NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 60, 29 February 1908, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

.MISLCAiiLIO WAllies AND Alls\l>I'UOl'li IATION. Per Press Association. Wellington, Friday. Henry i.'eorgc llergaty wis today coiuniitlcl to the Supreme (.'our: for ■■entciie,. on a charge of having converted to his own use .£35 lis (id, belonging lo the A aeiuini Oil Company I'ropiietary, Limited. In the cross-,\\ainiiiatioii of the manager of tile company it was elicited that accused, who was'eng -o-cd as cash clerk, was paid £2 2s (id per week.

FIMKN'DLY SOCIETIES. Dannevirke, Last, Night. I A district meeting of Foresters was held at, Dannevirke to-day. Olle of the princip :1 niolions passed was to the cflect that the delegates here assciuolcd call upon the Friendly Societies' Council lo urge the Oovernnient to cause a thorough investigation to lie made into the linancial st;ndingof fraternal societies belore passing any fresh legisla- I Lion, sueh <'U,|tiiry to enilirace an exam- j imtlion of the rate of piymeni. cost of I management and investment of funds, the possibility ol the orders paying all j their claims, and to find out the lowest j -ale minimum rate whirl to be I'iiid tor the benefits promised. |

I A.AIATEI'I! ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION. Wellington, Last Night. At a meeting of the Amateur A:h'e!ie Association this evening, the trcisurcr rcporled that the total receipts of the recent championship meeling amoiniicd lo £24:1, and the expenditure lo £Mii. It was agreed to vote £lO to defrav the (Ost of sending Sharpe with the team to Tasmania.

.METHODIST CONFERENCE. Auckland, Last Niglit. At the Methodist Conference to-day there were 170 ministers present. The Key. C. 10. lieecroft, of Feilding, was elected president.

LNVKKCAIiUILJj NEWS Invercargill, Last Night. A conference of (lie Southland sawmill owners mill workers was held today, lhe workers wanted practically allround increases in wages. At present nioie than .10 per cent, ol the men are getting more than the award minimum, which may lie taken as showing that the demand for men is greater thin the supply- The men argue that the increase in the number of available men will result in a decrease of the minimum rate. [ Therefore they sought the increase ol tile minimum now. The employers are agreeable to make certain increases, provided the wen agree to compensating decreases. The conference was amicable but abortive, and matters remain as they were. In the meantime it remains for the t'nion to decide whether tliev gy to the Arbitration ('nun again. The lease for 21 years of a pa-toral run in the Centre Hill survev district was offered for sale at the laud office to-day at an upset, of t)l7 lis per acre. There were three bidders. F. J. J)y P r being .successful.

Owiii" to tin' growth of the Smitlilaiul postal business (In; Invoir:i i-fri!] post office li.is Wen raised to the first K rsnio status as from April 1, anil eOnseiiuently Mr. Capper, eliief postmaster. is to lie transferred to Timnni. and \V. McJliitelieson. of that town, who is senior Dllieer. will come here.

The jury disagreed i n the Lloyd manslaughter ease, eleven favoring acquittal and one holding out for conviction. Bail was fixed at £2OO, with one siirrty <>f CIOO. The Crown Prosecutor iiitiiiy.\U>(l that lie would make representations to the (lovernment, at whose advice he had instituted the prosecution.