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(per press association.) : Nelson, June 9. Me George Last Harris, of Harris and Abmore, printers, etc, died sud denly at his residence to-day. He was about leaving to proceed to work when lie was taken ill acd died before v doctor could arrive. The supposed cause was heart disease. He leavea a widow and eleven children, DutfEDis, Jane 8. At the inquest touching the death of Peter Murray, the jury leturned a verdict that death was caused by being thrown from his cart owing to collision with that of Samuel Baker, but no blame was attachable to Baker. There is a list of 23 cases set down for the Arbitration Court, which opens to-morrow. Among these is one in which the Court is asked to decide how L 285 agreed to be paid by the Union Co in connection with the death of "William Hewitt, wharf labourer, is to to be divided amongst Jessie Hewitt?, his wifr, and children. Afc a meeting oi the Magnetic Gold Dredging Company it was decided to go into voluntary liquidation. It was this company's dredge which in the days before tbe boom gained returns which, with the Electric Company's, brought Che Kawarauinto prominence. No sucee3s has attended its efforts lately, and although there is a considerable area of un worked ground the shareholders are averse to putting in more money. AffCKDAND, June 8. Ritchie, interviewed by Bollard, M. H R, said ie was never the intention of the Government to compete with nurserymen by selling cuttings at the experimental stations. Toe few cuttings and tree 3 disposed of were nob over two or three score. Wellington, June 8. Lieut M'Keicb, of the 9th, was killed in South Africa. There are no particulars. At the annual meeting of the Wellington Licensing Committee all applications for renewals and transfers were granted. Tbe Inspector oi Police in his report stated that a number of licensed houses in the district are .in such a state from age, decay and lack of accommodation that the owner* should arrange for rebuilding as early as possible. -The Inspector named ten hotels which are a source of danger from fire, and he doubts if any precautions by means of fire escapes would make fcheca safe. A Spanish seaman, who left the barque Charles Grice at this port, was deemed a prohibited immigrant and ordered to be placed aboard the vessel | which is now at Auckland. Invercargill, June 8. Two young men, Daniel Swanson and Frederick Dennett, were arrested at the Bluff last night charged with the Rangiora Hotel robbery, involving LSO or L6O. Dunedih, Jane 9. The Otago Daily Times has had information given it of the discovery of a valuable deposit of genuine rock phosphate within 30 miles south of Dunedin. The deposit has been proved to be of some extent, and it is claimed that, it will effect an immediate reduction la bhe pric© &i phosphate manure. , At the annual meeting of tbe licensing bench very searching reports were submitted by the police. The chair man (Mr Graham, S M) said the committee had gone into the reports, and intended to draw attention to any dilapidations, etc, c©mplained of, and proposed in all cases where the- trouble I was of sufficient importance to merely grant licenses for three, months, which means that unless matters were put right by them the. license would lapse. In accordance with this decision the licenses were only granted for three Montha to the Australasian, Gridiron, Duke of Edinburgh, Farmers' Arms, Prince of Wales, and Otago Hotels, In most of the c ses the want ol proper fire' escapes was the principa ground of complaint. r /\