GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 252, 23 March 1914, Page 2

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

ENOINEICRS IN CONFERENCE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Friday. The conference .of local government engineers resumed this morning, when a paper was read on the subject of the Humphrey pump by F. C. jiunyard, of Cambridge. The paper pointed out that the Humphrey pump was a type peculiarly suitable for the needs of a civil engineer in raising water for irrigation, domestic and sanitary purposes. In the afternoon the delegates commenced a tour of inspection of the various local public works, which will be continued to-morrow. The itinerary includes City Council electric works, electric works of the Tramway Board, destructor, (piarrv and machinery of the City Council.' Ihe Campbell Park, and the sewer outfall at Orakei. COMI'ENSATIOV CASE. Oisbonie. Saturday. The Supreme Court case Thomas Cahill v. Oisbonie Slicepfarmers Frozen Meat Company, a claim for JJI-.'iO damages for injuries sustained whilst using a hoist in the company's employ was heard before Mr. .lustice iloskiug 'and a jury of twelve:. The jury gave a verdict for £778 damages, nonsuit points being reserved. EVADINO THE CUSTOMS. , Clu'istchureh, Saturday. Colin ('. Forsylh pleaded guilty iu'the police court 10-day to two charges of evading payment of Customs dues involving £'.'.;>. lie said that the goods got through with his linn's consignments. The case has no connection with i!ie recent frauds, and the 'defendant supplied the information on which these charges were based, lie was lined £IOO on each charge, reduceable on the first to £ls. I : .