INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10064, 4 February 1909, Page 4

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS.

(Pee Pbess Associations) WELLINGTON. February 3. Tbe appointment of Mr P. Hally, of the Dunedin office of the Labor Department, to be a Conciliation Commissioner, has necessitated a large nnmber of changes in the Deportment's stall.. There have been two new appointments—viz., Mr T. R. Bailey (iato secretary of Uie Canterbury" Trades and Labor Council), who becomes an inspector of factories in the Taihape district,, and Mr W. G. Lightfoot (secretary of the Carpenters' and Joiners' Union), who will bo made an inspector of factories. Mr LeCren, late Inspector of Awards, Wellington, assumes charge of the Ihmedin office at the beginning of nert week: Mr W. Newton, «f tbeTChrLatchurch, office, replaces Mr LeCren as Irwpector of Awards in Wellington, and has already arrived: Mr 11. 15. Bower has been transferred to take charge of the InvercargiH office in place of Mr LD. Brewett, who proceeds to Christchurch: Assistant Inspector Mr <.*. A. Hood. inspector in charge of the YYairarapa. district, transferred to Christchurch, in place of Mr Bower; Mr J. { in charge of the llangatekei district, succeeds Mr Hood in the W airarapa. DirXEDIN*. February 3. A school boy named La'.vrence v/as drowned in a pool in Milton Domain vester<lay afternoon. lie was in company with other boys, and got into a hole about five feet deep. Though were adults present, an alarm was not j >n\»n -niitil too late. The pool had been caused by recent floods, and at a meettnir yesterday the Domain lk>ard decid*xl to have it filled up. It is considered probable that the Marine Department, which was communicated with by the local government shipping office, will send a steamer out to l'wk for the overdue auxiliary brigantine Uio Loge, which left Kaipara for Ihinodin «»n January 6. Irat which has not yet arrived. The vessel was in nood order, having been surveyed here a few months ago. There is an insurance policy of £IOOO on the hull and the cargo of timber is also insured. Last week Mr Widdowson. S.M., heard a case in which Alexander Sinclair Gilfanders, manager of Freeman's Colliery, Abhotsford. was cliargcd that, being the manager of the said mine, he did not maintain 150 cul>i«.- feet of air per minute for everv animal employed under ground, ;is required by the Act. This morning the magistrate gave hi.- decision, holding that a breach of the Act had been committed. Defendant was fined £5 and costs. CILR I ST CHUR CH. February 3. At a meeting of the Council of the »<?w Zealand Amateur Athletic Association tonight a letter was read from the secretary of the Australasian Athletic Union to the effect that he had received a letter from a body with its headquarters at \\ ellington, anil claiming to govern amateur athletics in the Dominion, which had been appointed at a conference held in Christchurch. In the circumstances the executive of tbe Union had sent a copy of the letter to the affiliated associations in Australia, and had asked them to instruct the executive how to proceed- It- was decided to reply expressing surprise that such a communication had been received from such a body without acknowledgment of the fact having been submitted to the Council. Subsequently the Council waited on the Canterbury Centre with a request that the Centre should write to the Wellington Council, and suggestthat one championship meeting should be held, the funds to L-e held in trust for tbe purpose of sending a team from the Dominion to compete in the Australasian championships, to be held in Queensland. The Centre, alter discussion, could not see their way to comply with the Council's request, and the chairman of the Council undertook to write to the Wellington Council on the subject. The I ft ago "Centre wrote informing the Canterbury Centre that they had decided to accept the championships offered by ihe Wellington Counrii. Mr A. W. Rutherford. ex-M.P. for Iturxmiri, was entertained at a banquetat Hanmer last night. The Hon. D. Ituddo represented the Ministry. Speeches eulogistic of Mr Rutherford's services to the electorate were made. The miTfl-.-i.ry bazaar, held by the trustees of the King Edward Barracks last year, has resulted in a balance to credit of £2040. The trustees are asking the Government to sntsidise this amount to the *-xtent of pound for -pound, or make up the sum necessary (£SOCO) to clear tbe debt on the barracks. At the Lyttelton Magistrate's Court today Frederick Docherty. a fireman on ihe Ureymouth Harbor Board's new dredge Ma'whera, was charged, on the information of the captain, with continued wilful disobedience of lawful commands during the voyage of the dredge from England. In his evidence Captain Waym.in stated that Docherty complained of being ill- The crew were the must unruly crowd he tiad ever had under him. They were a mcuh lot. and were mostly AustnJians who wanted to get home. It was a charitable action on his part to sign them on in Glaszow and bring them out- here. He bad picked them up in the Sailors' Home in Glasgow, and had taken them ior charity's sake. His officers had been mtre childxen in their hands on the way out. The Magistrate Mr H. W. Bishop) said that- after hearing the- evidence of the men and reading the entries in the book, tnwas of opinion that the crew of thedrediriwere a bad lot. There e-vmed to have lnvn something so .-tbsnlur.-ly rotten o:i hoard the dredge that be v.-as not -_-iin_: to treat the as he woiiM have doii..ha« the vessel been an ordinary on.-. '1 lie cas-' would be dismissed. AUCKLAND. February 3. The Shaw. Savill. and All-ion Company's steamer Ilaniratira. which billed for London this morning, is stated to have created a record for the port- of Anc-:lan'l by loading the v.-hole <>f her cargo with the exception of one line at this port. The steamer's freighting is a valuable one. The local agents (Messrs A. S. I'aterson and Co.) place a conservative estimate on the total linos of £250.000. There is a shipmenr of ItttlLion alone worth £40.000. The consignments of kauri gum total £30.000 in value, the wool another £20,000. wliile the copra is valued at another £14.000. Tho principal lines were: Bullion vahietl at £40.000: wool, 1770 bales: kauri gem. 5225 eases and 1034 sacks: copra. 1500 sacks: timber, 183,000 feet: frozen lambs. 14.500 carcases. The vessel has also 20.0K) carcases of mutton shipped at Gisborne. The entries for the Anckbmd championship rc-.-atta. closed to-day. The nnmber average five per race, the largest entry in the Cliarupion Sculls, for which have entered. The champion Fours has attracted an entry of six crews from Wanuanui. ("litton. " Blenheim, Picton. Napier, and Waitemata Clubs. A deputation from the Chamber of commerce Wilted on Dr Findlay this afternoon. brincinsr under his notice an anomalv in the New Zealand bankruptcy law. It was pointed out tbat under the present law a private company could register as a limited liability company_ and give out debentures, securinc a creditor, to the loss and injury of all other creditors. The deputation sought to have these debentures placed on the same footing- as an ordinary bill of sale, which must be registered within 21 days, and could be challenged within four months. A case was cited of what was described as. fraud committed by letral means. Dr Findiay promised to !_'o into the whole matter. He said the question was a very ditScult one. It was possible that some new definition of fraudulent representation would meet the case. He also promised to consider the question of an amendment of the Bankruptcy Act. IN V ERCARGILL. February 3. A poll of th-e ratepayers to-day on the proposal to borrow £IOO,OOO for a gravitation water supply resulted in the defeat of the proposal by 698 to 192. Out ot 2080 people on the roll 900 voted. The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister in charge of the Tourist Department, has jost returned from a trip to the sounds and lakes district. The Minister came down the Waiau route, and noted that with expenditure at a certain place it would be possible to accelerate very much the means of communication. Generally speaking he thinks there is groat deal of useful work possible in that country, and scenery should certainly be made more easy of access to all classes. He has several proposals to submit to the Cabinet . A man namedi Wright, a guard on a ballast train, -was cut to pieces to-day, apparently while puttimr on the brakes dbout a mile beyond Waihoaka, on the

