INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11141, 3 December 1907, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

'..■.. . . ' (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. In the Divorce Court Mr Justice Denjiiston granted decrees nisi m the following cases : Rose H. Horsf all v. James Horsfall, misconduct and cruelty; Albert Ricketts v. Emma Ricketts, misconduct, Tbbirias K. Sheldon co-respondent; Emily Meyer V; John Meyer, desertion ; Alfred Rhodes' v. Esther Rhodes, misconduct, Arthur L. Winter co-respondent ; Fanny Enuly Gooch v. Charles Augustus Gooch, desertion; Sydney Herbert Godfrey v. Margaret H. Godfrey, misconduct, Henry Mills <x>-respondent. Mr Baume has expressed a determination to again contest the Auckland East seat, contradicting rumors that he intended retiring m favor of Mr Myers, Mayor of Auckland. A steward on, a coastal boat, who applied to the Health Department for advice as to exterminating cockroaches, after being unsuccessful with kerosene, crude petroleum, benzine, bowicic acid, and caribolic acid, claims to have entirely rid his ship of the pest by using a substance found m a natural state at Tauranga. Cockroaches are a serious nuisance on steamers, and experiments, which are being carried out,' will bo watched with considerable interest. WOODVILLE, this day. Th© stewards of; the Jockey Club have decided to allow bookmakers on the course on their paying £20 per day and £20 per day for clerks. The other conditions are similar to those imposed at Feilding. WELLINGTON, this day. As a result of Mr Ferguson's retire-. ment, the Wellington Harbor Board has decided to promote, certain members oi its staff and give them acting appointments for one year, subject after that date to three months' notice. The promoted officers ure : Mr H. E. Nkholls, from accountant and cashier to acting secretary, at a salary of £650 ; D. Cachemaille, from assistant engineer to acting ing engineer, £600; V. L. Cachemaille, from assistant secretary to acting treaswrer, £300; J. E. Gamble, from second clerk to assistant cashier and acting accountant and, cashier, £3CO. One result of the licensing of bookmakers appears to be the probability of the advent of pony racing. A meeting hns been held «ere to form a club at •which it was stated negotiations were already proceeding for a course close to th« city, and all money necessary to equip it had already been subscribed. It is understood the course is at Miramar, where there is a large park, once offered to the city, but now m private hands. It is rumored that the patent slip has been bought by the Union Company. Both the Gas' Company and the Harbor Board have been endeavoring to acquire it recently without success. It is m Evans' Bay and close to the proposed reclamation on which it is hoped room will be found for Wellington foundries and other industries, requiring space. It can deal with vessels up to two thousand BLENHEIM, this day. Six candidates have been nominated for the election to fill a seat on the Land Board, granted under the new legislation, fox* the direct representation of Crown tenants. These are: John Duncan, J. S. Armstrong H. M. Neville, Jas. Boyd, senr., G. M; Gunn, and F. J. Monk. Over' a thousand Crown tenants are m Mailborough district. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. From January 1 to November 30. 1906, the births at Christchurcli numbered 1922, deaths 811, and marriages 776. For the same period of 1907 the numbers were : Births 2171, 'deaths 1126, marriages 886. For. the past month births totalled 192, deaths 75, and marriages 69. (Special to Herald.) DUNEDIN, this day. Dredging returns : Alexandra Eureka 61ozs, Rise and Shine 47 and 31ozs, Rising Sun 42ozs, Enterprise 23ozs, Mnnuherikia (three days) 18ozs, Notown Creek 48ozs. Quotations: Alexandra Eureka, 2s and 7s 6d ; Electric, 7s 6d and 12s 6d ; Enterprise 3s and 4s $ Mamiherikia. 12s and 15s; Notown Creek, 80s; Rise and Shine, 20s and 21s; Rising Sun, seller 7s 9d, 7s 6d. The Molyneaux river is 9ft ftbove the normal.