COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 415, 11 February 1890, Page 2

COLONIAL TELEGRAMS.

(from oub own correspondents.)

Aucklaxd. last night, A charge of trespassing upon the Puhipuhi mining field was preferred, on Saturday, against R. Thomson, M.H.R., W. E, Barton, and H, B, Holmen, at Whangarei. Mr Buddle appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Carruth for Messra Holman and Barton, while Mr Thomson defended himself. Joshua Garsed, ranger, and John Baser, prosecutor, were the only witnesses tor the prosecution. Garsad, under cross-examination, admitted ha had been specially instructed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands to bring the oases. Mr Carruth urged a number of technical objections to the regulations under which the information was laid, and the Benoh adjourned the case till the Bth March.

The nominations for the licensing elections were received on Saturday. The Moderate and Temperance parties both nominated candidates for Auckland North and East and Ponsonby, where another prohibition struggle will take place. In Grafton, Karangahape, and Auckland South districts the Temperance party were elected without opposition, The Trades and Labor Council intend to take action in the direction of shortening tbs hours of labor by those engaged in the bakery business. WkLUNOTON, last night. On Saturday a young woman, Eliza Nichol, dressmaker, living by herself at Carterton, was found in her residence, strangled. It is evidently a ease of suicide. From the appearance of the body when discovered it is believed that death secured a fortnight ago. No cause ia assigned tor the deed, Deoqaeed was a stranger in the district, Duxf.din’, last night. A charge of attempted suicide against Maud Brook was dismissed on account ot the expense involved in sending her for trial, Ths Sweating Commission opened this morning. The Chairman explained the scope ot the Commission, whiofi was very wide i not to only enquire Into sweating, hut into all relations between employers and employed, Mr Hansen, inspector of factories, gave evidence relative to tho working of the Employment of Females Aot. of overtime has largely been put a stop to of late owing to Press criticism. He knew an instance in which refusal to take work home led to dismissal. Voder the Aot he had no right to interfere with the system of sending work out, nor had ha power to compel admission to a factory. The employment of young persons was not carried on here to any large extent, In some oases he found young girls working after hours, but was always told they were merely receiving lessons. Young boys were taken in at six in the morning and kept sometimes as late as ten at night. This occurred at the rope factory, Hours for female employees were limited by the Aot, but not for boys. Mr Hansen expressed the opinion that no child under 14 should be allowed to work. He knew oases in which evil results ensued. The Aot required a good deal of amendment, Evil results occurred from the mixing of sexes in factorise. Legal provision ought to be made for the payment of over, tints to barmaids, who did not ootpe under the operation of the Ad. They often worked from eight in the morning till midnight,