INTERPROVINCIAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14970, 25 July 1919, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

(Per Press .Association.) [ •- AUCKLAND,- this day. The* new steamei* Bona has arrived . from Montreal, with Canadian nierchan- ', disc. I The greatly increased prices of fat j , stock Avere discussed by a meeting of the ( master butchers. After fully- xevieAving what Avas regarded as a seriouß position, , togother witu the decision of the Board of Trade not to allow a revision of retail prices so long as there is frozen meat- , available to butchers, it was decided to renew a request to the board for a revision of prices. IL was stated that people. Avould not buy frozen meat. NAPIER, this day. The Conciliation. Council sat here today. In the bakers' dispute a settlement Avas reached on all . questions except wages aud hours, which Were referred to thß Arbitration Court. Tlie drivers' dispute is being heard. It is anticipated that a settlement will be reached on the lines of the recent Auckland agreement. WANGANUI, this day. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held to-day to consider tne position Avhich has arisen at the gas works due to the .watersiders refusing to unload the Inga's cargo of coal. The supply of gas is only sufficient to last till Monday at full pressure. There are no prospects of obtaining further supplies of coal until the end of next week unless the watersiders agree to unload the Inga. Tlie Council decided to reduce tne pressure of gae from seven o'clock m the evenings. ; ■ ■ ■' CARTERTON, this day; , A postal pillar box at Greytown was blown up at -midnight on Saturday last. It is surmised, that a, plug of dynamite, with a lighted fuse attached, had been dropped m the box, which was shattered to fragments. WELLINGTON, this day. In reference to complaints of overcrowding at Palmerston North schools, the Hon. Mr Hanan says that only two applications for primary school buildinge at Palmerston are _efore the Department. .The Department has. not objected to recommending grants for essential class room accommodation. On the contrary, m .one of the cases referred to it actually suggested increasing the accommodation, but it was objected to as unnecessarily expensive features were embodied m the plans. . In one case the plans submitted embodied provision for a pavilion or assembly hall to cost about £4000. The Department's objection to this feature Was submitted to the boai-d m September last,' but no amendedVproposals had yet been received. Mr Hanan emphasises tliat only limited funds are available, and there . ai-e urgent demands from many districts. At the, ' Supremo Court, a youth named •Arthur Edward Smoo.thy, who pleaded guilty *t Eketahuna to "a charge of attempted carnal, knowledge on a little girl, was sentenced to three years' reformative treatment. Win. Alfred Robert iussell, on seven charges of breaking, entering and theft, one of breaking and entering Avith intent, and, four of .forgery, was sentenced 'to reformative treatment fbr a period not exceeding three years.