LAST NIGHT' NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10966, 8 May 1907, Page 1

LAST NIGHT' NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Per Pre3-s Association.) -

AUCKLAND, last niffht.. Tlie evidence of : the union in the Tramway dispute case: was concluded to-day, with the , exception of the medical evidence, which will be taken to-morrow. Considerable evidence' was given regarding the request for motormen's seats. An ex-motorman said that the continual stiinding on cars had' produced varicose reins, from which he was now suffering. He said he knew" several men who had left the service because of this trouble. Another motonnan, who said he was .desirous of improving hi s position, stated that he had applied \for a Government billet, but oh being medically examined it was found that he had varicoso veins.

The following resolution was "carried at a meeting held at Kowhia. last night under the auspices of the Farmers' Union, and presidexl over by the Hon. W. W. McArdle. M'L.C. : "That this meeting views, with great fe.ar and alarm the proposed Land Bill, a« \Ve feel sure that if it becomes law it will very materially retard the prosperity of the whole colony." Mr William Rogers, a leading member of the Arawa tribe, who has arrived in Auckland, has given a Herald representative a statement of. the part the Arawas are taking in the Waahi. noting. Sir Rogers asserts that practically the Arawas have no grievance whatever against the Government, and -were present at the gathering for the purpose 'of upholding the treaty of. Waitangi, to urge unity of scattered tribes, and to make advances with tho o-bject of restoring the friendship between the Arawa and Waikato tribes. The latter end had been achieved. "I like to call a spade a spade," said Mr Rogers, "and I say this meeting is a farce, and nothing more, xinless I add that it is also merely a feast." The Arawas consider that the real aim of the meeting is to bring all tho Maoris under the authority of Mahuta, but to this the Arawas distinctly object. If the meeting decides to send a deputation to England the Arawas will take no part in it; but they would not do that, it was till talk.

' NAPIER, last night. .'Plie Hawb's Bay Rugby Union, at their meeting to-night, passed the fol-, lowing resolution : "That this Union views with 'disapproval the movement now being made to send a professional I team of footballers to England ; and urges the New Zealand Rugby Union to do its utmost to kill the prop'osal, as in the opinion of this Union it is likely to have a very damaging effect upon* amateur Rugby footbail in the future.

INVERCAEGILL, last night. The Hon. G. Fowlds arrived last nigiit. Ho will attend a banquet to Mr Hanan, M.H.R., on Thursday, and will be entertained at a banquet himself oil Friday night.