Interprovincial

New Zealand Tablet, 1 November 1906, Page 24

Interprovincial

norS® + g f 0S ? rccei P ts oi the Tourist and Health i)e?0^% 11 r r a e S vUs a ycar Weie £15 ' 820 ' ' as a^» s * «Ml* . While in Christchurch Sir Joseph Ward will have an interview with the general manager of the' Union 1 fhJ ™l"% Wlt , h a vlew to obtaining reduced fares oS the company's coastal steamers for Exhibition traffic Sub-Inspector Dwyer, of Christchurch, will' be in' charge of the special police force at the Exhibiting d^ ln ! * h « seas °n. -Ke-'wUI-be-'relieved l at the CnrS church Police Depot by Sergeant Norwood, who is £ P,r§sent station sergeant. The Exhibition force will com&nse about 50 men. - - \

The directors of the New Zealand Coal and Oil Company have received a cable message from the London. offi ce >.r. r stating -tfiat 'the expert's tests "of -50 tons or Orepukr shale .sent Home in February las£-are*nost , satisfactory. ,-'..>,, „.,„. Mr. Janjss_ ; B. .Hey wood, Secretary, to the JTreWuYythas been- ftppoinled* .to succeed .'Mr. J. OV Glayiii.who has retired, a^ Assistant A^ditor-generai. V-Jlr.;V -Jlr. ; RV J. oouins, .who has f b,e?n .assistani secretary and accountant, succeeds -Mr. «eywpod,as secretary.- ..'■* A press message from -Wairoa states that- a mag---SJitS „ ser -^, s . ° f caves has been discovered behind Mr. -.M^Leod s milking-shcd, at "Nuhaka, on the Main road to the Morere Hpt Springs. An exploration' ex'temUfte over five hours failed 'to. find' a limit to -the- caves, and a well-equipped "party is conducting V search. . The second session of the present Parliament was practically brought to a close on Monday evening, and before 10 o'clock his ' Excellency the Governor and 22 a v e M£* ??Uer n^ ele on - • their wav to the Christchurch SSf&^n ?$ /i g8&y& °i the South African Reciplooity. BjlJ the Supplementary Estimates, and the Anpropriation Bill constituted' the chief business on Mon--clay. _ ■ A long debate arose over the 'Frisco mail service resolutions in the House of Representatives- on Friday m ?? a , b - er f opposing the ' subsidy of^ not less than - ground that the service was irregular and 'the boats not up to requirements. The Premier gave strong reaffff vir^f^T ll^ lhc , scl Yipe, which" gave an average Sf 1/90 ° f3i . d ays from Auckland to London, "and 30 to 29 days from London .to Auckland, "with ' which Sdop°ted er SerVlCe C ° Uld Com P- are ' • The resolutions' weVe „ + T^e -dispoverj of the Queensland fruit fly in oranges distributed in the Hastings district from the consigV £om Auckland has ' caused a scare amongst local frWrS rowe , rs - At a meeting of the Hawke's Bay J^^^^MP^on,' hid the oSer day,it wfs •decided that the meeting ■• reiterate the .opinion already sent to the Government ; that the establishment - of %c,% c , fruit fly ti4ea^;'disas,ter-to fruit 'industry • that the association- learns with regret that through So I ttP,T^ ni f ?7? 7 Tll**T 11 *** o**"0 **" been.impo P rtld Si rftntrSS- 1 ! 7 i^W Auckl - and ; that in its opinion Son SP^aSSI' iH^ d "^, m ?u re strict in its examination in Auckland than elsewhere, as the temueraturp of' thl "pest"' 11 CltrTS mmV :^^e to toe breeding wJ ? *§? Ho Y e o£ Re P rese ntatiVes on Saturday, " Sir W. J. Steward moved -a- resolution standing iff his name with regard ,to the signal services', to -New Zeanot an ordinary official.- fie? tofcs one' possessing thorough practical acquaintance with all the details of his department, and haying a capacity of statemanlike constructive character The three names that Si b for all time associated with ' the: penny postage of the world are Row ahcl 'Hill, Heniker keatfmf a^Jol|h Wara. He was sure the Hpuse wbuld unanimously aY prove of the -re S> 6;ution T he' had the S "to move op! 10111-^^-,,^l 0111 -^^-,,^ * Wi^ ittg Sir ' 4oseph equal S cess m the still greater services he was^ibout to render at the Colonial Conference to the Colony and the Empire. He moved-' This Hbuse records' its hS an! " preciation of tlie 1 signal services rendered to N^Zfealandv by the Hon. Sir: J^ g! Ward, Postmastl-SS eral, at the recent Postal Conference f S 3 con.gratulates him- u B on. having secured ""for tjiis Coloriv ■ recognition as Un lndeneMen? entity an d also separate vote.- - This House also recognises satisfaction his able advocacy of the extensi, Q n to the whole f Empire of the penny postage systemTwSch^has, "%ro^eh his -efforts, b>n add^ef in'Ne^ f^iknd with^^h marked success ana*h6faes thaf this b^eficial reform W1 » b^sP^i;y,a^omp.ishea t ,- and ihat-\/' wiir Ivent ually have worfa-wide ,(#at on." Further' ifSprlffes its pleasure, at the 1 , acceptance, at the instance ot the honorable; gentleman, py^ the ..Government of fffi United States of America of the system of penny pStaS X between that 1 gr^afc Republic* and this Cotony 9-'9 -' S it is hereby; beefed that T%is resolution "' bT&tere? in the journals} O rW'«'- Mr., 6^?*^ fi T : .li2ee. l i2ee supported, a^itfr. Massey added his tribute, to the' -fine 'managenrent of tHe Post Offfce and the good work done at the ' conference at Rome. ' ' _ ■ _ ••"