TELEGRAMS.,

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 21, 25 July 1910, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.,

IVHE3S ASSOCIATION.^ LABOUR CONFERENCE. VARIOUS MATTERS DISCUSSED.

AUCKLAND, 23rd July. The Trades and Labour Conference decided that .the Government be urged to bring in a Bill to make the Legislative Council elective. It was also resolved that the confer- : ence support the adoption of a unkm badge, as a, means of forcing preferenceto unionists. A letter was read from Mr-. P. E. Cheal, asking for an expression of opinion on the subject of the proposed diversion of Government House grounds (Auckland) from their original purpose. He said: "With many thie historic interest of Government. House has weight. With Kiany more of us, tfee fact that it is in the Auckland Domain by statute under the Public Domains Act, 1881, has far greater weight." He suggested that if there was a subdivision the workers should ask that provision be made for a trade unionist hall and a recreation ground for apprentices and young women workers. Mr. J. Savage (Auckland) iuowd : — ''That .this conference would sincerely protest against any proposalto deal with tie domains of the Dominion by diverting- them to any purpose other than those of a recreation reserve for the people of posterity, and would .therefore | protest against an Auckland domain being legislated upon for any purpose , other than that of a Tecreation reserve for all time," The mover said, as far as the workers were concerned they did not care much N whether there was a Governor or not, or whether he lived in Auckland or anywhere else, but they did object, to the people's parks being despoiled. Messrs. H. L. Horning and T. Long supported the motion. Mr. E. J. Howard said they had the same difficulty in Christchurch. Tho motion was can-ied unanimously. DAIRYING IN NORTH AUCKLAND. [ DARGAVILLE, 23rd July. I Great strides are being made in the dairying industry, and the Northern j Wairoa Co-operative Dairy Company's seventh annual report fahows that £16,kx>4 18s 5d was advanced to suppliers during the past season. After allowing for depreciation, etc., there was a surplus of £2306 13s Bd. The directors recommended the payment of a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, on fully paid up shares, and that a bonus of one penny per lb on butter fat be paid to shareholders. The latter will bring the amount' paid to suppliers up to lO^d per lb. Generally speaking, the prospects for dairying next season are exceedingly bright. WINTRY WEATHER IN THE SOUTH. CHRISTCHURCH, 24th July. The weather on Saturday was exceedingly cold and wintry, and a strong south-oast wind brought frequent heavy rain In the afternoon and during last night there was much rain and hail, and snow, fell on the higher levels and the Port Hills for the first lime this winter. The ferry steamer Mararoa did not arrive till 1.30 p.m. to-day. YOUNG WOMAN CHARGED WITH INCENDIARISM. CHRISTCHURCH, 23rd July. In connection with tho outbreaks of fire that occurred on Wednesday and yesterday in a house in Linwood, owned and occupied by A. 0. Keating, a young woman named Mary Pegley, a cousin of Keating, was arrested this morning on a charge of incendiarism. She ■ was brought before the court this afternoon and was remanded to appear next Friday.