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Hastings Standard, Issue 376, 19 July 1897, Page 2

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(Per Press Association.) Auckland, This day. A deputation which waited on the Hon. W. Hall-Jones to-day asked that there should be a special certificate for engineers of gasoline launches, a large number of which were now in use. The Minister agreed that such was very desirable, and he would take steps accordingly. For the past couple of days a heavy gale from the westward has been blowing. All the steamers arriving report very heavy weather along the coast. The Waihora, which left Gisborne on Saturday morning, met the full force of the gale rounding the East Cape. She did not make port until seven o'clock last night. A heavy sea and much rain and lightning accompanied the gale. At times a great deal of water broke on board the steamer, flooding the forepart of the vessel but doing.no damage. On Saturday afternoon the Minister of Public Works arrived from New Plymouth and was met and welcomed by Sir G. M. O'Rorke and the local members of both Houses. One of the objects of the present visit is to see the completion of the Thames-Paeroa line and the new section of the railway just taken on at Mokau. In the case against Gift'ron, Hannah, and Clear, claim £6ißo for alleged fraudulent evasion of Customs duties, the Crown prosecutor asked for the case to stand over for a week as after similiar cases in Wellington the Crown expected letters from them. The case was adjourned accordingly. The Success mine, Coromandel, secured 180oz. sdwt. of gold of the value of £SOO from 7 tons of ore and 451b of picked stone. ArrivedTarawera from Sydney; Fiona from Fiji ; Woo Sung from Newcastle. The passage occupied seven days. Wellington, This day. There is likely to be an acute dispute in the furniture trade. The unionists lately formulated a demand for the abolition of piece-work, at which some of the hands earned more than inferior workmen, and the substitution all round of the payment of 10s per day, which in itself was an increase. To this the employers demurred, and they were invited to attend a conference. The reply to this is that three of the leading firms, employing forty to fifty dismissed all the men in cabinetmaking branch and told them to apply agnin to-day as non-unionists. The Garrison officers have decided to welcome Lord Ranfurlv at a ball in the drillshed. The scow Whangaroa which went ashore at the month of the Mauawatu River is being washed up on the beach by the westerly weather, but there are hopes of getting her off as the heavy fresh in the river may modify the position. A private cable states that the Premier and family are at present the guests of Mr James Talbot Power at Leopard Town Park near Dubin. Mr Power is well known in connection with aa Irish