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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4306, 15 March 1901, Page 5

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PKESS ASSOCIATION. , CHRISTCHURCH, March 14. In the case in which Samuel Boyd claimed £2OO damages from the Hud--dart-Parkcr Proprietary, Limited, for injuries sustained while working on the steamer Zealandia at Lyttelton, JVJr Beetham, S.M., gave judgment for the defendant, holding that the winch was in first-rate order, and there was a plentiful supply of steam; and the accident was due to the' manipulation of the winch by the winchman. i

, The voting to-day on the. proposal to , bring Ihe Rating on Unimproved Value : Act into force in the Borough of Sydenham resulted in 353 votes being cast for the proposal and 193 against. At the annual meeting of the Canterbury A. and P. Asociation to-night, the report showed an income of £3421 and expenditure £2994. The prize-money for the last show amounted to £1314. GISBORNE, March 14. Though it rained heavily early in the morning, the weather turned out splendid for St. Patrick’s. sports. The main events were won by Peni Natana, of Auckland. Mr Loomb’s Rosina won the Pony Race and Three-quarter Mile Scurry. WTHill won the Bicycle Race. Mr A. Gregg’s Bessie easily won the Test. Burns won the Hurdles. For the Hospital Race 400 townspeople entered. After an exciting race the event was won by Mr Vincent Pyke, manager of the Bank of New Zealand. The veteran was warmly congratulated DUNEDIN, March 14. The Education Board has received a telegram, from the , Inspector-General, Education Department, stating that as the , Government has decided to' set -jap' a Royal Commission to report on the matter of scale of salaries, it is nob considered necessary ’ro hold a conference to come to an adjustment, as to the increase of teachers’ salaries, at present. , t

It is understood that Mr Janies Eden, manager of the Hillside Railway Workshops, has accepted a highly lucrative position in the . West Australian Government service. WOOD WELLE, March 14. Mr P. Scally, of Woodville, and his son-in-law, Mr P. Corby, of Wellington, have purchased 1000 acres of Mr Gaisford’s Oringi estate. The price paid was £7 per acre..

AUCKLAND, March 14., Mr Napier, M.H.R., has written to Lord Ranfurly traversing the statements made recently by Colonel Gudgeon, British Resident of Rarotonga, in reference to the alleged superior claims of Wellington for the South Sea Island trade. The award of the Conciliation Board in the carpenters’ dispute has been accepted by the unionists, but certain clauses wero rejected by the' employers’ union. As the former declined to give way, the case will go to the Arbitration Court. ~ '

Burglars drilled d hole in Kempthorne, Prosser and - Co.’s big town safe last night, and exploded dynamite inside, but only Succeeded in causing the door to bulge outward. This is the second attempt at safe robbery here within a few days. > The captain of the, Taieri reports that on Monday last, six mileb north-west of Cape Brett, he sighted a. ship’s boat floating. The boat,, which was-empty, was 12ft long, lead-coloured, and with a square stem. NEW PLYMOUTH, March 14. As showing the keenness for the demand for land, it may he mentioned that for seven sections near Urenui, which are being balloted for to-day, there are 338 applicants, of whom 141 are for one section of 200 acres. NAPIER, March 14: ... The Premier this; morning received several private deputations and visited the Western Spit protective works. : He leaves by the two o’clock train for Waipatwa, and resumes his journey ta Wellington to-morrow.