LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 246, 10 July 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities adviso that the Victoria, which left Sydney on Wodnosday for Auckland, has on board a largo English and Australian mail for Wellington. The mail is expected to reach Wellington by the express train from Now Plymouth on Monday evening. Tho Manuka, which loft Suva on Wednosday, has on board a largo Vancouver mail for Wollington. Tho mail should in the ordinary courso reach Sydney on July 15, Auckland on July 19, and arrivo in Wellington about July 21 by the Mnnawatu tram. Tho Aeon,"which left 'Frisco on July 7 for Now Zealand, has on board a largo American mail, which is expected to reach hero about August 4 next.

Tho tender'of the Wellington 'Woollen Manufacturing Company lias been accepted for tho supply of material for polico uniforms for threo years. Tho suggestion mado by tho Auckland Trades and Labour, Council that tho Government should establish a medical chair., at the University Collcgo brought a reply from the Primo Minister. Sir Joseph Ward stated that tho request of tho Council would ro : ceivo tho careful consideration of tho Government. "That moanli the consideration of tho weto-papar basknt," oymeiillv mtorjoetod iji jnomber at tho back of the hall.

Tho Court of Arbitration has boen requested to , assess the amount of compensation payable by the Crown to Thomas Barnabas Baldwin, of Little Buller Street, in respect of personal injury caused to lum by an accident 'during tho course of his employment. In his statement, of claim, Baldwin sots out that on December 10, 1907, ho was engaged removing wires from a - telephono polo in Majoribanks Street. Owing to his pliers falling to the ground it was necessary for him to descend by moans of a ladder, which turned, causing him to fall. Claimant states that ho sustained a fractured pelvis and other injuries, and that ho is permanently and totally incapacitated. Thoamount of his claim, subject to commutation and weokly payments, is £300. An extension of tho time for preparation of tho Wanganui County rolls has been made by Order-in-Council. Tho tender of Messrs. H, Quano and Co,, of Christchurch, has been accepted for the supply of linseed oil for Government Railways, A gang of workmen have made a start with tho demolition of the buildings on that part of'the Post OIDco. block recently partly destroyed by firo. ■ Tho new General Post Office, for which tenders are being called, is to cover the whole of tlio block from Panama to Grey Street. !

Tho usual fortnightly meeting of tho Island Bay Lodge was held in the _ School Houso last night, and, notwithstanding tho rough' evening a good number ,of brothers Tolled up and thoroughly appreciated a lecturo on "First Aid!' by Dr. llowcrbank—the first of a series of lectures inaugurated by the Amusement) Committeo._ Tho lecture was illustrated in a very realistic manner by ono of the audionco fainting in earliest, and first aid ' principles wero promptly applied. A hearty vote of thanks was 1 accorded the lecturer. Fivo now members were proposed. A youthful land agent, who appeared at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning on a judgment summons dobt, informed the Court that business was slack. Sinco November last he had just made enough for a singlo man to livo on —about £2 por week. Debtor admitted that ho had paid £25 off other judgment summonses sinco November, but in order to do this he had had to borrow £18. Ho owned two sections of 'land at Island Bay, but tlicy wero each loaded with a first and second mortgage, and interest was owing. His Worship said he.could not mako an order' in faco of tho circumstances related. ; Some unfavourable references wero mado to tho Miuistor for Labour at Wednesday night's meeting of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council. Those were called forth by Mr. Millar's reply to a letter from the Council regarding the hours worked by engine-drivers employed on ferry boats owned by tho Dovonport Steam Ferry Company. Tho Minister/ stated that the unions were amending their rules so as to iiicludotho meu concerned, as suggested by tho Arbitration Court', and ho added that no doubt this action would ho tho' moans of remedying the grievance. Mr. Spratt movod, "That this Council regrets tho Minister's :ropl.v." Tho motion was carried with tho ■addendum- that legislation should bo brought down to stop "this kind of thing" for the future. The "Hot Lakos Chroniclo" says:—Our attention has been drawn to tho fact that certain persons in Rotorua in tho employ of, tho Government have not been paid for their sorvices for fully fivo months, and that ■ they aro weary of waiting for what is now long ovorduo to them. Can it bo that this money is being hold back to swell tho surplus, or is it that tho Government has been notified by tho bank to mako their overdraft a diminishing quantity and aro taking this means of doing so? How would the horny handod" in the employ of tho unfortunate employer, who is liable to bo hauled beforo tho Arbitration Court, or some of tho thousand and one unions in the Dominion like to bo served in this manner?