Orepuki-Wai.iu line. He was a single man, recently off the Main Trunk line. He has relatives in Auckland. WHANGAKEI. February 5. The Hon. J. A. Millar inspected the local section of the railway to-day, making a trip to Kawakawa and back. He will return to Auckland to-morrow morning. GISBORNE. February 3. Proposals to borrow £41,000 for road construction, £65,000 to install the Shone system of sewerage, and £60,000 for recreation reserves were submitted to the ratepayers to-day by the Gisborne Borough Council, and ail were rejected. WAIHI. February 5. Arrangements between the bank and I'orough Council regarding finance have !>etn completed, and the i>orotigh workmen resumed work this morning. . At an open meeting of the unemployed ' last night it was resolved to petition the Government for temporary employment for 150. NEW PLYMOUTH. February 3. The annua! meeting of the Polynesian Societv was held last night. The balancesheet showed receipts of £22/, including £l2 14s 6d brought forward. The expenditure was £215. Ml' Percy Smith was re-elected president, and Mr W. W. Smith was elect.-,-! to the Council vice Mr - Kerr. Tcsi'jned. The other officers were re-elc-cted. ~ Stephen Savage, of Karatonga. was elected a member. The President appealed for assistance towards printing several valuable- documents in the possiiiiou of the Society, ior which purpose £IOO had l*vn offered conditionally on another £4OO being raise<l. Towards this £l6O was in hand or promised. The librarv was now housed in a practically fire-proof liui!<iing. Fair progress was being made with the new Maori -dictionary In- Archdeacon Williams. The report approved of the Maori language being included in University subjects. The inem-l-ership of tlie Society is now 199. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt here on Wednesday morning about 5.25. The weather is now extremely warm and muggy. TIMAItU. February o. The .Supreme Court sessions closed this afternoon. George S. liezzant was acquittal on a charge of forgery, and T. Moses on a charge of perjury in a lower court civil ease for a small amount. There w;ts tin civil business. Or Truby King, after a lecture last night and demonstration to-day, inaugurated a branch of the Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children.