LATE NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1823, 2 August 1906, Page 3

LATE NEW ZEALAND.

I’IIKSS ASSOCIATION Auckland, last Dight. At a meeting of the Auckland Seddon Memorial General Committee to night, an Exective Committee was appointed to carry out the proposal to establish a Technical College as a memorial to the late Premier.

It was resolved that the memorial include an erection allocated for such statue, to be determined at a later date. The. Mayor, who was elected chairman of the Committee, said he thought a national memqrial a fitting thing. It should bo erected at Wellington and should be provided by Government out of the consolidated fund, thus leaving each centre to provide local memorials. Mr Rosser (Secretary to the Trades and Labor Council) said the workers of this province were already taking the matter up very heartily.

I WoDganui, last night. 1 A. slight earthquake was felt at 2,22 this f afternoon. I A man Darned John Tuke was accidentally killed while working iD a gravel pit I at Turakina this afternoon, ■ i Wellington, last m'ght. Air its quarterly meeting the Wellington Chamber of Commerce to day pa<sed reeolutiona :-(l) In favor of the establish* menl of an experimental aod research station ; (2) to set aside 24 guineas per anD'iim to provide prizes in the Btate of Wellington for commercial < t arithmetic, English composition, and handwriting; (3) dcoiarirg that the observance of bo many holidays by banks is productive of loss and inconvenience. The result of the enquiry intotbo recent stranding of the Union Company’s steamer Waihi at the Wairau bar is that the casualty was caused by the negligent navigation of Captain Backstrom, who was censured and ordered to pay” the cists of the investigation. At the Suprema Court today Albct Dowdbs, about 10 years of age,’ who bad been found guilty of committing an indecent assault, was placed on probation for 12 monfhr, Wrn. B»>k rwa3 remand d for sentence for theft of limber. Palmerston North, last Digh’, The Manawatu and Taranaki hockey reps played a draw game at Pa’merston North to day, each side peering two goals. The Wairarapa and Maanwatu repoH sentative football match to day resulted | in a win for Wairarapa by 21 points to 1 nil. Neither team was representative, ; Manawatu being weak in back?.