waste waters of the district against alluvial mining, on which Westknd ; was) to a large extent, to depend. One of the/ resolutions condemned the mis-statements,and';.: unconrpronrising attitude of tho Hon. Ii r . M'Kenzio towards the public men and leading miners of tho district, .'who, for tho last ;two ' years, have been trying to arrange for capital''r to develop the Rimu goHfields. Another resota- : Hon protested against'the threat of the Minis-'..'.: tcr for Minos -■ to block tho proposed gravitation scheme from the To Aroha-Eiver by interfer-. ~' ing with the present Mining Act. Other, meet. ■:, ings are to-be held throughout the' district •. to protest. further against' tho administration : . -"' of the .Minos. Department... :, > :■ UQUOR AND THE ;•';..•'; ;A; SOLICITOR'TO BE CHARGED.- ■]■'.''.' ' ";i : Invercargillj December 7.: ,: Cases are set down for hearing at Gore ori; Thursday against Cv G rl Thurston and his wife/., charging thorn: with, keeping liquor for sale, . and selling same. There are also cases of ,a ;. similar, character set down for hearing at... i Invorcargill on Friday against Frank,and Epse';""•': Poff, there being/ three informations, relating ~ fa:keening, •selling, and assisting. A local . solicitor will also.tl'd charged with the-of-. :. fences of keeping liquor for sale, and assisting: in selling,;' . / :' .

, SOLICITORS AS, MONEY-LENDERS., (y/ - '. , t' Auckland,• December 7. ,\:' JKeverting to tte money-lending case in the -; Supreme Court this morning! Mr.' Justice;,i;, Edwards said he did not desire to create any V new practice. Ho would like time to,consider j, the question'.of, costs. . This, was a- case in- ;,■'' ;.'; volving the comructof solicitors of the,' Court;' : ~ but not in such a way,as. to;'suggest, th'e : neccs-.j'..>, sity. for any. appeal to. the .powers qf..-' the ■ ; Court'in that respect. 'He did not desire to. "■?' .suggest thai; •he nad no desire to prejudice.. : ~ the character of defendants as solicitors. Still, ■'! the case ; did ' involve some consideration as toV'. the conduct "of solicitors, and he would have to" '.•> consider how far" that: 'justified a .'Supreme' "'■;. Court action where less than £50 was involved. '... J. ARNST'S OISdUALIHCATION.' I; >'V ■•■.•■',.■. Christthurch, December 7. ' . At a meeting of the North Canterbury .' Centre of the League.of Wheelmen, a protest ; by J. 'ATnStJa'gainstf'his disqualification Jn 1 lh* L;V Timaru-Cliristchnrch road race Was considered. It was' de'ctdodj'that -the-centre'ishbuld consider:'' 1 ''■■'' the whole question of therirregulari ties'alleged •'"■'■ to'have taken' place; in'the race, Vand a sub- ■■'•'•■; committee of four 'was : appointed to catt : evi- ' ■''' derice,"': obtain'; tho'-'fullo'st information : on -tho' : '-v= question,' and 'report tbl a meeting' to be -• held •'-' *-' as early as possible: ■ i>s '•■ , >-■ ,•■ •.' LABOUR AND ,OUR ! LEGISLATORS; 'j. Christchurch, December 7. L ; . i The BiHs Committee of , the Trades and Labour Council has considered the Hon.'A. R. Guinness's. National Sick and Accident Insur- ■ •:'■ ance Bill, and • the National Provident Bill, >. and; has decided to approve the principle ot v national insurance, provided it is not compulsory on the part of workers to contribute, and IS administered on a democratio basis by the V State. After considerable discussion on the 'i '■: amending Land Bill, it,was. decided to express the' committee's strongest: condemnation of the.' ; proposals embodied in tho Land Laws Amend- , l meut Bill, the committee being of opinion that the same evils'.,would,, soon,. manifest, them- ..' solves;'in' ; this country ..'as" are .prevalent •in ; , Great Britain, and other countries where the! birth-right : of-the people has been bartered away. ■ . ■ . . -■-, ■ ~'. .'■. • .-■.-■■

NEWS IN BRIEF. _ „ , Auckland, December 7. In the money-lending case Ellis v. Oliphant and Battloy, claim for ,£lB 9s. Bd., judgment was given tor plaintiff for £11 19s: 2d. „,„.,,„ „ Napier, December 7. The Hawko's Bay Rabbit Board to-day decided to rcsunio control of tho Weber rabbitproof fence, and have it repaired when necessary. , , v ' ■ \\