NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 173, 2 August 1901, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

[By Telegraph—Press Association.] Napier, last night,

A branch of the Fanners’ Union was formed here this morning at a very enthusiastic and largely-attended meeting. Obituary : Captain John Gleadow, aged 75. Deceased came out to Australia about forty years ago in charge of the ship Roseberry, coming on to New Zealand for the gold rush. On settling here he was appointed marine surveyor, which position he held till fourteen years ago. Deceased enjoyed the best of health till a few days before his death. Wellington, last night. Mahuta, the Maori King, was sued by George Bodley at the Magistrate’s Court to-day for .£lB2, the cost of boarding part of his retinue when he visited Wellington. The caso was adjourned to enable defendant to summon witnesses to dispute tho reasonableness of the charges. The Wellington representative football team as originally chosen leaves for South this afternoon. Tho Melrose members have tendered apologies. A store and dwelling on Tinakori road was broken into with a jemmy in daylight on Monday 7, during the temporary absence of the owner, but the intruder seems to have been disturbed, and left without booty.

Tho new regulations in 'connection with the Civil Service examination will be gazetted to-night. The syllabus for the senior examination has been considerably increased, with the object of giving cadets in the servico an opportunity to pass in subjects pertaining to their own particular departments.

Nelson, last night. The Nelson Education Board is applying for the following building grents in connection with technical education : Nelson .£1650, Westport and Reefton .£750 each. The Board has already es tablished a cookery school. The Board resolved to allow the Catholic schools at Westport and Reefton to be inspected this year by its inspector if time permits. A nine months’ old child named Taylor, at Pigeon Valley last Friday, was sitting in a chair by the fire. While its mother left the room for a moment, the child fell, overturned the kettle, and received fatal scalds on the head, from which death resulted on Monday.

Christchurch, last night. At the annual meeting of the Employers’ Association, Mr J. A. Frostick statod that the year just passed had been full of anxiety to many employers. The coming year did not promise industrial peace, though the colony was specially adapted for genuine progress. He questioned the wisdom of lightly casting aside economic principles, which had stood the test of fifty years. The duty of the Arbitration Court was to ascertain the market value of labor, and employees should give the Court every assistance to do so. Referring to the Boards of Conciliation, he had failed to notice in Christchurch one instance whero an attempt to conciliate had been made. Petitions to both Houses have been signed by 250 employos in the offices of local stock and station agents, woolbrokers, legal firms, and insurance companies, asking that the clauses affecting the relations of employers and office assistants be not proceeded with, or that petitioners be specially exempted from their operation.

Dunedin, last night. The Dunedin auctioneers at a meeting this morning passed a resolution that the amended Auctioneers Bill was unnecessary and totally unworkable. The resolution will be forwarded to city members, with reasons.