New Zealand.

Southland Times, Issue 14800, 17 November 1900, Page 3

New Zealand.

Peb Press Association. WELLINGTON, Nov. 16. ; The Timber Yards and Sawmillers Union, failing to obtain a conference with their employes with regard to wages and hours of ; labour, has decided to fjle a dispjgte with the Conciliation Board. The contingent of Mounted. Rifles will represent New Zealand at "the Commonwealth inauguration will consist of eleven rank and file from each of Jbe chief volunteer centres, and six from Nelson. Each will find his own horse, but will receive a forage allowance. The following have been gazetted census enumerators for Otago and Southland— Robert P. Ward, Waitaki and Waihemo ; Charles C. Graham, Taieri, Peninsula and Waikouaiti ; Peter Nelson, Bruce and Clutha ; John C. Arbuckle, Tifepeka; Michael J. Staunton, Maniototo, Vincent and Lake ; William Russell, Southland, Wallace Fiord, Stewart Island and adjacent islands. The census will be taken on the night of the 31st Maich. The Hon J. G. Ward is gasetted Miv ister of Public Health. Argument was heard before the Chief Justice in a case in which George Hutchison, M.H.R., seeks to prove that he was induced to apply for fifty shares in the Western Packing and Canning Co. of Patea, owing to misleading representations in the prospectus, and therefore asks that the purcnase be declared void and that he be relieved from liability. His Honour reserved his decision. The Speaker notifies that the seat of Mr Hone Heke for the Northern Maori District has become vacant by reason of bis having been adjudged bankrupt. ■> Tbe Chief Justice refused the application of l)r Gibbs for a change of venue from Nelson, in a libel case he is bringing against Mr Graham, M.H.R. The raids made by the police on Chinese lately have caused a great commotion amongthem, and they had made markedly hostile demonstrations against their countrymen who gave evidence for the police. Seven Chinese were to-night arrested, for threaten- i ing to murder police witnesses. Mr Dalrymple, chiei. engineer. -Mf^hft Mararoa, has been appointed a Government Inspector of Machinery.* Bombardiers Sa*de, Kewish and Hamilton, and "first-flass Gunners Fox and Rutland, of the Permanent Artillery, : left this morning to undorgo twelve mouths' ; training in England. ; CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 16. ' Mr F. M. Wallace has been elected judge -:for the band contest to be held at the ; Exhibition during Christmas week. S The local branch of the Amalgamated ! Society of Railuray Servants resolved "that iin the opinion of this meeting weekly or j fortnightly payment of wages would be more 'in the interest of employes than the present ■system of paying four. weekly." r The catalogue for the wool sales, vhiph 'open on Thursday, is not likely to be very * large,' growers being inclined to hold back for an improvement \n the isng}isfo marfcet. The Canterbury Chamber "of Commerce ■has approved of the action of the Wellington 'Chamber in urging the Qovprnmeiit- to projvide a-fortnightly mail service to Sydney, Iconnectlng with the Brindisi mail, Invitaitions to the coming congress* of Chambers Were extended to include all members of Chambers. It was decided to ask the harbour boards at Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, and the Bluff to state who is responsible at their ports for the opening of packages ordered by the Customs officials to be opened.