GENERAL TELEGRAMS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 260, 9 December 1909, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS

CANTERBURY AST SOCIETY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The Canterbury Society of Arts have decided to 'hold their annual exhibition , e in March and April next year. The ree day has been tlxed for March g n -

n FARMING LEGISLATION, e Christchurch, Last Night, h 'At a committee meeting of the A. and 6 «! A ™'™, a letter was read from « tw , er for Agriculture suggesting f that somebody i/hould be appointed by i the Association to officially represent 1 them, and with whom the Minister could ) discuss matters affecting the farming 5 community, and legislation with refcr- . ence to agricultural and pastoral mat- - ters. It was decided to appoint Parliamentary members to act in the capacity suggested by the Minister. Mr. J, D. J Halls motion for the convening of a conference of the frozen meat trade was agreed to. I

7 GREATER IXVERCARGILL. " Invercargill, Last Xight. A poll was taken to-day in the c.'fcv and suburbs on the question of , mation m Greater Invercargill. The I proposal was carried in the central bori a T nd fi ve of the six boroughs, feouth Invercargill alone negatived the proposal. The result is satisfactory, in that it will g ive a compact, workable area without South Invercargill. A TRAM PROPOSAL. Wellington, Last Night. The ratepayers of Wadestown, a portion of Wellington Borough, to-day voted on a proposal to borrow- ,£33,000 for electric trams to that suburb. The proposal was carried by 187 votes to 17. OVERRIDING AWARDS. Wanganui, Last Night. The Employers' Association passed the following resolution to-night: " i'hat this association strongly protests against any Bill being brought in by Parliament which overrides any awards of the Arbitration Court, and looks upon such proposals as an unwarranted interference with the Court, and also considers tint it M against the best interests of the public generally that any further burdens should be cast on restaurants or hotels by restricting hours in the manner proposed.

BENEFACTIONS FOR CHRISTCHUROH. Christchurch, December 8. The estate of the late Mrs. White has been sworn at £50,000. Deceased left £2,000 to build a Roman Catholic church at Sumner, £3OO to the Roman Catholic Cathedral fund, and £IOO to other religious purposes. Annuities amounting to £I7OO were left to her children and her sister. The residue of the estate is to be devoted to an orphanage under the control of the Roman Catholic Ohurch, but not for Roman Catholic children only. The income ot the residue will be increased by accumulations during the next five or six years. The actual value of the estate has not been definitely eattled.