AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1350, 12 June 1907, Page 4

United Pres^ Association— By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. SYDNEY, June 11.

At the Methodist Conference the Rev. M Mf: tJ Mearland moved that the New Zealand Conference be given permissive legislation ,tb deal with 'the stationing of ministers either in the representative or ministerial session of the Annual Cot- • ference. He said there was a strong desire in New 3eala*rid to possess that power. The Rev. Mr. Lawry moved an.amendment, making it m&nfafery tfiat the question shouldbe transferred to the representative session. This, together with a number^o^pthet^smendments, , was negatived," ana tneAiiginal motb.i carrieofby 53 to 20. * T On the Rev. C H.. Garland's motion it was decided to tender congratulations to the three branches of Methodism in Japan having accomplished uniojj.