NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

- (By rolegraph.-Presa AaeoolatlonJ — '■ ♦ : INSPECTOR-O'BRIEN'S CASE.' • . DEPUTATION TO DR. FINDLAY. ■ ■-. Dunedin, Januarj 25: ■_ A deputation of business men waited on Pr. Findlay, Attorney-General, this morning, asking that Inspector O'Brien's services be retained. : ri.?/ - - Fj ll ' lll, }' clearly-explained that Mr.' U Brien s retirement was nof due to personal reasons,; but to. a policv which the Minister deemed best in the "personal interests ol the police as a whole, a policy wliich ho could hot see his way to depart from.. lhat policy, was this: That a polico ofneer after he had passed his sixtieth year and at any year before he had reached his sixty-fifth year, should, unless owing to exceptional circumstances, be retired, so long, as his retirement left him witn a comfortable superannuation allowance.. . . - '] LOAN POLJiFOR £35,000. : WANGANUI TRAM EXTENSION.' „„ t ■ Wanganui, January 28. " Ihe ratepayers in. the Gouville-Castle--sni f ?, mwa 7 district ' t6 "day carried by S J?- n t vo i es a P r °POSal to raise a loan of for-the-construction of tramways._ The porfer is being supplied by the Wanganui Borough Council,, and the new system will connect with the borough tramway. . When the trams are installed it will be possible to travel from Aromoho i to the sea beach, a distance of between six and seven miles. Loop lines will tap a large area-of country between-the town and Castlecliff. > ■ REPIA AND NAUMAI. ' TYPHOID-STRIKEN CAMPS. :. T . • Dargaville, January 25. Nine cases more of typhoid fever have developed in the Maori •■ settlements of Kepia and Nanmai since Saturday, five at-the , former and four at the latter. Dγ M'Gill visited the camps-to-day. The water at Repia is: obtained-from an artesian well, and the supply .appears to be quite pure. It is thought that contagion is the result of kissing rather than of defective sanitation or water. TOWN PLANNING. : Dunedin, January 25. ' lown planning formed a subject of disCiission at the'annual'meeting -of the Institute of Surveyors- to-day, and tho 'following motion was.agreed to:—"Thafthis meeting recommends for' the favourable consideration' of the council of the Institute, tho desirability of legislation in the matter of city buildingandtownplaining on the lines of the English Act."' J'.' 1 moving this,' Mr. C." W. Adams, editor of. tho- Surveyors' Journal,"'said it was not necessary to go outside New Zealand for examples of the pcrui'cious results of the system of.allowing owners' perfect liberty. Every city-Auckland, Wellington, Qinstchureh, and Dunediu—contained instances of the evil wrouijht. Slums newly oreated, and jerry building permitted, drainage not properlyatterided to, and' after the-owner, had exerekefl his own will it was frequently impo-.* ble to ' effect proper drainage. .. Ho ■ submitted that .New Zealand should establish a lead in this matter over the Australian centre* mid the Hons. G. Fowlds and Dr.. FindlaV had, by their-public utterances, given indications of the support they would give any scheme of efficient town plannin" - ■

: BOOT TRADE. ' ■ • ' •.'.-. Dunedin, January 25. ' The annual conference of the . N.Z. Federated ' Boot Manufacturers' Industrial Association ,, 'df-Employers was opened to day. Delegates were present as follow:— Auckland: Messrs. T. Hodgson, H. Dearsley, and G. .A. Coles.. Christchureh: Messrs.' J. A. .Frostick,' P. O'Brien, and ?>• ,i \PiM?" NT - .Dunedin: Messrs. H. Pallett.AV. M'Kinlay, and E. "W. Hoy, -In. , Tcrcarßill: . Messrs. J. Kiii'sland, sen. and ?," n - lh ? agenda paper was very lengthy. Jhe, .conference will .probably last until Inday, as. several weighty matters concerning 4 the trade are under discussion. elected for the' ensuing year:—President,-Mr: W.'M'Kirilay; vice-president,. jun., E. W. Kov, J. A.fFrosticfc, "Vt. :.Brunskill; hnd'T. Hodgson.; -treasurer; Mr. H. Pallett; auditor/ Mr. J. Elvidge.- \ ■..-■■ .'.-.. :■■ :-,, , . ..... I HOKITIKA HARBOUR ,LOAN. ■ ' '• ■ • Hokitika, January"2s. •' ■ A special meeting of, the. Hokitika. Harbour Board was held to consider, the loan proposals in connection with the improvement' of the hai-bour. • It was" resolved- that a fresh poll (the previous one: had been carried) of tho ratepayers in the Hokitika Harbour District be" taken iii connection with the. loan. of. ,£25,000, and that,,ivhen necessary, application bo made' under the N.Z. State .Guaranteed' -Ail'-' vancesloan Act, 1909. for.the required amount. ■. ■ ■. ' . ■■' . ...- ■ THE LIQUOR LAW. '•'■■•■ : Waihi, January 25; - As..a sequel; to the recent police 'raid on' waihi beach, Hi Eorrensen, at tho Maßistrate's Cijurt to-day was convicted Lof selling liquor .without a'licenso in the Tauranga electorate, , just over; the border lino of-the Ohiriemuri'district/and Shed £25, with costs. ." AV.'. Turner; for illegally dealing in liquor at Sorrenson's camp,' was fined'2os.' "l'liillij) Toms, 'for' 'ordering liquor without:giving the person to whom' the order was , given a statement- in writing of his name and address, was fined 30s. . :"" ; - r ' FIRE ATPUKEKOHE. ' ".'• ' Auckland, January 25. '. A fire at' Pnk'e'koKe destroyed', two large buildings—one owned by Mr. S. A.Whyte, and occupied by Mr. Vanziona, , a chemist,' ithe other owned by' Samuel Vaile and Co., and occupied by Mr. Wright, their local agent. Varizioria's stock was destroyed., fright's furniture and office--fittings'were saved. Both 'buildings were insured, Vaile and Co.'sin the Royal office for JMOO, their loss being estimated at ,£2OO. Vanziona's loss, estimated at' .£3OO, was covered by an insurance in the Royal office. . FAR-NORTH ITEMS. : ', : • ' ■ Dargavillc, January 25.' • •' The Hon. /K. >M'Konzie, ■ Minister for -Public Works, 5s shortly to..visit'Northcrn. Wairoa, but he has advised the Chamber of Commerce. that he is"'not yet quite sure of thq date. Ill , ; Jlasscy, Leader of the Opposition,' is-expected on February 8. -;..■. ". . • ■- .. .-■ ■•■ ■•- ;'; NEWS IN BRIEF. . .'.- Waihi, January 25 " The AVaihi.'Gold Mining Company "was to-day ■fined 40s. for failing to clear certainmining reserves of • blackberry.