LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1365, 28 January 1905, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.f Wellington, last nigtj At a meeting of the Police Proyijj Fund Board pensions wore granted follows : —Sergeant J. Barlow, Ashbou v.T2G 9s; Cuustablo W. J. Rist/’Shatn J 285 17s 3d. A refund of contribution tho fund by tbo lato Constable J. jy.; , ■iody, of Taurangu, amounting to n was made to tho widow of deceased. St The regulations for tho examination merino engineers have been revise)] provido that to qualify a candidate nIJ! nave served ono year p.t sea as on a regular watch on the main or boilers of a foreign-going or intercoloe. rtcatnship of no; less than 66notnij-horse-power, or eighteen month"!-! Home trade steamship of not nominal horse power, whilst or entitled to a third class engineer’s tificato or Minister’s certificate of exear lion from third-class examination. kaj At the wool sales to-day 8250 betas offered. There was a largo entry. medium crossbreds, which at 'previij sales would have realised 9id to Sj These sold at B}d to 9il. Halfbreds sfat 9Jd to 9ijd, against lOd to IG.td Y month. The docline may bo put r,- V Id on coarao wools, and £d on fi/f,; TheVingo of'prices was : Halfbr 9;Jd ;/ crossbreds, super 9d to 9jj-', bid to 9d, coarse 8d to BJd, infe 8d ; Jambs, 7d to 9£d ; tyMfnr * 6d to 7d ; locks, 3d to 3£d, ■yK Timarn™ rvSt. gv< The Conciliation Board settled'-j| plumbers’ agreements for idonth Gait* bury to-day :— Forty-four hoursV wages Is 3d ; sheet metal workerrls 1,1 per hour, overtime ono and a quart time for two hours, then time ODd a hi; Tho usual arrangements wore made i underpaid men and assistants. Protege® to unionists is allowed. Apprentices a; to bo bound for six years, starting at Ewith an incroaso of 5s a year. Tka flsmillers renewed the old award.