LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1836, 17 August 1906, Page 2

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Westport, last night. A deputation representing the two ooal oompaoies here waited on the Harbor Board to-day to urge extra rolling stook and port equipments. Thß representative of the Westport Coal Company stated that h’s company could not overtake the present demand, and were refusing orders. The engineer of the Weetoort-Sicckton Company informed the Board that the contracts for the main works for opening their mine had all been let this week, and that his directors were urging the equipment of the mine for the production of coal with ali haste. Owing to the stoppage of ooal export from Japan, the Australian trade, it is stated, was so overtaxed that orders are to hand here for coal for foreign export, aud as a further rise in Australian coal is announoed for next year, it is expected that the demand will more than overtax present facilities and equipment. The Board have agreed to the necessity of extra rolling stook to handle another thousand tons a day, and a new selfpropelling loading crane has been also ordered from England.

Hokitika, last night. Plans for the new library having been amended by the architect, A. R. GriffeD, Nelson, to suit the amount avai'able for the work, the Hokitika Borough Gounod to day aeospted the tender of Wm. Arnott an 4 Co,, Greymoutb, for £2o3f. , , Wanganui, last night, Ihe hockey maieb, Auckland v. Wanganui, was played tb-day in capital weather. The teams wipe equally matched, though Auckland were faster and better in defenoe. The matoh resulted in a win for Auokland by 2 goals to nil. Young and Doylo being the scorers.

A.. O ,uu UUUICIP) oable was received from Stanbury today, stating he or Mitohell was prepared to row W. Webb, of Wanganui, for £2OO, the match to take place on the Wanganui r lyr <T.'u meeting hes been called for Thursday next to consider finances and fritne a reply, which it is praotieally oertun will be in the affi-tnaSiva

Dunedin, last night. Af a meeting of the School Committees’ Association the matter of school cadets attending camp dt Christchurfch diking the Exhibition' was discussed. Exception was taken to Colonel Lovcdav’s circular being sent to head-masters of schools, instead of to School Committees, and the Association expressed strong disapproval ot uolonel Loveday’s proposed camp.