GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14521, 17 August 1911, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

NEW ZEALAND'S DREADNOUGHT. The New Zealand Dreadnought, (saya the London "Daily News," in ita account of the launching ceremony at Glasgow, is G9O feet in length, WJ loot iu beam, 26 feet 5 inches m draught, and ol i'J.GOU Urns displacement. At normal draught her propelling machinery will consist of raxsons turbines, driving lour shafts, developing 43,000 h.p., and designed to give a trial speed of 27 knots. She will have an armament of eight 12-mch guns, so disposed that they can all bo hied on either broadside, giving ahead or astern lire of six guns. The New Zealand will curry, iu addition, four C-incli guns for repelling torpedo attacks two 21-inch torpedo tubes, 10 searchlights, and 3000 tons of coals, and will have a complete armoured belt. Her hotiv.eab bide armour will bo 7 indies thick. She will carry a complement all told of 900 men, CERALDINE BOROUCH RATE. On Tuesday night a special meeting of tlie Goiald.no iiorough Council waa held to consider the raU' question. There were present—His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. Kennedy), and Councillors Taylor, Sherratt, O'Malloy, i'aterson. Hislop and T. Sherratt. Tlio Council spent some time in discussing how beat to remedy the mistake made, and start do novo to strike the rate. After a letter from the Council's solicitor had been read, Councillor Hislop was given have to withdraw his nutiee of motion tabled last week, and subst.tuto the following:—"That all proceedings already taken in regard to the estimates and tlie Btr.king of a rate be annulled and that anv resolution passed in connection wit'll the rate be rescinded." On the motion of Councillor Taylor, seconded by Councillor O'AI alley, the members' agreed to bold another special meeting next Tuesday to consider the motion. It was derided that the Finance Committee nn'i-t on I'ri.lay next to prepare the eslimatos lor du>- ■ mission at the special men'iig.