INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 137, 17 May 1892, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(PEE UNITED PBES3 ASSOCIATION). Mastkbton, May 15. The following important resolution was passed by the Wairarapa North County Council at a meeting held yesterday :— " That it be a recommendation to the Government to empower all local authorities to impose a penalty of not more than lv per cent on all special rates in arrear for a period of three months after the demand is made." Auckland, May 16. The Hon Mr Cadman, after seyeral interviews with. Tawhiao, has induced him to accept a pension from the Civil List of £225 per anuum. Tawhiao refused much more tempting offers from Sir Donald McLean, Sir George Grey, Mr Bryce, and other Native Ministers. While m Auckland, Dr Macgregor discovered that two of the children boarded out by the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board were living in a squalid and filthy home, insufficiently clad, and apparently scantily fed. They were at once removed. The Secretary of the Tailoresses Union, Dunedin (Miss Morrison), addressed a meeting to-day of those interested in Unionism. She spoke of the good it had achieved in Dunedin, Seyeral honorary members of the local Union were appointed, and Mr Cooper became honorary solicitor, Wellington, This Day, Further judgment in the illegal betting cases was delivered by the Magistrate today. In the cases against Simonds and Patterson the Magistrate held there was no evidence that they were acting as definite agents, and fined Simonds j£2o, and costs £4 7s, iv default one month ; and Patterson £10, and costs £1 Bs, or in default 14 days. Notice of appeal was given in Sitnond's case. Mr Hoben, secretary of the New Zealand Football Union, has received a com« munication from the Northern Bugby Union (Queensland), asking that if possible the visit of the New Zealand team be timed so that matches may be played at Brisbane during the Exhibition week in August. A Queensland representative team visits Sydney to play a series of matches in July. Oamabu, May 16. The Assessment Court put up a record this morning. When the Board of Reviewers met they found there was not a single appeal against the valuation,