NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2137, 1 May 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

HOKMKA IN A HURRY, FOR PROTEGTiOM OP SEA FRGtiti tßj Wcgraijlr.-l'i-ess AsSociatioii.J i „„ . . WpkHiika, April Ml. . ' _ Ih.e position on llw sea ti-o.nt .continues tocause eoMskki-a'iifo akvnii. The spring tides, how receding, have ktxn 'remarkably smwtli, -etliKi-wiso the. disaster of a i'ortitight a*o Would have boon ■J*|K'.at<;tl with worse results. 'ijjt; R>;r ceujtiiiocs to tijic-roa-ch on Rfewii Stfmot daH)', and durini; the tost few tMes con-side-i-aMo croSieA lias tnteii tikco, low--water mart*, bci.iig ii.pwi.i.i'ds.of tiO feci-cleso-r inshore and very deep Water along tJ)(s sea front, l-li.o, pi-.ot,e.ctiv<-jvofks beiug carried ote b> tJu? Pijiiio w-orks Dopa-r-tmenSi ctii)rpi--i.se; drkiiig a series of irtes Bft. apart sttij'ip-lvii te.«ia. rirese are tieij-ig -plauW (tartfy. Very slow .progress febetiig nijidoionly abb/t So jrtles have Ijeen <Jrkcii ? 10 to 15it. deep, Hi t-ht k-st ten flay.s,. Cousjder-'ab-Ib tio-nunent has been made on the slotf progress aiid the manner- in w-lJiqb ; the danger is bei«<j -gr&pflisd wiflu X bar* ou.gh official guts tlio ofvinioii that.unless i-nni-o wgeijt rtcjis :dfc; token t*i snciU'is the sea froii-if, if i'eiigii Wc.a|lier ayentuatt's greater. dauUvgo is bound to. ha -.caused, SETTLEMENT. ■MKvISIER ON TEE AIXL ■ ■ Pongaroa, r ij A deimtatjon. aekta the- Jioii- W. ' I'l'fiasscr tfcit land should; te ithiawn o pi*n lor closer', settteuteii-tj with piiillcftlu-r ■ reference to JJn-rfing's estate, sftiiatc'd Hear I'ongatoa towifelvtp. It, was stated : wat thefo w-ae a oemiuid for woitea-' tonics, The Minister Said-the Pj-isne JFtitistor s ■■main ebjeet wag to' pronjga e!os.*} • ■ settlciuMit ifi smaller ai.«as. aiid.-. t-ivafe W(t«:.-tbe felijig of the -wlioTo , .- Caiiiuet. Ite itmild ifeaihe Miircsentaiijiis'bei foro tlio. JtuWstei- e.£ iitifrls,.:and jio felt ' frufc ihp Ifttt-w w0u1.4 •olstk-m a- fail reiwrt on tho salJieet.- Sli'. leaser feaid, tli-ere eowra lie iio general .presppr% w.itess tho lanff w-a.s Itfi.ia in smaiiqr ireas ,«1-ft Wilsonatto way, tliiis Increasing liio iwpTjl-atisU'imd asrfstiijg tho .railway *?■ '' Tcmie. Every .fefi'orf .simutd bo liiatfe in Omi dir®t(on. He wayhl also :tlis Prune aliiiistot his (Me. f rasei'V) -wftfts o« .the- luaitcr* . ■■■ ■ .

- ; " ooMp-jEtifrbN®." C,Hr.istchurch,,Ai)ril 31). L fte-fifti* anmvd :festivi»r of the uu-lstolMifca Oompctition Society .opeii■ed -to-stay with a- i*coM .μ-umbof <tf eivtmes. Moults f-i'iajio so'la (B ttji'd Uttder 21)-H. ■WV.jßraMiWikite (fliew , ««_, 80-po-mtsfl.; 3lisp: jean Bimaws |Ctost<a»(i'ch), 7S- -poin-te, ,2; Isabel Wilib {ChnsWmrd)), W pnits, 3. Musical iiionologue (lnitiioratis).— Jlisa Civrcy -Walkee (Wellington)* lM'pomts,. 1,-Jlr. Sydney B.rett 90 rronjts, 2 j s.Uss li-y jfe?e.iiga!'b (©kui*ri)i!}, 94 points, 3. Dicliflirs -cira.iM.at.er «teteJL-*j:a-«li S-pPtwaia . -(Christ •ehtipolo.il 7* points, 1 j jP. A. J)ajo (Weltaflon), 73 »oi.!ii) S> 2 i Mfes .EL I)ei'ere»s 72 iKmits, 3. fiontrjfrtc grfo—All's,- tewliiio Sharp (Wtfiiflgton*, if iftnafe, li Sites- Agues, M'aefbii* 77 pefotss> 2,'

RTANSXAUQHtEtt CMARCE* ■ Nslson, .April g& J.he sequel to ihe fatal toHisiqii -lie., twobii a'tot&r ■cjTjis.t a.iul. a t;fa.p at' Spring Grove .on tlje li.iqltt. of Ap>i.l 13 toak phieO lit the Sfagisitrjilc's Oirfi.it to'-diij-j ivlien Robert Wallace was charged with having eenmrittisl Mianslftiigfr tor by causing ilac xfeaM of ftiiji NWtit, madniHst, .«{ Spring $i$:*JJ, by ,pi?u>.Hion ti) pfcM'o'i'iii « ''fejej 'diitv ivA <ffivi?i> of a veliieltt *n;tii^ ? inui:H .fb;id\ sN» vehicle, wot JiaViiig two proper lamp/ij." After ovidehea 'Ijad bet)? Wjwn .accused reservM lite dsfcmeo aiitl Wn* eapiiilifr ■tea for triiti.

NEVSON HARiBIJpft 10AH. . Nelsoii, A-i>nil .31), . J.llO torbmir mtpror-cmcufc fean of was losit, the» bchw : 8Q voius :short of the reijuifed tJjteC-lffilis' ■Majority, :'

VITAL $TAtiSTtC$, ' DuHefllltj Ateii 50, Vital sia'teti.es }'ni DiineiVin .j'lioir that tho births rcgistflrtd ill iVp.ril nifflinofdd: 119, tire deaths. .62, ajid inar.riages If?.. In April, itSM, tlwiij S3& TfirtliSj 1)6 dpaiirs, aii:d 6.9 niamages. file liiorcasp -in -iiiair%cs. is chio w'ih.& ■f-aet that; Eastor occiiitccl in April.