NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 208, 6 March 1897, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, March 5. The seamen are willing to accept the award of the Conciliation Board, but owners have not yet agreed upon all points and another conference between the two parties will be held. At a meeting ef the representatives of the building trades tonight all branches were represented except plasterers. It was decided to urge a reduction of weekly hours so that the work should cease at noon on Saturday instead of at 12.45 p.m. as at present. A deputation was appoin> ted to bring the matter before the Employers' Association and another to wait on the plasterers, asking their co-opera-tion. The bot fly is troublesome in the Greytown district. Shippers of cargo by the Manaia, wrecked on the Taranaki coast are going to bring an action against the owners for lost of goods. Christchurch, March 5. To-night the Industrial Association made a new rule permitting the establishment of "Ladies" or other sections for assisting and advising the Association. It was decided to ask Government to forward all information in its possession relative to the manufacture of beet root sugar. The Canterbury Association of flaxmillers passed a resolution approving of the effort! of flax millers to r« establish the trade, and urging Government to increase the grant already made so as to enable the scope of the proposed inquiry into the fibre markets to be as comprehensive as possible. Ten pounds were voted as a contribution towards the flaxmillers undertaking. Auckland, March 5. There are 30 cases on the calendar for trial at the criminal sessions. Two middle aged women, Louisa Bishoff and Mary Wallkopsky, were charged at the Police Court with having stolen at Wellington a watch and other effects and £100 cash, the property of August Schultz. They were remanded to Wellington. Wm. Carlson and Chas. W. H. White on remand in the Te Euiti stabbing case, were again remanded for eight days. Since last remand, the injured man, Kenneth Bayne bad got worse, and it was not known whether he would ever come out of the hospital. A telegram from the Hamilton Hospital authorities was pro» ducod stating that Bayne had taken m relapse. Mr A. H. Waddell, whose prospecting operations were Btopped by the Government, has had an interview with the Hon. Mr Cadman. The Minister stated that until triangulation was established Government wsuld allow no prospecting. The matter is to be brought before Parliament next session on behalf of Me Waddell. The Minister stated to Mr Waddell that rumours had reached the Government that money was being given to natives to allow of a passage through the locality.