TELEGRAMS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 76, 29 March 1912, Page 7

TELEGRAMS.

SCENE AT A LADIES' HOCKEY MEETING. MALE DELEGATE ORDERED T& \ LEA V& POLICEMAN TELEPHONED FOX, [bx *itßflitAr«— sttctATj to ism *ost.J AUCKLAND, Thi* IHj. Proceedings at the annual meeting of the Auckland Ladies "Hockey Association last flight were somewhat lively. Three men besides the chairman (Mr, T- Greaham) were" present when the meeting started. One of them is A pT«««man, «nd another (L. H. Norton) •■ secretary at the Auckland Association and delegate from the Aotearo* Ladies' Club. The chairman, refused to allow th* pttttttttotn to be present, in coiuteqitenco of a resolution at the previous annual meeting. Mr. Gresham also t«queuiasd the other men to leave tho meeting, bce&i«e male del«gatfi« Were not permitted. Mr. 'Norton asked the- chairman to state und« what i-ula of the association iie refused to allow male delegates to Tho Chairman reiterated that Mr. Norton must Jp»ve th* room. Mr. Norton then asked how thb pr»eiJent could bo a male delegate. Again the Chairman called upon Mr. Sttioit ittjtove the foott, to which Mr. Norton «s:d that he would Hot obey th& ruling unless the ohaiinfan tjnoted tlte" fnie of the association, oil tho p'/iat. But, ho added, t» would teav» the rtf>m if thft lady deiegattt Or ally of th«n wtehed him to go. On© of vtid lady delegates thei^ moved » motion oi want of confidence in the c'utiiiaaii. This was seconded, but not put to the meeting. Another lady delegate moved that th* meeting ba adjourned /of a, ..fortnight. This also V6A seconded, hut tii6 Ohnirmau pointed out that Rule 18 laid down that the annual meeting must be held not later than Ist April., and he did not pub ihe motion. Ab, Mr. Norton had Hot left the meeting, th& Chairman telephoned for * policeman. Mr, Norton Mt Sic room m bis owit volition, and h« wa* followed by the delegates hem six datae and the other delegate from the Aotearba Ciub. The feifiahrifig delegate* proceeded with the business of the meeting, RATES ON NATIVE LANDS. SUCCESSFUL COLLECTIONS. [BY TELEGftAfg— ■ SfECIAt tO tfiß POST.} AUCKLAND, Thia Day. Are county councils In & fcoaltieit to <^)ll*ct rate* on Native* lauds f is' a question over which considerable coltfeoVerey }i;is been waged of late. The experience of the Waitomo Cotinty Council ia this matter", a* explained to a Star reporter try the ehairi&ari (Mr. A. Scholes) add the secretary {Mr. P, Mora), is different /iom that of some oilier bodies. "W© have been quite successful as A local body in collecting fates on Maori lands since tho omeftamenti *to ihe> Act in 1910," said Mt. Sobole*. Before that alteration took plaos ii was pointed out that the position wa» thai before »judgment could 'be enforced against Native owners the consent of the Native Minister had to he obtained. The Amendment had had the effect of removing this power of consent from tho Minister so iH> to enable lotal bodies to get judgincut against the nominated ' owners of Native lands, and in the event* of &6U< payment to register the ainotiitfo Of the judgments- against the property. This Meant tnai Whenever negotiation* of Sale or leas 6 took pked the judgments would , have to be satisfied before, the registra- ' iUm of titles could take place. j la reply to *. qaeetioft Mf. Mora said that since the issuing of notices fat the I collection of the* 1911-12 rates va Native lands had commenced there flad be a a n umber of responslete t>aya *nte atta* no' in oile iniitancd had th& Native owners disputed therr liability to pay. Some of the local bodied had struck off the Native- laud rate* in the belief that they were not c&lteciable, but to his know.'edge seine of them had not tried to secure payment. Mr. ScKoleu stated that during, the last four years 200,000 acres of Naive, lands 1 ad beed takes up on lease by Europeaiia in the Waitomo county, whose area is ul/out a million acres. With regard to ihe- agitation which had" been started in wjm« of tbe King Cctmtry tewnships la /avdur of provision being made for the v.iie of towtisbip lots of Native lands, Mr. Schole* did not think suob. Would be desirable. At present the lands were under the direction of ths Waikattf. Maniajwto Maori Land Board, whose> pP9»td«it (Mr. W. H. Bowler) wa# placed in the position of & trusiee. "Of coiu-oe, 1 ' said M*. Schole^ "the functions of the pr evident ate io gfofeguard ihe intetfesta of the Maori just as a trus- '«« of any European ©state would be o effected to act in regard to property" in '.fust. it 1* only right that Maori ottiieM should b& allowed to participate m the increasing values which, are .taking place. uA least to bubm exteat." tunnel¥ak(ng. ON THE LAWRENCE-ROXBUEGH LtcfE. [Hit •IZLX<3kIHX—SP£CtJ& 16 ffti roat.] DUNEDDf, Thfe D*y. i*4gardmg the piercing of the Big Hill tunnel on, the Lawrence-Hoaburgh line, on Saturday,, it is said that • iie iv/ 6 ga^gs mAde a perfect Mt out rwewng. fha length of tho tunnel is 7i ccaitw. Hard nchist was met all tho •x-fji sottft of it Was t^vrificaliy hard. This Bcliist contained quite an tmueual amount of quarta, and it k an important help to ike work that this quarta breaks up freely, and ca« af once bd mixed v/ith c&nttob M && to form the concrete for the lining. 4 fVt' a little more than a mile b*yoi»d th« tunnel cojutruetion is #oii>if on by <o-operittive labour. TO ASSIST THE DEFENCE SCHEME. A Dotf£DtN PUO^OSAL. |*r ztLteuAtfL^ tspiuitAT, to »un »ow.j DONEDrtf, Tbis bay. la every eoitinittfiity in Jfow Ze"alanrl I tlicro aio men who have been associated v,ith the defence movement in former days, but who affi at present cut off fiom any pitrticlpatioii ifl tlni HeWfliavemeJib by c>i&icß ot age. Many of these •/.-oiiJd sinc?rtiy like to lend help 1 of the i«ame kind. JJr. *L Mi f. Fraser. K.H., , n ias pi-oraul^af^d a seheint* which has Wen: cordially en&OT&d by Major-Gen-era! Codify, ntitl whi.jh will he put before a public mating on 12th April. 'J'lit if, bori'tnwjd /roai that 'n vogue in sc<mc yoitintter Tetfirn-Mit|; of permitting " honorary" tnembew to join, aild tbe honorary Territorial, if the at'hertkJ cottt&g to fruitiun y wiJl bo elected^; oniy with th<_' apj)ioval of tho oflic<»r j JLc ''Vi',l puy an arniuJl subhcription, but ] wii. 1 havt> flf> itoici in th« di&pOsifcicni of j the fiuid 40 yjiitb h$ ip t-ontributuig,

save that it is stipulated that a certain mm shall be used for shooting pri£e3. The idea is a good one, which should appeal to all men actuated by a patriotic wish to assist the Defence authorities, and to make their loyal regiments smart and gen'sronsly equipped. AUCKLAND'S MAYORALTY. A KEEN FIGHT. ENROLMENT~CAMI>AIGN. [Vt ttLEttAAta— SPECIAL TO TBZ 708tJ AUCKLAND, This Day. As a result of the stand taken by tho Mayo* of Auckland (Mr, C. J. Parr) In regard to the general labourers' dispute, the absorbing topic of convei'tnttlon amongst unionists just now is the'impending Mayoral election. The uiuonb, ia preparation for the fray, have been busy putting th« names of their members and wives on the supplementary roll. Never b«fc>T» La the history of municipal politics has such assiduity been displayed in enrolling voters. Over 1100 naJnet have beim sent in to the Town Clerk from the General Labourers' Union office alone, while other union secretaries fyave been busy m looking after the W6rk«rs entitled to vote. The inrtlA roll consists of 20.993 namce, bufc it ia safe lo assume that the supplfementary roll will add another 5000 to that number. A big poll is anticipated. fjPJUGSS ASSOCIATION.} INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. WOBLfI PETITION ADVOCATED. t AUCELAIiD, 2Stb: March. A public meeting in furtherance of the movement to obtain a world psti-> tion in favour of International Arbitration wa« held in the Town Hall to-night under the auspices of the Auckland bi^arich o* the International Arbitration and Peace Association. There was an attendance of about 900, and the Mayor (Mr, O. J. Pair) presided. The Mayor explained that the meeting wasi called to express sympathy with i the cause of international peace. A great mass of the people, he believed, realised the horror* Of war, 2nd that it paid no one to go* to War. The only results of warfare were suffering, bloodshed, imd Woe t* millions, with no earthly justification. (Applause.) A world-wide movement in favour of peace was ia progress, sad it was well that oven in thiS remote part of the world they ehquld show their sympathy. The iiev. W. Beady, president of the Methodist Conference, moved, amidst