GENERAL NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4530, 22 September 1893, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association).' DuNEbiu, September 21. The Education Board lias adopted a resolution informing the Minister that tho suggested payment does not meet the case of the Otago Board, which lost over 11000 by the measles epidemic, and from present appearances is likely to have a similar loss on tho September quarter, The, board will thus IoV £1750 during the Juno and September quarters. It is strongly urged that the Minister should give more favourable consideration to the board's request to be recouped the loss, Auckiand, September 21. Owing to a considerable portion of Newton being thrown into Parnell, Sir George Gcey lian definitely decided to stand for Parnell, where he resides. He has now recovered his usual health, A preliminary investigation, beioro the Collector of Customs, has been held under the Shipping Act into the cironmshtices of the grounding of the barquentine Vacuua at tho Nine Pins (outside reef), Manukau Harbour, All the available evidence has been taken, aud forwarded to Wellington, In the .Resident Magistrate's Court, Bowerman Bros, sued Professor Aldis for £lo, for eopies of the Picturesque Atlas supplied, Judgment was givon for the plaintiffs for the return of 41 parts or their value, the defendant to pay the costs, Ciibisiohuboii, September 21. A meeting of unemployed was held in the Square this morning, and addressed by Messrs Whiting and Powell, Whiting read a paper whioh ho said had been placed in his hand, 'and was as follows :—" To His Worship the Mayor—We, the unemployed, finding that our so-called Legislators do not legislate so as to enable us to live, and, finding that tkoyaro pilfering, robbing, and burglarising us, we ask you to step between as and the robbers, We intend to have the means of living through politicaland serial rights.and if we are not successful through Sfour Worship we are prepared for' the future in ways which will be explained by-and'hyo. 1 Powell moved, ' That a telegram be sent to the Governmout, through tho Labour Bureau, saying that wo are prepared to be here tomorrow morning, and that we demand work, and will have it.' Whiting seconded this, and said it was useless to expect assittance from the Mayor, because the Minister had thrown a wet blanket over him. The motion was carried. A deputation waited on Mr Lnmas at the Labour Bureau and readu letter to the Mioiser fpr Labour, in which the number of un. omployed was poiiitedout,and a request made that work should be provided, No mention was made of the resolution passed in tho Square. The twenty men sent to Cheviot last night wero selected by Mr Lomas on Saturday. Their employment was not the result of yesterday's meeting.