NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1823, 1 August 1906, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

i'KUSS ASSOCIATION Christchurch, last night. The rails on tho Sumnor train route havo boon laid as far as the viaduct at Sumnor. Completion of tho viaduct, however, is delayed ponding tho arrival of timbor transoms 'Work on tho Hoathcoto bridgo is also temporarily stopped owing to the nonarrival of some ironbark timbor. The Ashburton Racing Club is considering the (juestion of erection of a grandstand to cost, with other improvements on the course, £1250. It has been decided to approach tho trustees for an assurance that tho course could be leasod for a further term in consideration of the proposed expenditure.

The Arbitration Court has given its decision as to the interpretation of clause 37 in tho agreement between the Typographical Association and the Christchurch printers. The Inspector applied to the Court to know whether the clause applied to monotype machines. The wording of the clause is as follows : “ Fixing of rates for machines other than linotypes shall be based on an average which shall give wages corresponding with those derived from the linotypes.” The Court replied that the clause does apply. A change of weather occurred last night. Rain came after frost, and snow followed, but only lightly, and to-day rain has fallen almost continuously.

Ashburton, last night. The Borough Council has granted permission to an electrical engineer to instal a plant for lighting the main street with electricity. If the trial is successful the Council will have the right to enter into an agreement for a period of years at a sum fixed. Wairoa, yesterday, Owing to the severe indisposition of Judge Johnson, the Native Land Court lias been adjourned from last Friday until next Monday. Waipawa, last night. Snow fell heavily on the hills and lightly on the plains this morning. Masterton, last night.

There was a sharp climatic change last night, the frost in the early part of the night being followed by a fall of snow and heavy rainfall, and a frost again this morning.

The number of cases of infectious disease in and around Mnsterton has increased to twenty-four. Auckland, last night.

' An important judgment affecting Stock Exchange customs was given by Judge Edwards in the claim of Keesing and Company, stockbrokers, against a client for balances owing on transactions, and amounts due for commission. Judgment was given for defendant, with costs, Dealing with the practices of lumping several orders into one purchase, the Judge held this did not bind defendant. This practice had been provided against in the Stamp Act. An abuse of revenue was suffered, the law being that no more than one sale of shares should be included in any one contract note. His Honor also held that plaintiffs should have been non-suited on the claim for commission on purchases for forward delivery, on the ground that the evidence of charging commission to buyers for forward delivery was insufficient to prove custom. The practice of brokers of adding commission to the price of shares without showing it was very much to be deprecated, and should not continue.

Eltham, last night,

A fire broke out last night in premises in Bridge street, occupied by B. Hatfield as a restaurant. The brigade managod to keep the fire from spreading to adjoining premises occupied by Carmin, stationer, but they had a very narrow escape. Fortunately it was a perfectly calm night. Had a westerly wind been blowing a large block would have been demo-

lished. Hatfield’s furniture was insured for £IOO in the Alliame, and the building, owned by Boutley, a farmer of Kawhitiroa, for £350 in the London, Liverpool, and Globe. At a meeting of the directors of the Axemen's Association, a programme was adopted for the Decembercarnival, The prize money allotted amounts to £3O?. The Axemen’s Cup handicap will again have £JOQ for the first prize. The directors were considering a scheme of reciprocity with the New Zealand Athletic Union, when the meeting came to an abrupt end owing to an alarm of fire in the business centre of the town.

Carterton, last night. Snow fell at Carterton and South Wairarapa last night. Wanganui, last night.

Another of Wanganui’s old settlers passed away this morniDg in the person of Mr Morton Jones, manager of the local branch of the South British Insurance Company, age 73. Wellington, last night.™ In the Supreme Court this morning John T. O’Neill was found guilty of receiving stolen goods, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment. William Willis, convicted of forgery, was sentenced to six months.