CALLIOPE DOCK.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 19, 22 July 1909, Page 3

CALLIOPE DOCK.

AUCKLAND, 21st July. This morning's cabled news that the Admiralty was to p;ty £150,000 in thirty years at the rate of £5000 annually, as an Auckland dry dock subsidy, refers to an agreement made with the Harbour Board with regard to the equipment of the Calliope Dock, on condition that tho equipment was approved by the Admiralty, and that certain specified works we're carried out, these- including a jetty and sheerlegs. The subsidy is £150,000. As soon as a fair proportion of the work had been carried out the board received a progress subsidy at the rate of £150 a year, which two yeais rate of £150 a year, which was, two years ago increased to £3000, on it being demonstrated to the Admiral in charge of the station that work involving this amount in interest had bpen carried out. The Admiralty will have the right to priority, ill the use of the dock for repairs to His Majesty's ships at any time, subject to payment by it of the cost of labour and material only. At times when the dock is not required for the use of the warships it may be used by the board for the docking of ordinary "vessels, the fees charged to be such as the board may deem desirable. It is further provided that in the event of the earnings of the d6ck exceeding the working charges, accounts shall be rendered by the board to the Admiralty, which will then participate in the profits. BOY DIES UNDER ANAESTHETIC. CHRISTCHURCH, 21st July. George Wolfe, 14 years of age, died at tho hospital to-day, while under-

going an operation. He was admitted this morning suffering from a growth in ! the throat and nose, and was operated ' on. Ethyl chlorate was administered, and the operation performed, but thelad never rallied. Restorative measures were tried, but withont success. ■"~~- TWIG&E-R ESTATE. CfIRIS.TCHUR.OH, 2Lst July. The Charitable Aid Board to-day discussed at considerable length the question of the disposal by sale, of a small portion of the Twigger Estate, regarding which there have been protests by a public meeting, and by various organisations. The chairman of the board stated that the Twigger Estate was not a public reserve, aiid was not bequeathed to the people of Ghristchurch, but was left in trust as endowments to three charitdHo institutions named in the will. The board waa appointed trustees of the residue of the estate, and, as such, w-as empowered to sell the land. The board had never contemplated the sale of the Twigger Estate, notwithstanding that it had full power to do to. What the board proposed to do was, not to sell the whole estate, but a small, rectangular block, resulting from the formation of a new road, and adjacent sections abutting on the new road. After discussion, andi after hearing a deputation which supported the gale of a portion of the estate, the board decided to adhere to its previous decision to sell, one member alone dissenting. MR, HOGG AT WAIPUKURAU. NAPIER, 21sfc July. Afc a meeting of workers held at Waipukurau last night, the following reso- i lution -vyas adopted .-— "That this meeting desires to express its confidence in Mr. A. W. Hogg, M.P., and urges all classes of workers, male and female, mental and manual, to band themselves together under his leadership in order to destroy land monopoly and win for the nation the value of the land." NEW ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, 21st July. The Ne.w Zealand Dairy Association has just concluded a record year, the turnover for twelve months, ended 30th June, having been nearly a quarter of a million, whilst the output of butter in the same period was nearly 2000 tons. Both totals show an increase of about 20 per cent, on the previous year's results. CONCILIATION BOARD. GORE, 21st July. The Conciliation Boaid met this afternoon in connection with the dispute in the goldmining industry, the Otago and Southland Miners' Industrial Union being tho applicants, and the Employers' Union and others the respondents. The application of the sluicers was heard lirst, ancl it was. agreed to practically renew the old award for one year. As regards dredgers, the old award was agreed to, with the of the clauses relating to prefeieiKe for unionists and tho minimum wage, consideration of which was zeserved till to-morrow.