GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 21 March 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

I'er Press Association. XATIVI3 LANDS' COMMISSION. Wellington, March 20. | The members of the Naitiv.e Lands' Commission, the Chief JTTstiec and Mr Xgata, J1.11.1t., will leave for Wanganui to-morrow morning, and commence work there on Friday. 'Mattcis with about live blocks of land jvili be investigated. LABORERS' WAGES. Wellington, March 20. Proposals hearing on the rate of wages will be dealt with at a special meeting of 'the General Laborers' Union on Friday night. GOOD FRIDAY TRAMS. Wellington, March 20. The fuli regular tramway service is lo be run ill Wellington oil Good Friday. The ears will he run by a, voliuitcef force of motormen and conductors. The members of the stall were asked individually jwhetheri /they (Would (run lon (■food Friday, and only thirty replied they would prefer not lo work ou that day. POLO TOt'RXAMEXT, Xapier, .March 2(1. I lie Xew Zealand polo tournament was continued at Hastings (his afternoon. Ilawkc's .Hay A beat Wellington A by 7 goals to 2: Mangalieia beat Wellington 1! by 8 g, ia l s to 0.

GUBERNATO It lAL MOVEMENTS. Christchurch, March 20. His Excellency (he Governor arrived from Wellington to-day, aud will leave for Hokitika to-urovow morning. He will visit Several parts of the West! Coast, and will return to Christchurch on March 29th. REPAIRS TO WELLINGTON WATERWORKS.

Wellington, March 20. Hie work of repairing the damage to the pipe bridges which carry the water mams supplying Wellington from the) \\ aimu-o-niata reservoir began to-'day. and the contractor is confident the work \u i bo completed in three weeks. Work is being carried on continuously day and night, the latter shift being aided bv electric light. Wellington's fehafe of/ the recent, heavy rain was nearly three inches, spread principally over three days Saturday 0.47 nches, Sunday 0.0!) inches, Monday 1.(17 inches. The meteorological office reports It hat pieirtv more rain seems to be imminent. During tlm past twhify-four hours, ratn visited most parls of the country, and be "enerii showers may again

■AI!BtTIi.VfIUX C'OL'liT. mi m Dmioilin. March °ft lhe Trade* and Labor Council .o-night r l| ' Wst!o " ° f '""nim'tlnp a lOjnesonfativc on the Arbitration o°,, n,,n decided to ~,.0,„„h',:1 "t; L, ; r' n Cfn, ' y 1,10 fouueil «S t|„. iPinoscntivlive of tho worker an ,i Ar ., Mr W. a Y0u,,,, of M't'llmir,on an d! piiiy-roprcßcntntivc. iHJDl'lCl.l.owsnin

"""I- IM.UJU .Uillvll L>(». At do moot inn' „(■ tll( , |(l|| ') the 1.0.0.1'. to i,ioli(. d„, ooulmlisnlion o su -k Inn,ls of d„. Onior W( h ••arrn>,| l, v l.i voliw (» 2. Tlii* nui((<■■' | K ,f,„ v ,| |(l (;i , ull| |ji||!;i , si|l( , o 0 i n'c* 1 . 'A JOCKKV JX.irniiD. liiveroir;:ill, March 20. Aiiliur Wilson. ;i joekev, sustained a I hud compound fracture of die right lev thrmifrli lwiiig unseated from hi*'mount al the races f o-dny. The ho.vse 1, 0 W a« rMiiifr, "Tnmi])," continued wllli die field, and fought. out u nock and neeliinisli, L.WI) BILL CAMPAIGN, Clirisl church, Maivh 20. At a incolmn, 0 the executive committhe ISortli Canterbury Fanners' I moii to-day, it was resolved to commenca the Laud Bill campaign in Mny,

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