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Grey River Argus, Volume LVII, Issue 10520, 28 January 1903, Page 3

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(I'ER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, January 27. Colonel Webb succeeds Newall aa officer commanding bhe Wellington district. In connection with having the best advice in regard to utilising the rivers of New Zealand for generating electrical energy, Government intonds to *et a report from an expert who is expected to arrive from Hobart next week. Further reductions are being made in fche Dei ence Department. The services of a large number of t mporary clerks will be dispensed with at the end of the month. I The carpenters feel much aggrieved at che recent award of the Arbitration Court afiVcting their trade and held a mass meeting to-ni^ht to censider the situation. Tne opinion is generally expressed tint th« carpenters should not be paid less than Js 6dper hour. A resolution was passed expressing the opinion that the awa d was contrary to the weight of evidence and declar ing thafc the Arbitration Court is unworthy of confidence. A motion in favor of withdrawing from the work was uot seconded, but it was decided to demand ls 6d an hour from the beginning of February. Christchurch, January 27. When the Ellesmere Mounted Rifles were going through volley firing this afternoon Trooper PD B . ag was shot ihrouge the side by a rifle accidentally g dng off. He died a short time afterwards. Dunedin, Jan 27. Atthe Bruce local option enquiry the taking of evidence in support of the allegations of irregularities was concluded to day, and lew witnesses w.re caled to give evidence against the petitioners ; but counsel for those opposing the petition did not open i being allowed to defer bis address. News has been received that Mr Ewau, a member of the firm of Sar good, Son and Ewan, died near London, «gtd about 75. Stratford, Jau 27. The manager of the local bacon faciory was accidentally imprisoned two hours in the freezing chamber on Saturday nitjht, but managed to work his way through a 12-inch door with a small crowbar. Auckland, Jan 27. J C Booth, a horse train. r who broke his leg iv a fall on Thursday, died last night. Bluff, Jan 26. The Waikare returned from the West Coast Sounds. Tne excursionists had glorious weather, only onehalf day being wet.