GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 134, 5 July 1909, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

AMBULANCE SATURDAY. | By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wangimui, Last Night. Wretched weather was experienced for "amibulun.ee Saturday," but the workers remained gallantly at their posts, and collected over £2OO, the exact amount not being known yet. THE WEATHER. Napier, Last Night. An easterly storm, with a good deal of rain visited Napier yesterday, but ended during last night. LABOR DISPUTE. Napier, Last Night. About 180 farmers and other employers are being cited as parties to the drovers' and shepherds' dispute, which will come before the Conciliation Commissioner, Mr. Hally, on the 12th inst

POLICE COMMISSION. Christehurch, Saturday Night. .Mr. Bishop, who will conduct the Police Commission, left Christehurch for Dunei'r.n to-day. He will open the Commission on Wednesday at Invercargill, afterwards sitting at Duncdin. He will then come back to Christehurch, but the date of the sitting cannot be fixed. It is not sure whether he will proceed to Wellington or the West Coast after Christehurch.

PLENTY OF SURVEYORS. Wellington, Saturday. At a meeting of the Council of New Zealand Institute of Surveyors reference was made to a complaint that settlement is being retarded through lack of surveyors. The council was firmly of opinion that plenty of surveyors' are available capable of doing any "class of work required by the Government.

THE WE ATI! KR. Christehurch, Saturday. Heavy and continuous rain postponed til the afternoon's hockey and football fixtures. GOVERNOR AT THE ISLANDS, liuratonga, June 23. The Governor arrived to-day in H.M..S. Challenger after a delightful trip. He will visit Mangaia, Atua and Aitutaki before returning here for the official reception. He will spend a day or two at each island.

.MUNICIPAL SCHEMES. Hastings, Saturday. A special meeting of the Borough Council resolved to „ s k the ratepayers to sanction the following loans:— .C40,n00 to harness the Tuke Tuke river to general electric power for pumping water to a reservoir on Havclock Hills Hid to suply electric light and power to consumers; aiO.IMO for sewer extension; and ,C13,u00 for footpaths and