INTERPROVINCIAL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12772, 25 May 1912, Page 5

INTERPROVINCIAL

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, this day. The steamer Eden, chartered by the Sydney Harbor Trust, to search for the dredge .Manchester, has arrived, having seen nothing of the missing dredge. Sharemarket business done to-day : , Sylvia, '6d; Waitangi, ll^d, lid; Progress Mines, 6s ; Talisman, 425, 42s 6d ; Waihi, 35s 9d, 365; Grand Junction, 22s 3d to 22s 9d ; Northern Steam, 7s 2d.

Judge Edwards made some comment m the ■Supreme Court m the case Attwood v. Sutcliffe, m which a claim Avas made for alleged misrepresentation m i land transactions'. Edmund -Ma-honey i gave evidence that he acted as solicitor-j for both parties. He stated that he warned Attwood he Avas buying a pig m a poke, but he admitted that he did not tell him that the land he \yas acquiring had been bought by Sxttcliffe a few. weeks before for £100. He thought that the consideration gi\"en by AttAvjood was equivalent to £500. His . Honor said he- had ho' desire to say anything to liuvt Mahoney's feelings, but it was his absolute duty" to have' Avarned plaintiff definitely m writing that the contract was an 'inequitable one. No man could under the circumstances act for both parties. Mr Cotter 'said an offer had been made for the property for 'practical lyi thie consideration plaintiff' gave; ; for it by a man who had grazed norsfes . V»n it, but 'at this, stage ity was announced that the parties had come to a settlement; and the proceedings Avere discontinued.

."■''." V NAPIER, this day. A writ claiming £1500 damages has been filed by F. E: A. Gordon, poultry expert, against -the NeAV Zealand Times, for alleged, libel m regard to the efficiency of his system. The case will be heard, m Wellington. X PAHIATUA, this day. The honorary territorial movement is being taken up vigorously m Pahiatua. At theT instance of the Mayor,. Mr- W. McCardle, a Avell-attended public meeting was held here, and a branch 'Of ., the honorary territorials was formed, a ■strong, committee being set up. Captain J. Osburne Lilley, promoter of the- local movement, addressed' the' meeting, and received an enthusi^-stic . heaving, . ... FEILDING, this- day. Tlie Minister of Education has approved of the Education Board's regulations for compulsory attendance at continuance classes m the Wanganui education district, and experiments will first be tried m Wanganui and suburbs, where.. the' conditions are exceptionally faA r orable.

WELLINGTON, this day. A deputation, headed by Mr A. Jull, chairman of the . Counties' Association, waited on tthe Minister of Finance .yesterday. Mr Jull .said that the< deputation desired to place befdre the Minister the position, of County Councils Avith respect to 'their inability to complete their road requirements on account of not having sufficient facilities for borrowing ' money. : They understood the Department was agreeable to -.advance only to £5000 m respect to any one local authority, a«d would like to knoAV whether they\might hope for the amount to be raised. Mr Myers said it had been decided that applications for loans up to '£5000 would alone be considered. In two years ox-er two millions had been advanced to local bodies. , They should realise that no Government could grant money ad lib to any local authority. His sympathies were Avith the settlers who Avished to obtain roads, bridges, and other necessities. Applications of that kind would.be more favorably considered than those from more settled districts for town halls, etc. He concluded by informing the deputation that nothing definite had yet been decided UP ° n ' TIMARU ,this day. v The Harbor Board yesterday receiA'ed a : letter f rom Captain Mogc of the s.s. Karamea, starting that the board would be held liable for the cost of repairs due! to the steamer bumping against a /wharf pile Avhen being berthed by one of the board's pilots. The pilot attributed the accident- to the alleged oversight Of the chief officer m alloAving a ; boatline to check the ship m. The damage was slight. The board, after inquiry by a committee, decided to decline liability. The board fixed the harbor rate at the same as last year's, five-sixteenths of a penny oh capital values. As the use of a fog signal, fired at five minute inter : vals, is expensive (£ls for two days) the board will ask the Marinb Department to allow ten minute intervals.

Police Sub-Inspector Phair has reaeiv-j ed notice from Commissioner Cullen of his promotion to inspector, and is being transferred to Greymouth. The district harbor engineer, Mr F. W. Clarke, has returned to duty after an accident iri a quarry explosion some months ago, but he has not yet completely reooA i 'ered. , !J. W. Sadler was. remanded till Tuesday on a charge of forging and handing over as genuine a railway receipt for £5 10s 6d. Thd .police stated that this Avas one of about' twenty charges. .Siioav on Wednesday came loav doAvn inland. There was a .depth of about four inches at "Fairlie and Albury. Most of, it has disappeared noAv. It Avasmuch lighter on the Mackenzie plain. -

GORE, this day. A fire occurred at 4 a.m. ah Brice's tea -rooms'. The Clothing Factory shop odjoininc - was' slightly damaged by Avatev 'mid Bmoke. The 'building was,' owned by Hallenstein Bros. The insurance on Bvicc's stock' and effects was. £520 ia th-3 Victoria- office. .The tea-rooms Were cqmplet,»lv gutted. The loss includes n 'valuable piano.