LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1107, 19 May 1893, Page 20

LATE TELEGRAPHIC.

I(FROM CUR OWN COERKSFOI-'DHr.l'.) , Napier, May 1?. The Premier to-day received several deputations, the most important being one from the Harbour Board, vgoo asked that the duty on dement should bo remitted, pointing ont that the duty was imposed after the works bad been etareed. The Premier replied :—(1) There were cement works in Otago and Auckland ; (2) The question of protection v. freetrade was involved j (3) If granted to Napier the same concession would be asked for elsewhere. Ho recommended the member for the district to get the House to pass a special resolution dealing with the question. A deputation* cf Volunteer officers asked the Government to take over the Drillshed, or advance enough to pay off the debt on the building ; tbe three local corps to ropay it out of their capitation. The Premier said no promise of the kind could be made till Colonel Fox's report was before (he House. (press association.) Awkland, May 17. The Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, Dr Moran, who has been at Te Aroha, has veturned without being much benefited in health. He leaves for tbe South on Friday. The city pubho schools have been closed for three weefcs, owing to the prevalence of measles. At a meeting at Horseshoe Bush resolutions were passed protesting against tho influx of Austrian labour to the gumfields. It was decided to ask for legislation render log null and void any contracts entered into for the Introduction and employment of aliens on the fields. Dunedin, May 17. Mr T. Mackenzie, M.H.K., at the Ednoa* tion Board to-day, while expressing satisfao. tion that provision was made in some schools for teaohing washing; suggested it would be a good thing if children were also taught to wash. The Hon J. MoKenzio arrived in town to-day. It is not decided when he will address his constituents. With reference to the removal of bodies from the hospital to the University, the chairman of tbe Hospital Trustees stated to-day that last year only two bodies had been temoved. When a pauper died every effort was made to find the friends. Ab to the charge against DrUoge;, he did not consider him to blame, as he had only followed a precedent carried out for years. Timaru, May 17. The lad Bowman was to-day committed for trial on a charge of administering poison to his employer, Mrs Woolcombe, who has quite recovered from the effects. There is very slight evidenoe as to the motive. Mrs "Woolcombe Btated that she scolded him the previous evening for helping himself to butter. Christchubch, May 17. Patriok Burke, hotelkeeper, was fined £lO for supplying liquor to a drunken man. To-day a deputation from the Canterbury Industrial Association waited on tha Hon W. P. Reeves and asked him to use his influence in obtaining a vote of £2500 from the Government towards the exhibition of Now Zealand produce, proposed to be held in Cbilßtohuroh. It was stated that they proposed to make the exhibition permanent and a place for imparting teohnioal education. Mr Reeves expressed a hope that the Industrial Association would establish an institution for the advancement of practical technical education. In such ease he would be able' to give them a subsidy •8 he had to the technical classes in Dunedin and Wanganui. With regard to the exhibition, he could not promise anything definite till he had consulted his o lleagues, but ba thought that at least. they-rnight rest assured of a subsidy "of "£rfor every pound of an« sum subscribed towards the object, Me'ssrs Thompson, M H.R., and A. Turnbull, of Napier, the commissioners appointed to take evidence and report upon certain charges made by George W. Ell against E. C. Latter, late Offioial Assignee, and A. R. Bloxam, Registrar of the Supreme Conrt, aat to day. After some evidence bad been taken the Commission adjourned till tomorrow.