NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY TELEGRAPH —FBEBS ASSOCIATION.) '— i ; ASSISTED IMMIGRATION. STATEMENT: BY MR MILLAR. ' / : Asftburton, February 27. •Interviewed by. a ." Guardian" reporter, . tho. Hon. J. A. Millar said tho Government: ' . 'intended' to continue tho importation of- ' agricultural labourers and domestic sorvarts, but "would spread the requirements—which ■ ,ho: estimated for all. industries at 'Ji'OO, in- .•'■ 500 girls—over two.years,.'and obtain tho , British./ Isles,, if possible. Ks-; ccljont' reports, were given 'of tho'standard yi of-immigrants, of'.tho past lew years, and similar methods of..selection, would oo pur--..; sued. A contract system would not to #cceptablpwith tho Government, or. : . private : employers.':No definite employment; or period w.onld bo granted; in fact, tho Government - would not depart from the-.pi e&ent system.

• ' AJfOMALUCS.;v ;: Ghristchurch, February 27. 'Hon.. J. A. received a deputation this,; Imbfning' ' of' 'agricultural implement;' v ; niEkers. r , A,.,01au50,. in tho Tariff . Act' pro- t ; .•i'jdcs. that,'.when 'dutiable irnported materials 7.'dire made up into "nonrdutiablo goods, the..!; .makers may ljavo tho duty returned. At-' 1 present the .difficulties J3ut in. the way of 'operating; the;', elaus.o. inadeyit almost, unWorkable, .and.tho deputation asked tint th'o )■.. /acilfties should* be; : Mr. Millar .to Jgok- into''the"matter and do .hit best"i' r ' i .'-v S;; THE; NEW. LAND LAWS, . 'r : '.'.iv; Auckland, February .27. i ' Bnder- tlio Land .Laws Amendment Act, •' >1907, provision-is made for giving, pieforoncg -■ : to [landless .applicants in .Crown land ballots. •-* ; Thb' ; firstapplication: of the' new 'Act. in .'Auckland 'operates "in regard to 6300 acres in :tho 'counties of-Waitomo', Wliafeatafte,' hangarei, Otomatea, and Waitemata;A;ballob - .arranged for to-day was 1 postponed to Maich 10 in order., that the ; Land BoaTd may discover .which :of;the applicants are landless ' ■and'entitled • to.preference. : : . • .■. -< V'- ( HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. . : ' Auckland, February 27. i :; At '-tho .-annual* meeting: of tbo Hibernian.. . ■Society" of "New- -Zealand. the' report; showed - * the funeral fund to amount to £6530. Death ; claims last year amounted to ±!376, general fund- expenditure to, £168 16s. 5d., and the tialanco in'hand to £314 lys. Bd. . Bro. E. Dane" was elected district president. TEACHERS' UNHAPPY LOT. . .4 ; 11 Auckland, February 27.- v. f'.VThlfrlot; of the school teacher, according ■; .(,'p: tho-Chairman/of tho City Schools Com-. ■ ~ ihittee .(Jli': P..;. M.i Mackay), is not a happy one. • Speaking -at, a meeting 'oftho Com- • .mitteo,' ho said .that whonevor, a neve subject < ,pf any kind-affecting , the young was .brought - ■ into pi'ominenco, the head . teacher ;wao, looked to for light and .leading.; ' The head teacher.'iii his opinion, was a beast ofbur,den,:,.whose;, load :is getting too heavy to-.'. of these, days," ho said,tho ■■■ . last straw;-.will be put on hiinj and.his back; will break." . • , ■

AI'CKLAIsD DRAINAGE , Auckland,; February' 27. . -At a.conferonco of local'bodies-last night the following resolutions were /carried: •. . "'■That the-Harbour. Board 'bo- approached with a'view, to obtaining their consent to the dramago.schomo/and their co-operatiou m securing legislative powers _ for any' works of reclamation - that ihay i '_bd,'iiecossary. con- ■ sequent on tho construction of tho sewer;. (2) Xh'at, the only satisfactory manner of . dealing with'.drainage.'from the"various disi'tricts,"botli "in respcct, to'efflciency and cost, vis by carrying it'out under tho control of 9 singlo authority." 7'";- ' , ALLEGED WONOPI?L3KMK^AL. , . Masterton, February 27. "At tho District Court, to-day E.,J.. F. Matthews claimed from the' Wellington . and Wairarajia Motor Company; for- a|l6ged ■ wrongful dismissal. The Court: sat till 10 , o'clock " this evening;; taking lengthy' ovidcnce, ; and then adjourned till to-morrow.. , METHODIST CONFERENCE. Auckland, February 27. v . .< The- Methodist Conference opened last night by a mooting at which addresses, wore •, delivered showing tho progress of tho younj - people's movomont. -Tho business moctuig! 'of ; tho- conference commonco to-morrow, STATE STEAMSM J S URGED. ! • ' Dunedln, February 27. ■ At a meeting of tho - Political Labour Loaguo last''night' it wai'unanimously decided to. ondorsoit-ho. . by tho - Invercargill _ branch of the league, , condemning tho action 1 of; tho Union, Compaiiy • in --increasing'tpaßsengor/ifarescoii - the ; plea of increased cost of, coal,; and urging -. tliat tho timo Svas opportune for State com'potilion with-, tho Tluddait, ; Parker audi Union'S. S.. Companies, in-.order to. protect ■; the people.- *

