NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1821, 30 July 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

I'KUSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, Saturday. A prosecution under the Servants’ Begistry Act was brought in the Police Court yesterday afternoon by the Inspector of Factories against a registry ollice proprietor named Bobert M. Heighton. The offences alleged were that Heighton unlawfully took a watch and chain in payment of hiring fees, and also took a watch and chain as security for payment of fees. His Worship said whether Heighton bought the watch or took it as security, he committed a breach of the Act. He did not believe wbat defendant said about paying the monoy to the youth, A conviction was recorded, with a fine of £5, and £2 2s costs, the Magistrate remarking that a miserable, contemptble trick had been sorvod upon the boy.

PunediD, S turdiy, The Chamber pf Comtnco Commiitee pn|ier a strong protest against any proposal that (ho Government ehou'd even tunporariiy slop the oonslruoii'-n of the Central railway at Clyde, also Bgaiast the slow rate at which tho L'.wrocoe-Rox-buigh line is being constiucted ; onl urge the removal of disabil.ties under which settlers in tho Catlins river district sutler through non-oompletion of the Catlics railway. This has been forwarded to tho Premier.

Judge Cooper beard, in Ohembors this moiniDg, an application by P. (\ Neil for suspension of the order in respeot to tho destruction of the books and papeis of the Colonial Bark. His Honor mado bd order in accordance wilh the terns of tho summons, to retain the bocks and papers in custody of the ifficial I quidatcr until a further order of tbo Court.

Wellington, Batuiday,

Sidney M. Clark, foimsrly storikreper in Tmakori road, was oommitted for trial on several charges under the Bankruptcy Act, in failing to keep proper borks and obtaining g.ods from merchants wilhout reasonable expectation of paying for the same.

The Free Wheel Company were mu’eied in £lO in fines and costs for failing to register a ebaoge in the situation cf the company’s office, and neglcc ing to forward an annual list and eummary for 1905.

It is nndoratood (hat Mr J. G. GaviD, Assistant Controller Gecera), will shortly retire, on the score of ill-boiltb, and that Mr J. B. Heywrod, sec.clary to tbo Trea eury, will aucoeed him, Lieut-Colonel Collins, assistant sccritary, stepping into Mr Heywood’s position,

Napier, Sntui day

The beariog cf tbo first obarge of theft agaiDst George White, late of the StsrrBowkctt Buildiog Sooiety, was completed to-day. Aconsed pleaded guilty, aod was committed for sentence. The report of tbo auditors who made a speoial iovrsiigation disclosed defalcations totalling £IOO3.