CITY EDITION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9211, 14 April 1908, Page 3

CITY EDITION.

> PUBLISHED AT 4 P.M. > — ■ ~. ■ ~~ ! INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS. . ♦■ ■ [Pkr : Puss Association.] WELLINGTON, April 14. The price of meat to retail butchers las been increased by Is per 1001 b tor jbeef and id per 1b for mutton. . It is /considered unlikely that the price to .'the April 14. Nearly a hundred teachers from all Vnarts of Marlborough are attending the faster training school in Blenheim. Amongst the lecturers are Mr Tennant (inspector, Wellington), Mr Bruce (agricultural ecience expert) and Miss Eealeston (Nelson). Mr Hogben, In-spector-General, will probably attend for a few days. The Land Board to-day resolved to Approach the Minister of Lands with a Request for additional surveyors for Marlborough. Much of the cut out bush lands, for which there is the keenest demand by the right class of people, cannot be dealt with simply for want of surveyors. It was stated at the meeting that there was a dearth of surveyors all over New Zealand, owing to the " resumed" land for settlements «d the N.ti-jJg&SSJW^ 14 . For trespassing on the Wmgatui racebourse during the Cup meeting, Michael Mullhare was fined £4 and costs, and Jlarry Clegg £5 and costs.