NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

the building qfa dredge; ." : at home or'outhere? :; '' \ "•'•" Chrislchtirch/September i9;i '/,;:- ; At. a of-the. Lyttelton' Harbour v' ; : ' Board .this: morning the engineer, now! in. Europe, recommended ■ the acceptance of -. " the 'tender of Symons arid Co., 'at "£38,000; ■;■■>; for : 'the" construction of .a - Freehling""•. dredge. The: report gave rise 1 to-aVdis-cussion on the matter of support'oflocal' : industries.":':' .'.""'- r\ ■'•:•.- Mr. Rusgell, : M;P.; strongly urged ; that".-. ,'■ inquiries be made in New-Zealand to as- . :• ; certain whether the .work could be-done-locally;'.; ':-,••-.-• .. /. ~; ... . _ : .. ,; ;: : i . ;: ' Mr. Taylor,::M.P., and other members. V . endorsed^Mr\ 'Russell's .sentiments, .but '.... ;. the. opinion was' expressed that no local '■'■.*■ . firm. Was.. likely to,, put' down • the' plant ' . . necessary :to;.construct : the dredge...;..■ It ;, :paid to. spend : capital on'plant for. .loco- .'.;; ~ motive's' because'repeat orders- ; were : ito; .:.'.':, . be expected, but, .'in: the case of dredges ■;'; ■ there" was little prospect of keeping .'thb.' '.»'•'. plant; employed. : ...;: ...:..:.;:'::.;.-; ;.;,:',;,;;,',;:'' ; " 'IS: IT REALLY ' ::U; :> :.; ; :,v' .;;:';£•_" ■ The 'Supreme-.Court sessions.opened;to-- -.-';.■; day. rMr.'Justice' ; the district■ on-the .comparative■';■ absence' ;.• V ' =■'■ of crime, and-said he-had on-several: be-, J'.-t'. casions, lately; noted- this .fact in -'other -•■■•■ - ■■>. parfe, of -New- Zealand.;- ■':■''■; -» ;. j'\ '■■■;; i^;, ; . The -Grand -Jury 'returned,' hbvbill; in. > s; : ' the case of,. Henry-.Hartwill;.for.'alleged- %M ■'-■•' false ■ pretences. ; Annie Love,, committed :' : for ;6entehce,':for forgery■ .and-., uttering,..'. X 7' was ordered to' come: up:,for' . sentence-i"' : . when ;-:'called :;upon. "'-. :'Ereatera''•■ Rangi- ; : ■'■*."■■. whaitira' pleaded;guilty;to:sheep-stealing, ;'." ond'.was sentenced'to :four months' --im- : :■;- : prispnmeht;;;■;;'':-:•; ;;■:';■ <;,• • J- ;-; '■•:;,;:■'. state .'seW^nt's.::defalc^tio'n&^^^ , ; : ; v '':;,CHristchurch,iSeptcmber;l9; ;;;.;' : '' : l : .' James' G'.VM'Kenzie, .'formerly employed • -;■ in' the. : ; State Fire,. Office, -pleaded'guilty ; : -,v;"' to-day to charges of misappropriation in-, rvolving: about 'Mi.' ;He.':,was .committed : ; ; to the Sup"reme;Court"for sentence'.,;-,The:■" '. :managef; of V.thev-branch;;r-stated'::that : v. ';r M'Kenzie's .'defalcations ;were: known' ; to; ,'i;■'('-■ exceed ''■'£&)';'■ and' accused, had '•■ "admitted. ■'■ ; .'V"f' : theyreached about .£BO.