NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 53, 21 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

a soLicmurs ottFUssiiLN uf a cm.mi;. | Per Press Association. Wellington, Tlmr.-.du*. -H tin.' Police Court Chris to|ilicr b'cotl, a solicitor, who formerly practised lit lliicrihi. pleaded guilty lo u charge thill oil September 1 ttii. he l»i<;<■,! 1 lie- 11,inic of M. .1. Kilfjour, Assistant Ucgislrur uf Lands, to a dll-|j]ic-:ite certificate of tide, ami Una on •May 2nd, Mm,. lorded "another du plicalc cerfilieate of tilU.. Accused I was coininitted to II,,• S„,Court for sentence.

I'IILICK l']|()\ 11)|.;\ ( ).'IMj, Wellington. Tlim'.sdav. Al a incctiiiH of the Police Provident S'uit.l Hoard to-day a .if Clt).". l/s pt'r year was griinlf.) to Scr-canl Ulnucr. who is medically declared lo he unlit for service. It has ~|,O been ilecidcil to refund the contributions to I tho fund made- l.y the Int.- ! 'I wonicy. I )nehun<»a ( (Jllr, '.!> -j,|, : ,i„| tile late Constable iirnlctm. Out ram ( CJOB lis). UOK!-: cuoi) CIWXKKV. Wellinj>lon. tubman Some accurate hi;r is '"'i"'- 'lone by No. I Coinpanv. Wellington llivision ilhe Naval-), From th l foris whore 1 lie corps is < nciiiii|ic? 1 for annual tiainin;,' yesterday moiirn; Iweivn I'ouuds were lireil from liio. II.L. "inis in 1 min 4:!scc. al t.mtlvds. and leu l.ils were scored. This nioriiine' twelve rounds were fired, and twelve hits were scored in live minutes.

BEEK-SIIOOTIXG SEASOX. | Wellington, Last Ni^it. The (leer-shooting season in the Xclsou acclimatisation district, will commence on March 2nd. and .'lid on April 201.1 i. In tho Marlborough district the season will lie from February 2-Ult lo April 23rd.

GAZETTE NOTIFICATIONS Wellington. Last Night. The conditions under which the Edward medal, a new honor instituted by King Edward, will he awarded for courage in saving or attempting to save life in mines or (|iiarries are published in to-night's Gazette. Tile transmission of correspondence for M. Neil, Sydney, and the New York .Institute of Scientific Medicine, Sydney, is forbidden by proclamation 111 the Gazette to-night. A number of regulations undei* the Sale of Food and Drugs Act is published in to-night's (laf.ette. (-Special provisions are made to ensure cleanliness in tlic carriage and handling of milk for sale. AN UNCHARTED HOCK. Invercargill, List Night. The Bluff harbormaster, after a careful 'Survey, has found that the rock 011 which the tug Theresa Ward recentlystripped her propeller in Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island, is uncharted. Admiralty charts give the depth at. 27 feet at the point, whereas there were only five feet at neap water. It is curious that users of the waters of the buy for many years have not discovered the state of affairs. A temporary buoy lias been erected.

FIRES. Napier, Lust Night. A five-roomed cottage, situate in Southland road, Hastings, owned by Mr. T. Hceney, and occupied by Mr. D. liay, was completely destroyed by fire this evening. No particulars are available. OPPOSITION TO IMMIGRATION. Duuedin, Last Night. The Otago Trades and Labor Council to-night passed the following resolution: That this Council protests strongly against any scheme of immigration by the. Government on the ground that many men and women in our factories arc unable to obtain anything like constant. employment. The Council further considers that it would not only be an injustice to workers of the Dominion, but an injustice to immigrants who would have to compete with our fellow workers, thereby reducing wages and prejudicing the national condition.

THI4 CHRISTC HURCII FI RES. Christcliurch, Last Night, At >the .Magistrate's Court this afternoon a man named Jas, Thompson was charged with having set lire to rubbish under the Cafe de Paris Hotel on February 111. On the application of the police Thompson was remanded until tomorrow.

Ti.MBl-1; CUTTING RIGHTS. Wanganui, Last Night. The Aotea Land Board was occupied, nil day in hearing an application by Gammon and Co. for ' timber-cutting rights over blocks situated between Raetihi and Ohakune. Mr. Slcerrett appeared in support of the application, which was objected to by Messrs. C. Bi Morrison and Borla.se. wiio appeared for Proud and Abbott, who had obtained consent to lease a portion of the land affected. Briefly put, the circumstances are as follows:—In 1902 the natives negotiated with ihe Jtotea Land Board to vest tlie Uaetilii lands in the Board to deal with as the natives' agents. About this time Gammon and Co. were also in with the natives for timber-cut-ting rights, and made certain proposals which was accepted by the natives, certain of these natives also having signed agreements to vest these lands in the Board. Subsequently Proud and Abbott came along and obtained a provisional consent to a lease which has not yet been confirmed or sealed by the Board. Hence to-day's proceedings.' The matter will continue to-morrow.