GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 16, 25 June 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

•. WELLINGTON JIARBOR IMPROVE- : MENTS, By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Subject to it being in order, the Wellington Harbor Board 'to-day accepted the tender of <J. F. Pulley for a concrete aea wall and culvert extension at the Waterloo Quay reclamation works. The •mount of expenditure involved is ' .£35,000. ;' '" MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS. Dunedin, Last Night. Hon. G. Fowlds wll leave Dunedin by Bret express to-morrow. On Saturday lie 'will lay the foundation stone of the new school at Addington, and lie will proceed to Wellingtou the same night. ~ POLICE FORCE COMMISSION.

- Wellington, Last Night. | Tlit der of reference to tue Royal It on of inquiry into the police «,.*. ~-.! be submitted to cabinet early next week.

FEILDING'S NEW COURTHOUSE. | Feuding, Last Night, i I Dr. Findlay to-day visited Feilding to | officially open the new courthouse. He i and Mrs. Findlay were the guests of the Chamber of Commerce and Law iu..vlw At the opening function Dr. iinalay congratulated the district on its progress and prosperity. Before lea »,- jßg, Dr. Findlay, Who was here only three , jiiours, promised shortly to give a politi- ' address in Feilding.

OHRISTCHURCH TRAMS. | Christchurch, Last A'ight. At the triennial election of members 4>t the Christchurch Tramway Board today all tlie old members were re-elect-ed, 'with the exception of Geo. Payling, who defeated C. M. Gray, and W. Hill, who. replaced J. Richardson, who did not seek re-election. Five loan proposals for tramwav extension were carried, represeating a total expenditure of

A COAL'RING. Duaedin, last Night. Some inction has occurred locally in noi&ott with a contract for ¥ iver * Bf State coal. I«st Year and this year Jtr Purdie, coal merchant and carter, was the successful tenderer. At six . .oek last night Mr. Purdie Teemed „ tue from the president of the Coal j-'Hliont'-'' Association that if he ac- <. n 'ne tender for delivery of State mi he would lose his position as a member of the Association. It appears " that the Coalmine Owners' Association recently intimated, to the Merchants Association that members of the latter • body supplied by the former should not deal in State coal, and to thie the MercUant'' Association eventually agreed. "- Mr. Purdie stated lit was determined to accept the contract.

\ - "VOX-EXISTENT BREAD FUKO. ' ' Dunedin, Thursday. The United Otago District of Forest-1 en last February forwarded £2o ; to OTder in Glasgow hi aid of the British ■ ~, .Imd fund. The money has no*r been ■returned, with the intimation, that I" e-sscutive council, while appreciating the '>" r pptendid example of practical sympathy ■Z • .cannot as a result of enquiries find any ''«' (trace of a children's bread fund.