DUNEDIN. April 25.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8167, 26 April 1895, Page 3

DUNEDIN. April 25.

Tho Hon. MrCadtmn returned to (own tO'dfi} , and ia nor expeoted to leavo for the north before Monday. At the Police Court to-day six oh%rge« were brought against a finh dealer, three being for having in hid possession fish under tha preaoribod siz a , find threo for exposing 'he same fr julo. At tho suggestion of Mr Carew, S.M., the p .lice wi<hdrow tho charge, which wss partly entered on. The Act ot 1888 was repealed, so far as flea 64iing wts concerned, by the Aot of 1894, mid under the later Aot thre were no regulations proscibing ihosizo, etc., of fish. Tha polioa hid t>i take the regulations under dio repealed Act. Even these, counsel for the defence and, might pro to to have been ultra vires. In riotr of the difficulties tha charges were withdrawn. At a meeting of the Women's Franchise League suggestions w re brought up for the federation ot the women's organisations, which it was decided should be forwarded ti other bod its in the colony. A Women's Federal Council, it is suggested, should be formed from dolegatos, the basis of representation being one de'egate for each 100 members or fraction thereof, but in no case to exceed five ; tho Couooil not to be hampered by political parties* Among the planki of the platform sugge»ted is the application of the lash to offenders against tlte chastity of women or young girls, more adequate punishmont for cruelty to women and children, raising the age of concent to eighteen, inequalities in tho law of divorce, custody of children to be reme died, equal payment to women for equal work, establishment of old a^e pensions, 25 years continuous residence in tho colony to bo a qualification to women to become eligible five years earlier in lifo than men, tho introduction of a simple amending Bill, giving a majority of electors, the right to say whether the liquor traffic shall continut.