NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 142, 10 March 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

(BY ' TELECRAPH—PHESS ASSOCIATION.)

PROPOSAL TO SEND A CADET TO ENGLAND. DEPUTATION TO THE HON. G.FOWLDS. '. 'Auckland, March 9. A. deputation which waited upon the' Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister, for Education, this afteriioori', 1 brought-up the' matter of'sending' Col.-Sergt. Friar, of Onehunga Cadets, to England- to' shoot it. Bisley, for tho • Lady Guinness trophy, Colonel Loveday , saying that the boy's father-was willing to bear hi., the cost. - . , . ■" : The Minister stated; that this matter , required carcful consideration. He would'not . liko to' commit himself without consideration. Why, 'for instance, should", this boy bo selected?- , . . ■ ; .-. •. Major Robb: " Because of i his record, .', • which is better than, that of. any. cadet in tho Dominion." ' . v : Mr." Fowlds said ; that he would be glad to consider 'the proposal,' which was- really a ' Cabinet.matter.:' The Government had never, seriously entertained the proposal;to send any school cadet home. It was a big undertaking, and opened up a.-new field. .Major Rqbb, said that i-he general : opinion was that it' would bo a Vory.good thing foi this oulipost of tho Empire to ho represented • Mr. Fowlds promised to lay - the mattej before his' colleagues. OAMARTJ HARBOUR BOARD. ; -v Oamaru, March-9. The local' Harbour Board, has .long faced ■ financial difficulties. Its dredging resources have been used up and the dredge is antiquated and unable to undertake the necessary work. At a meeting this morning there - were three-proposals before the-Board :—(l) To repair the old dredge and do the work afc a cost, of, £3000, taking! eight years; (2) to buy a new dredge costing £44,500," and completing, tho work in three years ; and (3) to hire a dredgo-and do tho work for £15,000. It was. decided to hire a dredge.. . The finances i of j tho. Board were also discussed in oommitteo.-.. It is understood the bondholders , will, be approached 1 shortly-wit-h' a view to an arrangement in regard .to the various loans. ;. • ' BULLION SHIPMENT. ' 'Auckland, March 9.' •' One box of bullion, valued at £3990, for tho National, Bank of New Zealand, was;shipped; ■ by'the.Zealandia for Sydney. , V. ; . i .'• . ■" ; . LAND SALE. '■•' ' ' • Hawera, March 9. Saturday's land -sale of the Hirstland Estate, Normanby,; was highly - successful, 1300 acres in , lots of 34 to 80 acres bringing £48,000, an,average.,of. £34 ;10s;-per acre. The land, is practically 1 imiinpr'ovcd,-and th« prices aro regarded-as veryi high, but-it, ir romarkable- that all the.i.buyers were men who had lived years in-tho.district, and thor- t oughly understood values. • ;. " SOCIALISM APPROVED. Rosfton,'March 9. i Tho Trades and Labour Council has - ap- ' proved of the' Wellington Socialist., party 1,, platform'-by; 15 votes to-6.--. • . • HABITUAL DRUNKARD. • Dunedin, March 9. ';' At the , Policei Court' to-day,' Alexander . Carbon,- aged 73 years, was convicted on a . charge of being aai habitual drunkard/ and . . was ■ committed to Pakatoa Home for'.tweilve ; months. - ■. . . , SUPREME COURT SESSIONS V ; Napier, March 9. At the Supreme Court Co-day, Martin " Johnson, charged. with .arson,' was found ' guilty, .and sentenced, to years'.imprisonment. • A peculiar point, however, has .reserved for,the Court:of Appeal. The' v indictment charged-Johnson with setting fire to a! building which was affixed to\ the soil, ' • aiid counsel for the! defence raised the point tliat the Crown had not proved" that the building was affixed,to-the soil. ■