LEAGUE OF WHEELMEN. . Now. Plymouth, February 27. . At a meeting' o£ .delegates of societies in f tho Province,.;, it was decided -to .form a r Taranalu Centre of tho Leaguo ,ot;Wheel* v ■men. CADET CAMP. .- j. . Auol'.land, February 27. > : ' ff, Owing -to tho. intention .of _tho Defonco Do»1 pirtnient to ohargo halt-s-crown foi, cach teiiti , 'issued t-o ' tho-: endot ■ camp, a number of Citizens' havo exprossod-thomselves.willing to. ( ; 'defray tlio cost ■ should this: chsrgo bo ini» : .posed on tho cadets. ■ '■ ' . GREATER DTJNEDIN. . . , Dunedln, February 27. . !• Tho valuations, for Greater Dunodm for 1908-00 show :m' increase hf £12,207 on last : 'yoaK. '■ th'6t<Jfel ! for tho' current iyear Mieiiig',. ; £396.918,.- as agaijist.£3B4,7ll',- for tho pro-,;. . •ViouiryeflW"'J ■ : I;; v V BOWLS ri'hner*ton Morlh, February 27. 1 V! The Matai Bowling Club, of Nelson',-played ;*a lnatch against tho Palmerston Club tp-day, . - : '.-wliich. resulted- iiv avWn- fpr;;Palmont-oq by. . ; a'n; aggiX'saito of lo points.' 1 , - . . FcUdlng, February 27. v. - Two-rmksof-bowlers from.tho-Matai..(NoU' r! r. son).- Club : visited Feilding yesterday and - 1 played a mateli. against tho local-club. Tlio > . i 'ifeathor -w<a be.iutifullv fine, and the green: •in splendid order. 1' rom tho ■ first head iu . -each link it was evident tli.it tho local plnv-\-ere would havo tho. host ot tho game, nnd ,-% . •as' tho -afternoon wore , awav tho visitors';, ppsition became the more hopeless. /'Feildia^ 1 . •wou-by-73-to 31. . . . • ■ . .j.:.' NLV, S IN BRIEF. Dunedln, Tobiuary 2IT Wie-maiViigor of' tho; billip-rd-t-oom -.at: : ! (l v. ■Kilda''w'as fined 40s'.; and costs- for' periviit-,' ■fting : ;cai : ds-;'to 'ibe . playcd' :fhe nromiii'.-s. .others-'who''"! tpok- Jiatx,. in ,'tne':>;amo' ~ wciv; er.rii fined'l.os; '■ '] ; r - llife' Rftv. 'Ji rianauan, Conqregational mw-' ■' '.siplia^',; coilcliltlfd a' vofjr .successful, liiiisioh.v'; ; : iiij 'Duncdih' to-ni(;ht. "The .large hall" vus'' .-ST;, .nacliedy iind' 'Wuvny. .wore/tunioit'' sw.iiy. -"Tho 'Mayor'', presidtd, ind;' many- 1 lending"' cifciscoii' v- " ivoro.l'present. :: ; ' i, . Dannovirke,. I<ebrnarv -2?. •• j- Luther Martin - Murray, chomed with as-" Isaulting and maiming Arthur.'Thomjisou. • ;<t Miiiigatcra, : en February 14. was eonunitUsi • . for trial at Napier oil March -2. . . -

Invoroargill, Fobruiiry. V 7 i.. At tho- Supremo Court. Wm. Fordo' admitted to probation for twelve NKMuhV ;mtd •: J as., Forao wis , f;m\. ; £5 on :i c!i ji c# of stealing from a Chinaman's; dwelling v : Tlmaru, February' 27., At tho »nnual.m(Hstiiig of tbo Tiiiiaru Gat ••Company this evening: a dividorid of.'lO poi :.cont. for tho year was deolMed.:.jnie Vom bad been a good one* : -