LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 920, 13 September 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal .authorities advise .that ; the. Moana, which sailed r 'on' 'September 10, is.bringing,the mail..' She is due; here; on Wednesday morning. ~'"'-.-' v.'',':■'.■'' '■'■-''■■..

A deputation representing; ■ electrical firms in the city is.to wait'upon Mr. S. Richardson, city, electrical. engineer,,,this morning, and will Jiriug ti. his notion sundry grievances based on the view that the: council is undertaking-work "that should, in the opinion of • the firms concerned,: be left'.to private enterprise.

. Several by-law,- cases . were, settled in the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Among, these, two , charges against Richard . Brewer, of riding : a : motor-cycle " faster ilian ten smiles 'an houri.; and of .not. giving an.alarm when, approaching a,.foot passenger, were adjourned for two ,%eeks on the:application of ; defendant's counsel (Mr;:H. O'leary). ;' '/.".:■ ;', ';;.',; V

■Mr; J. Doyle, Chief Inspector, to .the. Wellington City Council, is to leave, on. Friday next;for Sydney, whene.'he'will spend a month on leave. His, duties will be undertaken during, his' absence by Mr. G. Watson,: assistant inspector. While in Australia. Mr.'.Doyle; will.hi-, quire into various matters, connected with local government administration; Among other things, the regulation of traffic and the : queue, system, as -'they .are -'conducted in Sydney, will engage his.atten-. tion. .:■■-.■', . .■'".'■-.. , ■:.:••'■ ...•'■ ".. ;■ '■'■

"Mr.: Justice, Chapman' will. : hear : tomorrow • the-'- petition for dissolution 'of marriage filed by,Charles.Bond, of Wellington, v. .Emma"Bond, ori/thb ground of desertion. '..";.•.*- ; '.'■ :.'■ .'■;.■-' --:> ;

A petition in bankruptcy, was ;filed yesr terday by Francib Jnmos-'Morton,, private hotelkeepor, Island Bay., The first meeting, of creditors -has' been fixed for, September' 2u.. ...•■-- "■:'■•':'..'■■:".■": -

Tho.City Council has approved a. proposal byiits .engineer to: divert.the'Wainiii water-main- at its crossing. over, the. Hutt River-.-. The river will.be crossed'at.,a point where it is narrower'thail at thu .original location.' The necessary exchange of land with tho Hutt.River Board,has been .effected. ; •■'■■"■'"■

~The 'Wellington Technical School, management .has'accepted tho following ten- . ders '—Messrs. Whitconibe '-. ; and.-■'' Tombs, Ltd.': Typewriter. ribbons,.Y6st pads,' fools-' cap,■ ruled -and'.blank, typing paper,jink, blotting, binding, library books,-; printing. Messrs. Smith and Smith, Ltd.:,. Ar- supplies.' Messrs.. A. and; T.'. B.ur'f, Ltd.: Sheet lead,: lead pipe, compo pipe, tin, iron castings, j Messrs.., T. :Ballinger,; and C 0.,. Ltd.: White .'.metal, \gunmetal, ! and brass castings';;; Messrs. Ballinger ' Brothers: Purchase of waste : lead.;. The Stewart Timber Co., Ltd.: Timber,;iron, and; steel, sheet -and bars,,'.hack-.. sawblades. "Messrs.; John Chambers and; Son: Cotton, ..waste. : ...The ' Vacuum?; Oil;' Co;': Oils, grease!' kerosene..- Messrs. Geo. Wilton ; and Co.v'Ltd.:.'Chemicals. .'';' '■; '. '

A; sum- of ■ £± 85. 5 8 d.,; . collected;, byMessrs. Cassie, • Craig, and . <Farnsworfch, of tho Thorndon railway; staff,, has teen received as a donation • by.the treasurers of the : Children's, Hospital ]?uiid;

■The City Electrical .Department expects: ■to effect ,a. considerable economy by the removal of..,:the. pair.' of ;Bab6ock-Wilcox boilers froni :.the old electric', light .-station ■boiler-house in Harris Street-to the, new., boiler-house.' next the': steam turbine.' ; A beginning has' been made .with, the disf mantling of the boilers. The" shortening, of the steam pipes .consequent;upon the new; position.'is', the .means"..whereby.,.the saving, will ',be 'accomplished. •. .; -;.-'.'■'

1 A request: that a siding-be laid-down' at. Pukerua,: on. • the Manawatu railway line,was made to the Hon; ; 'J.'A. Millar yesterday, by. a, representative of the .settlers in the vicinity of Pukerua, who was': introduced by, Mr.'W. ,H. .Field,, M.P. An offer of ..£so.towards the cost was made by; the settlers' representative,who pointed out .that a number of people .wished -to build at Pukerua; ■ but. were" faced.:by the necessity; of incurring thtfexV tra costiof on>to Paekakariki and then bringing them, back again, ;It was also mentioned that'the Native land in the. locality, was now; getting, .'into European hands in small holdings, while the district generally, was' capable of . a good deal moro development... In this connection the settlers .were > further inconvenienced owing,to the want, of a good road, which, when completed, would form a,section of the,main .West, Coast road.'.

The Minister-promised to have the matter looked into and reported upon by the officers of the' Department.■ ; ;.' .; ;.'.'■■'