INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10692, 16 May 1906, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, this day. Edward Quinn, licensee of the Ponf»nby hotel, wa s fined two pounds and costs by the Stipendiary Magistrate toi day for neglect to deface a beer duty j stamp on a barrel. Richard' Hewitson, a dairyman, was fined £1 and costs for selling milk found to be adulterated by the addition of water. WANGANUI, this day. Solution Mas scratched for all engagements at the Wanganui meeting at 10.35 tltis morning. WAIROA, this day. Terence Patrick O'Brien, charged with breaking and entering the dwelling of Watena Huka, at North Clyde, was committed for trial. HASTINGS, this day: An inquest was held to-day into tho death of Richard Christy Dolbel, aged 41, well known m Hawke's Bay, who met his death through his horse falling with him on the hard road. A verdict was returned that death Mas accidentally caused by a fall from a horse. J MASTERTON, this day. | The census for Masterron borough gives the population as 5003. WELLINGTON tliis day. It has been arranged that the Publio ' Works Department shall take over the management of the public baths at Rotoruu from the Tourist Department. ' Tlie Court of Appeal gave its decision this morning on an important question oonccrning * tho liability of foreign companies doing business m the colony for payment of income tax. The case was tho Commissioner of Taxes versus Lovell and Christmas, and the question was whether or not the defendant company was liable to be assessed for income tax under the Act of 1900 m respect of profits derived by it. Tlie Court said that if the company carried on a business m New Zealand there could be no question chat it was liable to be assessed for iucome tax m respect of the piofits. The question therefore was whether the company which sent out agents to the colony each year to make contracts for disposal by the company of produce m London, carried on a business m New Zealand. The Court held that defendant company Mas liable to be assessed for payment of income tax m respect of the profits derived by it' from the transactions stated m the case, and gave judgment for plaintiff for £1500, each side to pay its own costs. Leave to appeal to the Privy Oouucil was given. Samuel McSliane, brouglst back from England on a change of stealing a quantity of jewellery from a pawnbroker's shop at Wellington, Mas comvicted of receiving, and sentenced to twelve, months' imprisonment. HOKITIKA. this day. Mrs Smyth, the relict of the late J. N Smyth, surveyor, Mas found dead m bed this morning at the residence of a friend on the Christchurch roadj \vhere she Mas making a short stay. Death was due to natural causes'. The Government tourist agents from Canterbury and Auckland are now' visiting the West Coast, to make themselves familiar M-ith local routes to the beauty spots. They purpose visiting the southern glaciers. There is expected to . be a large influx of visitors to the district during tlie Exhibition period next season, und the idea is to liave the agencies well equipped with the fullest local kiiOM-ledge of a locality so highly praised for ins scenic wonders. The agents are already greatly impressed with the attractions of the lakes visited. WESTPORT. this day. Re tlie death of Lily Herring, her brothers varied tlieir story when on oath at the inquest. Edwin Herring, aged 15, said he loaded the gun m the kitchen, M-ith the intention of shooting a blue crane that he had several times seen outside lately. ,He picked up the gun, and. placing it at half-cock, threw it over his shoulder and was walking down the passage when it accidentally M-ent off and shot his sister, Mho was, behind him. He atld his brother, when they saw she was dead, were frightened, and ran aM'ay. A verdict of accidentally killed was returned.. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union last night, a spectator was disqualified till tlie end of the season, and warned off all grounds, for disputing the referee's decision. F. Jones, a player, was similarly, disqualified for six months. At a meeting of the New Zealand Cricket Council last night, thc Tasmanian Cricket Association 'wrote, asking terms for the visit of a Tasmanian team m 1806, seven matches to be played, and to be confined to the South-Island and Wellington. It was suggested the Couucil could not approve of -any tour leaving Auckland out. The matter wiis referred to the Committee which is negotiating for the visit of an 'English team. TIMARU, this day. In connection with the Government proposal to introduce and pay probationer nurses m different hospitals of the colouy, the Chairman of the South Canterbury Hospital Board {Mr J. Talbot) suggests that such appointments should be made as the result of competitive examination, otherwise there is likely to be a scramble for the positions, resulting hi a system of patronage. - . GORE, tins day. A case of considerable interest to life insurance policy-holders was decided at Clinton yesterday, when Mr Cruickshauks, S.M., granted the re-hearing of a case, Irving v the Colonial Mutual Life Company, and gave judgment for plaintiff for £25 4s. Irving had modified the tontine policy, which expired during his absence m England. Before leaving the colony ho notified the company of his intention to surrender at maturity, but returned more than thirty days after the policy matured, and requested payment, but the company Mould only pay the surrender value, of the whole Hfo policy, as he had not exercised Ids option to accept the value of the tontine within thirty days. Irving claimed the difference between the amount received and the value of the tontine on expiry of the tontiue period, on tine ground that ho accepted the lesser amouut' tendered under a mis. take as to fact. The Magistrate decided m favor of the plaintiff. „ DUNEDIN, this day. The inquest on McKay, one of the victims of the poisoning at the.Milburn lime and cement works, was continued to-day. Frank Oakden, general manager of the company, tlie principal witness, was subjected to a searohing cross-examrinalion by Mr Solomon, representing deceased's relatives, with a view' to showing tliat a cask -which Mas previously used for "Havoc" M-ecdkiller was used by McKay and Anderson, the other deceased, for de-galvanising. (Special to Herald.) The"-' census' returns for boroughs m Otago : .aud Southland are : Wyndham 527 increase on 1901 census 110; Hampden 379, increase 47 ; Balclutha 1160, increase 143. None of the returns for the district immediately under the control of the Dunedin department are yet complete. The Tahuna track promises to be m good coudition to-day. and it is confidentFv anticipated that the Christchurch mare Myosotis M-ill lower the mile track record of 2miu 17sec, which she put up on Saturday. . .'• ''■'-„. , Mr George Muuro, a pioneer settler of Tuapeka district. M-ho, with his M-ife, arrived at Port Chalmers, from Scotland m October, 1856, celebrated his golden wedding to-day. He was at Ev^is Flat twVyears later, when, gold was- fireb discovered, and guided to the gold Gabriel Reid, after whom tlie famous Gabriels Gully was called- . ■ , , The census for Kaitangata borough shows a population of 1682, an increase of 219; Lawrence borough 1106, a decrease isf 53.