NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1696, 31 August 1904, Page 32

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS

AUCKLAND, August 27. A case of alleged dummyism in connection with the recent Crown lands ballot for land in the Tokatoka Survey District •was, brought under the notice of the Crown Lands Board by the Commission er, Mr McKenzie, who stated that C. H. S. McKinney had applied for 520 acres of Tokatoka land, and secured 96 acres at the ballot, although ho already held 610 acres of first-class land under the occupation with right of purchase system. Mr McKinney appeared before the Beard, and admitted the facts stated. When he applied for the Tokatoka land he had overlooked the fact that he held land under a previous ballot. In the Tokatoka ballot he acted for a friend whom lie named, and to whom he intended transferring his bolding. ; f successful. He had no intention of doing anything wrong. Hundreds had, he said, placed themselves in a similar position.

4 The Board resolved that the Tokatoka section in question, and all money paid on it, foe forfeited; and that the facts fo9 laid before the Minister of Lands. The Commissioner said he felt quite sure at the time of the Tokatoka ballot ' that a lot of speculation was going on. Members of the Board agreed that Mr McKinney .had,'in good nature,, acted with the object of benefiting others. He had not himself benefited in any way. AUCKLAND, August 29. ' The question of' medical students attending the Auckland Hospital engaged the'attention of the Hospital and Charit- . able Aid Board today. Miss Ruth Uttmg wrote asking to attend the hospital as a student. The chairman sand the question ; was one that the Board would; bare to ■ consider, arid ; he suggested that, it should ' be brought under the notice of the Uni- . versity College Council in order that they might take such steps as would lead to the establishment of a medical chair at the . college. Auckland, he said, would shortly have one - of the most modern and best equipped operating theatres in these colonies. The application was granted sub- ; ject"to the usual regulations, k Ah interesting sidelight was thrown upon the colonial mendicant at the meet- : ing of the Charitable Aid Board to-day

when the chairman referred to the "passer on.” According to the chairman the "passer on” is a-person who travellers from one end of the colony to the other on charitable aid. In order to circumvent him the Board decided to fall into lino with some other boards in the colony by issuing a list of persons in receipt of charitable aid, so that when the sional mendicant has “worked,” say, Christchurch, something will be known about him when he reaches another stage. It was also pointed out that in the winter “passers on” frequently migrate from the South to the more temperate climate of Auckland. A letter from Dr Hardie Neil was read at the meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board this afternoon questioning the procedure that led up to the recent inquiry. lie complains that he was suspended by the chairman in a letter which gave no reason whatever for the action. He concluded by declining to resign as requested by the Board. The matter was discussed at length by the meeting,

and it was finally resolved, with one dissentient, “That as Dr Neil has not sent in his resignation as requested by resolution of the Board he be dismissed.” STRATFORD, August 29. An indignation meeting of settlers in Pohulaira, Wliangamomona, and Tahora, was held at Wliangamomona on Saturday night. The following resolutions were carried: —“That Mr J. McCluggage interview the Premier and the Minister for Public Works regarding tho disgraceful state of the roads and the urgent necessity of tho continuation of the Whangamomona railway; also that tho scope of the Commission appointed to inquire into the land tenure question be widened to include an investigation into the condition of the roads in the back-blocks prior to, and also at the time of tlieir investment under the control of local bodies.” ELTIIAM, August 29. All the creameries and factories reopen on September Ist. There are indications of a splendid season. HAAVERA, August 29. „ With a view to overcoming the difficulties between settlers and buyers interested in the dairy factory output the Hawera Chamber of Commerce to-day decided to establish a dairy produce exchange at Hawera. The idea is that all settlers and buyers in Taranaki shall

meet at Hawera on a given day to transact business concerning the season's output. | NAPIER, August 29. I The Supreme Court opened to-day before Mr Justice Cooper. In his charge to the grand jury his Honor commented at length on the report of the Prison Department, and in connection therewith remarked on the abnormal increase of crime, although not of a serious character, in this district, the offences reported during 1903 showing an increase of 500 on those of the previous year. His Honor also referred to the unusual length of the calendar at the present session, the list comprising twenty-one charges. Referring to the cases in which four Hastings boys are charged, with breaking and entering, Mr Justice Cooper commented on the apparent lack of parental control. The grand jury threw out the bills against John Sellers and John Earnshaw, charged with housebreaking and theft at Dannevirko, and also l against J. S. Provis, for alleged theft at Napier. True bills were found in all

the other cases. Timothy McQuinn was convicted of an assault on Thomas Clifford, causing actual bodily harm, and was remanded fc'.il next day for sentence. REEFTON, August 27: Additional particulars of the effects of the lightning at Lyell on-Thursday night show that all the lines were damaged, and all communication with the north was temporarily stopped. The Postmaster’s wife (Mrs Potter) was in a fainting condition for hours owing to the shock. The crockery in tho rooms occupied by the family was all broken, and (lie building was on fire, but the supply of water was plentiful, and the flames were promptly extinguished. Mr Potter rode to Reefton in the morning, and informed Mr Whelan, the Reefton Postmaster, who at once despatched men to repair the lines, and supplied new 7 instruments. Mr Guinness, one of the line men, while on his way to repair the damage, died suddenly. DUNEDIN, August 29. The Arbitration Court sat at Milton today to hear tho case of the Agricultural and General Labourers’ Union v. the threashing mill owners of Bruce County. The evidence of a mill-owner was to ihe effect that wages were paid by the farmer, and the point was raised that it was the

farmers who should have been cited "“and not the mill-owners. The president said that mill-owners hired men. The case was adjourned to allow the employers’ representative to consult with the Banners' Union. y WESTPORT, August 26. Last night lightning struck and set fire to tile Lyell telegraph office. The instruments were smashed to pieces and the office was considerable damaged. The postmaster, Mr Potter, rede into Eeefton to report and return with fresh-instru-ments. All telegraphic communication, with other parts of the colony off the coast has been severed owing to the occurrence. THAMES, August 29. A young man named J. MeKendrick met his death in a painfully sudden manner this afternoon. He was driving a horse attached to a cart down the wharf at the Thames, and in endeavouring to turn the vehicle on the un-

used part Txf ihe wharf, the horse backed over the end, and both vehicle and animal Aver© precipitated into the mud. It was 10-w water at the time. I'll© cart turned a somersault, pinning McKendrick down, and .the horse lashed out, kicking him on the head. When he was rescued a moment later he was dead. It is believed that the man was Stunned by the horse kicking, and was th.en suffocated in the mud. The other occupant of the vehicle had a miraculous escape. The foregoing facts were borne out at an inquest held this evening. It was shown that deceased was unable to .extricate himself, and dic’d before assistance could be rendered. A verdict of accidental death was returned. HASTINGS, August 29. William Blacey, thirt.v-fivo years of age, was caught in the shafting at Garnett’s cabinet-making works, and was badly Injured. TIMARIT, August 29. As the result of the collision between two traps at Pleasant Point on Saturday night, Mrs Elder, sixty years of age, was thrown from her trap, and subsequently, died from the injuries she received.