TELEGRAMS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15105, 30 March 1911, Page 7

TELEGRAMS.

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AUCKLAND/March 29. . u he Auckland Railways League,' which has decided to conduct a party of parlia- > uientanaiis over tho route of the East Caub railway, has definitely arranged ior>the party to leave Auckland on Easter Monday, proceeding direct to Waihi, and ' journeying from tiiero in daily stages to fnuraiiga, AJatata, Taneatua, Opotiki,and Uotorua. Rotoim will be reached on Saturday, April 22, and the party will return to Auckland by train on the following Monday. In addition to eight •• Auckland members the following southern ■ M.P.fi will probably mako tho trip:—» Wsra J. H. Okey, E. Newman, G. Lau-' rensnn, Sir Wan. Steward,, and pcssiblv' Mr Jas. Allen. '

Af, tho monthly meeting of tho Clevedon Branch of the Farmers' Union thai following remit was ordered to bo s=nt : . to the Provincial Executive :-r"That the' Government be urged to legislate in the direction of a land agents' commission, so as to put a check upon land booms by and agents and speculators by compel-, lme them to take out licenses, ae in tbi. case of auctioneers."

GISI3OME, March 29. In releasing eix sections of endowment land, totiiiliiiit '/SCO acres, the Harbjui iioii'd has uten confronted with the pro-, blem ae. to whether it can limit purchuasrs to one section. The board's solicitor has advised that £ucn a restriction cannot be- made.

A double ehock of earthquake was ex< perieiiced here Jast night. Mr W. U. Lyaiiar, Mayor of Gieborno lelt to-night to visit Napiet, VeMitg. faljneistoii North, and Wellington m connection with the recent committees .established with regard to having better arrangements for handling frozen produce at London.

WELLINGTON. March 29. Lieut.-colraiel liobeit Hughes, of-Wan-gamii," has accepted the managership of the. flew Zealand team of marksmen'who compete at Eisiey this year. At tho Magistrate's Court to-day John Hayes, alias lN'oon, .admitted the theft/ of jewellery and clothing to the va'.ue of £20, and was committed to the Supieme Cotct for sentence. David Irwin waa committed for trial on a disrge of stealing two rolls of tweed, worth £20.

CHBISTCHUBCH, March 29. In the Magistrate's Comt to day George Gordon pleswW guilty to the th-aft, .of three heifers, and was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence. Accused is a drover. He had bwn taking a big mob of cattle up to Conway, and picked up the hoi fern on the way. He trucked them to Addington, and had them eold on his own account. '