NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

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TO QUELL THE DUST,

Christchurch, February 7. A report submitted to the City Connill last night shows that "299,520 gallons of water ore used daily to cope with the dust nuisance in the streets, at a cost Oi 3(1. jier thousand gallons. Svd-m-y 11=0(1 over half a million gallons, Melbourne 100,000, Adelaide 216,000, ami Auckland i:i:i,(i')9. In addition to the council n supply, the Tramway Board uses SIMM gallons. A leu years ago tb« daily .ft reel watering absorbed. 133,000 gallon?. '

ANOTHER CARNEGIE LIBRARY. . , Levin, February 7. Levins long-deferred Curnegio library is looming through the mists. Correspondence read at la-t night's Borough Council meet in;: showed (hat Mr. Carut'nip had approved tho plans, but refused to sanction any charge for the use of the library building or books borrowed for home .use. Jlr. Carnegie now authorises progress payments of .£1503 on tho building. The council is arranging forthwith to call for fenders for the work of erection.

TRAMWAY FINANCES. , Christchurch, February 7. The Tramway Board decided yesterday to increase the renewals .fund and dopreciatioti fund from It to 1 per each,-producing ,£2150 per annum. :

divorce and maintenance. Chrfstchurch, February' 7. ~I Q a maintenance case heard to-day, the magistrate held that a divorce, when, no order as to- alimony was made, abrogated an order for maintenance made before the divorce was granted.

SCOW ASHORE. Westpo.-t, February 7. v if ' " went ashore on -North Spit, Karamea. while she was entering that port at half-tide this mora* ing. She is in a safe position.

SYDENHAM WORKING-MEN'S CLUB*

Christchurch, February 7. A meeting of members of the Sydenham \\ orking Men's Club was held to-night to discuss whether or. not the, club should 2 c^ no decision was arrived at- 4,! 3e * al ° °* Hquor at the club raised last luosday.