CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12278, 15 February 1902, Page 8

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS NOTES

(From Our Own- CorniKsrovDEXT.) CIIRISTCIintCH. February M. His Eveellomv the Cvrrnnr arrived from Cheviot lay the tram from (he north this pvpnin;r. His Lordship lias received no reply from llie Imperial authorities to tho offer of 2000 Maoris to do fortress duly and relieve an equal number of troops fcr sen-ire in South Africa. The retiring chairman at the annual meeting of tho Industrial Association to-nigh; made an appeal for more enterprise and new "klii-Inc-. The colony, said Air Al'Dnugall, Iv.ul Imtlly miule a beginning. There was nill a great field, only the of which were touched. lie pleaded for Ihn support of the local industries of the public—goods manufactured at a fair wage and under reasonable condition.', rather than the, slightly cheaper foreign article. The importation of railway rolling stock tamo in iV a good deal of criticism. Some Government apologists pleaded that the dredging bc.om had given the department, no option; all the foundries were too busy to tender for rolling stock or get it turned nut quickly. Others protected against work tlwt could be done in the colony being sent outs : de, and thai strong recommendations should 1)0 made to the Government on the subject. • Mr H. Kohn. iho originator of tho shilling sub-:rriplion for Air Seddon, raid that although he was a supporter of tho (iovornment, he thought they had boon very remise in supporting local industrirs. They should palroni=o the industrial establishments existing in New Zealand, which were able to meet the colony's requirements. His speech was greeted with applause.