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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9174, 18 June 1908, Page 4

“"Market reports appear on page 3. The Wimmera which sailed from Auckland for Sydney on Tuesday took 550 boxes of butter for South Africa At a meeting of Dunedin City Council it was decided to reduce the price of gas from 5s lOd to 5s per 1000 feet from next October.

Mr Furkert, at present resident engineer at Ohakune, will succeed Mr Usuer as district engineer for Otago.

The Waimarama land |recently acquired by Government from native owners is now under survey and/will be ready for settlement early in the New Year,, Dunediiyi branch of the Civil Service Association unanimously resolved to urge upon the Public Service Classification Board the desirability of gazetting forthwith the provisional classification of the public service of the Dominion. A Wairarapa teacher has written to the secretary of the Wellington Education Board acknowledging the receipt of the Decalogue and making the somewhat surprising statement that this was the first occasion upon which many of the scholars had heard of the Ten Commandments. The Nukualofa correspondent of the Herald reports that about 40 of the natives employed by the Tongan Government on road formation went out on strike a fortnight ago. They were getting 3s per day, and demanded a rise of Is, which was declined. “Blackleg” labour was obtained to fill their places. Our Hunterville correspondent writes: —The shooting party erstwhile spoken of have returned with a bag of 140 pigeons, some quail and other details, besides a delightful satisfaction of themselves. One or two of them may be a stone or so lighter, but they all arrived fit and with the necessary complement of limbs.

At the Prohibition Convention resolutions were passed asking tor legislation so that local option may be settled by absolute majority rule, and that the people be given a Dominion, as well as a local, option vote ou the majority basis. It w:is decided to recommend Leagues in the Dominion to make a special contribution in aid of the cause in the Taumarunui electorate.

Notwithstanding that Dannevirke Borough Council refused to defray the cost of a flag to send to Auckland on the occasion of the American fleet’s visit, a flag will be sent. The Daily Press has opened a subscription list which is being warmly taken up. The school children, who were appropriately addressed by Dr. McKay yesterday, are bringing in contributions.

It may be interesting to footballers to know that the game is supposed to have been introduced into Britain by the Romans, possibly as a substitute for the gladiatiorial combats of their native land. The great football festival of the year was Shrove Tuesday. It was prohibited by an Act of Edward 11. in 1365, and again by Richard 11. in 1388, on account of the decadence of archery. James I. forbade the heir apparent to play it, and described it as “meeter for laming, than making able the user thereof.” But James I. also published a ‘‘Counterblast to Tobacco,” and the weed and the game have about the same number of votaries. A fire alarm was raised at Marton just before 12 o'clock last night. The outbreak was in the White Hart Hotel billiard room, which is part of the"hotel. |The proprietor (Mr D. Cormaok) heard a noise downstairs, suggestive of fire, but failed to locate the outbreak. He returned to his room and saw smoke coming through the upstairs floor. He promptly gave the alarm’and it was soon made known that the fire had broken out near the fireplace in the billiard room. It was burning between the walls and the flames had reached the top floor immediately beneath the proprietor’s bedroom. A boarder quickly had the hotel hose at work and cheeked the flames till the Brigade got on the scene, and the danger of a serious fire was soon over. The damage will be covered by insurance. Recently complaint was made to Mr McCarthy, S.M., at Napier, that the Court bailiff had been prevented from serving a judgment summons on a man employed in the railway workshops and he had been put off the works by the foreman. Mr McCarthy referred the matter to the Minister of Justice with the object of obtaining his decision as to a prevailing impression that Government servants cannot be served while engaged at work. The Minister replied that if such a thing happened it was a serious affair, jhecause under all circumstances ‘‘the King’s writ must run.” The foreman, who denies the has been informed that he must afford every , facility to officers of the law in the execution of their duties.

Speaking at Te Kuiti on Tuesday the Prime Minister indicated that the present system of public auditing would be further improved, as ha proposed bringing down during the coming session a complete change in the system of auditing public accounts. All accounts would in future be audited after payment instead of befere. It was also proposed to bring down a proposal for universal annuities. All branches of the Civil Service were now under a superannuation system, and a large number of other people had the right to expect similar compensation. For some time past lie had been trying to perfect atkcheme, and w r as going to bring ®wn a measure which would result Ijn all old peonle being able to look forward to some gold age provision of a similar nature. Sir Joseph VSLprd also indicated the probability* of some amendment during the coming session in the Conciliation and Arbitration laws.

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A conference of local bodies at Auckland decided in favour of Auckland Harbour Board assuming control of Manakau and adjacent harbours. Replying to cougratualtious from the Primate on behalf of the Anglican Church of the Dominion, the I-':. sfdeuc of the fan-Anglican Congress cables that the message was read at Ablert Hall amid cheers.

