GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2158, 14 August 1907, Page 3

GENERAL TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. DUNEDIN. August 13. The local Chamber of Commerce is forwarding a manifesto to Parliament dealing with the proposed Harbors Bill, and have telegraphed to he Premier and the Dunedin representatives urging that the passage of the Bill be delayed until the same lias been received. The manifesto approves the representation of country districts on the Otago Harbor Board, and considers that four members instead of three, as proposed are neces3ary to adequately represent the districts which include the Central Otago counties, and from Clutlia on the

south .to Waihemo county on the north. It approves the representation of tho Chalmers electorate by three members, three for Dunedin, and suburbs by one member, Dunedin and St. Kilda by three, and the payers of dues by one member, provided tlia,t the general commercial interest is also represented by a member elected by the Chamber of Commerce, further, the Chamber, submits that the representation proposed to he given to country districts to a large extent does away with the need for Go- , vernment nominees on the Otago 1 Board, and that instead of four Government nominees two should now suffice. The. manifesto expresses dis-Tnr>’--'v«l of th“ proposed general ■..k.kaw.;! fisui C-aa-.be-s of Coainerce of the right to elect a member of the respective local boards, as local chambers consist of those most directly and personally engaged in the trade of the ports. Tlie manifesto also disapproves of the proposal to ilcot Harbor Board representatives of Dunedin City and -suburbs or country districts on an electoral basis on account of the very considerable expense involved in such a course, and continues: —“In particular we disapprove of putting tho Harbor Board in a worse position ill tliis_ respect than seems to be intended in other districts. Wo submit that there ought to be uniformity of methods as regards appointments, and farther that the various City Councils, Borough Councils, and County Councils, being directly chosen by the electors, constitute suitable electoral colleges capable of choosing proper representatives to sit on Harbor Boards.” A widow named Mary Gurney, aged 75 years, who resided by herself vas found dead in her house in Cumberland street on Monday evening. she was in very had circumstances, but appears to have deliberately denied herself every comfort, and to have starved herself. An inquest was. held to-day and a verdict of death 'roni voluntary starvation was returned. ; , „ V CHRISTCHURCH, August 13. At the Supreme Court to-day a voutli named John Downio Stewart was acquitted on a charge of forgery and uttering. Charles Holmes was also acquitted on a charge of stealing £8 and a gold watoli and chain from a fellow-passenger on tho Mahe.no on July 18th. The charge of manslaughter against William Barnard Rhodes Moorhouse, arising out 'of the New Brighton Beach motorcycle fatality, was mentioned by Mr. Stringer, Crown Prosecutor. Ho said that counsel were coming from Wellington to defend Moorhouse, and he • understood that there were several medical witnesses. He therefore suggested that the case might he fixed for I'lrida.v. His Honor fixed the case accordingly.