NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1681, 23 February 1906, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)

Dargaville, last night. . I The Nortborn Wairoa Hospital trouble - has been intensified by the Charitable Aid Board refusing to ontortain tho Hos- 1 pital claims, whioh were referrod back to the Hospital Trustees as excessive. The doctors are now forming a private medical club and on tho termination of their hospital agreement will carry on privato practice. Auckland, last night. I At tho Education Board meeting it was decided to appoint to the headmaftsrship of the Normal school Mr H. Cousins, I M< A« 1 The claims of Auckland to be considerad I in any reconstruction of the Cabinet were mentioned at a meeting of the Liberal and Labor Federation. It was stated that when the election campaign was proceeding they ware told tbafi if the North returned members supporting the Government the North would have a chance to get one of them into the Miois - 1 try The North ht),d been more than . i o va'. It had proved its right to con- , aideration. Special reference was made to Mr Baume’s qualification for cabinet l rauh . , . The Auckland Provincial Dairy conj fereaee was held to-day. Amongst those j present weie Messrs Kinsella, Dairy Com- . missioner, Thornton, grader and instructed ana Cuddle, Assistant Dairy Commis-

sionor. The manufacturers and brokers wore afforded an opportunity of witnessing and assisting in a practical demonstration of buttor-tosting and grading. Wellington, last night. Mr Maurioo W. Richmond has boon appointed Professor 6t English and Now Zealand law at Viotocio College. Tho engagement is for five years at £6OO por a mum. ,‘Ari. , . Tbo ratepayers of Potono have agreed at a poll to sell tho rights of lighting Hu t borough with gas to tho latter municipality, whioh takes over all mains, oto., for £4500. They also voted in favor of loans for works totalling £13,000. A oonferouco tf general manogors of tbo fire insurance companies in Australasia opened hero yoslorday. Tho business was conducted in private, but it is undsrstood it is in oonneotion with tho rat6B of insur* j anoo. Further correspondence between tho l Premier and Mr Moore on the subject of I an ex'ra allowance to railway men shows I

that the Premier obtained tho names of the men from tho Mayor of Kaiapoi, who on being applied to gave them at once. Mr Ronayne’s roport being empbatio that payment was made in accordsnoe with the regulations in forco for 11 months, the Premier colls on Mr Moore to withdraw bis allegation that it was for political purpoeos, and was stopped as soon as the election was over. The Promier makes a point that Mr Mooro’a leader, Mr Maesey,, on more than one oooasion stated he. had I received communications from railway moo, thanking him for having assisted to Obtain this among otbor concessions for I them. I Henry Marshall was sentenced at the Supremo Court to day to six months’ imprisonment for forgery. Sydney papers state that Nightfall has been purchased on behalf of an Indian oportsmaD, R. Farquharson, and will I snortly be shipped with F.J.A. and others I to India. I

Dunedin, last night.

Noyes Bros., who, in addition to being contractors for the construction of the el°ctrio tramways, were managing the tramways for the Corporation at a salary of £SOO a yar, have, in view of oortain oourc l ,i:a’ irritating criticisms, deolined to accept an offer for the renewal of their engagement In a bookmaking case, Judge Cooper ruled that an information could prooeed by oaso stated from the Magistrate's deoi» eioD, instead of a mandamus, and therefore the appeal was prouerly brought