North and South.

Manawatu Herald, 15 December 1894, Page 3

North and South.

. ■'-' ♦ At a conference afc Auckland be twtea- the Central Council of the labour-political organisations and the Premier, a request was made that fresh* cooperative works' should be opened jn this district. The Premier guardedly replied, andtaid he would carry out such cooperative works ag were expedient. Aft, application wa? made for an alteration of the Harbours, Municipaj., .CovpQ^tioDs, and. Counties Acts, «« •» to enable local bodies to let public works on the co-operative principle. The Premier said he was in favour of that proposal. An 'alteration of the Education Act, to allow all women possessing the parliamentary franchise to vote at elocttons of school committees, was then asked for. The Premier replied that he waß agreeable to, Jhis.^but if the^y begun tinkering "witli the Fducation Act, a flood > of amendments might be brought in. lhat was the danger in dfetfavbing;fche Act. . Premier, "ti'nd a vote of conndence passed iw the present iGovei-nment. Mr GV W. Russell. M.H.R. for Riccarton, addressed^ffi^nstituents on Wednesday, and "fcecfeived a vote of thanks and confidence, and an expression of appreciaiion of the. independent charaetet of his critioism ; of public affairs* - . .. The Wakatipn Hospital has been totally destroyed by fire. Incendiarism is snspected. -■■ %:"' fc_The building wa? insured 19 the National office {QfcSLQOQ. * The patieUttf^ere" all removed Bafely.:te-Qtte««BtGWtt«~~ — din I4^sjflg to coasidey; the q^atlbq;of*coiidi tipn al licenses, in view 'of the application of the Caledonian 1 Society, it was decided to adhere to the previous decision to refuse all such licenses. It is understood, that the committee will reconsider this and other matters after they have been a year in office.