GENERAL TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
[by TELEGRAPH.-—press ASSOCIATION.] .. Wellington, Saturday.'
The electric tablet system, to, ensure' the safe running of trains between ■ stations, has just been brought into operation on the section from Wellington to the Hutt, and will gradually be extended to other lines.,'.'-Ac'.; Christohtjrch, Saturday. . At a poll of the shareholders of the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association to-day, the result was in favour of the directors' proposal for a new issue of 3000 sharest at 5s premium, £1 paid-up, as against an amendment'to issue 2000 shares, at 8s premium, £2 paid-up. Timaru, Sunday. A Meeting of representatives of eight unions, held on Saturday night, resolved to recommend,' their unions to form a local Trades and Labour Council, and set up a committee of two from each, to formulate a constitution, and draw up rules. A motion, recommending that efforts be made to have South Canterbury proclaimed a separate industrial district, was negatived. It was resolved to convene 'a meeting of farm labourers for next Saturday, for the purpose of forming a union. •*■ .-■:"' Greymouth, Sunday. The past week's coal exports are: Blackball Company, 2211 tons 2cwt; Brunner, 1565 tons 16cwt. Westpokt, Sunday. During the last week the output from the Westport Coal Company's mines was 15.,274 tons 6cnvt, and from the Westport Co-opera-tive Company's, 520 tons.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11711, 22 July 1901, Page 3
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