NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2214, 29 July 1914, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

ißr lelezraah.—Pres« Association./ ♦ ■- ECHO OF THE EXHIBITION. Auckland, July 28. Mr. Justice Hoslcing gave judgment this morning in the action brought by the Exhibition Amusements Company against Hugh . Boss .Mackenzie and others in connection with the alleged failure of defendants to fulfill the terms of a contract to run a buckjumping show as an attraction in the Exhibition Wonderland enterprise. Damages were, assessed at £108 2s. BLENHEIM'S NEW-'HOSPITAL. Blenheim, July 29. ' The foundation stone of the new hospital, which is being erected at a cost of £17,481, was laid this afternoon by the Hon. 11. H. Bliodes (Minister of Public Health), in the presenco of a large gathering. In the course of his speech the Minister said that.very few people realised the loss to,the country on account of its sick and inefficient!!, ''and even in this young country the Government, and the Hospital "Boards alike would be signally lacking in their .duty' did-, they not face their responsibilities in this respect: The tremendously increasing expenditure in this ; direction must be . courageously .faced. The Minister, sailed for Wellington by the evening steamer. . .: ' BREACHES OF GAME LAWS. Nelson, July 28. A decision of considerable importance to Acclimatisation Societies jva6 given by Mr. Evans, S.M., to-day. He held that any person could lay an information for an offence' under, the" Animals Protection Act, 1908. It had' been-de-cided elsewhere that only the ranger could do I so. In the case in point, a man: was charged on the information of the secretary of the local SQciety with being in possession of native game (pigeons), and with destroying indigenous birds (tuis). The defendant was convicted and fined on each charge. ■ ' „ EDUCATION CRANTS. . Nelson, July 28. . At the meeting of'the Education Board to-day great dissatisfaction was expressed at the delay of the Education Department in paying the capitation grants. The Department now owes the board some £1600 on aceouno of capitation in connection with the Nelson- Technical School. A telegram to the Minister 'having evoked no reply, it was decided to niako further representations. . STOLEN MAIL BAGS RECOVERED. Taumarunui, July 28. The mail bags 6tolen from the train [ between Knkahi and Taumarunui on Juno 15 last were found by the police yesterday in the dense bush, a milo jsoutli,of Piriaka. . The bags have .all been, gone' through,.".- It is. not known what pbrtion of the contents have been abstracted.