Mr. William Black, a Capetown architect, who secured tho second prize in the com-', petition for a design for the Auckland Town : Hall, passed through Wellington to tho feci.th" ye'sterday. Mr. Black does not think ho has been treated quite fairly in respect to the. Auckland Town Hall. Seeing that the lowest: tender for tho first prize design was oven £20,000 in excess of the amount- tho building was to cost- according to the specifications, ho states that it would be only common justice to allow his plans some consideration, and if ho could not have his building erected for tho price, then to allow tho third prizewinner, his chance. This was the way sur.h competitions wero usually conducted, and to go to the ratepayers to ask for a sum so much in excess of the original amount decided upon 'looked like making a fool :of everyone else who had tendered. ; v

Speaking to ft reporter yesterday, Mr. H. Beaucliamp, chairman of directors of tho Bank of Now Zealand, said that so far as' tho bank was concerned, nothing was known, of tho nature of the proposals as to the future policy or control of the bank to be made by tho committee of members of both Houses of Parliament, which was to wait on tile Premier. Asked as to the constitution of the board of directors,. Mr. Beaiv.:hnmp said that at present it was composed of six members, four of- whom were nominated by the Government and two elected by tho shareholders. " An auditor, appointed by statute, attended all the meetings of tho Board, but lie had no right to speak. Ho was placed in that position in the interests of the Dominion,' which to-day owns preference shares in the bank to the extent;of £500,000, or half the paid-up capital. ; The Now Zealand gol champion, Mr; Arthur Duncan, went to Sydney a fortnight ago to competo in tho Australian golf championship matches, which begin ,011 Saturday. Private advices say ho -is in excellent form. It is the opinion of golfing ■ experts 'in Sydney that ho will boat all tlio local men'comfortably, except the Honourable Mr. Scott, the present golfing champion of Australia. Mr. Scott is an exceedingly fine player,! and the contest between the two is looked; forward to with the keenest interest, _ If 'both men are playing at the top of their igamo, the contest should be most exciting, for-they are both exceedingly lino players. Each has gone round the links at various times,- putting up such line scores that tho margin bo. tween them would seem to be very narrow indeed. If either be a little off bis game, the other will win. Mr. Seott has the advantage that ho lias played so often at the Sydney links, and is thoroughly, at homo on them, whilst Mr. Duncan has only a 1 short time in which to' become acquainted with them. No golfing match in Australia has ever before excited such keen and such widespread interest.

Theatrical managers are up in arms at the proposal of the Christchuroh City' Council to have every seat 111 tho theatres numbered, and just that many tickets (similarly numbered) issuod. _ Mr. George Buller, manager- of "The Prince Chap" Company, considers that tho idea is idiotically, impracticable unless tho whole theatre'is set out on bos plan for the' reservation of seat-s, in which case it would take a small army; of ushers to copo with a rush to, tho cheaper parts of the house. Furthermore, if the seats Were numbored from one upwards, the tiokots would liayo to correspond, which is another obstacle, as all managers use tho roll tickets now, whioh aro numbered from one to a thousand. 'To pursuo the matter further, a near-sighted person might draw a number at tho back of the theatre 'or vice versa; the playgoer who is hard of-hearing might also get a ticket, tho corresponding seat being in a romote part of tho theatre; and partios getting separated in a rush would not bo able to sit together becauso they could not get tho tickets in numeral rotation. Tho idea, in Mr. Dullor's estimation, is quite unworkable. If they desired to limit tho audionco to tho number <jf soats they could easily do so by having a by-law to that effect, or by instructing an. inspector, who would seo that tho sale of tickets was stopped when tho full number of . tickets represented by seats was sold.

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