- ; The.s'u'm : 'b£'ißo.V :-.; had ; been refunded:the ; Department ' ::)•;:'.•;■ ; ;;:; J •jf&i ; ; ; ; .; ';<v;'\:;V ; Dargavill*;/September ylSl^y'.'ft ' o ■-.'.At, a ; .well-attended. meeting, of.-farmera-j in. the Raupo district;to" disenss; drainage .(_?a' ,: proposals, it ;was. resolved::;'-,:"That:.. this, : }.s'~■ .meeting 'of farmers is" : of .opinion' th«it: no-' ; .•'>;"■-■' : tenure ..of .land a will-.. be "satisfactory, .un-: v v '''. less .nndcr.'the/'optibrialvsystem;. arid:', that ;--:;i' ': all ;'..Cr6wa" : lands', should' .;,bb. opened,, up'' ri:... ; under:;.suclr ■,'• system..' • That >. this "meetiiig^:;';:.. is :. ;of:.-.. ) opinion'..-• that.-: .the.;.-;•;;proposal 1 \ ] -.i-- '■': ti, ■ raise .;:'.the : ;; age.;\at- .whi6hi-' J an.'.'; i/: ■' application'. ;for'; land {.canvbevmade'ifrbmi; :>':, -17 ; ;"ta.;iai...issa-rmistake/r'as it ; .will.:;only have:>thei'e£fect. r of ] driving;.-;.the;.':young;.';v:-'; . men /.into, the /cities',:' or them,, .■ .to,;lopk;elsewhere.'.for,.:iahd."::..That":this--,. '>..-■■-... meeting"':iS''''of:";bpini6ii^at.Vlease:utp«N.\ v^''->:: ' petuity:'jhbldefs' in '/the' 'country;?:'shoiild'-vViV'.. 'have!:the right; ;tbi'purchase\ at ■ the :orig-V - 'v..::'• inal,.Value,'dlu's 1 .per ,cent'difference ,bo-; : /^;}'- fceenithe, Liipoand,o.rip." :'i, :: '/; v ; ; : 3 'f/;;;;^ 1 A^EMPTED^HiS'-Llf E-;-;;, ; ',/;/ f /-;:: ;■/ -jS':< V:'Roberfi'. tempted:fo;commitisuicide by : his.,':,: J'ri throat. bn.'Bealey.-'Av.enue ; reported''to', be• making-/good'/progress-"at-' r. '.':';'-' /the;hospital/'foiday/:;- 1 ./y;^-*:'-; 1 : ) V- :; :': ; '■■'■ :V'r CH:'^'^^;^''".'"/'-'' ;•':/ ;?;';■:;;,:: ;; ;VHastings;; ;Septem.ber'/l?.';.;/;:i y\- ;;: A;.;sliarp. : earthquakei i; v. : f >; ;this; ! - morning; V ,: 'K,;;^Vv"H l '/>,;r,---V:/,;:"':'^"/^,-;vff;:' > :''! •' :: 'tr^ r l'-^-;.;'-/C ; .'''-.-;i'N.apier^Sep^ ;::A;:severe' /earthquake. - was ■;• felt:';at/: 5/43 ■./;'*: ■-; .a.m.,'/the direction.being;north to'southi^..'*!; ; . ;'y:;~^HpuSE;;BU^NEDfDOW^ Hi~l'i :■ "■''• A- ; J:(Dunedini;:^temoerH9.'j;Vv ; ;j! :'.'/A' house/; :>;';•--.: ,newj ; /si'tuated ;in; : NoTth';East';;V^leyy?arid:;;7'./ ; /; /owned, by : Mr.:',Rbbert;:Miller. Firilay; ; 'waß ; />;-/ ■"':; 'destroyed:! by;firb early;this•nidrning. Tha' >«";'.-'. ;brigi.n,/bf.,'the3butbfeak.';is'/.unkubw^ ihouse, ./.whichV,was:,iiisurcdliri: tke"■'Stani-.'-:;?'.'. ■ :dar"d;Offite:for.f!^o/;.fe^lued^^3o(^^^ H'i\ ;/>- f >iiii ii p en; ; b; ewho££?^£;£ .:';K:'.s£i- 'Auckland,' 19/;/;;/&:/;;:( ' Alexander <MTjeod,v.aged; 64; died ' ; ;siui*t.w ::/;i .'■ ' in; Hohsbn;,Street; ; ■;,%'. 'U-^}^-^S- :