NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 135, 2 March 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(HV TELEGEAPH—PBESS ASSOCIATION-)

WASHINGTON •' TUBERCULOSIS •" . i CONFERENCE. ' -V' ' ; Auckland,' February; 29. : , ■ The Te •Aute: Conferenoe decided!' t-o'-' iirge the authorities 'to appoint Dr. Buck', - * graduate of the .New-.Zealand University, and representative of 'the Maori race, to attend; tKe'itubefculo'sis. conference ington. . •.'••••[.'• ■■J''",.., : v' : A STEAM- TUG.;' ■: ■ ■■ ■■■:■}■ . VAuckland,; February 23.«. ; The Harbour L Board recently referred'- the tenders for' the: steam tug/for tho Board's se . r .T.'?o ; : to. ir committee, wliicli to-day-, recommended that the'tender .of :,Me&'fs.\ teeming and .Ferguson,'.;of -Priislijy,; who - also, built "Wge No.r'l2l. and, the suction, dredge,.,bo accepted. The contract price-.was £12,850j and the' committee; recommended modifications be niade .whichwould, increase the cost by about £100t). The Board- adopted the' recoduneodaUon- of the'-committee.-' :

•; AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. •:■ ... Auckland, ,Febniary 28. ■ the. continued dislocation; of,tho tramway service, due to insufflcicint- power attributed to an accident in the Power-House, was; the. subjoct of loud complaint at the meeting of tho Auckland City Council, which decided U call upon the' tramway-; company to remedy the present state of, affairs, fort 1 with. ■ , INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE. ~ .m, r. ' . Tlmaru, Fel ;ary~ 28: ine Conciliation Board sat her to-day to consider the Timber and Coalw-. ?rs' dispute. A conference was held 1 t~n the ! employers and employees, when ,->greernspt was-arrived at to accept ujj Board's* recommendation on the Christcburch dispute, with, two exceptions, which it was; agreed ,to . leave to ■ the decision of the ■ Board without appeal. ' \• A MENACE TO -ORCHARDISTS. : ; - Auckland,'' February 23.*'* i . Locusts .. are proving , a menace to orchardists in tho King, Country.. .At Ohura,. a settlement .which lies some twenty miles west • of. Taumariuui, this pest is "causing muoh damage to fruit trocs. ASHBURTON - MAGISTRATES'- COURT. >;■ ■ v; Ashburton, February.2B.,- - At the Magistrate's' Court - to-day, before Mr v y. G. Day, 5.M.,. T. Sutherland, and James \Denart were, charged -.with stealing £9; 10s; from the-house of Edward Aclafia, ' at Window.-. Accused, reserved.'their dofence, and, • after hearingevidence' for, the prosecution, , tho Magistrate- held : .that-, a , prima.facie case had been established, and committed- theifl for trial-at, the Supreme Court, Chriatchurch; on! May 11. Bail was' allowed. , : ■' '• ; : .V; ; William George • charged .with stealing .ache'que for. £12 165.,' 2d; , from ; 'J. Rodd,,'pleaded guilty,.'and. .was 'remanded for the probation officer's'report',- bail being allowed. ■ < .