LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 875, 22 July 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. —.— The Postal authorities advise tliat the Wimmera, which sailed from Sydney for Auckland on July 20, has on board English and Australian mails. The Wellingtol,'- portion should reach here by Main 'Jju aii express on Monday nest. Tovtalisator permits were granted for the- season 1909-10 to the number of 127. For 1910-11, 136 have been applied for.. Seeti by a Dominion representative in fefi-reuuv to statements iiiat petitions in favour ol' tiio bookmaker had, been circulated on city tramcars, llr. Jl. Cable, assistant tramways engineer, _ said the Iraiiiway.S (authorities had received no intimation '£*' any such complaint. The circulation. Of petitions, of any kind, on the trams nas absolutely forbidden. It was a pity, .he continued, that the. paseen"er with v'hom the complaint originated had uoft carried it to headquarters, for immediate steps would then have been taken to suppress such a practice. In conclusion, ilr. > Cable said that possibly a petiUon might have been passed around H' a smoking compartment or in somt> such way, but he did not think that an organised attempt had been made to circulate a petition of any kind on the city t.» mcars. Tho delegates nltiuVKng the New Z«alaiul Acclimatisation .Societies Conference dined together at the Hotel IVmdsor last ovening. Some of the ilelegates returned south last night. , The Hospital Board .yi'sterday considered a motion, tabled by jlr. M'Laren, providing that a fixed s-M ie of hospital charges should be framed. ; The Hospital Committee reported that it.. had no recommendation to make. r - I" 1 * ex " plained that the committee*' after careful examination, considered .it impossible to lay down any hard and .fa=t rule in a matter of this kind. PtKV'e with small incomes were sometimes \ n a better position to pay than those i\p,pareiitly better off.. In future, patients would be tendered an account on leaving t\ie hospital. and informed that if th>W were not in a position to pay and devUM a reduction they must apply to tluv Hospital Committee. The committee were of opinion that each case should be' .considered on its merits. With reference to tho complaint of fruit arriving by the Talunc at Au.'Ji';larnl in bad condition oil April 8, t.Vliosident Commissioner of tho Cook Inlands, in his animal report, says the? principal fault is that the steamers are too small, and were not constructed for such cargo. The Commissioner points out that tho freight charge from New Zealand to the Cook Islands is 40s. a : ton, and from New Zealand to Tahiti 355. He- suggests that tin- Onion Company should "he approached to grant the same concessions to the C-ooli Island inhabitants as are granted to.the 1 inhabitants of French possessions. ( Shampooing, Clipping, Eairdressing, Manicuring, Face Massage, Treatment of ! Falling Hair, and Dandruff. Combings made up. Natural Hair-pads. Airs. Bolleston (over Carroll's), i Willis' i Btreol. Thous 1808.—Advt-

Tlie Kilbirnio branch of the Church of England Men's Society held its monthly meeting last night. There was a fair attendance of members. The Rev. R. H. Hobday, of Brooklyn, addressed mem- ' bors upon the work ol the mission, which is to be conducted by clergymen from England. Tho speaker pointed out methods by which the work could "be assisted, mid I lie manuei by which the parishioners could successfully carry on the propaganda work. The objects and utility of the General Mission were discussed, and suggestions offered for its stimulation. It was decided that members of the C.E.M.S. should visit householders and acquaint them with tho arrangements of tho mission, i The proposal to form a consen'atorium of music in New Zealand was reported upon at a recent meeting of the Auckland University College Council by the commiueo that hail been appointed to consider tho communication on the subject received from the Music Committee of the University Senate. Tho committee reported that it was of opinion that every encouragement should be given to the project, and, moreover, that in view of the success of tho University College iSchool of Music, and of the widespread love of music in the community, Auckland is eminently suited to be the home of such a conservatorium of music. Certain important proposals relating thereto have been submitted to the committee by Professor W. E. Thomas, Mus. Doc., but before placing the details before the council, the committee desires to be allowed to confer with •the Finance Committee as to the best way of carrying out the scheme. The report was approved and referred to the Finance Committee. The annual report on State coalmines, which was presented to the House yesterday, states that the gross output for the year was 289,673 tons, which, after allowing for mine consumption and waste, left 281,630 tons for market, being a decrease of 18,406 tons us compared with last year. The demand far exceeds the present output. The strike at the Point Elizabeth mine not only caused a considerable reduction in tho output, but entailed largo expenditure for maintaining the machinery and pumping to keep the pit clear of water. The output from the Seddonville mine showed a considerable increase, largely due to strikes elsewhere. The Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wangonui depots are all increasing, their sales. The'railway and development work at Point Elizabeth No. 2 mine is bein;; rapidly pushed on, and it is honed that coal will be produced very shortly. Of the gross output of the mines 117,000 tons of steam N and small coal was sold to con- • sumers other than the railways, that Department taking 38,741 tons ' of screened coal, 30,533 of unscreened, and SSS tons of screened nuts, but no small coal. The amount of £63,530 was paid in steamer freights.