applause — " That in the Opinion of ' this meeting of Auckland citizens, International Arbitration is desirable in all possible cases before resorting to War?' Tlte motion wae earned. The Hon. G. Fowlds, rising amidst applause, moved— -'".That thte meeting endorsee the world petition to the next Hague Conference as desirable mean* towards securing International Arbitration before resorting to war, and urges all to sign and get it signed/ Professor Mills seconded the motion, which was carried Unanimously. Petitions are to be circulated for signature, and will be forwarded */> the headquarters of tne a&socl&tic*, COLONEL BELL AND CHAPLAINS ' REV. W. GILLAM REPLIES. AUCKLAND, 28th March. Replying to Colonel Bell's statement* in r«gard to chaplains, the Rev. W, E. Gillam, of 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifje*, when approached by L a reporter, immediately took up the cudgels' on behalf of the chaplains. Mr. Gillam stated at ths outset that he did UOt wish it to be thought that he waa ctitioising the Work of another chaplain", as he did not know what ihe facts of_ the case -were at all. ''I agree with Colonel Bell, however, as to the charaute* ©i tbft «e*vi«ea -Which should be held," said Mr. Gillam. "There is need that the chaplains' department should be altogether reorganised, and I have been, waiting to see what stepe the General would take m ihis direction. I think every chaplain holding a commission ehould be called upon to serve with the troops during encampments, »nd If a chaplain falls to do so he- shou/d be compelled to resign his commiEsion. A chaplain in camp should have a tent to himself, so that he? might U> able to privately interviewj mea M opportunity occurred. There has been, to my mind, a tendency oh th# part of commanding officer* to jgnoro chaplain*, but now that this compulsory scheme Has bee's brought iflto oper ailofi parent* will not be satisfied unless the moral and religious welfare of tho lads* is looke-d after. I don't thiflk that th* chaplains of this province have conducted divine service in any such Slipshod manner afi described by Colonel Bell. The chaplaina of the district, I know ; are desirous of throw* mg themselves' into this new movement and it with the utinofit enthusiasm. "In view of some of his previous utterances," concluded Mr. Gillam, "chaplains of this province cannot b« blamed if they do not tak* Colortol Bell's latest remarks seriously." BLUFFHABBOUR, INVERCAHGLLL, 28th Marcn. A very interesting report on the year's transactions has been presented to the UtabOtit BOafd by the chairman, (Mr. R. Anderscm). IU states 'that th 6 total receipts for the year Were £24,457 7s 7d, being £254 5s 4d less than the total receipt* of 191O\ but as that year included DI6IZ 109 irwii the Railway Department M refend of tbo cost of reclamation wall, the actual decrease is £891 IBs 4d« With the exception of some small amount* the -vvhole of this has accrued Worn the board's ordinary sources of revenue, tho amount uflder fhese headings being £24,638. The total trade of the pftrt during the y«af aggiegattd | lU,Q'H tatiß, nh incrwiso of 3062 tons ovet ldlfc Every keta of iintj&rtß shovfl t(A inti'OasO/ AfiSITRATION COURT. KAPIER, m\h March. In the Arbitration Court, in the claim of the -vflddW of th© late Captain Holland, against Bichaidson and Co., owners of the lighter Moa, judgment was reserved. Evidence was taken in tho plumbers' and bakerfi' dispute, and further evidence will be taken at Wanganui and eJswheio. MOISTURE IN BUTTER. AUCKLAND, 28th March. A charge of gelling butter which eoftxamed moistura in, eJtcws 6f the amoiint permitted by luw was brought agaiiu-t Henry HaVelOck Aloi'edith, maiiator of the H^lenjville dairy factory, at the Police Court Ut-tfay. Alt ttnalysls had enowh that the btittw ia question contmiied Orer J7 p m . L . P] ;t. o f wa.ter, wl-il© the reguktiontt roquiro tiwt there shall not be uioi't. tinm 16 pa- cent. Mf. M&Wdith eKphhvrt tlmi the otf(*uce waa I entirely the result o? inwlvei-tence on the pait of his butter-maker in not legulating with eufficiont fticefy tho tetntJCfatdre of the cretim. Hrn said that Ik. could not ticccjii »Mh an «»xplanfttiwi as ftilfitieiit. (SXchjmj. A fine of £5 jUid..co#t« A _£lJ?6 / wafc_iaaic.t«J. -„