DOMINION NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 60, 6 March 1912, Page 2

DOMINION NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) Gisborne, March 4. The partiality of farmers for rating on the unimproved value was illustrated to-day, when a poll was taken on the question in the Waikohu County, which resulted in 132 votes being cast in favour of rating on the unimproved value and 3 against. Palmerston, March 1. The Uruguayan agricultural delegates wore received to-day by Mr P. A. McHardy (president of the Agricultural Association), Mr Nash (Mayor),, and others. They motored out to Nathan and Co.’s dried .milk factory at Bunnybhorpe, where the delegates were shown the process, in which they were deeply - interested, and also in Nathan’s cheese factory at Whakaronga, where M-its Davis, Government export, has (been demonstrating in soft cheese l making 1 and showed the results. The delegates afterwards visited the showgrounds and racecourse, and then motored to Foilding. It was to-night decided to form a company, with a capital of £IO,OOO in £1 shares, to purchase and run motor buses in Palmerston North and to the surrounding districts, beginning with Rongotea. The typo of motor proposed is to cost about £6OO in London, to carry twenty-five passengers, and he of 40 horse-power. A recent tramway proposal, at a cost of £69,000 for tiro town' 'alone, is at present before the people, and it, is likely that (the motor bus proposal will he urged in its istead. • 1 A Palmerston North High. School hoy, J. D. Monro, son of J. S. Monro, has been awarded a National Scholarship of £SO per aiimlni and university fees. He already held the ReidStobo Presbyterian scholarship, and goes to Victoria College. i Foilding, March 4.

Members of the Uriiguayain Commission motored to .hbro from Palmerston North this afternoon, being entertained at dinner 'with fifty repre.sentative men by Mr E. Short, president of the A. and P. Association this evening. To-morrow morning they will visit Mr Short’s stud, farm at Cheltenham. Wellington, March 4. In commenting on the success attendant on the construction of the new offices for the Upper Hntt Town Board, the Hon; > R. : McKenzie, 'Minister for Public Works, said that if a strong argument ’ were wanted in favour of the Government system of carrying out public works by day labour he-could not do better than quote the Hutt experience; the briilding being finished, for £IOO less titan the lowest tender. ■ In a recent-tunnelling undertaking! tire - lowest tender for the job,' -said the Minister, - was £34,000. 1 and the:, Governments engineer’s esrilnate was £22,000.' Thei Government decided ,pn day labour; < find now that the job was nearly finished ho -anticipated that the cost would bo £2OOO or £3OOO less than the engineer’s estimate. , .-i Christchurch, March 4. The fete recently organised by the Domain Board to provide funds for the upkeep of the Christchurch Domain realised a The GhristcfMirch branch of the Socialist 'Party to-night passed 1 a ol 'piost strongly worded resolution protesting against the secorid 1 imprisonment of the lad Harry Co'oke for refusing to register under the Defence Act. A man named William Gifford, a passenger •by the first' express from the south- to-night, fell off the platform of a carriage between Christchurch and Lyttelton. He managed to keep hold of the railing, but wardragged along a considerable distance, and received internal injuries. He was taken to the hospital. Dunedin, March 4. In moving the adoption of the report, at the annual' meeting of the Standard Insurance Company, tire chairman said 50 per cent of their total fire claims wei'e for losses in dwel-ling-houses. This was almost unparah led. They generally looked upon dwellings as the best risks a company can hold. Peilding, March 5. The Uruguayan Commission to-day visited Mr E. Short’s stud farm and inspected his horses, cattle and sheep. Mr Short presented the Uruguayan Government with a Clydesdale colt ■by Royal Treasure. Mr Short had previously refused 300 guineas for the colt. The Commission left for Hawcra at noon. -i Blenheim, March 5. Hie first pile of the bridge over the Wairau River -on the Nelson-B] enhe im Road was driven yesterday hy Mr McCall um, member for the district. The bridge will cost £10934. Half of the cost is bonne by the Government and half by local bodies. Hokitika., March 5.

The body of the Rev. Lock, drownod in the Big Wanganui three necks ago, was found at tho mouth of the river. Masterton, March 5. Mr A. O. Scrimgeour, an old and highly respected Wairarapa identify and hotel proprietor,. died this morning, aged 72. Napier, March 5. Addressing tho grand jury at the Supreme Court, Sir Robert Stout congratulated the district on the fact of the considerable diminution in thf' number of cases during the last three years. His Honor dealt at length with the success attending the prison reform system and said he believed the habitual criminal was recognising that he cannot long pursue a. crdminal career in New Zealand. Ten prisoners came up for sentence or trial. Hamilton, March 5. Mrs Moriarty, licensee of tho Fraukton Junction Hotel, was fined £2O and'costs and had her license endorsed for allowing drunkenness on her premises. Tho case rose out of the brawl in November, when Axel Snertingoi stabbed three men.