NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 89, 24 April 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night. The s.s. Paparoa arrived last evening from London via Wellington. Air Kinsella, Dairy Commissioner, has visited the Waikato. He expects to place a competent man to oversee the Auckland factories for the whole of the season.

Mr Justice Conolly left for Gisborne to-day to hold the District Circuit Court. The Hon. Mr Carroll leaves for Wellington by the Mararoa this afternoon. The Provincial Grand Lodge of the North Island has elected the Hon. W. McCullough Provincial Grand Master, Mr AV. Anderson, D.P.G., and Mr G. Mueller, S.P.G. Wellington, last night. The Thorndon School Committee resolved in favor of inspectors being changed from one district to another. The annual report of the Council of the District Law Society shows the members to be 91, of which 68 practise in the city and 28 in the country. The Council state there have been fewer complaints against the conduct of practitioners than hitherto, and none were serious. The Council understands that two objections are made by the Courts of the Australian colonies to the admission of New Zealand solicitors, first, that the New Zealand law requires that practitioners qualified beyond the colony should pass examination in New Zealand law before admission in the colony, and secondly, that the New Zealand law prescribes no period of articles or service in a solicitor’s office to ensure practical experience, but merely an examination in general knowledge. The Council think the first objection could be removed, but can see no way to obviate the second, except by amending the law that in New Zealand, as in all other colonies and in England, experience in practice as well as knowledge be an essential qualification. Mr 0. T. P. Martin was elected President of the Society.

The Teachers’ Salaries Commission today resolved that the Minister of Education be asked to send copies of the scheme' submitted by the Secretary of Education yesterday to all Boards, School Committees, teachers, and Education Institutes in the colony. The Commission leaves for Blenheim on Thursday;, and afterwards proceeds to Nelson and the AVest Coast, and to Christchurch, thence through to Invercargill. On their return to AVellington the North Island itinerary will be drawn up. Now regulations under the Lands for Settlement'Consolidation Act have been gazetted, providing that when there is more than one application for the same land preference be given to married men with families, and the right to occupy land to be decided by ballot. The pedigree cattle coming out from Home for the Government by the steamer Matatua consist of seven shornhorn bulls and one cow from the herds of Lord Rothschild, Lady Bentinclv, and other noted breeders. Christchurch, last night. The Arbitration Court opened this morning, and is dealing with a case brought by the Typographical Union against the proprietors of a number of country papers. The Union states that there has been much employment of boy and girl labor. Dunedin, last night. The body of the gwl Heather was found this morning.