TELEGRAPHIC

New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 6314, 14 September 1907, Page 8

TELEGRAPHIC

STRAPHANGERS THE AUCKLAND BY-LAW. PEESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, September 13. About two hundred people attended last night’s meeting of the City Council. The attraction was the "straphangers” by-law, which came up for continuation. The discussion was punctuated by several interjections, and occasionally ironical laughter. Three or four times the Mayor (Mr A. M. Myers) had to call the audience to order. He did so with a firmness that had effect. Evidently trouble was thought to be within the bounds of possibility, for there were a dozen or more policemen within cooee all the time, with Inspector Fullcii handy to catch the Mayor’s eye. Once outside the Council Chamber the pout up feelings were unloosed, however. Mr A. Rosser, secretary of the Tramways Union, addressed the two hundred "passive objectors,” and on hie motion, seconded by'Mr R. F. Way. the following resolution was carried: —"That this concourse of citizens most respectfully desires to express its disapproval of the action of the City Council in confirming a by-law the inception of which hns been attended by the illegality of an interested party moving and voting upon it.” Three groans were given for the councillors who voted. for the by-law, and three cheers for the "faithful five” who opposed it. A NOVEL CASE. AUCKLAND, September 13. William Small was charged at the Police Court today, on the information of Francos J. Stewart, with planting trees alongside the boundary' line of his property at Birkenhead without previous written consent of the occupier f of ‘ contiguous land. Mr Sclwyn Mays, who conducted the prosecution, said he believed this was the Hrfct case of the kind ever hoard in the coiony. Defendant has planted come pine tree© between his .and Air fctevvart’s property, without obtaining the latter’s consent. Mr Dyer, S.M., convicted defendant and ordered uim to pay Is costs. TIM ATM! HARBOUR DISTRICT. Tf M A RC, September 13. A Royal Commission, ot winch Mr Justice is oiuuxuutn, commenced yesterday, and oonoxuaed to-day, inquiry into the question wnether tne exclusion of the borougn of W annate from the Timaru iaaroour rating district should continue. Exclusion was enectod live and twenty years ago, when the first Harbour .Loan Bill passed, and the Board now thinks VVaimate should contribute to the cost of the harbour, from which it reaps a benefit. An important part of the inquiry was how the exclusion came to be made, and evidence on this point was conliicting. 'due Commission will report to the Governor. AN. INTERESTING JUDGMENT. DUNEDIN, September 13. In the Supreme Court to-day a judgment ot ' considerable interest bo the trading community was delivered. A. 0. Islip, who became bankrupt in May lost, had been financed by his wife, and placed in a hotel some three years previously. The hotel, which had been bought in Mrs Islip s name, was sold in April last, the net proceeds (.£250) being paid to her. It was submitted on behalf of the Official Assignee that the wife must in law be held to have lent the money to her husband for the purpose of his business, and must, therefore, repay this amount to the Official Assignee. The wife was ordered to repay this sura to the Official Assignee, her rights heing thus subordinated to those of other creditors. OVERCROWDING. AUCKLAND, September 13. The Health' Officer reported to the City Council that fourteen persons In two families were living in a four-room-ed cottage in Baker street. The Council decided to notify the owner that the number of occupants must be immediately reduced.