NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 787, 9 April 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By lelcEiaDta.—Press Association.! ■:—:—*-—:— . LOST TRAM TICKET. AN INTERESTING CASE. Auckland, April 7; Proceedings were taken at the Police Court to-day by ihe Tramway Company against T. Wake on a charge of riding on a tramcar from Onehunga to Auckland on December. 31 • last without paying his fare. The facts of the case were admitted by both parties. . Defendant had bought a return ticket to Onehunga and lost it. When he got on the car for the return trip to Auckland the conductor demanded a fare. This defendant' refused to pay, saying he had bought a return ticket and lost it. Proceedings wero accordingly taken. There was no suggestion of any fraud on the part of defendant. Jlr. Richmond, for the defence, raised a point or law as to whether the company had a right'to .sue,' seeing- that'they had not- complied with Clause 31 of the Tramways Act, which states that a list of tho tolls or charges should be hung up in a conspicuous place inside the tramcars. . The magistrate held that conn--se» b. point did not relieve defendant from the obligation'to pay his fare. There was no question of fraud involved, so a nominal penalty of Ba. was inflicted, with costs £2 16s "-

WITHOUT A JUDOE. A PROTEST FROM CHRIST- . CHURCH. , ; Chrlstchuroh, April 8. Several lawyers are protesting strongly at the way the'district is being left without a judge. Mr. Justice Denniston is on twelve months' leass of absence, and no judge has been appointed to relieve him, the result being that only one sitting has been held tin's year, when Mr. Justice Sin presidedi Banco and Chamber srttirjgs hasa ceased, and there is a vast aceumola* tion or work at the Supreme Court office. Representations are to be mads to the Government by the. Law Society. HAWKE'S BAY LAND BOARD. MR. LANE RE-ELECTED., : Napier, April 8. The result of the election to fill tha vacancy on the Hawke's Bay Land Board, caused by Mr. Eustace Lane, representative of Crown tenants, forfeit, ing his' seat by absence from meetings, was made known to-day." Mr.* Lane wai. again returned, the voting being: E. Lane 318, A. C. B. Monro 210. It win be remembered that Mr. Lane, after being ejected from a meeting of the board at Gisbome, had intimated that he would not sit again until he received repaia* tion. .... _. - FEILDINC EMPLOYERS' ABBC> . GIATION. Felldlng, April 8. The newly-formed Feilding Emplojk era' Association has decided to apply for affiliation with the Now Zealand Association. Mr. Pred'Pirani is president, and Mr. W. M'Kenzie secretarj..; PRESENTATION TO REV. J. WARD. Dunedin, April 8. The Rev. J. Ward, who.has been in charge of. the, Methodist Church at Port Chalmers," and who has'been ferred to Wellington, was entertained to-night/andprcsonted with an easy, chair and a cheque, the latter of which :ha^7 r 'been ; ';'subscribed to bythroughout' New'! Zealand in . recognk 1 . 1 tion of Mt: Ward's services as editor of the "Methodist Outlook" and his efforts in the : direction of securing- » separate conference for' the Mrs. Ward and Misses Ward-also received presentations., ' ' '■'

EDUCATION GRANTS. . Fellding, April 8. A. large and representative meeting of delegates of the school committees of the district held here to-day formed « branch of the School Committees' Association for : tho district. It /was decided to take steps to enter a united protest against the action of the Education Department in reducing, the grant to education, hoards and in withdrawing the. capitation grant' to school tees. ,•'••.'

ENGINEERS' DEMANDS. Napier, April 8. A meeting of employers interested hi the new demands filed by the Wellington branch of the Amalgamated Society, of Engineers was held to-day, when it was resolved to protest against ho meeting of .the Conciliation Council being held in Napier. Unless a sitting is arranged to oe held in Napier, Hawke's Bay employers will not appear before the council, nor will they agree bound by any agreement come to at the Wellington sitting, but will refer the dispute to the Arbitration Court sa far as Hawke's Bay is concerned!.' LIGHTHOUSE IN DANGER. ■■■....' Cisborne, April 8. A visit paid yesterday'to Tuahine lighthouse by'the chairman of the Harbour Board- and the District Engineer confirms the opinion that the position oi the tower is unsafe, and that it should, be removed immediately, as the whole point is liable to slip into the sea. NAPIER BREAKWATER. Walpawa, April 8. The Waipawa County Council has instructed its representative on the Napier Harbour Board to, oppose further expenditure on the breakwater uutil the election of a new board. LOSS OF AN ARM. • .'.. Auckland, April 8. The Arbitration Court dealt,with a claim by Lewis Hunter: to recover £280 15..4 d- from the Union Company, foi. loss of an arm while quartermaster on one of tho company's\steamers. Plaintiff was awarded £222 9s. 4d., less £190 '7s. 7d. paid into Court.. Y.M.C.A. Dunedin, April 8. . :The Y.M.C.A. intend tilling for tendors immediately for a new building. The approximate cost, including equipment and a site in Moray Place, is £21,000. ."■ ■ INDUSTRIAL. DrSTRICTS.. Napier, April 7. At a meeting' of the Waterside Workers' Union, a resolution was car- ■ ried in favour of severing Hawke's Bay from; the Wellington industrial district, and urging the formation of Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay into a" separate district. .-■■'■''