WELLINGTON.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2135, 10 March 1908, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(Special-’to- “Times”) - WELLINGTON,- March 9. Tho local agents of the Tyser Company, in a communication to the N. Z. “Times”, prove very clearly that the Railway Department is short of rolling stock, and. that the loading of steamers at the port is delayed in-~A-consequence. Numerous complaints - aro also made regarding tho insufficiency of passenger accommodation both on the east and west coast lines,.- r and it is quite a frequent occurrence to see many passengers standing, while first class ticket holders have often to travel second class, at all events for portion of their journey. Two cases of typhoid have occurred at Oriental Bay. The victims are a boy and a girl, who ate cockles from the beach upon which sewerage from tlie ships in tho harbor and • certain suburban drains gathers. People are warned by the Health Department to pre vent their children eating cockles from this beach. Though a final settlement has not- ; been reached at the Shipping Conference that has.been sitting here, it is understood that the shipping company have agreed to the increase in wages asked for by the’ men, viz., 10s a month, all found, but do not agree in regard to payment for overtime, nor as to several other matters. The questions stiill at issue will be submitted by the representatives of the Seamen’s Union to tho members of the union, and if they assent on these points to the conditions agreed to by tho companies, then the whole of the terms will he embodied in one document, and an -application will be made to the Arbitration Court to make it an award of the Court, to take the place of the existing award, which expires on 'the Ist of next month. About 350 cases of grapes arrived from Adelaide this morning, and they are perhaps tho best grapes that have been imported. About 6000 cases of bananas arrived from Fiji, and they were in good condition, and , were disposed of at about 8s Cd a case. The fair, owing to the having eased supplies of loop now nearly finished, . i *g ! s?appj eSj pears, and plums are in demand, and there is also a better inquiry for tomatoes. Large quantities of fruit aro being condemned, owing to the depredations of the codlin moth.