NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 264, 31 July 1908, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND NEWS. (BY TELEGRAPH-PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

- - CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAYS. ; i . Christchurch, July 30. , Thp traffic returns' on the. various : lines of the Tramway Board'for'the fourweeks from ' June 22 tosJuly 19 inclusive show that the' grand totals were:—Number, of passengers, ca:sh fares;-629,283; last year (same period), , 673,553,: allocation concession cards,* 190,662; apprentice tickets," 11;070 (last year 7290): school'tickets,-. 30)240' (last yoar 14,472); total number ■of : passengers, carried during the period, 861,255 (last year 655,315). RANGE-WORKERS': DISPUTE."' :- Dunedin, July 30. ... .When the range-workers''dispute came on in the Arbitration Court this, morning, the President stated - that the Court was of opinion that the wages should be-somewhat increased in Dunedinj but' that" Canterbury should be . brought into • line. He' recommended that representatives, from, each side • should .approach .Canterbury people, with a vinw to that being done. The representatives agreed to try to get Canterbury people .to inovo in the matter. . ' . . A SERIOUS CHARGE. ' ..... Dunedin, July 30. ' In tho Police Court this morning; Daisy . Edwards was committed for trial'on,a charge '• of permitting an instrument to bo used on her, foran 'unlawful purpose. : : .- ' ANTI-VACCINATION LMGUE. , Christchurofi, July 30.; ' A meeting of persons opposed to vaccina-. .. tion- was held:last night,_ at:which it was decided ' to' form: a: League to be called the Canterbury-Anti-Vaccinatibn League. It.was also decided, to ..petition.- Parliament -to at least"strike out-.tho;cdmpulsory clause of the . ■Vaccination Act: -, - -■ ; . AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL WORIIS. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ' ASSOCIATION.) ■'/. . . ... Auckland, July 30. , At the Council meeting to-night the-Mayci, said that' now.'that the ratepayers ha< sanctioned the £130,000 ' loan: for ' variou' works, including'the building of Town Hall every-effort would be made after' Fleet wee!.' to absorb the surplus labour .that existed L the city at present.; ,