GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 134, 24 October 1912, Page 8

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ARRIVAL OP WHALING STEAMER. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The whaling steamer Zealandia, arrived at Wellington to-day from La.rvick, Norway. She is owned ijy the Antarctic Whaling Company of Cliristiania, and intends to examine New Zealand whaling fisheries. This company recently formed a base at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, where it has steamers at present located.

A DISPUTED TENDER. Dunedin, Last Night. A meeting of the technical school managers was held to-day to consider th# position which has arisen with reference to the contract for. the new building, The Board recently accepted a tender for £30,999 for the erection of a new school, and rejected a tender for £30,059. Subsequently a question arose as to whether the meeting was properly constituted, and legal advice was sought on this point. At to-day's meeting the legal opinions were received from Mr. W. C. MacGrcgor and J. T. Woodliouse, who expressed the view that the meeting at which the tender was accepted was illegal, on the ground that one member at the meeting had forfeited his seat owing to non-attendance at previous meetings, and another manager did not receive notice of the meeting. Consequently their advice was that acceptance of the tender was not binding on the Board. It was moved that the lowest tender, that of McLellan be accepted, but an amend-1 ment was carried referring the matter to a sub-committee of four to report at next meeting.