NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 59, 28 February 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

IMPLEMENT MAKERS' (JUIEVAXCE. Per Press Association. Christehurch, Last XiyliL. Hon. Mr. Millar received ii deputation this morning from agricultural implement makers. A clause in tin; Turin Act provided that when dutiable imported materials are maile up into nondurable goods, tli e makers may liave the duty returned. At present the difficulties jint in Ihe u,iy of the operating of the clause mad,.' it almost unworkable, and Hie deputation asked that the facilities should be improved. Mr. Millar promised to look into the aialter, and do his best.

AKWTKATJOX C'OLKT. Dnncdiii. Last Sight. The ArbitiMlion (.'cuiil. lias ilelinitclv decided Unit it cannot licar the industrial dispute of the I'niun Steamship Co. v. the Wharf Laborers' i:„ion dnrliej the present sittings. H will prokiblv be heard .luring Ihc .lulv Mtfiie-, of ih'e (ourl. THE M()K \f AI'I'KAI. CASI-:. Wellington. Cnsi \ighl. Messrs Travel-.-. Ru-scll and Cam|ihell, solicitor, have ,v„.ivcd a cable from Mc-sis Flower, and Flnue,-, su||. citors of London, -dating thai the action hioughi by Joshua .lone:; against tln' executors in the estate of (lie late YVickhani Flowers, in relation In the 'Mohan properly, has la-en dismissed Willi cosK

DISK IX TIMIIHIL Tailupe, Last \ighl. Rangilikei Sawniillers decided to in crease the price hy l.s p or 100 ft on all classes of timber, on accounl of lh< losses and Hie inability to work nwiiij to the recent fives.

ASHBL'If'L'OX XKWS. ' Ashuurton, Last Nighl. A poll taken to-day on the proposal that, the half-holiday for the factories he on Thursday, which is the day ohservhy the shops, instead of on Saturday, as law at present provides, was carried by 17.1 to 44 votes. The dry weather still continues, and it is feared that if rain does not fall vote soon the water-race system of the county must break down, the rivers and head works being now tower than finmany years past. The drought is also having a serious effect on the pastures, and the prospects of a good growth of winter feed are fast diminishing. THE PREMIER IK THE NORTH.

Mangonui, Last Night. The Prime Minister readied Mango nui from Kussell to-day on his northeri tour, tliis being the extreme northeri point of the visit. lie made a ilyinj trip by motor ear into the backbloeks going as far as Kaitaia, 30 miles in land, and delivered a speech, and'wa banquette'd on his return to Mangonu: receiving a vote of thanks and eonfid enee. To-morrow lie proceeds to Ohae:i wai.

GREATER DUNEDIN. Dunedin, Last Night, 'i'lie valuations for Greater Dunedin for J9OB-0!) show an increase of £12,207 on last year's. The total for the current year is £300,018, as against £384,711 for the previous year. THE PRICE OF BUTTER. Auckland, Last Night. The .shortage of butter is becoming so pronounced that the price of all brands of the factory article is to be increased to Is 3d per lb wholesale as from today Dunedin, Last Night. The price of first-grade butter advanced Id per lb to-day, and the wholesale tariff ; iiow stands: Bulk Is Id, prints Is 1% booked, and Is l'/.d cash. The reason given for the advance is that northern firms have been buying butter on tills market to lill export orders, and in order to ensure the supply for local requirements the Taieri Peninsula Co. lias been compelled to put up the price.

DISTRICT COURT. Masterton, List Night. At the District Court to-day G. If. -Matthews claimed £7B from the Wellington and Wairarapa Motor Co. for alleged wrongful dismissal. The Court sat till W this evening, taking lengthy evidence, and then adjourned till tomorrow.

0RCHA1I1) AND HARDEN PESTS. Wellington, Last Niglit. Fresh regulations are gazetted to-night under the Orchard and Garden Pest Act with regard to the importation of fruit and plants. These are designed to keep the Meditteranean fly, the Queensland lly, and the San Jose scale and other pests out of the country. It is provided that in fnlur,; all fruit shall he accompanied by a certificate that no Species of fruit fly was known to exist within a mile of the orchard where such fruit was grown, and by a declaration from the Government inspector that at the time of the shipment the fruit was free from disease and grown more than a mile from an infected orchard.

ERRING LAD GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE. Auckland, Last Night. At the Police Court this afternoon it boy of 15 years, who twelve months ago. entered On his working career as a messenger, pleading guilty to misappropriations of small sums, amounting in all to £l7 13s lOd. The money was filched in various ways-stealing stamps, retaming money given him for sending telegrams, collecting small accounts, and so on. The lad's father, who expressed willingness to make restitution of all deficiencies, explained that the boy had j contracted the cigarette smoking habit, otherwise lie had been an apparently good lad. He attributed the dishonesty in a large measure to an effort to obtain the wherewithal to mivchase these cigarettes. The Bench warned the lad of the danger, moral and physical, to boys who contracted the 'cigarettesmoking habit, and took him severely to task for yielding to dishonest temptation in order to indulge in the pernicious lial.it. In order that he should not start life with his reputation damaged by a conviction for dishonesty, the flench decided to give him another chance, calling upon his father/to refund ' the deficiencies, with Court costs.

GOVERNMENT'S IMMIGRATION PLANS. Ashburton, Last Night. Interviewed by a reporter, lion. James Millar said the Government intended to continue (lie importation of agricultural laborers and domestic servants. l„it [ would spread requirements, which J lo estimated tor all industries at 2700 including 500 girls, over two years, 'and obtain all from the British Isles if possible. Excellent reports were given of the standard of immigrants of the past few years, and similar methods of selection would be pursued. A contract system would not be acceptable with the Government or private employers In tact, lh B Government would not depart from the present system.

KAIUVAY SKRVAXTS' (.'OXl'Jilil-.NCJi

Wellington, Last XL-lit. the biennial conference 0 f the Amalgamated Society of Jiaj) w a v Savants opened to-day. l[r. illu . kj \ ht , , le „., v . elected secretary, was present, and tl'io conference decided that he should take up his duties at once. Mr. Edwards, tnctote secretary, was appointed as Ms assistant t'or the conference. Mr. Edwards was also granted twelve months leave of absence on full pay Several hundred motions appeared on the agenda paper, and it is probable the conference will last a fortnight. A large number of those relate to wages and classification. if n' C VfJMl 1 a dozon motions, oehocs of the McCullough case, in fcvor of (iovernincnt servants being given full rights of speech. Tlie conduct of the Society's journal, the Railway Review. " to come up for consideration. The conference is not open to the press.