NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 4 February 1911, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ALLECED CARGO-BROACH INC. , ' Auckland, February 3. A charge of alleged ■ cargo-broaching T a r S he^ d ?? tho Polico Cour t to-day before Mr. Cutten, S.M., when Walter. Armstrong, wharf-labdnrer'. was charged that: on January . 23 last ho stole a valued.at £1, the property of Messrs. L D. Nathan. Sub-Inspector Hendry conducted tho case for the police, and the 'allegation was that while working 011 the Mamari accused stole the boots, and endeavouring to got awav with them lie secreted them tinderhis shirt. Accused- -pleaded not guilty, and ,was committed. for trial, bail being allowed. AN ESTIMATES VOTE CANCELLED. - Tlmaru,- February 3. A short timo ago tho Public Works Department ' asked tho Mackenzie County - Council' to undertake the expenditure •• of a vote for £1000 for a bridge over, tho Hooker at the "end of the Mount' Cook -range 011-the way to Ball jHut and the Tasiiian glaciers. The council declined the undertaking, saying that tho engineer had enongli to "do. To-day the council received a letter stating, that in consequence of that refusal the vote had been cancelled. RETRIAL GRANTED. ChrlstchuccJi, February 3. In connection; with the charge •gainst' William Pitcaithly of. indccent assault, which was dismissed 011 tho grounds of insufficient evidence, the polico applied for a retrial, and as a result, of . tho application the accused has been summoned to np'jear before Mr. T, A. B. 8.-iKv. '■'. >10 o'clock to-morrow morning, when the case v, be reheard. 1 LOAN POLLS CARRIED.

Palmorston North February 3. A poll held , here to-day carried two loans in connection with water supply— one of-£6500 to raise clam 1 from fifteen to fifty feet, and mako the storage pigntcjii millions instead of one million gallons, the other for £5500 for installing mechanical filters. The first was earned by 230 votes to 195, and the second-by'24o votes to 184.

RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUES. Glsborno, February 3. At a . poll . yesterday it was decided Shat the system of rating on unimproved paluos' should be adopted in Gisborne The figures were 474 for, 279 against Ihe roll numbered over 2000. WORK RESUMED AT OTIRA. Clirlstciiurch, February 3. Work,at the Otira tunnel was resumed at 4 p.m. to-day, the afternoon shift going on.