INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13602, 23 May 1908, Page 3

INTERPROVINCIAL.

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AUCKLAND, May 22. The Auckland branch of the Fanners' Union unanimously passed a' resolution strongly urging that the Arbitration Act as applying to farmers, be repealed. Smith, the recaptured convict, was committed to the .Supreme Court for sentence. In reply to the Magistrate, he stated he would take, time to consider what steps he should take with regard, to his allegations against Warder Richards. If he considered it advisable, he would put his complaint in writing.

WELMNTGON, May 22. The. question of providing a system for conveying from the harbour to permanent positions about the city, saltwater for use in cases of emergency for fire extinguishing purposes, was discussed by the City Council. • The estimated cost of the scheme was £7OOO. Against this the Committee considered whether such a provision would be necessary, if the main from Wainuiomata (the city's chief water supply) were duplicated, and they were strongly of the opinion that the duplication of the Wainuiomata main should be proceeded with as soon as possible. The latter proposal was adopted, the cost being estimated at £140,000. The Mayor and Councillors stated that there was no cause for alarm, as Lo the city's water supply, as the Karori dams could hold sufficient water for. many days. Four shopkeepers were fined 10s and costs in the Magistrate's Court for Sunday trading. At the annual meeting of the Terry Company, the report snowed that the work of the y« ir hn& nob keen fi ° satisfactory as in the preceding year. This was largely on account of the tramway competition to some of the seaside suburbs, which had formerly been served by steamers. The net profit was £1794, and a dividend of, 6 per cent, was declared. With a view to increasing the importation of Cook Island fruit to Now Zealand, the Minister few Agriculture has decided to send an officer of the department from Auckland to the Island to supervise ths inspection at the ports of shipment- and to give instruction regarding fruit growing there. The cost -of the inspector M to be charged against the Cook Islands administration.