CANTERBURY

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 56

CANTERBURY

A deputation representing t lie Canteibury Bootmakers' Union waited on thp Piem.er regaiding alterations to tlie tanft'. They read a report itatmg tliat the Premier had in Auckland said he would achoe.ite at Home a rebate of duties up to 20 per rent, in favour of Great Britain. They thought it would be against the industries of the colony if lip advocated the^e view~ They a^ked him to let the present tauff stand with regard to Great Riitam, and to rai'-e jt against other countries, especially America, by 45 per cent. The Premier said the statement did not neoe-saiily mean an incln-crinnnate rebate of 20 per rent on all manufactured goodf. Nothing of the tort was intended He had always done what he c*oukl to foster local industries, and would continue to do so. With regard to American locomotives find carriage*, every endeavour had been made to obtain engines in tune from England, but time was limited, and the Govern ment had to go to America for them Tho poultry experts who were brought fiom Australia, and between whom and the Government some lni.Minder'-taiiding existed, I have now been pent back to Victoria, and no more arc- to be obtained The Premier, on being interviewed, stated that it had been a-cerlainecl that the Blue Star line had no proper steamers, anel had failed to malvf' Mutable ariangements for properly c.inynig out the contract ior a. steam ser\icc v\ itli South Afma. The arrangements generally v\ere not -<iti-f?( tory, bjt the matter was still lender <on sideration. and he w.it- awaiting a c.iHc from the Agent "enfial be fM ' nuking a cMnin^ pioiioiiiirrinent. The KciiicaTjon FJopai tin*»ji: ha- vviitten to the Xortli ('ant"rhinv Education Boaid mti mating that the existing ai rangeriK'nts regarding the board's side s« liools might be continued for a yrai in order to allow the board to orgjin-e them in accordance with } tho act. The b< arcl ha- alieaclv pointed <i t to tue Mim-ur that t!.' !-chool- in question arf» not. in n- opinion. " side " schools within the meanii'-i of tlie c.ct. ui'd that t<j a'ld the attendance oi mam and -ide m hools | tt.getlioi ancl to supply a stan a- for one -rhool would leave the mi-lri?-es in charge of the .-uli 1 -i hool- underpaid an 1 with I •■a'liie- much In low tin' :m<oi<nt- which the ■d< p .itmrnt t-t't c.irU <\ 1901 ni''cat<'d tl. v -'.onld i i u\< . Uivid I'.rtiM". pio-c r uteil \,\ tin Swiity for the Ire ,< iilion of ( " » > i* ] i % to \nim.il-. wa- hncd Lb by Mi iit etha'n f< l w^iknc, .i li<M «c IP ,li i|' fit ( oiiditK.n \ \ totalU tini'\pi c ticl point wiiith waj iai-f(l by conti«el tin- citlin day 1,1 di t< i.d ]')„' an "Id i!"' ] i n-ioi <-r for fr.indu' i t mi - ir|.re-rntatjon li.i- }" ii> i.ph' 1(1 |.\ tin S M in flu i-tf 'niri l i ("rim <■] i ont< iid< i 1 tli,.' ilio court had i,o pn i-r'ic :.< m t i (ri|\ur Ins c 'io> it. the ,t -t | iro\ '(l,ii t - i 1 a 1 1 -• n film -.tiou ■ fni m.' 1 inn a wiliully fu'-i- -titcm 1 1 ' mu-t ; be 1.ii.l \.i:hin -i\ month- oi tin d.itc ol th. C.fh'll. The lliai.'.-ll.l'.« M'.MKMM U ,, 1, It to c!i->nu-- tlm <a i on tlie pmijt of lan i.ii-od, 1 ancl it v mi' el I c eh mi--( '1 .ie < <>> .1 n'_ 1\ fi i \\jnt of juri-dii < iuii tie ipforina 1 "on r>.* hd\ing h^eii Luc' within -i\ in. ntli- If iniulit be ( i o-sil)!e to ininiiiip the court tliat tlie j -t.ttemf-nt w.i- not wilful, but it certainly Luul been ra-a.de . uud tilt: only iittuvtjt, fifili^iS

would be the restitution of the money wrongfully obtained. The point is that several other pensioners have already been convicted, apparently illegally, of similar offences and are now undergoing sentence. Amending legislation will be nece&ary next session. A severe* south-west gale, with heavy rain, v siting Canterbury on Saturday, and continued till an early hour next morning A good deal of damage w ill be clone to the country. Dr J. H. Deamer died suddenly on Sunday. Although he had been ailing for the past i 2 months he was in sufficiently good health to be able to visit his patients yesterday. At 6 o'clock, whilst reading, he died from heart seizure. He came to the colony in 1863. and was educated at Christ's College, where he distinguished himself, after which he went Home and studied medicine. He was 41 years of age. and leaves a widow ancl one son Elizabeth Streeter. who pleaded guilty to forging a c heque. was admitted to probation for six months. Judge Denniston describing the offence afc one of the most extraordinary cases of isolated crime he had ever met. The gul boie an excellent charactei. ancl came from good surroundings, yet the forgeiy vvas skilful, and showed a knowledge ol cheques which led him to think that someone was behind. The gnl had confes-sed, restored the money, ancl pleaded guilty. The payment of coroners' juries appear= to be by no means an unmixed blessing, in Chn-tchurch, especially to tho police officpis to whom is entrusted the task of summoning june«. Before the Payment of Juries Act came into force conEicietable difficulty was experienced in getting a juiy together, but now that each person who acts as a juror is entitled to leceive 4s the police are pimply pestere-cl with people anxious to get on jurie- No sooner docs an announcement appear in the newspapers that an inquest is to be held than a certain number of people, whose faceo have become very familiar at iiTqnests lot-ely, haunt the police station and the morgue, and waylay each passing policeman in the hope that he may have the summoning of the jury, and beg to be put on. The result is that certain people are now making a profession of " sitting on corpses."