INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10957, 27 April 1907, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day The Hon. Mr Fowlds arrived thi. morning. Interviewed, he stated that the School Journal to be issued on May Ist would: be distributed monthly m future, ea6h child receiving a copy. H will be m three parts, devoted respectively to 'the lower standards, the thircl and fourth standards, and the fifth and sixth standards. The. first number will be largely historical,' dealing with Tasman's and Cook's voyages, and contains articles on hygiene. Mr Fowlds expressed himself gratified at the continuity of the Imperial Conference, and added '.bat the decisions arrived at were satisfactory so long as we did not get an institution set up m London that would m any way interfere with the freedom of selfgovernment of the autonomous colonies. The Hon. Mr Millar, interviewed, said Auckland's oyster beds > were being depleted by indiscriminate picking. His. proposal was to lease the oyster beds to Eersons owning land abutting on the eds, presuming they .will pick only mature oysters. To prevent a monopoly tbe Government would retain sufficient Oyster beds, ensuring a regular .supmy, and would -be a maximum price. The Harbor Board Management Bill he profiosed to introduce this year would give arge representation to country districts, and the Government representation would be .reduced on some Boards. The proposed amendment of the Arbitration Act would make the Act self-curitained, so that there would be no recourse to the Supreme Court as m "the slaughtermen's dispute, find it would enable the settlement of any dispute within two or three days of it arising. Mr Millay said the Maritime Conference had fails J m its supreme object, that of having »n Imperial Shipping Act for the Empire, i One Shipping Act provided a minimum crew space of 72 feet and maximum 120 feet. He proposes to make 120 feet the minimum, as m. the British Act. . Mr Millar stated that , the trawler Nora Niven Will proceed from Wellington to Stewart Island with Mr Waite, curator of Christchurch Museum, and Mr Ayson, Inspector of Fisheries, aboard, an.l will trawl the whole of the East Coast from Stewart's Island to Mercury Island, to a depth of twenty fathoms. Tbe fishing grounds will then be carefully marked and made available for anyone. The trawler has provision for 100 tons of fish, and the owners are to buy the whole :of the results of tho trawling at market price. THAMES, this day. Tho Hon. Mr McGowan arrived at the Thames to-day. He received ' a . ' deputation from the Drainage Board with refer-; ence to the management of the pumping plant and general supervision. He proceeds to Coromandcl. where lie attends the Hospital Sunday demonstration, tomorrow. He visits various parts of the electorate, and will be banqueted at the Thames on Friday. The Hon. Mr Millar will also be' present. . Several matters of imjjortanoe will be brought^ under the notice of the Minister of Marine. NEW PLYMOUTH, this day Mr Dockiill, Mayor of New Plymouth, is definitely announced as a candidate for Taranaki seat. The Herald understands he has been selected as the Government candidate. Mr Okey is also announced, while -Messrs Malone and Bellringer have stated that they are certaiu candidates. Mr 'Dockrill supports the Land Bill.

The Taranaki Law Society has passed a resolution m favor of repeal of a clause bf the Law Practitioners- Act 1898, giving solicitors power to practise as barristers after five years. , NAPIER, this day. At the annual meeting of the Star-Bow-kett Society, it was shown that the tdtil loss through the late secretary's defalk cations amounted to £738, which had been reduced to £218 by payment of the fidelity bond.

Mr Boucher, Government nomologist, says there is no need for alarm re the fruit fly, and the Department hope to have the pest absolutely exterminated before the next fruit season.

ASHBURTON, this day." Mr Robert Clarke, of Tinwald, has sold his Clydesdale entire to Mr F. A. Bremner, for 800 guineas. OAMARU. this day. Two young men named Nolan Christopher and Henry Easton, aged 19 and 18 respectively, were arrested -yesterday on a charge of burglary from a dwellinghouse at Glenavy. They were changed at the Police Court this morning and remanded till Tuesday.

INVERCARGILL, this day. At a, sitting of ; the Assessment Court for South Invercargill, an objector took exception to the constitution of the Court, stating that Mr A. Bain, appointed by the Borough, had been a bitter opponent of his for many years. The Chairman, the Magistrate, Sir McCarthy, . said he had known Mr Bain for many years as a member of the Licensing Committee, and that, while a hard .hitter, he never did anything unfair. He could not see his way to entertain tho' suggestion of the objector. , Tlie Court then proceeded to business. .