NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 97, 17 January 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

, (BT- lIHOBAPH—MEW *, ASBOOUTIOK.) >: : ••• EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS. 'A TOUR OF INSPECTION. S ] , , Auckland, January 16 <"!. Amongst tbe arrivals from tWSouth ,thK .peek were Mr. J.D.- Ritchie'(Secretary'fa - .Agriculture) and Mr. E. ■ CJlifton (Cluef Stock •- Inspector)..) Interviewed by a Prbsn represent tative torday, Mr. Ritpluo stated >ili»t >th« .chief, object Of his visit- was? to 1 a toai - of ..inspeqtioiv of the vatiousexpenmontftl »t> tion* in tho Ifortli. He loft for Bockw:>ta& in .-ln«, , thm. afternoon,' iffccqmpaqnW : by Mr.' GliftoitJßeckcrstaffc: was' 'r&Antlj - acquired by thc Govcrnrtcfit.for doner fscttlfc , rnont purposes,, but l®o"qcrDs wore rotftuied v by. the :Government . for. , experimental-, pay-« pOjes,'- ,;Tho vm-ious experimental; statlontym> the province will; be .visited jin-turn, ahd -on , Monday week tlic , Minister for -viands ■ and • •Agriculture (Mr. M'Nsb) 'will'iom.thejiarty ■ ■ at lluakura.iv.The-Minister'and ! Chief'Swfrt-tar.v-vv|ll >thcnil6are 1 •Wellington. ihe. moat(faTQUroi i / .province in the Rjtchfe.. .■ You- have moro .Govermaont' experiment:)! work, goinj; on m.'tho ■North' thanViniaH'itht - • other-proymcoa. put' together, attd ; !thero.!caif :: -be ..no:possiblo:.,complaint- that- the 7 1 hiertt.is.not'doing it3.duty. -. = 'It that there is' a-.very. largo: scope for.: develop. :ment,in the .North,''and tho Department;, i-,- -v doing ,jts best-to assist: theVvarious inSustrio v and districts" 1 , < r |f ALCOHOLIC HO.P BEER., . *, TIMARU PROSECUTION. ''V "i ' ~ v' • v;.i.Tlmartt,-.• JaWry 16.'-<• 'At: the /Magistrates'. Court Pubh', a- eountry store'kceper. Vwas- fined > .ana costs,. £2.;il9s;i for Vsellihg .beferi' withoul' i .a license. Tjvo ■ constables > from.. Christchurch :jyreite<i the store on throe occasions,and ;were-siij>/' ■plied r with • hop' beer mamifActVireritiy 'Piigh. , which showed'*-coßjiaitied^6.63^pei > Y coiit.'iof^proof^pifit/s^^v^ ' ! i Defendant said' he' did not kno the ;bevep ; . age was 'intoxicating. J!. ... '. •:' This is the 'first pfosecutiori-of the kinii'ii ; • Tiriiaru,' '■ ; • •I'IiOGRESSIVE HARBOUR BOARD;'v : , YEAR'S RETURNS AT NAPIER.; <\ I i- < 'X * '£'£/■ Naplor,; i6'ji / , merits' over vlDOfi,'.,which year;had {upto.that, i' time; beaten, all. rprevibus; .'records* 'In v 1907 tho : rcvcnu6- wa3 ;llH;jjbry£ i 7Ci5 j lis; 7d.'i , •' over 30.per.cent?, ;Th'e. i 803,249,,..0r; 'nipTe; than-:in';l?o6i.;¥b»^ ,beipg • 12,872' :ah'dV;sls6 j toijs t*. ahead'of .19061:' ! tended ■ j at:'£24iooo, : fot - ' 1 - incTea'sifigtlje];■ ei«Jdf^ihav V ferVo^pricfeteJ. andocean lmors"will bo' alongside., • p- A PROTEST MV. > r' v;:'-;r.^"buriedln^January , j ;•The : Um6n" 5 r: Jo; write 'ft ?the ; bv l tho Otftgo ',' Educitiori ' Bpaird' -ili' paintiiig the 1 schools under' its control." !' SHEARERS' DISPUTE. 'J V : .Napier,. January-16 ; ( j. The Conciliation Board'held;, a'bTifef'sittingi ,here' yesterday ili ' connection-; with', tho. I' sh'torers' ; dispute''. • In vieWvoi, j. between employers.a'nd.ehipl6yeeis,-.to:be helii r. in Palnierstoi], ! sitting ." was adjourned; If tho conferonc6 fails,', tbfe. Board ; will I-; , ai , range'.''a' l {rMK''-it'Uiwar l f.'..'.'-^:\ > - . Palmerston North, January 16.' 6 A meeting , of; the executivoi of the : Far-' s mers'. 'Union was held' to-day, when' it, waa .j announced' that': a ' stib-comniittce;- in coniipca . tiori. w;ith', tlje"shearers'.' dispute ! would'mfet; •; in a toVtnightV to. : ' reply., ,f ftom tlie various' branches;'and itMs. antii, d cipiited that'within. a Vmonth.' a cohferehM, if will be arrahged 'with' tlio'shearers''with'-' a n View'to- B Eeitlemcnt.'.:.-.,,.'.., ,' ,: ' ■

