INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7663, 24 June 1896, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

« [Phr Press Association.] WELLINGTON, To-day. The Counties Conference adopted the report of the committee on the Local Government Bill. Resolutions were passed affirming that no system of local government was complete which did not provide special revenue for counties from Crown lands ; that fees paid by auctioneers who carry on business in both boroughs and counties be paid proportionately to each local body ; that no riding of any county shall return more than three members; that provision should be made that when an existing bridge has become dangerous and requires rebuilding the county council Bhould have power to raise a loan for the purpose without taking a poll of the ratepayers on the matter ; that it is not desirable to include fire insurance in the powers of local bodies. The Conference lias now finished its business. On the motion of the Mayor of Auckland the Municipal Conference passed a resolution earnestly urging upon the Government the desirability of introducing a Bill to suppress juvenile depravity. A number of members spoke strongly upon the necessity of doing something in the matter, though they were not all agreed that immorality could be put a stop to by legislation. AUCKLAND, To-day. At the Police Court James Homan, charged with keeping a brothel, was ordered to leave Auckland for 18 months, under a penalty of three months imprisonment with hard laßor if he returns during, that period. CHRISTCHURCH, To-day. W. J. Cotter, chemist, has died from an overdose of laudanum. The action of Hartigan v. the Queen, claiming £600 for loss of a daughter who was killed at the Ohristchurch railway station on November 17th, was partly heard at the Supreme Court yesterday. One of the cases on the list is brought by the relatives of the late Stephen C. Mole, to upset the will by which a large endowment was left to the Old Men's Home at Ashburton. The amount involved is about £30,000. The case has been relegated to the next Banco sittings. GREYMOUTH, To-day. Yesterday the Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Railway Company were sued for the cost of twenty coffins required in connection with the recent Brunner dieaster. The evidence showed that agents ordered the coffins. The company contended that they were not liable for the action of agents who had exceeded their authority. WAIMATE, To-day. Duncan Gold, an old man, aged 76, died from the effects of frost bite. Both feet and hands were terribly frost bitten. INVEECARGILL, To-day, Mr Ward arrived here last night, and was received by a large crowd. Addresses of welcome, confidence, and sympathy were presented. Mr Ward spoke at the railway station and also from the hotel, the speeches being muoh the same as those recently delivered in the House by him.