The New Zealand Bowling Association has approved of the rules as proposed by tne Sydney Conference at Easter, with the exception of that referring to bowls being driven beyond the boundaries of rinks. It was pointed out that the new rules only applied to inter-State and intercolonial matches.

A correspondent, writing to the Christchurch Press, says that he was standing in front of a retail grocery establishment and read a printed notice regarding local industries. This particular window was filled with locally-made goods. “I was curious enough to examine two show cards advertising the same firm’s wares, and noted that one was lithographed in Glasgow, while the other was produced in U.S.A. ”

A train full of troopers had stopped at the luncheon hour at Verdun railway station, and hundreds of hungry men besieged the third-class buffet and cleaned out a stock of sausages at 2%d apiece. The soldiers were ordered into their compartments again, and the train started. It had hardly moved when the men in a fury, hurled the sausages back ou to the platform in one great shower, shouting: “Thieves! take back your rotten meat!” Each hungry trooper had hastily bitten into his sausage, and each one had found his putrid. The anger of the men was the greater because of the recent showing-up of army contractors convicted of supplying to the troops bad meat and worse sausages.

Some novel bidding was witnessed at Waverley last week when an impounded horse was put up for auction to pay the expenses of his board and lodging. Bidding was started at “a bob a leg. ” From 4s the figure rose to 6s by sixpenny bids. Such wild speculation, however, could not ast, and threepenny bids were resorted to. These were abandoned when the price reached Bs, and a cautious penny a time was indulged in till 12s was reached. The appeal in the animal’s eye fetched the crowd again and a rapid fire of halfpenny bids was directed at the auctioneer, who, who amidst great amusement, finally knocked the horse down at the fancy price of 14s. The'timber industry on the West Coast appears to be in a promising condition. A sawmilling company which has recently erected an up-to-date mill at Ikamatua has made a start cutting timber for the market. The Greymouth Star states that a very large quantity of lumber has been put through the mill, in the operation of which about thirty men are employed. A second timber concern has been established in the same locality. Quite a number of hands are to be engaged in working out a forest of white pine and matai timber. , A sawmill is also being erected at Kokatahi. The plant, when erected, will command a considerable belt of white pine, and as there is a demand for this timber it should be the means of giving employment to a further number of men.

Regulations under the Education Act are published in the Gazette prescribing the form of the certificate ofjexemption to be given to a parent excusing a child from attendance. The reasons for exemption are : (1) In case of a child under ten, that the child would have to walk more than two miles; (2) in case of a child of ten years or over, that the distance would be more than three miles; (3) that the child is under efficient and regular instruction; (4) that the child is unable to attend school on account of sickness, danger of infection, infirmity, or some |other cause, that renders the child legally unable to attend ; (5) that the road by which the child has to travel is not sufficiently passable; (6) that the child has obtained a certificate of competency in the fifth or higher standard.

A deputation from the Farmers’ Union at Wyndham asked the Hon. R, McNab whether legislation could be introduced to take agricultural labourers out of tne scope of the Arbitration Act, the Union becoming much alarmed at the demands the men were making, and compliance with them would make farming iroposisbU. The Minister said the Gtoverument had no intention of doing what the deputation asked, and he thought the farmers were becoming needlessly alarmed because perhaps the demands 'of the men were unreasonable. They must nut judge the award by the magnitude of the claim. It could certainly not make an award that would put farming cut of exS.-tence. The deputation admitted that perhaps they were anticipating an evil that might not arise. At a meeting of the North Canterbury District Fanners’ Union Executive a letter was received from the Auckland Market Gardeners’ Association asking the Union to cooperate with the Association in making a protest against the proposal of the Government to employ prison labour in marketTgardening in competition with market gardeners now in brines'!. The Executive were sympathetic to i‘ e. extent that they considered that the market gardeners should not ha subjected to unfair competition in the open’market, but they were extremely unwilling to interfere with the employment of prisoners in an occupation which should be beneficial to them in many ways. The letter was formally received, and no action taken. the Supreme Court yesterday the case of William Darragh v. Franz Skleuars for specific perfor mauce of a ocntract to sell a farm at Kongotea was heard. When counsel for the defence was proceeding to examine the first witness His Honor, Mr Justice Cooper, interrupted him, and stated that he considered the letters put in clearly showed that there had been a sufficient contract to uphold plaintiff’s case, and that no evidence counsel could bring would convince him to the contrary. After a short legal argument Counsel withdrew his defence, and as there was a of £SOO for damages, His Honor suggested that counsel might confer on the matter. Counsel, therefore, conferred, and finally decided on £SO as the amount. Judgment was therefore given for that amount with costs.

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