NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 757, 4 March 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

. (By Telegraph.-Presa Association.! — 4—-——. ".. FEILDING PREPARING. HON. J. A. MILLAE'S VISIT. . -_. _, Feilding, March 3. i. The Chamber of Commerce this morhfwg made arrangements'for the visit of ES e r on ; J - A - Millar nes t week. On jJlonday ho will be officially welcomed on p-armaJ, and then taken to the Aorangi settlement and shown-the fruitgrowing ..-and dairying industries. On Tuesday a tanotor-car trip will take place to the Kimbolton, Apiti, Eangi/wahia Waituna, and Stanway districts Hor the purpose of showing the horsepbreeding, cattle-raising, dairying, croprping, wool and mutton growing, and tim-' aor-gettinr mdnstrios- of the district, ahere will be a public dinner in -Feild'mg on the evening. On Wednesday a tfliotor trip will bo made through the ■bandon and Eongotea districts for, the £purpose of showing the grass-seed, grainigrpwing, dairying, and wool fndussnes.. On his return to Feilding the JSHnister will-, receive deputations, and leave by the noon, train lor Wellington, uiie will thus get a complete view of ono ■ot the most closely settled agricultural ■districts in New Zealand. - ...-:■ SEA CARRIAGE OF COAL. .■'<:■ MTNES'STUCK UP. rni, V. ■...,- Westport, March 3. lne. bras at. the coal mines at Westport, .Westport Stockton, and Seddonville State and railway .yards arc full,, or almost full, of coal, with orders, in abundance, but there are practically no boats' available to take the coal away. The State mine is, idle to-day, and it is expected will also be idle to-morrow. An jimpresaonprevails here that the failuroTo send sufficient colliers to Westport is intended i'r? "eate the'old false impression that the New. Zealand mines, cannot' supply Hhe demands of the -Dominion, and so ■ divert trade again to Newcastle. Vigor>ous efforts, it is stated, are likely to be I made- to mdace the Government to take up the sea carriage of c0a1..:

LORD PLUNKET AT NAPIER. : Napier, March' S. There was perfect weather for "the ceremonies incidental, to Napier's farewell to Lord Plunket. At 11 o'clock his Excellency formally opened the children's ■ward at the hospital, built by Mr. W. Shrirapton, chairman of the Hospital .Board, as a memorial to his son. Lord Plunket warmly applauded the donor's public-spirited action,, and declared the hvard ; open. At noon a formal farewell i ceremony, took place on the Marino Parade, in the presence of a great concourse ,of people. An address was presented to ;-hs Excellency, and appreciative speeches .-were delivered. Lord Plunket was subsequently, the guest of'tho Mayor at luncheon, and left at 3 o'clock by motor • for Hastings. HUTT CADET CAMP. ; .„ ■;,••'••' Eltham, March 3. Officers and members of the Eltham Cadets express the highest satisfaction ; with .the arrangements at the recent ■camp,-and have no complaints to make i regarding the management. • The opinion is expressed locally that if any cadets were not treated properly it was not due to. Departmental inefficiency or mismanagement. ,

SENT UP FOR TRIAL. ' Auckland,' March 2. In the Police Court, Percy Henry Ellis an employee of the Auckland Harbour Board, was committed for trial on a charge, of having stolen 479 cases of ben- , zme, valued at .£l7 10s., and of having .tfalsifiedthe board's books with intent to I defraud. Bail was fixed at two sureties (of £200 each or one of £m.