Second Edition DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 55, 6 March 1913, Page 6

Second Edition DOMINION TELEGRAMS.

| THE SCOTT FUND. I I (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, March 5. The Lyttelton Harbour Board has decided, subject to authority being given by Parliament, to contribute one hundred guineas to the Scott Memorial Fund. TERRITORIALS ANIVFREE PLACES. Christchurch, March 5. The executive of the School Committot's’ Association resolved to protest against the new regulation issued by the Education Department in regard to military service in connection with free places and scholarships, and decided to recommend school committees to have the matter discussed at the approaching meeting of householders. A POLL CARRIED.' Napier, March 5. The polling took place to-day in connection with the Napier Harbour Board’s proposal td borrow £BO,OOO for the purpose of the reclamation of about 2090 acres of the Harbour Board Reserve. The proposal was carried by a majority of 312 votes over the necessary three-fifths of the valid votes recorded. The figures were for 1383, against 405, informal 27. Out of a total of 7233 ratepayers on the roll 1820 voted. APPLES FOR AMERICA. Hastings, March 4. Yesterday an important event in the development of the Hawke’s Bay fruit industry occurred, when the first of a series of shipments of apples for South America was railed from the Hawke’s Bay Fruitgrowers’ Co. Ltd., of H;votings. Last year the company made an experimental shipment, but this year arc forwarding regular eoneiguments from npw until the end of June. The fruit is of a particularly high quality, being composed of Jonathans and Rennette du Canada. The fruit leaves Wellington by the s.s. Remuera on March 6th, and the next shipment will follow in fourteen,days’ time. THE TURAKINA’S CARGO. Auckland, March 6. The Turakina’e cargo includes, 21,737 boxes of butter and 400 crates of cheese from Auckland, estimated to he valued f.o.h. at Auckland about £70,000.