TELEGRAMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1208, 17 August 1911, Page 6

TELEGRAMS.

(Bj Teiegraph-Press Association.) Christchurch, August 16. Ihe city estimates approved by the Municipal Council last night, give the expenditure for the current year as ,185,971, and the receipts «£59,2-J2. Provision is made for adding sixpence a day to the wages of all hands receiving 8s or less. ti • n i ■•Dunedin, August 16. Hie toial number of entries, for the Dumsdm competitions, which .take place in September are 1186, compared with 1019 last year, being a record. The' previous best year was 1909, when there were 1116 entries. 'it i, N , e !"( plvni:)ut, V August 16.' At a poll of the ratepayers of the Fitzroy Town Distnct to-day it was decided by 244 votes to 131 to merge into the Borough of New Plymouth; This vis the first step .in the Greater New Plymouth scheme. As- soon' as the merge is gazetted stops will probably be taken by several suburban districts to merge into the borough, the ratepayers of winch arc determined not to institute a tram' service until amalgamation takes place, on the ground that the suburban areas will derive the gieatest benefit and.should bear a share of tho responsibility of tho undertaking.

■ ■ Christchurch, August 16. At a public meeting to-night it was decicled that tho next contest of the South Island Bands' Association bo held in' Uinstchurch during November re.xt A strong committee was elected to make the r.eccssary arrangements. The sum of ,£GO was guaranteed in the room towards tho expenses.

Christchurch, August 1G The Christclinrch Five. Board to-night decided to inform the Palmor.eton- Xorfh Board in reply to the lasUmentionod boards'inquiry, that it considered it undesirable to hold a conference of fire boards tins year owing to the shortness ot the session, but. that a conference might bo held shortly l>efore next session. Tho board decided to support the Hastings Board's efforts to have the Act amended in tho direction of fire boards bsing cmbled to borrow under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act.

- „ Auckland', August 16. In the case in which Frederick Shorland, of Taumarumii, sued Dr. Stanley Bull, of Auckland, claiming .£598 dam'« ases for alleged unskilful treatment of bis wife, tho jury rc'turred a verdict' for plaintiff tor .£lB9 10s. Judgment was entered accordingly, with costs.

, Christen jrch, August 10. Tho stonewall in tho Woolston Borough Council on the question of permitting tho local Tennis Club to enclose a portion of the Recreation Ground was continued last night. About 9 o'clock Councillor Graham was itill dealing with the first of tho laws of tho game of croquet, which lie proposed to compare with the laws of tennis. At this stage most of the councillors left the room, and the meeting had to be adjourned for want of a quorum. The debate will bo resumed on Friday, but in the meantime it is hoped to reach a compromise. . New Plymouth, August !(i. The weather is bad for to-morrow's Taranaki circular cycle road race round Mount Egmont, 110 miles. Eighty comDetitors will probably start,