NEW ZEALAND.
Per Press Asociatiou,
TOO MUCH ON DECK. WELLINGTON, November 27,
Captain Watchlin, of the schooner Toroa. was prosecuted by the Customs Department to-day for carrying a deck load of 27,000 feet of timber from Tairua. to Wellington without a permit. The Magistrate imposed a fine of £5 and costs. A NEW COLONIAL STEAMER.
The New Zealand Shipping Company’s new twin-screw steamer Tongariro has been successfully launched at Newcastle.
MINISTERS’ MOVEMENTS.
Tire Premier will arrive at Greymouth from Milford Sound to-morrow, and the Minister of Lands will return to Wellington from Nelson on the 3rd December, The Minister of Customs goes to Blenheim on Friday. RELIEVING MAGISTRATE. The salary of the relieving Magistrate is fixed at £455.
TRADE WITH SOUTH AFRICA. DUNEDIN, November 27.
At a meeting of leading exporters, a resolution was passed urging on the Govern ment the desirability of establishing a direct steam service with South Africa. Petitions are to be drawn up for signature during this week’s Summer Show.
THE HON. MR WARD. INVERCARGILL, November 27.
Mr Ward left to-day for Clinton, where he opens the new railway station. He visits various centres in Otago, and also opens the new station at Oamaru before proceeding to Auckland.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2953, 27 November 1900, Page 3
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