WITHIN TEE DOMINION

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7871, 5 August 1911, Page 1

WITHIN TEE DOMINION

LATEST TELEOUAMS PBESS ASSOCIATION. AVARICIOUS CONTRACTORS. DUNEDIN, August 4.., The Hon. T. Mackonzie,_ Minister of -Agriculture, told an “Evening Star” reporter that there was a tendency among contractors to stiffen prices. As a result, the Govern merit had decided to build a bridge over the Taicri river at Taieri mouth by day labour, and also to execute extensive alterations at Mount Cook Hermitage by day labour. DEFENCE AND DAYLIGHT. CHRISTCHURCH, August 4. Commenting on the Auckland complaint that defence training is going to clash with organised recreation of tho nation’s youth, tho “Star” suggests that tho remedy lies on tho daylight saving ’scheme. It urges that this Bill ought to be token up by the Government and put through tliis session, on the ground that it. would obviate the 'danger of the defence system interfering with either tho business of the country or tho legitimate recreation of young men. MAORI GRIEVANCES. ROTORUA, August 4. For some years past tho Waikato natives have been, collecting money to send Home one of their leading chiefs, Tupn Taingakawa, to appeal to the King, with respect to their confiscated lands. According to the Treaty of Waitangi, they consider this illegal. They have collected sufficient money, but before siting out Tupu went to Welling'ton to interview Messrs Bell and Skerrett, who advised Tupu Taingakawa to postpone his proposed visit to England until the case of tho Rotorua Lake owners had been settled. As a result of a visit of Tupn Taingakawa to Rotorua the case of the Arawas against the Government for possession of Lake Rotorua will shortly bo ventilated in Court. " . SATISFACTORY EXAMINATIONS. WAIROA, August 4. Just over one hundred have been medically examined for the territorials, and there are only a few more-to come in. Staff Sergeant-Major Bishop is very pleased with tho conduct of those examined. STRANGLED ON A SWING. AUCKLAND. August 4. A child, twenty months old, daughter of Mr C. i Lloyd, -while playing with a young brother on a swing at Karangahake, in the temporary absence of the latter got caught in tho rope and was strangled. SERIOUS WHARF ACCIDENT. WANGANUI. August 4. A young man named Alfred Histe had a leg and an arm broken on’ the wharf to-day." He was engaged in carting coal from tho scow Maroro, when a basket of coal knocked him off his cart on to tho wharf. - The injured man was taken to the hospital, whore ho is progressing as favourably as, possible. OLD RESIDENT DISAPPEARS. OTAKI, August 4. Peter Smith, an old Manakau resident, has been missing, since Monday, and his whereabouts are unknown. His disappearance has caused eom© sensation. SNOW PLOUGH AT WORK. TIMAR.U, August 4. Tho Canadian snow plough imported by the Mackenzie County Council ' is reported to have done good work in clearing the roads after tho ■ late snow fall. Snow still lies a foot thick at Fair lie,. but tho sunny facings are clearing.