NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 112, 2 May 1908, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

LA-ND SALIi AX HAY OJb' ELANDS. Per Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The Omaperc Estate, containing a()68 acres, :-i Unit I'd at the Bay of Islands, was submitted to auction at the Chamber oi Commerce l-noi.u this afternoon, a large number being present, including farmers from Tarauaki aud i'almeraton North. The property was submitted in Sections, and the found ready buyers, but of the remaining eleven only one tttj tracled the attention of the buysra. Lot i, containing H>s acres, was sold for £3 10s an acre; lot 3, i'd acre#, £5 153 an acre; lot 4, U4 acvo, X 5 Km an acre; lot 5, 78 acres, &11 10s acre; lot 8, 80 acres, £9 per acre. Loc 15 was passed in at £0 an acre. WANGANUI HAKBOIt BOARD. Waiiganui, Last Night. At a meeting of the Harbor Board toniirht. the Board instructed its engineei to°prepare plans for 000 ft. extension of the present wluirf accommodation, the work being necessitated by the oxt«H' sire development of the trade of the port. The chairman mentioned in the course of discussion that the trade _of : the port hud more than doubled during the past ten years.

NAPIER NEWS. Napier, Last Niglit. Tlio committee of the Hawko's Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society yesterday voted its secretary, Mr. Charles, Douglas, a bonus of £SO, with best wishes for liis approaching marri»g«. The Government training ship Amokura, from Gisborne, arrived to-day and anchored in the breakwater liarbor. She leaves on Monday for Wellington. Mr. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, left this evening for Gisborne, whence he will go inland with Mr Herries, M.P. The new pipe organ in St. Matthews Anglican Church at Hastings, the gift of Mr. J. N, Williams and Mr. William Nelson, was opened by a recital by Mr Maii;;lian Barnett, of Wellington. •„ ASHBURTON WATER SUPPLY. Ashburton, Last Night. A poll taken to-day on the proposal to raise a £15,000 loan for a high-pres-sure water supply, was carried l>y 300 to 2"4 votes. Great interest was taken in the matter, as a poll on the same question months ago had been Rejected by a heavy majority. An election for the vacancy on the Borough Council caused by the death : of Mr. D. E. Thomas was taken at the same time. There were three candid- ; atcs, the -result being: W. G. Hillier 324, M. J. Burgess 120, and W. J. SilI cock 111 The voting constitutes a re- , cord for the borough since its inception. ' THE PREMIER'S MOVEMENTS. ' Wellington, Last Night. ' Sir Joseph Ward lias recovered from his iiuli*|>ositiim, ami was able to conduct lnt-mcss to-day. lie will keep his engagement to open the Otira tunnel next Tuesday, anil will leave for the West Coast to-morrow evening. WOOOSOIUmi DEMONSTRATION. Auckland, Last Night. At a meeting of the executive of the Auckland A. and P. Association to-day, a letter was received in connection with tlio chisniticatiou of wool. The writer stated that as there lmd been complaints made for a long time past by the English buyers and manufacturers of the very faulty classing and sorting of wool, especially by the small growers, he would suggest that it would be a good thing if all exhibition of wool classifying and pocking by an expert could be given at the next annual show. "It is not laziness or carelessness that bad classing is due to," continued tha writer, "but ignorance as to how it should be done." Mr. R. Salmon-thought that the suggestion was a good one, and should be carried out. The meeting decided to adopt the suggestion.

A LICENSING CASE. Dunedin, Last Night. Mrs. I'arker, licensee of tie Grand Pacific Hotel, near Ocean Beacli, was today fined bv Mr. Widdowson, S.M., £5 and £4 4s cOst ri for serving a flask ol whisky and some beer on a Sunday. Mrs: Parker had been warned by tlie Licensing Committee to obtain a fresh licensee, and counsel pleaded that her health was so allected that 9he coulil not refuse to supply the liquor. H e also strongly urged the Bench not to endorse the license, as it would reduce the value iol the property. The Magistrate or- | dered the license to 'be endorsed. LAND SETTLEMENT IN AUCKLAND. Auckland, Last Night. On bidding farewell to the Auckland Lund Board to-day, Mr. James Mackenzie, Commissioner of Cilown Lands (who is aliout to exchange positions with Mr. Strauchon, of Wellington), said that great strides had been made with -land settlement in the Auckland district during his four years' term of office. Many large had been opened in. that time, and a great deal of land that formerly was considered too poor for settlement was being put to profitable account as the necessary treatment was , becoming better understood. The new ■' settlers, he said, included many people from the South. The coming year would probably prove a record one in regard to K ettlemcnt in the district, and he predicted that advancement in this respect would take place during the next eight or nine yews.

UNLICENSED LIQUOR VENDOR. Welljngtoit, Friday. James Mowbray, restaurant-keeper, was fined '£lo for selliig liquor oil unlicensed premiscß. Hifi wife was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. FIRE ESCAPES IN SCHOOLS. Wellington, Friday. The Education Board resolved to inspect and report upon the means provided in the city t-eliools for the escape of children, in the event of fire. AUCKLAND TRADE RETURNS. Auckland, Friday. Auckland's Customs returns for April amounted to £52,373 14s 9d, showing a decrease of £20,530 13s 4d on fne amount for the corresponding month or | the previous year. The abnormal decrease is largely due to the free admission of sugar, which in April, 190 V, paid £11,986 duty. The gold exports for April increased by . £24,933. The value of butter exported declined by £22,031, wool decreased by £9483, gum decreased by ,£10,985, and flax decreased by £13,398. LAND RESUMPTION.

Christchurch, Friday, The Hon. R. McNab states that tao Government lias accepted the offer of the proprietors to sell the Kauroo Estate, near Oamaru, containing 19,000 acres, at £7 an acre. SHOP • LITTERS CONVICTED. Wellington, Friday. Two women were to-day- convicted of shop lifting from several business places. Each was fined ' £3, with the alterna- [ tive of seven days' imprisonment. Both were- tile wives of respectable, hardworking men. The Chief Detective said that a good deal of ahop-liftlne had been done of late. Goods were not on y being takflft from outside the shops, but people went in and stole.