DOMINION NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2468, 5 April 1909, Page 6

DOMINION NEWS.

FALLING OFF IN CUSTOMS.

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April 3. Tlic Customs returns for Auckland for the year ’ended March 31st, disclose a f alling, off in value both m imports and exports. The imports ftotalled £4 539,377, and there was a falling off of £264,091 compared with the Previous vear when the total was £4,803,463. The port figures were £3,029,607 against £3,355,612, a retrogression of £3-0,-955. THE PETONE FATALITY. WELLINGTON, April 3. death' •jury expressed the opinion thaj the 'rnnf fell by reason of the biaces n h ends being removed too soon, »nd ftu fo o t that the principals N 0.,. I Sd f had no* been planed in the proper position. AN OLD MAN KILLED. TIMARU, April 3. Franklyn Kolcoy, «n •kuid M «ltemo?ning by an ' vl g" of age, l and lightly deaf. An iiKinesfc will be held on Honda). A SAD ACCIDENT. Last evening the six-yeai-old sen 0.. 3J Maeßonald IVdrlic, was throvra ont f.f n bimgy through a hoise c-njing* and the b 5-, falling on bis head, aas ■killed. __ 1,, . S m r ( 0 \ST RAILWAY LEAGUE j, A ,i co-^ E> « ektative WAIROA. April 3. r,.up County Council yesterday ap- • l l Chairman as its representaKfat tt S °oaet Kailway League spt'dnl mooting. gum digger suicide. WITANGAR.EI, April 3. daU 3 Dipondency U alleged to be the cause. feilding news. FEILDING, April 3. Both local and country landholders art’ strongly objecting to an increase m valuations. It is stated that the creased valuations range up to /o per emit. Farmers 'are complaining that n rated on these new valuations they will not be able to'live. ; x„ At the. public meeting of h consider the question of supporting tlie Wairarapa proposal for co-operative freezing works, the meeting show e favor to the proposal, it out that previous experiments had - been very successful.

NELSON APPOINTS NEW TOWN CLERK. • •.

NELSON. April 3. The City Council last night appointed Mr G A. Edmonds as Town Clerk, and* recorded a resolution expressing appreciation of the services of -Jr ±l. V. Gully, who is retiring from the position after 34 years’ service. FREEZING 'WORKS RECORD MONTH. CHRISTCHURCH, April 3. March was the busiest month on record at the Belfast Freezing 'Works; 116,000 sheep and lambs were slaughtered. The heaviest day was on the 24th. when 5860 were killed. THE AMOKURA. NAPIER, April 3. The Government training ship Amokura arrived yesterday afternoon from "Wellington and left at daylight this morning for Auckland. NAPIER Y.M.C.A. At a meeting last night it was reported that inability to secure suitable premises had so far stood in the way of the establishing of a branch of the Y.M.C.A. in Napier,but the provisional committee were continued in office in the hope that the difficulty would ere long be overcome. NEW MAGISTRATE. ■ DUNEDIN, April 3. Mr T. A. Bailv, solicitor of Palmerston. has accepted an appointment to the Magistracy. CALTON BRICKCoTV. THE CROWN In the judgment in the case in which Odton Hill Brick Tile and Township Company sought to recover damages from the Crown, the company asserted that in consequence of tunnelling in connection with the duplication of the Mo&giel railway, the brick kiln had been gradually weakened and finally destroyed, and the company thereby hampered and injured in its business as bficktnakers, and ultimately derived of business. The claim was originally ror £9500, but an item of £ISOO for depreciation was .abondoned. The court awarded the claimant company £IoUU. Mr. Justice 'Williams, who had been detained here owing to this case, ieit for 'Wellington to-day to attend tlic Court of Appeal. .■