INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10961, 2 May 1907, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, this day. The Hon. ; Mr Millar states tliat the press telegram regarding the [survey..: of the New Zealand coast by the s.s.- Hihe--moa is incorrect. The Minister is negotiating through Sir Jocepk Ward-10. secure for this work one > of tne . Admiralty sloops at present laid up at Hong Kong. If the sloop is secured she will be, manned and worked by: the New Zealand Government, and will commence with a survey of the,;East Coast of the North Island. Bear . island, the Kidnappers, and other points are wrongly charted. When the North Island survey is completed the South Island charts will be tested at various points. If existing .charts are incorrect a new r survey will be made. ; The Arbitration Court decided that the Act does not override an award as regards payment -for work in. mines oo Union Day, and therefore miners shall receive double time on that day. A deputation representing the Chamber of Commerce, Farmers' Union, and _Huntly coal miners, also coal merchants "arid., dealers, waited on Mr.Ronayhe, general manager _of railways, re tbe shortage. .of, trucks. It was stated that the coal industry was being crippled and through loss of wages for miners other industries' also suffered. Mr Rbnayne admitted the • difficulty, but stated 'he was doing his best with the stock he' had The.. trade was growing so rapidly in Auckland that although 240 trucks lrd been added a shortage still continued Material had been ordered for more trucks, and one hundred were in course of construction, also 20 largo locomotivr ; s. Meanwhile the light rails were being lifted and bridges strengthened to enable heavier engines to: deal with the traffic. WELLINGTON, this day. Since the beginning of the present year New Zealand haß exported 144,088 ounces of gold, valued at £576,027.' The export of gold last month was 25,969 ounces, valued at £102,555, as compared with 44,592 ounces, valued nt £179,954 in Ai.nl last year. Tlie quantity of silver exported . last month was 91,-72' ounces, valued at £9517.

The Turakina, oh which Mclntyre wassupposed to liave sailed, arrived at Monte .Video yesterday, but so far no information has been received by the authorities. A conference of delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union opened this morning. Delegates from all parts of tbe colony were presents The secretary brought down a recommendation from the Management Committee that with a view of encouragement of. Rugby in the primary State schools the Union pay to the extent of, say, £150 the transit expenses of teams of school boys to take part in a yearly tournament to be held in various centres of the colony, details to be arranged. The secretary thought the proposition a most important one, as bearing on the future of the game. Several delegates strongly opposed tlie proposal. The encouragement of boyj should be left to the local unions, and more attention should be given to encouraging and assisting smaller unions Against this it was urged that if some such scheme was not adopted theboys would be diverted to other forms of sport such as "Soccer" football, which was growing; in favor. A vote taken to test the feeling of the meeting went against the proposal. A motion to terminate the conference as being a mere waste of time was lost and the meeting adjourned for lunch.

Master Gunner Richardson, of the Permanent Force, has been promoted to a captaincy for the position of chief instructor of artillery for the colony.

. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The new Fendalton tramway line will be opened for traffic to-morrow. Tlie New Brighton Borough boundaries, by Order-in-Council, now extend to low N water mark, consequently the by-laws re-^ 'luting to the speed of vehicles within the borough apply to the beach, and will be strictly enforced. Recently a -motor cyclist practising in view of a spOrts meeting ran over and killed a child. It was found then that the beach was-, virtually under nobody's control as to by-laws. The Mayors of Kaiapoi and Rangiora, with! prominent business men in each town, brought under the notice of Mr Buddo, M.H.R., the inconvenience that would result if permits to hold the half-holiday for shops and factories on tlie same day in the week were .withdrawn. Mr Buddo tele? graphed to the Minister for Labor the following: "Kaiapoi and Rangiora traders with slvop and factory combined greatly inconvenienced at withdrawal of permits to hold the weekly half-holiday on one day, Business men of both towns would welcome a universal Saturday half-holi-day, but the small traders will be tied to business six days a week unless one halfholiday does the sltbp and factory, and respectfully ask tliat the present system be extended till Parliament meets and something definite is decided." " In connection with - the proposal to adopt the Waimakariri scheme in order to increase the electrical power of the city, % -fiohsbn, city surveyor, has made a calculation, as -to the return wliich the city will reap from it. He is certain that even with lialf the power proposed, and charging Id per unit for power and 2d per unit for light, the city will make sufficient profit to enable it to be rated free. Tliis could be done, Mr Dobson calculated after paying the interest on cost of works and maintenance and interest on the cost of distribution. DUNEDIN, this day. The tender of F. W. Lyders, of Ounedui, for £18,607, has been accepted lor the erection of a residential coljegc for the Presbyterian Church of New >ealand. (Special to Herald.) Mr .Barclay, M.H.R.. begins his Otago campaign in favor of the Land Bill at Kaitangata. The l'uapeka Mouth school has been I closed on account of an epidemic of j whooping-cough.^ „,.___