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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3538, 17 June 1890, Page 2

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[By Telegraph.] • (PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION,)' LIBEUOTION. Butcher v. Payton. Wellington, Tuesday. The libel case Butcher v. Payton has been put off till to morrow. Mr Jellicoe suggested that a.jury be empanelled. Mr Golly" offered lio objection, The following are the jury :-B. Goring, Henry Blundell, Andrew Young, Bamuel Mason, Tliqs. |W. Young, F. De J.* Olere, John Jack, , Alpx. - McTavish," Walter Nathan, Archibald McLeod, H, R. Glegg, and Win. Halse.

Wild Sheep and Scab. Wellington, Tuesday. Mr T. G. Eiohardsou, 6heep Inspector of the Marlborough District, lias forwarded a report to the Stock Department in which he states that oil wild sheep hunters wero discharged at the end of May, with one exception. Since September last 1509 wild- sheep were killed. Of these BG4 were unmarked, and of others 274 bore the mark of J. Kerr. Noneofthesheep'showed signs of scab, which li 6 considers a clear proof that there is no scabby sbeep in the bush. He adds that he has not seen any scab since last September, and should it be found now it is certain that bush slieep will not be the cause, but it will be through careless mustering and bad dipping on the part of sheep owners.

The Tramway Dispute. DK. GRACE'S BEFLY, Wellington, Tuesday, Dr Grace has replied to the Trades and Labour Council ro tho tramway to the effect that the company havn carried out in good faith tho recommendations agreed upon at the conference on 81st May, and holds the Council to that undertaaine, which, he states was doli.erately entered into and freely published. The undertaking in question was tbat the Company were to have, three months to improve traffic before being called on to make increases to the emoluments of employees. The .Company, he adds, will be quite willing to improve the,position and emoluments of employments at the expiration of the three months or sooner, if the traffic warrants it. Thej Council consider the matt-r to-night,

Railway Matters. Wellington, Tuesday.. The conference between the Kajl? way Commissioners and the Executive was resumed this morning, when, the; question of hours pf labor was further', considered, 1 " flie next subject toupiied qn wa| $e piece system, the delegates poi|)tjn| out many injustices arising'from"' this system. •The men unanimously agreed tljat the system was bad, as it; was an intalliable means of reducing the. price of labor. - Whereyer the system had been introduced wages had oquie down, and the Executive asW tbatit be abolished altogether. Mr- MoKorrow adinitted'there .was; a great deal cf truth in what had,; been said; but if the system wasvdone l away with, there might .be, a .tendency .on/ tlie part ..'of the' meu'.to(top down" 'to BtrofeD," ;;