LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 983, 25 November 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A stranger to theso waters, in the form of a sea-lion, was observed sporting in tho harbour oft' the 'i'e Aro baths at seven o'clock yesterday morning. Holidays to lie observed in tho Government offices throughout tho Dominion at Christmas and New Year are: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 2G, 27, and 28, and Monday and Tuesday, January 2 and 3. Jurors summoned, to attend at the Supremo Court next Monday will not be required. A substantial portion of tho organ which is being presented by Mr. Henry Brett to tho citizens of Auckland for their new Town Hall is being manufactured in Wellington. Messrs. Norman and Beard, who built tho Wellington Town Hall organ, and aro also contractors for tho Auckland instrument—which is to bo a replica of tho Wellington, one, with improvements—havo a factory here, and in it the iluc-pipes for the wood, 32ft. and 16ft. open diapasons, which will bo the foundation stops of tho organ, havo just been completed. They aro made of Californian rcclwood, and measure about 2[t. square—laTgo enough for a man to crawl through—while tho largest pipe, the deepest in tone of the wholo organ, is 32ft. long. The Auckland organ is to' have one more swcllbox than tho Wellington instrument, the solo organ, in addition to tho choir and swell, being so enclosed, and all those swellboxcs havo been made in ■ Wellington. Tho other portions of tho organ havo 'been completed at Norman and Beard's English factory, and will be shipped foi' New Zealand in a few days. The firm cannot, however, get possession of the hall earlier than April next, when tits organ-building staff, under the direction of Mr. 11. A. .Tustin, New Zealand mana-' ger for the firm, will begin tho work of erection, which is expected to occupy about six months. A sign of the holiday time: The Jfiramar Borough. Council last evening considered an application from a ratepayer for permission to pitch a lent in Overton Park. Objections were raised by tho Mayor that no provision for sanitation existed in .tho park, and that tho presence of campers might result in injury to tho native shrubs planted within its" boundaries. The application was thrown out.

In order that all waiting business may be transacted before I lit Christmas holidays, the Wellington Land Board will meet on Wednesday, December 21. The statutory meeting, which would ordinarily have been held a week later, will bo atlowed to lapse. Yesterday the board I; transacted all business on its order paper by 1 p.m. To-day it will sit in the i'ore- inoon to consider late applications. A well-attended meeting-of the "Hare- J! housemen's Association was held yester- h day, Mr. H. C. Tewslcy presiding, to L discuss the tariff schedule which is to ]r bs issued by the Wellington Retail To- 1> bacconists' Association. Members of the 1 Tobacconists' Association ycro present, E including Mr. .T. Speed, president. Cop- I 1 ic-s of the tariff list were laid before tho X meeting. A general discussion having taken place Mr. Tewsley assured the to- , bacconists present that the warehouse- j, men would do their best to support the project. The tariff, approved by the Tobacconists' Association, is now in tho ~ hands of tho executive with discretionary £ power to enforce it when they think fit. , Probably this step will bo taken early e next year. " x From Monday, November 27, cms now F leaving Lamb ton Station at 1.6 p.m., 2.26 1 p.m., and 3.46 p.m. will'run right through i to Scatomi instead of terminating their journey at the junction. On and after s Wednesday, November 30, a car will leave Lambton Station for Seatoun at a 11.6 p.m. Double fares will bo collected ® on tliis car, and the Miramar Borough I Council will be required to pay double 1 mileage. J At tho meeting of the Land Board yes- J tenlay an offer .was received from Messrs. 1: Jas. Trevor and Sons for clay upon, re- f serve section 15, Adelaide Road, Welling- o ton. The matter was referred to. the 6 Commissioner, wlio is to obtain a report i and dispose of the clay on such conditions f as ho thinks advisable, The Land Board yesterday approved the i Commissioner's action in granting a tern- I porary occupation permit to tile Itcv. F. ( H. Spencer over section 7, Block- XVI, ! Kaitieko S.D., at a nominal Tental. Tho 1 Commissioner explained that this was a i recreation concession granted to a number of religious bodies. These bodies organ- ■ ised camps in tho Waimarino district ; during the summer, months.. The action now taken was intended to give them a ■ better tenure of their camping ground. ( There was also a reserve to be'made on an adjoining area, and of this the differ- : cnt religious bodies would 1)3 appointed trustees. ( In passing sentence on William Wat- 1 kins, who had been convicted of bigamy, tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) on Wednesday mentioned that tho report of tho probation officer showed that tho man's character was not. a very good ore, as ho gave way to drink, and the magistrate hail ordered him to find sureties i,go to assault his second wife (if shs might be callcd so),' ami he was now serving twelve months in gaol for not finding tho sureties. Prisoner would be sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labour, " concurrently with the other sentence. Mr. F. P. Kelly appeared for