NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 243, 18 April 1896, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

« (Per Press Association). Auckland, April 17. Three natiyes, Waironga and two brothers named Rewiti, were each fined £ 20 and costs for sheep stealing at Mongonui, in default of payment, six months' imprisonment. A meeting of shootists was held to day for the purpose of forming a rifle club or an honorary reserve corps for the Auckland district. Among those present were a number of distinguished marksmen. The meeting affirmed the desirability of forming a. rifle club, A committee was appointed to make all inquiries as to the cost of equipment, what assistance Govern - ment will give, the best means of securing a suitable rifle range, the cost of procuring Martini-Henri rifles, and other incidental expenses. Eighty expressed their intention of becoming members of the club. Wellington, April 17. The Trades Council has decided to allow unskilled labour unions to affiliate with it. Some time ago a circular was issued by the Agricultural Department, stating that Government would pay the steamer and train fares of one delegate from each Association to attend the Intercolonial Fruit Conference. Government has now decided to allow every other accredited delegate, after the first one, a refund of one half on railway fare, and ten per cent oh steamer fare, and a circular to that effect is being issued to-day. The Manawatu Railway Co will carry goods for the Wellington Exhibition at ordinary rates and return thpm free of charge, provided they are not sold by the exhibitors. The Union Co and Huddart Parker Co. ■will charge full rates for bringing them to Wellington. The Harbor Board will exempt the goods from wharfage charges, and levy one fee of one shilling per ton for repeiving and delivering. Tbis Day. A laborer named Neil Johnsen, living at Alicetown, Lower Hutt, hanged himself this morning. He had been despondent for some time. Deceased was aged 40, a widower, and leaves 5 children. Reefton, April 17. Mr O'Eegan, M.H.R., delivered an address at BJack Point last night, and received a hearty vote of thanks and confidence. He strongly favoured an elective Ministery and tbe Referendum, a policy of Free Ttrade, and direct taxation. Tbe unemployed difficulty was, he said, due to the artificial scarcity of land, the result of the system of ignoring natural rights. Mr O'Regan announced that he would stand against ail comers at the next election.