THE LIQUOR LAW: " ' ■!. .. Auckland, January -16. ; At the. Police. Court' to-day bcforo Mr. ■ Dyer,*; S.M;, the 'partly-heard .charged of :,ely _ grog selling against' John' ShteebaV "*?d 'BW.' Duncan.. were proc'ocded''vrith.' ■' After; considerable evidence, had',.been,heard, ;©uncim and Shoeliau' ; were.' each . sentenced'. to: ;»■ . month's imprisonment.J.:'' EMPLOYERS' FEDERATIOXi a ' ; ',' invcrcargill, ' Mr/TV'. Pryor,'secretary' ofHHe;l^fiW'Zw-' land Employers' FWeration; deHTcfed' an-ad- >' dress to-night -on; the*: irorls oftlio'lAssociation to'a v laVgo: mcofciiigr.ofMocal:,pmplaye'rs; ; ; .Mr.... J.'h-or explained 1 tHeVattitniloioO^yFeclera-, tioiv(towards labour; ;; They ; 'wero- -n^tV.'an-; , tagQuis'tic,'.' but:r'wa\itM..reasoiiablia''.]atrs\Snd . fair*'administratioi) of; .th'om:>;.\ v Their wiVtSlijwot'd was Moderation. 1 ' KTherV;was'n'epd''qf. ' 'organisation' afiiopg the;ojnployers/.Md-',df;o(V; operation bqtVeen.idiffcrejit sectibhsi-.suih; as manufacturers, and Mr.. 'Pfyor's>visitr resulted'* in 1 a - conaiderabW increase of- membership of:the local; : Aßs^,fir.;. PRIMITIVE' METHODIST " CONFERENCE: ,', ;.,'* 'ivDune'din',-.'16»-.The; Primitive Methodist' Conference > wai . . tjiis 1 '.morning principally: .engaged'[m;:'ccin^i3|.. • eration of committee- reports.'; that there were.' 83 .Sunday'. Schpqls;'in''ib«. l)bmiuion, .with Go3.teachers niid's442; scliot: arsj cpnnected-with:these'we/e,'4349"juveriils and ■ 17.47- ndult pledged .'abstainert,: .Sunday:. School finances were in credit .*£3olXl's;.;7d. It was' resolved' to hold :.the- CoAfererice; bl: l?o9,in ; Aiickland;';'' i : -' " '.V'"* 1 '.'■A-.'.discussion .took"'place* on the,\-recoh)-' njendatian. of. .the standing '.committee;' that up'; to £100 ,b«. expended. on "costs .'connected • with thVcxchangii 'ot the Rovi "P.:; 0,. Hurft, of;- Glasgow,- for the Rev.' W.' : L'ayeock', of Dunedin. It was mentioned'that. Mr. Laycock would leave forVErigland at the end of twelve months. It' was decided .to. accept the exchange without any. financial responsibility. : Remits from a, number of districts were considered.: ■ L-. .' : It. was resolved that a Supday.School agent be appointed :iri each district, to. report ajimially to'the district'meeting, oh'the ,stats» of the.schools-hoMnay have'visited; .'.the following.. being appointed -as. agents i-rrAnftk-land, Air. Moore, seniorTaranaki,Mr. Var- ■ hey; Wellington, Mr..', Feltbaiu;,. Canterbury; Mr. . W. iwitbs-; Otiigb \ind'Southland^Mj,' " H. Guy. : -- ! ■>:■' : ELECTRIC. LIGHT, AND. POWER. .- . . Auckland, January,. 16.:. It is proposed.by the dity Council-.to.iinrn : on its electric : light and : power installation ; on February 10. A. report on the tfiiMtioh' of equipmont -and the' 'stafE;. roquirert 1 for ' the plant was read at a meeting of -the' Council to-night' from the Electrical Engineer, and this will be considered at'a special meeting . next week. ■,' ■' ■ BURGLARS AT WORK. Invcrcargill, January 16. .The offices of Messrs. ; W. T. Murray, oiid Co. wero burglariously entered last night. Mr. Iloyles, Secretary of the Company, locked up at six'o'clock. This morning, two windows were found broken and the. place ransacked. No valuables were Beeured. . INTENSE HEAT IN. AUCKLAND. Auckland, January 10. The heat in Auckland on- Tuesday and Wednesday last was intense, the reading on tlie first-mentioned day being 80,50 degrees, while on the second it was SI degrees.' Th« highest shade reading on record in Auckland* is 92 degrees, registered some 15 years age.

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