the prisoner. At Lower Hutt yesterday, Detective Andrews arrested a letter-carrier on a charge of detaining, on November 22, five letters and a postcard, the property of the Postmaster-General. Monev orders and postal correspondence are forbidden by a notice in the Gazette to be forwarded to the Walworth Company, Suite 11., Post Office Box 375, Sydney. A notice in this week's Gazette proclaims that the limitation of interestbearing deposits in tho Pest Office Savings Bank shall not apply to Kro Boards constituted under tho Fire Brigades Act of 190 S. Tho appointment of the Secretary ,to tho Treasury as a member of the Public Trust Office Board lias been revoked. Tho official who for tho time being is superintendent of tho Now Zealand State Guaranteed Advances Offico will act.in his place. The bankruptcy estate of Edward Pawson, of Daime-virke, was the subject of an application heard by tho Chief Justice (Sir ?obert Stout) yesterday , morning.,, Tho Deputy-Official Assignee asked for "an. extension of the caveat against any deal-' ings in 300 acres of land at Danirevirke, forming part of the estate'of the bankrupt, who, it was, alleged, fraudulently ' and ■in conspiracy with others, dispossessed himself of the land in order to. defeat his creditors. Mr. T. H. G. Lloyd, solicitor, ■ in an- affidavit, stated that Pawson had left tho district, and that a warrant was out for his arrest; also, that the alleged purchaser had paid an altogether inadequate price, and had tried to sell the land to a third party at a high figure. After hearing argument by Mr. P. B. Sharp (for tho Official Assignee) and. Mr. T. S. .Weston , (for the purchaser), his Honour granted an extension of tho caveat until the hearing of an action to be instituted by the Oltieial Assignee for the purpose o£ dispossessing tho purchaser. Yesterday morning, Detective Cassells and Constable Taylor arrested, at Newtown, a young man, who will appear at the Magistrate's Court this morning charged with a serious offence. 1 The lighthouse-keeper's, cottage, which was removed from Tuahino Point for re- ■ erection on tho Wainui beach (says aGisborne exchange), has been installed at its new locality, and Captain Waro | has taken possession of tho building. The cottage occupies a good position, i within view of tho light. Everything ! is in readiness for the re-erection of the [ lighthouses (which' had been dismantled , in consequence of the numerous slips on [ tho hill) on the new site, a small island 1 opposite Tuahino Point. ' Now that the I Estimates have been passed, it is ex- ! pected that tho necessary authority to proceed with tho work will come to, hand ' shortly. 1 1 The Acting-Minister for Education is , being asked by Mr. Hardy, M.P., whether \ ho will place a sum of money on. tho Estimates to provide cap-covers tor the ' junior cadets, or approve of a uniform I cap-cover which may bo worn on bright, hot days. Mr. Hardy points out that Captain Chapman, of the Ilampstead Junior Cadets, introduced a most useful and economical cover which gavo much satisfaction. A start has been mado with the erection of tho three-story brick warehouse I in Manners Street for Charles 0 Begg and Co., music and pianoforte wareII housemen. Tho. building will havo a frontage of 35t't. to Manners Street, by a ; depth of 126 ft., in addition to which ' it will cover a strip 28ft. in width, running along the back of other premises to St. Hill Street. The plans, which J have been prepared by Mr. Walden,-. of Dunedin, provido for a commodious shop, with an interior gallery running all i_ round, and at the hack, a largo countinge house ('22 ft. by lift.), managerial and clerks' offices, and two strong-rooms. The first floor will be devoted to a wellr lighted pianoforte showroom, and tho top V floor will be used as a store for bulk r goods. The ground iioor of the St. Hill ■- Street extension provides for a graman phone ■show-room, and a cart-entrance, n admitting to a goods lift. Teachers' !- rooms will be provided overhead. The h building .is being erected by. Messrs. M'Gill and Sons, of Dunedin. [' The annual general meeting of the (J Young Men's Christian Association will. C be held this evening, when the Board of 0 Directors for the ensuing twelve months will be elected. 1 On the request of Mr. W. Snodgrass, of Nelson, made through the Mavor (Mr. 0 T. M. Wilford), Mr. J. D. Avery, sccrc- " tary to the St. John Ambulance Assoeia--0 tion, has agreed to forward collection '' boxes and bright ideas to aid the comf> mittec formed for tlic purpose of rais!S ing funds for the erection of a Cliild--6 reii's Hospital in Nelson. The boxes will n go forward to-dnv. n' Father Dcvoy notified the Miramar n Borough Council last evening that a c houso and section owned by him in Seais toun were being used as a public school n and playground, and that a Sister of <-' Mercy taught thero every school day. >f Children of Catholic parents and others y attended. The writer therefore claimed exemption from rates. Tho council postponed consideration of tho claim until its. next meeting. ' ' r Having mado a caTOful analytical study of every pluuso and condition of Baldness, 10 Mrs. HOLLESTON has just returned n from tho principal centres of Hair GUIS' turo in London, Paris, aiij America. Her rooms liavo been extended and refitted n with tho most modern appliances for tho is treatment of Baldness, i Willis Street tovor Carroll's). Tel. 1599,—Advt.