LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1961, 18 December 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

PRESS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last night. Mr Stead’s horsoa were withdrawn from nil engagements at iha Auckland Bnoiog Club's summer meoiiDg to night. Apologue is still favorite for the Oup at 4 to 1, Sootty and Armistice at 6 to 1, and jj*-j Ghoorkn at 7to 1. * Dunedin, lost night. At n mooting of Sir Josuph Ward’s ' Keooption Committee to night, Mr Jas Mills presiding, it wan agreed that the citizens’ reoeption should lake ihn form of n pnblia meeting, when an address of appreciation will lo presented to the Premier,

lovcroargii!, last night. AS the Arbitration Court hue F. it. V Clark was awarded ,0100 far the death of his soo, who was employed in a mi ; k cart and was killed by a train. J. Brownlie was awarded £IOO for injuries to his hand while working a ehsff ouster. Mmd.oh and B'ff aod Currie and Mrlntosh were floed £3 for failing to ppy wages on tbe due date, as fix j d by the sawmillers’ award, and William Birss was Sued £5 for failing to indenture a o irpsnters’ apprentice Wm. Ashley was fined £3 for paying a journeyman ca'penter le-s than the minimum wngos, and Juba Fbi’pott (journeyman carpenter) was fined t(L for accepting under the rate of weges. Geo. Poole (builder) was fined £5 for f,.i! ; ng to indenture an apprentice and £3 for prying under tho rate of wage in tbo award, Deoision wns reserved in :hs dispute, painters’ union v. master painters. This ooDoiudod all the business here. Wellington, hist night

At the Magistrate’s Gone, to day Arthur Law, William Boost, and Harry Martindale were committed for trial oa charges of being too occupiers of nliegad betting houses.