INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 9547, 30 September 1902, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day An old man named William Porter, an expressman", fell off a. cart in town, yesterday afternoon, and died at the Hospital at midnight of a fractured skull.

WAIPAWA, this day. The Hatuma branch of the Farmers' Union has passed a resolution requesting stock auctioneers^ to pay for purchase by cheques drawn on load banks or to add exchange to :those drawn otherwise.

WELLINGTON, this day. The Supreme Court was occupied today with a case of some importance as affecting the question of residence on Crown lands under lease in perpetuity. The Land Board forfeited the lease of Fairfield Thompson, on the grounds of non-compliance with the residential conditions. This decision will be appealed against.

CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At the inquest on the child, Rudolf Kelly, who was badly burned as the result of his night-dress catching fire on Sunday morning, a verdict, was returned of death from the shock.

The grocers' dispute started in the Arbitration Court this morning. The claims of tlie Union are : 46 hours (o constitute a week's work ; counter hands to be paid £3 10s, £3, and £2 10s, according to position; provision hands £3 and £2 10s; carters £2 10s and £2 ss; casual laborers Is 3d per hour; overtime time and a-quarter for first two hours and time and a-ljalf afterwards, double rates on holidays; preference lo Unionists; apprentices one to three journeymen for each firm, to be indentured for five years, and the pay to range from. ss. tc- 30s. Jas. ilah.er, licensee of the Oxford Hotel, at' the Magistrate's Court this morning, was fined £10 and costs for keeping a barmaid employed after 11 p.m. WESTPORT, this day. For having uncustomed tobacco in his possession a young man was fined £6, treble the value of the goods. The tobacco was purchased from the China collier Mercedes.

GREYMOUTH, this day. In connection with the sawmillers' dispute a conference was held here yesterday afternoon, when terms were come to in regard to prices, which remain as heretofore.

The Tyneside Colliery Company are erecting bins and screens. The mine is clear of water, and in good condition, with a large quantity of good coal in sight. Owing to the backward state of the bins and screens it will b« two months before coal is in the market.

There are a large number of unemployed in the district', and they propose calling a public meeting to urge the Government; to proceed more rapidly with the State coal railway. HOKITIKA, this day. In the Supreme Court, in the case of Rex. v. Gregory, the case for the Crown closed this morning. Mr Guinness, for accused, applied for a remand till Thursday to enable further evidence to be obtainable from Murchison. His Honor consented to the adjournment. .

The case of Hilleir v. Jacobs, a charge of common nuisance for erecting a. building on the public highway, is now proceeding.