TELEGRAMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XX, Issue 2460, 22 June 1893, Page 2

TELEGRAMS.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, June 21.

At tbe benevolent institute, women said that by dint of hard working from dawn till dark they were only able to earn 2s 6d per week at shirt making. Mr.Martjn, R.M., was oocupied all day charge preferred against Wm. Baldwin of having unlawfully set fire to a house known as Tredenham, at tbe Lower Hutt, on the night of the 24th May. Seventeen witnesses were examined for the prosecution. Mr Martin said he could see no reason why the accused should be asked to stand his trial. He held the opinion that no jury which honestly carried out the oath administered could convict the accused. The absence ot motive was the insuperable difficulty, and he pointed out that Baldwin wouid not derive a single copper from the building.

A deputation appointed by the unemployed waited on the Premier this morning and urged him to push on the north trunk railway and other works to provide employment. Mr Seddon said he had never promised and never would find work for all unemployed. The Government would do their best, and if the names and addresses of men were supplied they would be referred to the Labor Bureau to see what could be done. All other things being equal New Zealanders and married men would have the preference. The result was reported to a meeting outside the Government Buildings and appeared to give rise to some dissatisfaction, but a number of names were handed in. Another meeting is to be held on the reclaimed land to-morrow, the Premier having refused co let any more be held in the Government Building grounds. Mr Seddon questioned the deputation as to how long they had been in New Zealand and it turned out no one had been here longer than 10 months, and some only a few weeks. He rebuked Eagle in strong terms for using abusive language to the officers of the Labor Bureau, and Eagle said be was quite justified, but tbe Premier refused to argue with him.

AUCKLAND, June 21.

Captain Anderson, of the Union Cos. Waihora was fined _=10 and costs, at the R.M. Court to day, on a oharge of overcrowding tbe steamer on the voyage from Sydney to Auckland, when the vessel had 85 steerage passengers in excess of the number allowed, but 50 short of vhe saloon limit.