GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 4 December 1907, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Per Press Association. Gisbome, Last Night, 10-day the Borougn Council took over the reticulation portion of the new waterworks contract, w « rr Last. Night. I At the Harbor Board meeting to-day the tender of Simons and Co., Ltd., Renfrew, Scotland, was accepted for a sternwell dredger to be used in connection with the lagoon docks construction. The dredger is to be delivered in Oreymouth in twelve months. It was decided to can for applications for an engineer in the Dominion to go Home and supervise the work, members holding that Home supervision was not always satisfac-

ileaeles are very prevalent in town and d , st „ct, and school attendance hits fallen ofl considerably. Invercargill, Last Night. lie Chamber of Commerce committee to-day referred to the correspondence With the Vietunan Gov v ,nment re th, need of having a light on the Snares, and it was decided to again bring the matter under the notice of the Gnomonwealth Government.

~. T , Auckland, Tuesday. hir Joseph Ward arrived here this mormiig. Ho re turns South to-morrow but will visit Auckland again about loth January, remaming in the district about a. month. Jji an interview, Sir Joseph stated that the financial crisis in America had not atlected New Zealand. All the million loan for public work* had been *HI r terms, and tSOOOOO for the purchase of gUt-edged ecur.t.,* in London had been obtS without going on the Union "£* lie hnaneial position of the Dominion had never been stronger than at present. facial effect on trade. No established industries had been affected, while al ready three new industrial concern* were about to commence as the result of its operations. *«■»•«. Sir Joseph Ward states 'that the through tram fare from Wellington to Auckland by the Main Trunk lfne will "t ±1 10s Id first-class, and £1 Is 2d sccond-eas, The ordinary retarn fare leturn fares will be £3 lis first, and £1 los second-class. Carriages will be one foot wider than those now used. ■Trams w,ll leave Wellington and Auckand daily at noon and arrive at the terminus at 8 o'clock next mornina.

A, „ ~ Wellington? l^ag^i..certain ,™ f ieciiei to P™™»"> certain members of its staff and give ;i tcr that time to three months' notice, ine promotions are:—H. E. Nicliolls trom accountant and cashier to actinjrsecretary, at a salary of £050; E. C Uchemaille, from assistant engineer to acting engineer, £800; V. h. Cachemaille, from assistant secretary to act-ing-treasurer, £300; J. E. Gamble, from second clerk- to assistant cashier and ncling-aeeoimtant and cashier, £3OO. ' , , , . . Dunedin, Tuesday. A legal opinion has been given to "the effect that the six trustees elected ye" enlay as members of the Benevolent imst were improperly elected, the bodies °™? ™* W«K directly represented »t the elections. This mode of election ~r!t g r S? for tTOnt y ars W«>out protest. The suggestion is made that the Governor should be asked to fix a (lay Tor another election.