Interprovincial. (Poverty Bay Herald, 6 February 1915)

On 6 February 1915, various legal and political news updates emerged from New Zealand. In the Supreme Court in Auckland, Ekhvard I Hooper was sentenced to two years of reformative treatment after pleading guilty to theft related to the misappropriation of substantial funds and falsification of bank records at Gisborne. His stepfather, Frank Albert McElroy, faced charges for receiving stolen money from Hooper and was deemed to have acted despicably by the Judge, resulting in a sentence of two years of hard labor. Additionally, Leonard George Brasell received a one-year sentence for forgery and uttering in Hamilton, while Albert Edward McGurk was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for an unnatural offense. In Wellington, Mr. Henry Otterson, who recently retired from his post as clerk of the House of Representatives, was honored with a substantial cheque presented by the Premier on behalf of the legislative staff. Otterson joined the Parliamentary staff in 1870 and plans to relocate to South Africa. The Government announced it would soon offer 4,482 acres of drained swamp land, valued at £51,000, in the Hauraki Plains district. Additionally, on 22 February, 11,555 acres of dry land, worth £27,355, nearby will also be opened for new settlers. Furthermore, the Government is progressing with drainage work for the Waihi swamp, which has been delayed due to the war. Machinery for this project has been set to ship from London imminently, covering a total area of approximately ten to twelve thousand acres. In a separate incident, Barry Dorge, a member of the Fifth Wellington Regiment stationed at Kaiwarra, suffered a serious injury while helping to extinguish a fire near a powder magazine. A falling stone fractured his skull, leaving his condition critical. Additionally, the Prime Minister relayed to a Posit reporter that soldiers granted leave to visit relatives before departing New Zealand will be eligible for return tickets priced at single fares. In Christchurch, the local wheat market experienced heightened activity, with buyers actively seeking quality stock, leading to sales prices of 6s 6d, with extra fees for bags at country stations. Finally, in Dunedin, the official counting of votes during an election revealed an increase in Mr. Statham's majority, with his total standing at 3,847 votes against Munro's 3,824. The counting of absentee votes was ongoing, with approximately a dozen still to be counted.

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