LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1980, 10 February 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arraujjenuents are in trdij) for llm holding of tho annual minion of t-W bevent-li Coutingont on th:o evoirine of HUruary 24. A. large tintiibar of officers ami men of the raiihient have promised to bo. present, While ho h-ns -in tjie .north recently, tho Hon. H. I). 801 l journeyed to Kaipafa j-n the- Government 'steamer Hinenuw, ill order to- iflspfiet a proposed bird sanctuary, an area situated some" little way mjamj frcu-ii Kaijiara Harbour, ani containing several froslnvater lakes, yiiig amortgst saijd. but oncireieci »y vegetation. Theso- lakes are a favoured hiittnt of swans and ducks. Whito residents i-ji tJie'd-istri-Dt and tlio Maoris who live adjacent alike favour, tlio sane timiry proposal, but an obs&lo (ssika in tire feet that tlie laud about tfe'lakes is private property, owned by a -local settler, whfl also holds son-io rights over the lakes tlveifiselves. The- Minister on his visit conferred with 'the European and Maori residents, and also with tli:q member for the- district (Mr. J. &, Contes),_and ho Will submit proposals to Cabinet hi Vegarol to the suggested' sbmtiiary. ' One of tlso effects of the strike wbieli is still ' causing ittcenvfinifeiico is delay in the deijvery of coal. Quito a hum~ ber β-f orders iirc being taken only on tho iiHdcfstandiflg tl«it 'they .cannot be" executed for ton days. Dissertations,on top-lip-hirsuto Sioiiftllj , got ißterwqveii with the pfeceedings at the retrial of John- Edward H-arrington in the Sliprcnio pourt yesterday. ''I have tlie uuiquo experience G-f never having had'A nn-zoton iiiy faco in .my life," tho Chief J'ustteo' (Sir Bobert Stout) observed {n stating that lie did not knosv much about the.rate ot : mousiacJio growth. The foreman ef tlic inry remarked that "it all depends on tho Biei>." "I," contintied the foreman, "coiil«i po without a share, for a wok and would' still bo torjned clean-s-haven. 1 would siiovc no more growth in a week than other men would show in twelve hours." The trials of strike leaders for the alleged '.lse of seditious language vj-ti probably he commenced in the Supreme Court to-m-o-rrow. The case of featv Hoilaiitl will !>o. takeir first, and the cases of WHtiafn Thomas tfoujrg and Mimtef will follow.' , i ? or some tii-no past Uw people of Jlorl'Hisrille liavc been .indvi-iig in. tlie directioft of securing a. reci-pation grmind. The Town Bo&hl has ktely acqiiirecl H'hflt is khoivti its tins- did [acocourse. for' tliii pttrjiosp, ti-iwl- pefmission was- given to n fewloehj spOrts , "tft train their horses''ther«* I «'J'hoy went recently, hutwhfrn they arrived at the eoiii-so they found tl:u> gate locked ■ (says the Aueklaml ''Star'" , ). They spoii. cat a liji-k and o-]w)ietl the gsilp. 'i'litn a lir-ely te-.n minutes commenced, ami , sefp'ral old Maoris, who claim possession <>{ the land, {ought for tlioir rights. As soon as the chain an tlio gate was cut they started to licit a hfirsG and rtilor with it, .Then a inan itmn a git; eati-jdit hold of tho Maori with the chain, but l>6 waslwoekeil over with a pair of shoavs', iriolded by ■other traie old Native W'arrior. Fii-koJia Nβ. 3, in charge of a .steed, went to the rescUa «f his "stable ccimiVaiiioii," but he, too, was -pnHi-iwlletl to smrftiicfer, M si woman- appearesl on the scene. .This; vrahine itae armed with a big lump of ti4ree, and handled it ite a stnelfiiian does n Tvhtp. Eyoiit-ualiy tlie Natives were left in posSessbu. Tho land in question has been gazetted as the property of the board, but as there Ims to be a .feva.kiiitroii as- from tho time l4e property was Supposed to. lid purchased, tho Maoris will lico-t give- il ;ii|> until they know what tjw afljouKt is te be , .. Puring his reeeiit northern journey, the Hon. H. P. Bell visited Lakes.Ro' toi'im and Taupo.' Speikkig from firstliand obsDrv-atfeit, ho dfers.eiits, from -tlt-e----reports wliish have been down a.b.6itt blindiwes ainongSt tlfe trout in Lake Hoto-rua.. Stttfiy small .fish a««aught in Lake ftetoj-ua, but Mr. Bqll sawv-ery tar "slabs" in Lake Tan.po, The polioy of hcttiM the lakes in <Jrd« to reduoe the nunroer of ftsli m] eii-eoii-rago all increase" hi si-zo; will" probably be GO-ntinncd until Mr. Prmcc,?.t3i.o'Caiiadiatt fisheries expert, arrives in the-. I)o----rfliuioii in April next, when 3ie may imssibjy recQmnieiid. -other measures. A wagcin, jcoaUadoii, niett with a 80'mowhat sftrtous accident iii iPerrois Q-ua-y yesterday afternoon* £)n coming off the wtiflrf the ilriver turtfed Ills hci'-so's head dtyivards, aiid. in so doing tlio wiie.el of his cart turned jpn to the inside of the railway track. '.Fbfl driverattempted to bring tho' wagon dear, hut- was iin-s-ucecsfful. and tlio strain lietomi.iig too great the wheel si-uipp«d ■ off. the axlo breaking at 'tho hub. AViih a erash tlio veliiete itixHa-psed, and the coal was st-rowu over "lie i-dad. Fortunately tlio driver was thrown clear, and savo far a few bruises on an ofbow was niiinjurcd, Curious to reiate, a jirecisely similar accident ciifred dnrin.B tlio upav .Pnsi OHkie fssc belonging te ?less.rs- Parbor a,nd Co.i butdievs, LamlHan Quay. Here also the ■axle was broken.