NEW ZEALAND.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9160, 18 July 1895, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND.

(PRKSS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.) WELLINGTON, July 17. Tho Public Works Committee of the City Council has decided to recommend the Council to inform the cabmen that it has no power to stop the issue of licenses in order to keep down tho number of cabs. The police are layiug informations against a number of shopkeepers in order to check the exposure of goods on footpaths. Among the applicants for relief to the Benevolent Trustees were two men who had walked from Auckland, taking ten weeks to do the journey. They reported that many others were on the road equally unable to obtain work. Two slight shocks of earthquake were felt here yesterday. About twenty members of Parliament, including the Parliamentary Library Committee, this afternoon waited upon the Premior to ask that a vote should be placed on the Estimates to build a brick building to house the Parliament Library. The Premier fully recoguised the necessity for a better provision being made, as it was a great pity that such a valuable library should be so badly housed, but the whole matter was a question of £s. d., aud he would have to consider whether the finances would allow of the necessary expenditure. NAPIER, July 17.

Gerald Dowling, aged 27,. died at the Hospital suddenly. He was a prohibited person, but managed to obtain liquor and got on a heavy spree. When sent to the hospital he was supposed to be suffering from alcoholism. On a post mortem being held the organs were found slightly diseased, but nothing was discovered to account for death, and as the deceased had been sufferiug from pain before admission the inquest was adjourned to enable the stomach to bo sent to Wellington for analysis. The Nurses' Home, which has been built by public subscription, was opened by the Mayoress this afternoon. Steps are being taken to form an Insurers' Protection Association.

It was reported to the Board of Health to-night that of 677 dairy oowa kept for the supply of Napier, only two dry ones exhibited any suspicious signs. DUNEDIN, July 17.

The Education Board has agreed to increase the salary of the Secretary to £450, as from the Ist January last. The salary was reduced by £100 at the end of last year. ' At the City Council to-night the Town Clerk reported that, by the conversion of debentures to the extent of £10.500, effected by the late Mr Lear.v, the sinking fund to the amount of £5165 11a 6d had been set free. The City Council to-night adopted a motion—" That in all futuro contracts the person or firm tendering shall undertake to pay all -workmen, whether artisans or labourers, the current rate of wages ruling in the district, and to observe eight hours as the working day for which such wages ahall be paid."