'NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1972, 31 January 1914, Page 6

'NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(By TeleiTiiih.—Press Association.) : — — WAIRAU'HOSPITAL. Blcfihcifn, January 30. _ Daring-the last four day Mr; Evans, S.M., Commissioner, has boon conducting an inquiry into tlio question of building a mj.v hospital for tlio Wairau district, A largo amount of ovidenco lias been taken, aticMmg meilie.al'.opinions for and against, four local.'bodies out of soven objeetiitg to tho scliomo as an nfuicccsSßry eiirenso. Tho Commissioner will "report to. tlio Minister.

THE BROTHER'S MONEY. Auckland, Jainary 30. Mr, Cutten, S.M., heard chaiges of forgery this morning ngaiiist a- yotmc Maori'named Tdhi HuifcOroa, and'ngea 23, who was alleged 1 to havo obtained from tho Native Land Board, certain sums of 'money totalling £85 that right: ly belonged to a, yoiinger bixtkor naniedTprawhet.q, and still a minor, I'er<v wJiete-'Huitoroa, brother of tho accused, eaid that lie had never received any money' from the Native Lands Department, aad the signature on the documents produced was not. his. Detec-tive-Sergeant Ward stated tbat accused Jiad .■expressed sorrow for what he had done, and had eaid that ho would pay the money back if the Land Board would assist him to sell eomo land that he had. Ho know,'lie said, that ho had cjlpiio wrong as soon as he got the money. The accused reserved his defence and was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. :