NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1706, 23 March 1906, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association.)

Auckland, last night. Tho Arbitration Court sat to-day, when tho wiokorworkors, coaohworkors, and hairdressers’ disputos wore disposed of, tho Court ratifying agroomonts botwoon tho parties. Tho hairdressers secured a minimum wago of £2 ss, with £2 15s for board work. Tho hours consist of 57 a wook. Coachwoi'kors’ hours woro fixod at 47 weokly, tho wages Is 2d an hour. Wiokorworkors’ wagos were fixed at Is 3d por hour, tho wook to consist of 47 hours.

Mr David Scannoll died at Remuera yesterday, aged 08. Ho served in tho Indian Mutiny, and arrivod in Now Zealand in 1801. Ho sorved in tho Maori war, and also tho chasing of To ICooti. IJo was appointod Inspector of Armed Constabulary, then Resident Magistrate, and finally a Judgo of tho Nativo Land Court, from which position ho retired two years ago.

Tho warship Encounter, from Sydney, joined tho fleet on tho Now Zealand coast on Tuosday night.

Nelson, last night.~ Tho Supremo Court opened boforo Judgo Denniston to-day. There web ooly one Nelson case. The Judgo congratulated tho district on immunity from serious crime. Harold Gb Quayle, a youth of 20, mentally and morally deficient, was sontonced to two years’ imprisonment for indecently assaulting a girl under 12, pleading guilty. The Court adjourned till to-morrow for civil business. Wellington, last night, Information obtainod by tho police leads to the impression that the body of a man found on tho beach near Torawhiti early in February was that of Emil Schubert, a tinsmith.