GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 299, 14 December 1908, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

JilJil'TION KXim'SES. Bv Telegraph - Press Association. Wellington, List Night. .Mr. licnrv Hoille.v, wliu contested the Wellington North scat at general election, has fniMished tin- iTiimting otliccr with u return blowing t lial. his lotal expenses amounted to .Lls lU*, the uh"ll! snai being expended in advertising and jii-intiny. .Mr. A. 1.. Ilerdnian's expenses amonnteil to .ClOti ills 7<l at the iirst ballot ami C4S Is 2d at the second. of tli,' lir-it mentioned sum, l'2il Ms lid was for advertisiag. US His ior print ing, u:;-.' ;!s lid f,„- ha lis, .Lls fill' a secretary, and ;L! 12 Is 7d for post-

XKI.SoX IMPHOVKMKXTS. Nelson, December \->,

The City Council has decided to expend Colli) in repairing the new dam for the purpose of conserving water ill the summer months, also lo invite .Mr. Meslayor, who designed the drainage scheme, to confer with the resident engineer with n view to defining- how his scheme can he lninlilied. Uuth resolutions wore bitterly opposed by a substantial minority. i'KXSIO.Nlilts AM) DIiLXKKN"NICSS. Dunedin, December 12. Last night „ meting „f representatives of local bodies was held to discuss charitable aid. II was resolved that, if any pensioner should be convict,.,! of drunkouiics or IUU - oll'oueo punishnhle with imprisonment for not less (than one nionlh Iho convicting Court | shall order every instalment falling due alter the conviclion lo he paid to Hie local Charitable Aid Hoard: hut it shall -mil instalments for the benefit of the pensioner and his dependents. POLICE KAID ON SLY-GKOI!GEKS. Clow, Sal.urdav. I no police searched live difl'croiil pro-I'V-'i at (fore (his morning and found i'l'i'ir. A1t0g011,,.,- 50,,,,, l,„lf ~ ,|„,., n K'g. and a dozen bottles of whiskv were seized.