NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 388, 12 April 1902, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND.

(Per Press Association ,\

AUCKLAND, last night.The Trades and Labour Council instructed the secretary to write to the Sydney Trades and Labour Council pointing out that the report of an interview with Mr Sam Smith, M.L.A.. when he was exceedingly enthusiastic about New Zealand labour prospects, is misleading inasmuch as there are a

considerable number of unemployed in this colony, and warning Australians against coining here expecting employment, for they may be disappointed. WANGANUI, last night. As showing the existence of child slavery in the dairying industry, one of the Wanganui Education Board’s inspectors recently inspected a .school in that district, and on questioning the number of children who came late, elicited the fact that one of them, a girl of 12 years of age, milked six cows morning and evening and walked four miles to school. A child- of eight milked 10 cows morning and evening, and rode three miles to school.

The Magistrate, Mr Kettle, this morning, in the Police Court in dealing with a case against a licensee for serving a prohibited person, admitted that it was very difficult for licensees to identify prohibited persons, and said a law should be made to compel them to wear a badge on their arm, so that they would he known.

WELLINGTON, last night. The Chief Justice gave judgment this morning in the Friendly Society case, Osborne v. Dr. Wilson, an appeal from the judgment of the Palmerston Magistrate who had awarded respondent £l3 for medical attendance on the child of a lodge member. Respondent, was one of the surgeons of the Lodge, hut had taken up a case at the request of another surgeon, on whose list the appellant’s name appeared. His Honor held that there was no evidence of a special contract between the par-

ities for attendance on the child after the lirst visit, for which the doctor admitted that lie could not have charged. If the doctor intended to charge specially lor the subsequent attendance he should have distinctly said so. The judgment of the magistrate was set aside and the appeal allowed.

CHRISTCHURCH, last night. A very poorly attended meeting was held last night to consider the question of according a send-off to the Tenth Contingent. Ultimately it was decided that the entertainment of the men should take the form of a supper. An endeavor is to be made to have

the men marched through the city on the day of their departure. TIMARU, last night.-. The weather is very broken, and rain is falling again to-day.

Some little dissatisfaction has been caused through the action of the local health officer in closing the schools yesterday. At the Board of Education meeting two members expressed tiie opinion that the health officer had overstepped his authority in ordering the closing of the schools. OAMARU, last night.

In the Magistrate’s Court to-day, H. W. S. Patterson, a cadet in the Railway Department at Dunstroon, pleaded guilty to stealing a letter containing cheques amounting to £l7 19s 3d from the receiving box. He was remanded to the Supreme Court at Dunedin for sentence.

DUNEDIN, last night. At the inquest on the body of Joseph Forsyth the evidence showed that the deceased was depressed over losing his swag, also that he was at times a lit-

tle weak in his mind. A verdict was returned that he hanged himself whilst temporarily insane. In the case of Dr Coughtry v. the

Evening Star the Judge refused to disturb the verdict of the jury, and a new trial was refused with costs. However, the Judge said that if the case had been heard before him alone, he would have given the plaintiff a verdict for a farthing. WESTPORT, last night.

The Westport Coal Company has arranged with the Admiralty to supply 44,000 tons of coal lor the China station this year.