NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 196, 13 May 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

[BY TELEQBAPH. —PEESS .ASSOCIATION.]

AUCKLAND HARBOUR BOARD. A MILLION LOAN. V Auckland,-May 12. At a meeting of the Harbour Board to day, the statement of accounts for the year 1907 was presented by the 'chairman (the Hon. E., Mitchelson). The total receipts for the year, including the balance brought fop ward, ■ amounted to - £122,725. The net, revenuo was £93,774, as': against £83,582 for 1906, thus showing an increase :of £10,191. there was every reason to' expect that the average increase for' the past five years would be more than sustained during the ensuing quinquennial period. ' The profits on fast year's transactions totalled £27,164, and the present oxcess of assets over liabilities was £505,404; The, great , problem to "bo solved was, ho' said, how to keep pace with the largely growing traffic. To this end the Board had. wisely, resolved upon' a: forward policy, which, when carried out, would make the port of Auckland the most' progressive and up-to-date in the Southern Hemisphere. A Bill authorising tile raising of a million loan to give effect to -a contiimanca of the Board's ■ policy would 'be presented to 1 Parliament duriug the'coming session.

THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK. NEED FOR CAUTION BUT^OT PESSIMISM. : ' Dunedln, May 12. Inquiries mado locally respecting 1 the Do* minino's prosperity show that the financial situation has. been, carefully watched by merchants and others engaged, in commercial pursuits for months past. The note sounded in business circles generally is one of. caution, but without anything approaching;'''panic. Business in Otago and Southland is. on a sound basis, but the opinion is generally held: that sooner or later, a reflex of the American crisis will be felt to a greater or less extent in the Dominion; The high values obtaining in most lines, however, preclude speculative buying, and business ia largely confined to immediate demands. It is considered that so long as caution continues to be the dominant no to in the com-, mercial world there is no reason for undue pessimism.

BOYCOTTED. . ' A DANE'S COMPLAINT. . . , Auckland, May 12. A Dane, who has become a) naturalised New Zoalandor during his nine years' residence in the Dominion, gave a "Herald" reporter particulars as to how he had > been boycotted and insulted in his business, at ovory turn because ho was a foreigner. He ■ had, he said, been hounded down by othei shopkeepers and boycotted from one. auction mart : for' six. months. 1 -Two Danes left Now Zealand yesterday for other fields,- and it is stated; more aro to follow. .. . . .. Mb A BONES DISCOVERED. ■ Auckland, May 12.' An interesting find was made'a few day! ago by.Mr. T. E.. Hughes,-of W'oodhill, Kaipara. While he was walking over the sandI hills a few miles below Helensrille,. he discovered the perfect skeleton of a moa. i The skeleton had evidently been buried in the sand for centuries, and the recent wind? from the north had. removed the'covering sand and exposed the bones. When discovered'it was perfect, but on attempting to remove it most of the smaller 'bones crumbled into dust. Tho largo bones of the legs and part, of the back were sufficiently sound to permit of removal to Mr. HughesV home, where they now lie. . This discovery is interesting from ,tho, fact: that .previously no traces'of the moa - had , been found' in this district. . ' • ' MINING TROUBLE AVERTED. . " Auckland, May 12. A -labour crisis was averted by the conciliatory'spirit shown at a, meeting of, directors of the Taupiri mines and members of ' the Waikato Miners' Union. : The directors granted a bonus of 5 per, cent, on'the employees' earnings, as from April-last, the employees agreeing t-p throw back household coal as desired, requisite facilities to be afforded by the management, and to start work fifteen minutes-earlier on Saturdays. CHRISTCHURCH-SUMNER. CANAL. • Christchuroh, May 12. It' is now understood that the report .o! Cooke and Co.'s engineer on the . proposed canal will reach-.Christchurch at the end'of tho month. " THE PRICE OP FLOUR. • ■ Auckland, May .12: By the rise in flour Auckland will bft affected to' the 'extent'. of' 12s. 6d. per ton. THE CHAMPION SCULLER. • , • Wariganul,' - May; 12.." William Webb, the champion sculler, wl> has' been in Gisborne' for : some- weeks, re. turned to Wangan'ui this evening. . He_ will resumo his employment, at the Works and will'continue in light training. THE TAIERI SEAT. Dunedin, May 12. Mr. J.'T. Johnson, jun., of Waipori, is announced as a candidato for the Taiori seat at tho general election. He will stand ill tho Liberal interest. ■ HEALTH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN, : Timaru, May 12. ' With a view to promoting the hoalth of school children, the South Canterbury Board of-Education, at-a meeting to-day, passed a resolution .asking.' the . local .authorities throughout tho district to assist in - the fumig.ation of schools-' whenever the latter , aro closed for the holidays. The Board also resolved to seek ariieridment of the Act with a view of making a : compulsory--report. to teachers direct whenever, .there is a.case or infectious* disease in a family of children attending school," GOLD MINERS WANTED. ; , Auckland, May 12. _ Some of the mino managers still complain, in their weekly reports about the difficulty in securing sufficient competent gold miners to fully man the faccs, ■: , , ■ , CORNISH ARRESTED: Dunedin,. May 12. Cornish, hotelkeeper; at Stirling, .has been arrested on a warrant in connection' with tho death of his wife,' ' . NEWS IN BRIEF. ' Dunedin, May 12. Tho Salvation Army's Home for Girls, at Middlomarch, will be opened at' the end .of May. Air money for the purchase: and equipment will be forthcoming by the. date cf opening. '■ Clirlstohurch, May 12. Charlotte Poleth was fined £5, with the alternative of ono month's imprisonment, for stealing, ribbons from the grave of tho late Mr. G. _G. St-ead. At tho Police Court' to-day, Charles Bryenton, remanded, from yesterday, for tho probation, ollicer's report -on a charge of stealing, £14 from .the Telc-graph camp at ITalswell, was admitted to six months' pro- ■ bation, : conditionally on his refunding tha stolon money.: