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Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 87, 12 April 1902, Page 5

The Premier has promised Mr. X it. Smith, M.H.R., who is at pteheut in Wellington, thnt he will lreoinmei.d tlio Admiral to allow a man-of-war to vb>it New Plymouth so that she may be inspected by the residents. Some interesting notes are given in the current issue of the Labour Journal concerning the condition of the. Un-killed labour market in our back country during last month. There was no labour unemployed in the Levin district, but the supply was just Builicient for the doraand. Otaki— Dairy fanning, flax-mill-ing and sawmdlling were all doing woll, and working full time. All unskilled labour was fully employed, and there was certainly no scarcity of employment for the labourer who could do ordinary work. Masterton — Work not very brisk, a good number of men waiting for work. Carterton — Labour plentiful. Featherston — Local labourers fully employed, but no room for outside labour. The number of swaggers was larger than for some time pait. Marton— - Work plentiful, but a large number of swaggers, as it usual at this time of the year, seen on the road. Palmerston North — No men reported out of work. The April issue of the Journal of the Department of Labour gives the following notes upon' tbn condition of the labour market in Wellington during the past month:— Building trades— No improvement on laßt month. A number of tradesmeu reported out of work. Engineering trades — Still very quiet. Boot trade — No change from last month. Clothing trade — Still quiet. Retail trade (general) — Good business is doing in all branches of retail trado. Unskilled labour — There have been enquiries for good station hands, which were* supplied, and a number of men have been sent to districts where work in more plentiful. A slight increase during the month in the number of men applying for work. Many of the applicants are apparently more content to walk tho streets of the city idle than go to districts in tho country where they would have a much better chance of employment. At last night's meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Hockey Association, it was decided to begin both senior and junior championship matches on Saturday, 3rd May. It was also resolved thnt the association's referees be asked to strictly enforce Rule 33, as to club colours. Tho following committees wero elected for the season :r- Match Committee, Messrs Pearson, Bridge, and Cathie; Selection Committee* Messrs Ashbolt, Wheeler, and Cathie. There are six e'vbs competing in the two championships this season — live senior and ono junior. Owing to representatidns made the committee kus accorded to the Waiwetu Club tho privilege of playing all its games upon its own ground. The hon. secretaries of each club have to forward, tojthe Hon Secretary of the association, not later than Thursday, Ist May, the names of their respective first elevens. Important points were raised in a Neison mining case which came before the Chief Justice in Banco this morning, when Mr. Pitt, for plaintiff, moved for tho entering up of judgment in the action Haivkins v. the Slate River Sluicing Compauy. Mr. Gully, with Mr. Dalziel, appeared for the Company, and moved for a non-suit or for a new trial. Hawkins had contracted with the company for the construction of a krgu dam, but beforo it was completed the company, for certain reasons, stepped in and finished the contract. Hawkins brought an action in the Supreme Court for damages, and it uas heard before the Chiei Justice and a Jury, which awarded him nearly £1000. This morning Mr. Gully submitted that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction, «s it was removed by statute. This was a mining operation, and the Warden's Court had exclusive jurisdiction. The cole ground on which a new trial would be a-ked for was on the rejection of the, evidence of what took place between the overseer and the engineer. After hearing argument on the question of jurisdiction tho case was adjourned till Monday. Applications for the City and Guilds of London and tho Science and Art ExAnimations of the Education Board of Great Britain, close jtt the Technical School on Tuesday, the 29th inst. Mr. R. Herdman Smith, the newly-ap-pointed Art Instructor to the Wellington Technical School, arrived by the Mokoia on Thursday, and will begin his duties on Monday. The design and modelling i: lasses will resume work immediately. A Bpecial course of lectures to primary teach,ers upon drawing, brush work, and modelling for the standards, will be commenced on Saturday, the 19th, at 10.30 a.m., and will be continued during the quarter. Mr. Smith comes with an excellent record and a wide experience, and should prove nn acquisition to the staff of the school For arts and craft work Mr. Smith has had considerable success. -xUvantages will be offered to those desirous of taking up repousse work in metal or leather embossing for decorative purposes. A class will ,be formed, should sufficient students present themselves, commencing with tho new quarter on the 18th inst. "Do tou suggest that the Government would descend to such depths as to appoint any one to the Conciliation Board afmply because he was a partisan?" asked the Chairman of the Victorian Labour Commission yesterday afternoon of Mr. Field, following on a statement by tho ■witness to that effect. "I say it has been done," replied Mr. Field; "I state it as a fnct and not a» a surmise." Later in the proceedings Mr. Naughton, ex-President of the Trades and Labour Council, who ' had heard the assertion, stated that he did not think it could be proved, and he certainly did not think it was the opinion of employers to any extent. At all events, it was not likely (ho Government would ever appoint a gentleman holding mich strong partisan feelings as Mr. Field. This did not end the matter, for after tho Commission had concluded taking evidence Mr. Crewes asked permis- j sion to say a few words, nw Chairman of the Conciliation Board. As to some of the statements made he was quite prepared to allow his character to stand before tha public, but it bad been asserted that bo/ore the Government appointed a certain chairman ho wa.i sounded as to his views on certain questions. "On my oath," added Mr. Crewes, "I give that a most emphatic denial, so far as I am concerned. Wo have never had a Government in New Zealand that would descend to the depths suggested, and I am sorry wo should have nad a man in the colony that could suggest auch a thing." A young, medium-sized man named Walter Harris, was charged this morning, before Mr. W. R. Hoselden, S.M., with ( having been drunk in Willis-street, with having resisted Constable Southgate while in the execution of his" duty, with. having damaged the constable's uniform to the extent of £1 18s 6d, and with having u«ed obscene language. A plea of Not Guilty was entered. The affair took place last night in Willis-street. Constable Southgate's evidence was that accused and two others, whom he had not been able to arrest, were fightingtin Wiuis-street. When witness got accused down to handcuff him, witness was twice pulled off by the others. Witness finally secured accused with the assistnnce of two civilians, and took bitrj in a- cab to the Police Station. Accused charged the constable with striking 'inn in the cab. His worship imposed the usual fine for drunkenness, ordered accused to pay the damage to the uniform or go to gaol for three weeks, and sentenced him to one 'month's imprisonment for using obscene language, and to two months' for the resistance * sentences concurrent.