LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9071, 13 February 1901, Page 1

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

* (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. For some time past the Canterbury College Board of Governors have been holding private sittings, and taking evidence as to the management of the institution. To-day the Board again met m committee, and, on resuming, the Chairman reported that the committee had drawn up a report, which was adopted m camera. As far as can be gathered, it was decided to recast the management of the College, and to appoint a person having qualifications more fitted to enable him to take charge of the institution m the capacity of director. ftfr F. C. Tabart, the well known stock auctioneer, who bad been ill for a fortnight, died early this morning at the age of 71. fclrH. R. Webb, Chairman of the Canterbury College Board of Governors, died last night, aged 72 years. WANGANUI, last night. -■ The Presbyterian General Assembly opened here this evening. About one hundred clergymen were present. The 1 retiring Moderator, Mr W. R. Campbell, , of Waiau, was made Moderator-elect. The Rev. J. K. Elliott, of Wellington, delivered a splendid address. At the Borough Council to-night the Mayor, Mr A. Harriet was presented with a handsome silver cradle, m celebration of '• his having had a son born during his term of office. NELSON, last night. News from the Golden Blacks, Collingwood district, is that the battery worked 24 days, and crushed 200 tons lor 4200z of smelted gold. DUNEDIN, last night. At the Police Court to-day Samuel Flaherty, charged with a criminal offence on a young child at St. Clair, was committed for trial. He asked for bail, and the Magistrate said he would make it nearly prohibitive, fixing it at £1000, with two sureties of £500 each. The whole of the nine witnesses ex amincd before the Federation Council to-day were connected with manufacturing industries, and are opposed to Federation. Mr Grant PI Farquhar, leather merchant,, thought Federation would practically wipe out the boot trade. There was enough machinery m one town m New , Zealand to supply the whole country. Alfred H. Bridger, manager for Sargoods boot factory, said the boot trade was at present languishing, and could not stand further competition. With freetrade vi Australia, America could beat the world. John H. Morrison, manager of the Mosgiel Woollen Company, thought the woolfen factories might benefit by Federation, but New Zealand could work out ite destiny alone. A reciprocal treaty: would be more advantageous. James U Ross, manager of the Denton hat mills, avid that with the) present tariff Lew Zealand could compete successfully witb the world, but competition under a 5 or 10 per cent, tariff would kill the trade m New Zealand and Victoria. Percy R. Sargood, managing partner for bargood, SV and Ewen, did not think Jew Zealand industrially would care for lederation A. L. Isaacs, manager of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, thought Federation would do great^jury to Isew Zealand industries. Robert McKinley, boot manufacturer .corroborated the evidence of the previous witness with respect to the boot trade.