NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 November 1901, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

(per press association.)

Railway Board. Wellington, Nov 29,

Mr Kenny, S.M., has been gazetted Chairman of the North Island Bailway Lppeal Board, and District Judge Ward, Chairman of the Middle Island Board. Commandant.

The resignation of Penton as Commandant of the Forces has been gazetted,

The Survey Department.

The promotion of Marchant, the Commissioner of Linds at Wellington, to Surveyor-General is officially announced. James M'Kerrow is retiring from the position of Chaiiman of the Land Purchase Board, and will be succeeded by Barron, at present Under-Secretary for Lands and Acting Surveyor-General. Land Settlement and Yaluation. Waipawa, This Day.

At a meeting of the Hatuma settlers, the Hon. Mr Smith stated that Government had consented to re-value the settlement, which is now valued at fifty thousand pounds higher than when owned by Purvis Russell.

Dropped Dead from a Bicycle. Cubistchubch, This Day. A young man named John Soanes fell daad off a bicycle in the city of heart disease.

Kauri Company. Auckland, This Day. The Kauri Timber Company pays a dividend of four per cent and carries forward £30,659. New Half-penny Paper. Wellington, This Day. A new half-penny evening paper is announced to be published here next month under the title of the " Sun " with a democratic and labour policy. Surveyors' Examination. The following New Zcalanders have passed under Australasian Federal system: B. W. Creagh, Auckland. F. H. Jordan, Tauranga. M. F. Hazard, Waihi. S. T. Mitchell, Auckland. H. M. Kensington, New Plymouth. G. Cuthertson, Invercargill. B. C. Basstin, Invercargill. Not Guilty. Auckland, This Day. The charge against Symons for shooting Buries, the boatswain of the Senorita, was heard to-day. The Bench was satisfied that the shooting was purely accidental, and discharged the accused without a stain on his character.

End of Railway Strike. Gisboene, This Day. The railway strike has fizz'ed out, the men resuming work to-day. It is understood they have been granted their demand for a shilling an hour. Steamer Kotuku Strikes a Rock. Wellington, This Day. The steamer Kotuku, from Westport to Lyttelton, coal laden, put into port this evening, having met with a mishap off Jackson's Head. It appears that while the steamer was taking the passage between Walker's rock and the beacon off the head she was carried by the strong spring tide bodily on to the rock striking slightly amidships. Her cargo is being discharged here. She will be taken on the slip in the" morning for inspection. The steamer is making water, but almost imperceptibly,

Making Rotorua Attractive

Wellington, November 29.

The Tourist Department intend to establish an aviary in the Government Park at Rotorua. A collection of New Zealand birds, will be formed which it is believed will be of special interest to tourists. The Wellington Fire. Darcy, another of those hurt has developed lung troubles through the shock and his life is thought to be in jeopardy. Charles BelJ, one of the persons injured in the Occidental Ho'el fire, is still in a serious condition at the hospital, and has not yet fully recovered consciousness, A Case of Lsprosy. Dunedin, November 29. Sir. J. G. Ward, has received intimation that a suspected ea»e at South has proved to be leprosy. The sufforer, a Chinaman, has been isolated and evory precaution taken. The Supreme Court. At the Supreme Court to-day a verdict of not guilty was returned in the case in which John Fagan was charged with

assaulting Robert Bain, the D. J. Club's detective at Wingatu racecourse meeting. Dunedin Farmer's Unioa Tho Ocago Executive Farmer's Union meeting was held in the show grounds today, when it was decided to accept the tender of the Commercial Union Assurance Coy for insuring farmers under the Workers Compensation for Accidents and Employers Liability Acts and liability at common law. Reduction on wool Freights. A deputation from the Farmer's Union waited on Sir Joseph Ward, to-day and ! urged that in view of prices, a reduction should be made on the carriage of wool by rail. Sir Joseph, said ho exceedingly regretted the low values on the great staple product, wool. He had had under consideration for some time past, the lowering of rates on wool, among other things. He said so in the House, but there were too many calls being made one way and another on the Treasury, and such large amounts of expenditure were required in all parts of the Colony that it was felt desirable to hold tbi< question over, and the bringing of it into operation. He was quite willing to confer with his colleagues with a view to seeing whether they could single out wool alone and allow other goods to stand over. He was quite prepared to go into tho matter with his colleagues. Fire on the Steamer Weka. Auckland, Nov 30. A fire was discovered on the steamer Weka at Onehunga. The fire brigade quickly suppressed it. The interior of the steamer was gutted, and a large cargo of general merchandise seriousiy damaged. The fire is supposed to have originated in the bunkers.

Post and Telegraph Newspaper. Wellington, This Diy. The Po3t and Telegraph Conference has decided to establish an official newspaper, and a committee has "been appointed to carry out the idea either by acquiring "Katipo," or in some other way. The exectivo of Association is to remain stationed in W ellington.