NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 47, 14 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

,\(M,ICH.\SK (.'AA-U'AIGN. i'cr Press Association. i<'eilding, 'J huivlay. The Oroua No-License Convention tenUy decided to include in its political programme mi appeal lo llie present I'anianu-iit. iiv petition. etc., lor fail' all-round application "I Uie Government's Absolute Majority rule, iiii-hul-ing til.' .U'fWiiig ol all mne-s ;'' L ' llJnli option pulls by absolute majority. A brief I'a ii inni :•)! I;i !\" Bill embodying tliis application of tl»' principle was a;>-

HIGJIWAi'MKNWhangarei, La»l ,N'ig"L. William Scoit and Thomas Townsheml, on remand inder charge-- of highway robbery at Wliangarei, and breaking and entering at Waipu. were before tile Court to-day. Tiic.v pleaded gnilly Lo both oll'enccs, aial were eoiiimiU'.'d fin- sentence io 1 lie Supreme (our;.

'lll i-; DOMINION'S TI!AI)K. 1 H H .-Tune 1 , on. Last Night. ~ 'l'he Milne of imporU iiii.. N™ //.•»- j land llie quarter ended lllst l)e- j, rcinber !.i-fc vv,, compared Willi C for ill!- corresponding ' (i ijiiarltT I.f IliWi. • Thi* exports fmin llie i Doininiioi illll lis;; Ihe quarter i-iuKI l:i-t , IJ.n-oml.fr were worth C:t.l»3JH>2, com- ( pared with i;H' tin: conv- j 11: re.' mouth* ni" IIKMi. i;azi'.tti-: noi'icks. ! \\ ellnigtoii. Last .Mgld. ( A despaHi is puoitsh-'d in to-nighto ( Gazette notifying i"at the adhesion ei , the Doiiiiiiiini of New Zealand to the treaty of friondsiiip, commerce, aiul navigation between the t'nitcd Kingdom 0 and the Republic of Nicaragua signed at .Managua on the 'iStli duly, - l'.K)."). lias la-en duly notified to and accepted by tin- Nicaragua!! Government. Revised regulations under ivliieh coinmissions in the i'.ritish Army may bo obtained »y I'nivevsity candidates arc published at length ill 10-nighlV; Gaielto. In to-niglit's Ga/.etle it is set out tint a duty of one penny per pound shall be levied on llie following articles of the nature of glucose, such duty being equal to the duty on glucose—namely, dextro Raevulosc, or invert sugar, grapo sugar, saccharin, sacehosolinc, glucose obtained from other sources than starch. TE OIiANGA HOME ENQI'IUV. Cliristcliurch, Last Night. Mr. 11. \V. Bishop, lias received from the Governor his appointment as a Commissioner for tin: purpose of enquiring into and reporting upon the management of the Te Oranga Home. Tile commission sets forth that the eommissioner is lo inquire and report as to '-llie management of the said sellool and the treatment of the resident .in-I mates therein during ilic last two .years in regard to the following matters: (a) Tlie suitability- mill elliency of the methods adopted in the said school for the. classification of the inmates in sections or grade for reformatory treatment; (b) the general treatment of the inmates, particularly as regards methods of punishment, having regard to humanity on the one hand and (lie maintenance of proper discipline on the other, ami any special treatment as regards punishment to which any particular inmates (whose case may be brought hefore you during your inquiry) may have been"subjected; (c) the duties of the members of the stall, and whether or not such duties and 'the conditions nil* der which they are performed entail any undue hardship; (d) the relations between the manageress of the stall' of attendants under her e'Ontrol and the discretion or otherwise exercised by the. managress ill respect of her dealings d with such attendants." Mr. Bishop will

sit as commissioner on March 2. Mr. K. H. Pope, Assistant Inspector of Industrial schools, will represent the Edu(c:vtion Department, and Mr. .T. Cray, of the Hansard start', will act ns secretarv. ARBITRATION COURT, Dunediri, Last Night. At the Arbitration Court to-day the metal workers' dispute was heard. Sir. Bi'een (representing the workers) said practically the conditions of work were in dispute, except a clause dealing with the status of machinists. The Union asked for an eight-hours day instead of a 48-hours week,, and for au all-round increase of wages. For holders-up, fin" or boiler work. Is per hour was asked, and for stokehole, tank work, or rivetting on shipboard. Is Ijd an hour. The employers' representative (Mr. Scott) advocated a uuiform award for the whole of New Zealand so that all employers would be on an equi-l footing. After evidence had been heard, it was agreed, on the suggestion of the president, to hold a conference regarding the whole question and .report to the Court on March 2.

In the engineers' dispute, Mr. Scott said the employers were willing to accept the Auckland award ,but Mr. Brcen said the Union had several objections to that award. It was agreed to hold another conference with a view of settling the dispute on the lines of the Auckland award, KiSJi lIS BUTTlili. Invereargill, Last Night. Following the rise in the price of milk, and in sympathy with the high market wholesale, the cash prices of local brands of butter have been increased from 11 %<l to Is o%d per lb for half-pound pats, and l'roin.lly 8 d to 12'/ 3 d for pounds, NO BEER. liivcrc.irgill, Last Xiglit. The Collector of Customs has received instructions from Wellington that n<4 beer may be taken under permit to depots at Collingwood, 011 the nu-lieense boundary. Consequently the collector has notified owners of depots that tliev will not be permitted to store beer iii depot* after the 28th inst. Hope and Co.. who have had a depot the same as others, have for some time had a brewery working alongside, and that will be unaffected-

OV LAIiOK. DuncUin, Lust \ight. At a meeting of the Trades and Libor Council this evening the principle of federation ol labor was allirmed, and a resolution passed expressing ihe opinion that the proposal of the \Yaikato ers' Union >vas a htcp in the i]iga't dft ruction and had the approval ot' the Council, which, however, recommended the course adopted at the Trades' Conference to the favorable consideration of the Unions.

COKTIIOL OF JjOCAL AWAIKP. Wellington, Last N"ight. At a meeting of tlie City Council tonight the By-laws Committee, recommended tlie Council tx) sanction tlie continuance of the Tire Board. This was opposed by the .Mayor, who objected to the control of bx-a] a/l'aiiv passing away [ irom the body elected tu administer such ; a flair*. IJo thouglit the Council *lrould show the people that it preferred the pieservation of proper local government and would not accept a bribe for tlie purpose of selling any part of its powers. He objected to any power of local administration being taken away from local bodies. The motion for the continuance of the Fire Board was defeated by 12 votes to 0. On the motion of the .Mayor, it was decided that application be made to the Ciom-nor-in-Oouneil to 'leelaiv that the tire- district of W,Minylon shall now c-ase to be a fnv district.