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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1746, 5 October 1887, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

Ji.-r,np."' (PBESS ASSOCIAWOKsJ t« ' p. '-. 7 C^ELLI^GTON; petober 4. v^Tliere, V,as a meeting of the Central Board, of Health to-day, presided over by the- Cdfbnial Secretary, to consider the Question' of the outbreak of small-pox in Tasmania. After a long discussion, during which -no resolution was come to, the -meeting* was postponed to a future day. The Education Board to-day sum marily dismissed John O'Brien, Master of the Kaitake School, with whom the Commmittee has had a dispute. O'Brien is believed to have left the district. , . , WELLINGTON, October 5. Major Atkinson to-day is closeted with such- members of the Opposition as are here; but the proceedings are private. He will make a statement in the House tomorrow, and ask for an adjournment till 7.80 on Tuesday. He states that the replies he has received from various members of the party with whom he has -communicated are extremely satisfactory, and the Opposition fully approve of the course adopted of calling a meeting for consultation before anything definite is done. GBEYMOUTH, October 4. ■ Malachi Taylor, of Bnmerton, brewer, was to-day fined £10 and costs, for n breach of the 6th section of " The Beer Act. 1880." ' 'The Harbor Board resolved to off< r the proprietor ot the tag Westland £8500 for ■er. HOKITIKA, October 3. A deputation of supporters which waited j upon Mr. Beaven on Saturday alleged that the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act had been contravened in many ways, and requested him to take steps to have bis late opponent (Mr. Grirnmond) unseated. Two hundred pounds had been subscribed for the purpose, and more would be forthcoming if necessary. Mr. Beaven, in reply, said he felt he could riot take any steps under the circumstances, though satisfied that roil stuffing, double voting, personation, bribery, voting of minors, etc, had been carried on. . DUNEDIN, October 4. At the Police Court, Augusta Margaret Howell was fined £4, and ordered to find sureties for six months, for ill-treating a child three years old. . ' INVERCABGILL, October 5. At a conference of representatives of six dairy factories, held on Saturday, it was resolved that a union be formed, to be called " The Southland Dairy Factories' Company's Union," the object being the establishment of .agents in Great Britain ; also promoting the manufacture nnd export of dairy produce, and opening up home and' foreign markets, procuring and disseminating knowledge relating to industry. Each company which joins the union to contribute toward the establishment of an agency in London, five per cent, on the gross sale- effected by the agency in the Home market, the union to .determine each year the quantity and kinds of produce exported to home or foreign markets, eaoh company to export pro rota on output to such market. The Union to be managed by a Board, consisting of one representative from each company ; rules to be satisfied by commission. McCallum and Company's sawmill was destroyed by fire this morning. Nothing was saved. There was no insurance. It was an old established business, and a number of men will be thrown out of work.