INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12584, 14 October 1911, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press Association),

AUCKLAND, this, : The Chamber of Commerce Has resolved to draw tho attention of. the Union Steamship Company to the ; serious \ handicap on Auckland merchants, owing to the irregularity of the service [between this port and the Bluff,, Oamaru, and Timaru, and urging the need of a regular fortnightly service by steamers, of a suitable size. ■ ' \y ,; William and Maud Rogers, extradited from San N Francisco on a charge of' hav : ing burglarised the premises of K#hn, jeweller, and stealing jewellery pf„ the value of £839, were remanded till Friday, bail being refused. Sharemarket business : May Queen, 2s 4d ; Golden Cross, ls ; Komata Reefs, 2d; Waihi, 6.8s 9d; 695; Waihi Extended, Is lOd; Grand Junctions, 34s 9d ; Auckland Trams (pref.), 23s 9d. . HASTINGS, this day. . Mr G. S. Clapham, contesting Hawke's Bay as an Independent Liberal* Labor candidate, opened the campaign last night. He was accorded a Vote of thanka. , WELLINGTON, this day. ' A meeting of players interested 'in the Northern Union Rugby formed a 'committee to establish the game m Wellington. It was stated that there was no idea, of entering the professional ranks, but members of travelling teams would receive 10s a day for loss of time. Tt was also stated' that the Australian League had guaranteed £1500' -per annum for a visit from a New Zealand team, and return visfta might ; be ex- J pected. ' '' , CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

The weather is very unpromising for this afternoon's functions. There is a cold southerly blowing, with light showers, The opening of the boating season is set. down for to-day, as well as the commencement of the cricket competitions and the opening of' five bowling greens. • ' ' DUNEDIN, this day. The proposals introduced by Mr D'avey, M.P., on Wednesday, into -the Tramways Bill are by : no means received with equanimity by thpse' responsible for the control of the Dunedin tramways. Mr Burnett, m conversation with a reporter, referred to the ''.large' number of tramway 1 concessions' granted* lately > arid added the opinion that ' if regulations like the proposed one" "were tp be imposed, it avould simply mean increased fares. He considered it quite possible that might comp m any case, as they were losing , money on the trams now. Mr- S. S. My 6ra ,>, chairman of the tramways c'pjnnfyttee,' said : '.'Mr Davey"s amendment, >would only ajffect eleven cars out of 43 m ihe service, provided the, open cars cbulc], dhly be reconstructed, but ,if it is cortipulsory that all combinations be altered it will involve an alteration of 29 cars, at an expense " l'unning into many thousands. Cars m Dunedin and elsewhere hsd already been passed as safe by responsible officers pf the Government, and it is undoubtedly a hardship on the authorities that private members can step m with amendments; which put bodies to thousands pf. pounds of "expense in making unnecessary alterations. The cost of altering oars m Dunedin would be less than m other centres, but it is estimated roughly that it would be at least £40 per car. No serious accident has occurred to conductors on open cars here.

The profits of '. the City Corporations m the various trading departments for the. half year ended - September total £15,489, against £13031 for the corresponding period of last year.

INVERCARGILL, this day. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon decided, to co-operate with the Dunedin Chamber m its efforts to persuade the Government to lay the second Australian' cable between Melbourne and the Bluff.