LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1818, 26 July 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Ust night. Prectioally no notice was taken of Arbor Day in Wellington, exoept by Government officials, who had a holiday. There was a little planting done at two schools. The Registrar of the Supreme Court waß engaged to-day taking the evidenoe of tho captain and offioers of the steamer Poodo, which was damaged ou th'eßrd inst. by a collision at Glasgow wharf with the Union Compaoy’s Bteamer Corinna, Tho New Zealand and African Company, mvuers of tue Poudo, are claiming £467 iluLuagea ftum the Union Company.

Auckland, last night. Ht.r discussion upon the imm'gration o ~ ii.ciLi- tf tbo Trades and L uvinmg, tho -following tf ... cat ritd : " Tnst. steps be . ~j i,. o , ..r,y before the peoplo a*

n ~lac, woo are cm grating here owing to / . eoaiui-ions by agents and otherwise, a lull ami complete report of the jabot ma-ket in this ooloDy, and also, that steps betaken to make this as public as ‘po?-. s-, sible ” A suggestion was also made that a mass meeting of dis=atisfied immigrants should be oilled to express tbeir views. At a public meeting convened. by the Mayor, it was decided to approve of the principle of a memorial to Mr Seddon, to take the form of a large Technical College, costing about ,£30,000, with .a statue of Mr Seddon in front of it.