TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11401, 19 April 1899, Page 5

TELEGRAMS.

(I-mi United Prbss Associatimt)

AUCKLAND, April 18. The master of tho Westralia was fined at tho Police Court 10s' in each case, and costs (£2 16s), for engaging two seamen without entering into an agreement with them, us required by law. The men had only been taken on temporarily, us two of the usual hands got drunk. When the old hands became sober the substitutes were discharged. , At the inquest on Hugh Cuine, found dead on the road at Howick, the jury returned a verdict that deceased was apparently lying on the road when he was accidentally killed by the wheel., of a vehicle passing ovel- his body, but what or whose vehicle there was no evidence to show. The Hon. Mr Cadman has left for Coromandel, for the purpose of visiting the North Thames and other mining centres iv due course. NEW PLYMOUTH, April 18. ' The Harbour Board has decided to effect repairs to the wharf immediately, thus terminating the dispute with the Railway department.

WELLINGTON, April 18. A meeting was held this evening of those connected with insurance matters, for the purpose of the promotion of whatever may tend to the elevation of those interested in the subject. Ultimately it .was resolved that it is desirable to form an insurance institute in Wellington,, and that a scheme bo submitted to a~futui-e meeting. A committee was appointed to report generally, and particularly in respect to the advisability of extending the institute so as to cover the whole colony. The Agricultural department proposes to create a higher grade for the very finest butter obtaining 94 points and over, not, however, interfering with the remaining grades. A circular has been issued to those interested, asking if there are any objections.

In the divorco suit Manning (Christchurch) v. Manning and Colquett; the husband's petition, the application was dismissed, owing to the want of conclusive evidence.

Mr S. Brown, president of the Industrial Association, referring to a recent speech by Air C. AVilson, M.H.R., who said he had been unable to get any unprejudiced evidence as to the effect of the Master and Apprentice Bill, stated that he knew foi? certain that 5000 boys would be thrown out of work if the measure passed.