NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 710, 8 January 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

' j'.i(By.-.;■ Telegraph:—Press! ..Association.)■:i ■:?■ .; [fir:V-; j§i;j THE'isU RTAXi 'V. v'?.};'(l3y',Tclcßraph^l'.res9' , r^V\t|:a/:m«etinj!. ; .-'.of.';the'', ,; i!ODiinitl:ee :; ,6f ;tho•'Can.tc^lnl^y7_To^cboni's^B^^Asso6mtion■ : .tnis.'afternboh; it .was 'to r; the,,, Tobacconists'.: Distributing pAss'o-. .ciption:,demanding;a;refniid.t6f.Dnc-.arid-a-half per frbtri'Pj>ceinb;er. 24;-(Wheh the-Cnstojiia :Departmerit'r ceased,' to' "opl- , . ilebt>2ifiperVcentiJ.snrtax\orijrfnally : im-' .nbse'd.v■Tho.-'.asEoeiatibn'Hhttd that'/im'f'Attokldndv-thtf.'' wholesale/' : mer:ohanti>have;redßced,th* ';osi from • Jannnry.;,l; "and: that ,iDnn«diiiv,whol«sale: merohanfe.ir.nre.-rednoingKthe 'enitax .pn : .- t V;^^. ,; v h: Ax i.M u AS'^v :: '■'■' ,: J/.- 7 ■•■ y ■l'?-V' AsHburtonv Jamiary ) 7.'■•/,< 1 Noalpii, iboardinghouse-Keeper at;.Ashbnrtori; was'to-day-; fined, the ■'masir' .thnni:-.penalty:bf,^6so : .on• tt<ch'nrße pfkeep-,-inj; liqnor. fof.sale in 'tko no-license dis^ ! tribt.'iof Ashbui;tqn. :.'Nealori-'had,: twice* .preyionsly vb'een . : ,convic"ted'r of: sly'l grog- : '. selling Tvithih ,tbe';)ast. fiyo'y.ears.-.bnt.the .magistrate.'!(MrV.lV.V-G.-.pay) upheld edrinVsel's 'contention -that as thevlicensing ..district'of/Ashburton had since" tho lost cpnA Victionsinndergone':a. change, in '; its■:boun-v ,d»riesj;and : .i9'not noiT identical - With ;,the : licensing;.district.;;in, -which offences ;wero^committed;; they'could ;npt: ;into in ' fixinj!;. a, I avoided.'CONSERVATION/ACTi' 1 \'~i~'. K- :: '"! ' 'i i ': '■ Christchurch,-; :7: V :';,Thfee;oases under Hie Kshefies Conser-' , i .yation;V'Act;rwere iheard- Magi.s- ---; trat'e's \ Court; ;.tlie; offences ;: : hn!vin(t;' been ':doteotcd■■at N«w; Brighton Deiijniberj 1121,': :Two young , ,inen,.were finedvioi;;'■'hdy-; , iMng:jtaken ,:sble .1e'63..-:than ■ nine, inches, in length;' and,: : tiiey';:and ;four' other meij ' \f«re; fined for; haying dragged .a net containing : fish '.on':t6 '■' dry., land. I '.-Tlic Jatter is-.' an under ;■ Section. 11 ■:■ of ■ : the penalty: of f£W [■. for •.'each' "offence.,{:' One.; of,'.':the fisherinea sfete(l.\that .there'-.was 'no. clause ,to>;this. effect, -'injv tllb : regulations■ provided' ; byV the, Customs'-office, but.the Magistrate assured-hipi that the Act was!definite"on the.poi l nt,;a!ld. l iguorance v pf tbeilaw. was. 'no -excuse.-'They Xmuat , takeVall.fish. but of;;'the: net..before ..takirig-;it: put'.pf. the Mdtet';~:;if i -' : r-'-'^'/'\'^::^'' : l ''■/":.':\-' : ."': : ":- ; ': 0 ■'; ' ' ■"' January : 7; ' - The. Wanganui,'.-Harbour "Board . passed the.-.follqwing.V.resolufion : this : eveninK i—» That thieiboard strongly protests .'against' any clause .being, ineerted .into the Harbour, Board Amendment Bill,' or in- any, pleasure- givuig. power' ■ to, itKeV Goyernor-in-Council: -to l grant 'leases to ■ private -in-dividuals-;of 'any, : tidal; lands -within the jurisdiction or control, of, harbour boards whereby silbh; individuals ~: would -.have■ ppwerjto■!reclaim :, such-land. ir.ii,:■■ ■;.,■-,;■-.; .' brier.; : ;..- , ; - '^i/' ■ v- : :".':-"i, ; ■'-; ,; '-'Palmerslon; ■ January; , 7,..V , a : meeting of ■ tho Holiday "Assboia-tion.to-dayi'-it was'decided-to;recommend the. Borough.Council to , , adopt 'Wbdnesday -as -,tho. day; for. the statutory half-holfdny. i'v-..'' : - - : - ?■'- !-jitelton, January 7. ' . . Huggins was. committed , to-day tor trial to the- Supreme. Court' .on ■ a enargoiof oriminal assault. ■' - - \' .._ .