GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 41, 13 March 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

THE Gh'OUfGICAL SURVEY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch. Last Night. The director of geological surveys, Dr. .1. M. Bell, who has just relumed from a southern tour, stutcK that the copper deposits of the Aniseed Valley. Nelson, arc being studied, and that a topographical survey of the Karainea district is being made. It is considered ' that in addition to coal, valuable minerals will be found there. RAILWAY BEAUTIFYING. C'-hrislchureli, Last Night. At the annual meeting o't the Beautifying Association to-night, Mr. S. Hurst Seager wrote suggesting that the Government should be asked to forego the paltry sums which they now received from'the advertisements on the railway stations with a view to converting the ■stations, especially thu country oius, into beauty spots. In apologising for his absence'he wrote that he would have liked to have moved that the Minister of Railways be requested to consider Hie. advisa'bleiicss of removing placards from the country stations and of affording the railway employees every inducement to plant native flowers and shrubs common to the respective districts in and around the stations.

CABINET AUTHORISATIONS. Wellington, Last Night. Cabinet to-night accepted a tender for the erection of departmental offices at GreymouUt. Tenders for a similar building at N"ew Plymouth were declined, being excessive. Authorisations for railway construction totalled £40.000. and for loads £15.000.

THE TIMBER COMMISSION". Christchurch, Ust Night. Hon. T. Y. Duncan, chairman oi the Timber Commission, has informed the members o[ the commission that the first meeting will be held at Invercargill on the 25th instant, IXYEIiCAROI Ll/S AMBITION'. Invereargill, Last Night. At a public meeting (o-night. it was decided to form a dealer Invereargill ! Association, with the object of creating and cultivating among the people of Invereargill and suburbs an intelligent interest in the cpii'stion of union of the borough of Invereargill with the suburban boroughs and to promote liv open discussion other legitimate ways of amalgamation.

i'LAXIJ AfiKXT'K RAXKUI'PTCY. I'alinertson X.. Last Night. Al a meeting of creditors of Charles I'Mward l.cvieii, land agent, l'aliuersloii, this afternoon, a slalenient showed his diHits at Cjll His Sd (all unsecured), and the only a>set an interest in a properly valued at .t2B(i. Kxamination j elicited that bankrupt had a hank hook and a statement of accounts from solicitors, with whom he has done business, but''no records of receipts and expenditure. Bankrupt hail earned fill a month for several months, and USO a month from May to August of last year, and C2 a week since. He estimated it cost :C4 a week to keep his family of live. He denied the charges of extravagant living. A motion for public exam- I illation of the bankrupt was carried by seven to three hut lost on value. The Assignee intimated that would see some of the. other creditors before, deciding on his course, of action. EAST COAST RAILWAY. Js'apicr. Last Night. A meeting of representatives of local bodies wan held to-day to consider Hie ipieslkm of connection Napier and (lisliorne. by rail in order l« open up the country. The local bodies represented were Oisliorne, Hastings and Napier Borough Councils, and the Hastings ami I Napier Chambers of Commerce. Tl was , resolved to form a. league, to be known | as the "East Coast Railway League,'' to ( urge on the Covernnient the necessity of forming a line, failing which the (jo- ] vernment are to he asked to grant faci- \ lilies: for the formation of a company a which would make the line on receiving h a land grant, or, as a further altcrna- y live, that the flovernment he asked to ], construct the line if the settlers raise „ Hie money required. si

TUP, DOMINION EXPORTS. Wellington. Vriilay. The total value of exports from New Zealand- as compiled bv (lie Industries Department for the month of I'Vbru.-irv was £2.4;1i.7J5. a decrease of :C13.70fl is compared wlt.li the corresponding month of last year.