NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1425, 27 April 1912, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

lljj Tcleeraßh—Prcsi Amoclatlon.l . -♦ NATIONAL ENDOWMENTS. Auckland, April 2G. Willi reforcnco to tho figures quoted liy tho I'rimo Minister lust night, it should lie mentioned tli.it there was no deficiency in tho national ondowniont revenue, which was not included in tho revenuo totals for 1912. As a matter ot tact, tho national endowment revenue amotmied last year to ,£62,305, against .155,801 for tho previous financial year. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS. Auckland, April 28. Mr. Robertson, M.P., interviewed, 6aia he expected tho Government to rotnia ollicu while it pursued a progressiva policy. If it did nothing to nntagonisa Labour there was no reason why tho Labour members should not continue to support tho present Administration, .Mr. Veitch, Min an interviow, expressed similar views, lie udded that any attempt at legislation antagonistic to tho Labour element would precipitate a conflict, Tho New Zealand Labour Party was dead against strikes; it preached a doctrino of political organisation M against tho striko method. NAPIER TRAM TENDERS. Napier, April 26. When the tenders for tho municipal trams wore opened, it was found that prices oxceedeu tho amount available. Th« council dccided to accept tho lowest tenders provisionally on the ratepayers sanctioning a further- loan of JCIO,OOO. This was given, and tho council to-day accepted tenders as follow:—Grconshielda and Co,, construction of permanent way. road, and sewer alterations, overhead work, and supply of mains, i 30,740 Gs.j Turnbull and Jones, power station, carshell, and repair shop, X' 13,499 Hs. 9d. j lirush Electrical Co., rolling stock, XlBlB 18s. 2d. THE SCHNAPPS DRINKER. Hamilton, April 2G. A man named J. T. Palmer, a com tractor, 50 years of oge, died suddenly at tho deviation works on the Hamilton. Raglan Road on Tuesday night. At au inquest yesterday, tho evidence showed that deceased had been a heavy drinker, of schnapps, though ho was not considered to. bo drulik on tho day of his death. Tho verdict was that death had been caused by chronic alcoholio poisoning. RUSHED BY BULLOCK. Gisborne. April 26. Mr. W. B. Kingston, stock inspector* who was rushed and trampled on by a bullock at tho Matawliero salcyards a few days ago, is not expected to livo. LOSSES BY FIRE. Christchurch, April 26. A house at Culverden, tho property of R. ]?. Croft, was burned, with' its contents, on Wednesday night. It was insured for .£3OO in tho South British Office. Feilding, April 26. A sii-rooraod house at Makino, valued at .£350, and insured in the Phoenix Office for jC2OO, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. It was owned by Miss Roe, and occupied by Greer Bros. Tho furniture was valued at X 200; tho insurance is not available. There was no ono in tho house at the time, Gore, April 26. Mr. Daniel Daly's milking-sned ond plant wero destroyed by. fire on Thursday. The. building was insured for .£IOO. There was no insuranco on tho plant or contents. . The value of the boxes is', estimated at .£2BO.

GRADUATED LAND TAX. Auckland, April 2G. Changes in taxation, which rumouf has it the Government intends to introduce, wore mentioned to tho Prime Minister. 110 paid it was quito truo that they intended, to. go- in ■ for increasing .thograduated land tax.' • TKej s : ivouW pop-' t-ibly begin the increaso in respect of properties of about JJ30,000 unimproved valuation. It was also . intended to differentiate between earned and unearned, income, and concessions should bo made in tho case of heads of families. This question of families must bo very iully considered. TIMARU LAND BALLOT. Timaru, April 2G. There aro 398 applicants for seven small grazing runs of from TOO to 3000 acres, in the subdivision of tho Four Peaks Eun. Tho ballot takes place to-morrow. WOODVILLE FUNCTION. Woodville, April 26. The Technical School in Woodville was opened , this afternoon by the Minister ; for Education (tho Hon. J. A., Hanan). Others present were Messrs. ■ .Morgan ami lioss (members of tho Hawke's Bay Education Board), Mr." Esoott (member for the district), Judge Gilfcdder (Native Land Court), and Mr. Morris (Agriculturo Instructor). Mr. Burnett (chairmnn of tho School Committee) presided. After an exhibition of drill by the children, tho Minister performed the cere, monv of opening the new school. Addresses were given by the Ministers and visitors, the burden .being tho ndvant- ■ ago of technical education and of continuation classes, tho Minister foreshadowing the making of attendance at tho latter compulsory. Afternoon toa was served by tlio senior girls, Afterwards various deputations waibect on tho Minister regarding districts matters, and tho requirements of the Hawko s Buv Education Board. Die Minister promised that these matters would bo looked into. 1

LOCAL BODIES, Oamaru, April 20. A meeting of chairmen of local bodies this morning discussed the basis of representation at the conference of local bodies next month, as set out in a circU' Inr issued by the, Minister. It was f eided to send a telegram protesting against'all local todies in area co-termm-ous with tlio Vaitaki Charitable A d Board district being represented by only one delegate, and respectfully requesting at least two to bo allowed. CUTTING UP. Fellding, April 2G. Following a successful[ sale of tlio Ar>> pata Estate, Wnituna, Sir. Ernest Short, the well-known Romnev breeder, has rtecidod to cut up 433 d acres of l'arorangi Estate into fifteen small farms. for immediate selection, possession to be given bf dairying land in October next, and ol sheep land in March next year. UNITED LABOUR PARTY. Auckland, April 26. The United Labour Party held, what was termed a ratification meeting tonight, and the following motion was car. ried:—"That this public meeting of citizens of Auckland hereby ratifies the work of the Easier Unity Conference hold at Wellington, which conference wo recognise as being the most representative gathering of the Labour and Progressive people of New Zealand which has ever been held, and it pledges itself to render loval support to the new organisation, entitledLnitcd Labour party of New Zealand. FALL DOWN A HOLD. n Auckland, April 2G. An accident occurred on board the Mokoia, which was lying at the wharf, at about 1 p.m. to day. A watersido worker, John Anderson by name, was engaged in removing the cover from No. I hold, when lie slipped and fell head foremost to tho bottom of tho hold, llis head came into violent contact with the shaft lunnel, his jaw being fractured and several teeth knocked out. In addition to this, ho sustained fractures of tho right thigh and wrist. BRIEF MENTION. Dunedin, April SO. ffm. Batoman. an aged rablntcr, wm found dead in his hut at Shunt Piss. Tho cause of death was probably heart failure. Woodvlllc, April *0. A man named Andy O'Jlara, an resident, was kicked in the abdomen yesterday, and was sent to the Pahiatna ITospital to-day in a very serious condition. Auckland, April 20. An arreit. has been made in connection with tho burglary nt Mr. llcaley's Manligaturoto store, of a youth, aged 1G yturs. The stolen -property, which was only. of small value, has been recovered,