NEW ZEALAND.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 122, 25 May 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

„. . , Dunedin, May 22. The names of ninety-six unemployed we-e taken down by the Muyor to-day for road making m the Catlins River district. Mr Marsh then addressed the men, explaining the* Village Settlement system, for which blocks of laud have been reserved along tho line of road making whioh the men will work on, '

... May 23. Ama «jkwag played in Oarrisbrook be-, tween Ohiistohuroh and. Pirates Football Olubs, Ohnatohuroh had the beat of the game for a. while, but the Pirates tbon assumed the offensive, and at half-time the sooro was: Pirates, 5 ; Ohristoharoh, 3. In the second spell the Pirate's forwards proved too much, for the ywitora, local team bring-

ingupthe score to ten points, visitors' not 1 soorinsr in this spell. The visitors' bdoks were better than the local men, bub the Pirntes' forwards were too good in opon. Tho Meivfllo (Ob-iflK)hnro)i)met Albambra (Dunedin) oa the Culedonino Ground, t^nd a fine display of football followed, the ?i"itors hold theoir own "'dl', and their ooll'uing wtv, 30 smart r»nil oVt> that the !<;oal tectm'a piSHiig was irwnriabty nullified. Girrftrd placed a goal f(om a mirk, thiß biding the only soore, In the second spel', nftor some in^fieotual tries, 1 «oal was p aaed fr m i> pen illy kick. *rid Alluunbra getting a try a few minutes lntar, the ao >rea wero even, Minis, ad -; ■■■n a-; phy w 1 ' i'ouovrc>l !he Alhumhra (?ot nnolhp.r :ry, and Reßtioaup kicked a goal, No further score resulted, tho Alharnbra winning by 6 point* <o 3.

Wkstport, May 23. The coal export for the week was as follows: 152 tone from the Wellington mine, and 3974 from Denniston j total, 4126 tons.

Auckland, May. 28. At the annual meeting of the Auokland Tr.ides und labour Council the balance sheet showed the receipts for the year to be £563 and the expenditure £555. »:r W. H, Worth was re-elected President.

Captain Hinoklev, late master of the ship Leading Wind, left for San Franoisco with Mrs Hinokley to day. Mr W. Shepherd Allen of To Aroha, and Mb wife and family wore also passengers to San Francisco en route for England. Ib is stated that the report that the un. Bouudne3B of the Tasmanian apples lauded at San Franoisoo from the Aoraugi was due to their having been stowed alongside the boilers is incorrect, as the holds in which the fruit was stowed are separated from the boilers by a coal bunker. The fruit which came from Hobart, it is alleged, was badly picked. Tho apples and onion 3 shipped at Auckland were landed in excellent order.

In reply to a JVckj Zealand Herald interviewer, Madam Patey said that the voices in Australia are wonderful; that there are as good voices as any where in the world, but art could not progress while thn prices for concerts wore so I » v, .1* •'. — -mid not pay artists to C. ii iiv. a liti-u^a fco Australia. There ai j sin o jis in Australia with splendid voices, but wanting training, and they cannot afford to go Home, for it will not pay people to come out who would teach them.

Wellington, May 23. One of the matters to be placed before the Municipal Conference will bo a proposal for reform in the management of Fire Brigades throughout the Colony, The Chairman of the Wellington City Fire Brigade Committee is getting a Bill prepared for introduction to Parliament during the coming session. It will provide for the control of a Brigade in each town by a Board to oonsist of, say six members, one*third appointed by the Gov~ eminent, one-third by the Municipal authorities, and one third by the Insurance Companies. For this measure the approval of the Conference will bo sought.

Ohbistohuboh, May 23, The Sydeoham Licensing Committee have filed a defence in the action brought against them by the hotelkeepers. They assert that they are legally eleoted aa the reluming officer was appointed by the Borough Oouuoi) under the Licensing Aot Amendment Aot 1882 ; That the objection to~tho election haß not been lodged within 'be time required by the regulation of Local Eleotions Aot ; that they made no unlawful agreement to refuse licenses but lawfully expressed their opinion that public houses ,wero not necessary in the distriot : That their return was an expression of opinion from the ratepayers to that effect : That if plaintiffs ban Bhow that the majority of the adulfc male .and female residents of the distriot denre public houses they will not refuse applications for licenses.