WITHIN THE COLONY.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 149, 16 May 1894, Page 3

WITHIN THE COLONY.

NEWS BY TELEGRAPH

(Per Press Association.) Marine Inquiry.

Wellington, This Day. The judgment of the Court on the loss of the Kiwi was that the vessel was well-found, the master exercised every care and followed his usual course, and no blame attached to him. The Bench added a recommendation that a survey be made of station landings on the southeast coast of the North Island. In the case of the Stormbird, which touched the sandbank off Waikanae, the Court found the master guilty of grave default in not checking the compasses, seeing that he knew they were likely to be affected by the working which the vessel had been engaged. The certificate was not dealt with, but Captain Chambers was ordered to pay costs, £l7 17s. What we eat. Dunedin, This day. Mr Fish, Mayor, last Saturday secured three sheeps' plucks from two butchers shops and sent them to Professor Black, who reports that the liver and lungs of all three are badly affected with hydatids. The professor says he cannot condemn in language too strong the system under which it is not only possible but probably pretty common to distribute this fertile source of disease.

Agricultural Associations. Wbllington, This Day.

Twenty-six associations and Farmer’s clubs are to be represented at the forthcoming Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Conference. Among the subjects to be discussed are the establishment of a Hock book for sheep, the erection of public abattoirs, amending the present Dairy Act with a view to compulsory grading and branding all butter exported, to devise means of putting a stop to sheep and cattle atealiug and compelling auctioneers to register all brands; providing eool storage for dairy produce at principal ports, the advisableness of teaching elementary agriculture in state schools, the exclusion of sheep suffering from footrot from all public yards, small birds nuisance, opening up fresh markets for produce, the introduction of a suitable class of farmers with capital, the promotion of irrigation works, a reciprocal tariff between the various colonies and free interchange of products, a tax on horses from those colonies that tax ours.