LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1070, 8 March 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The deor-slulking. season in the Wairarapa will extend from April 1 to May 15 inclusive. This year the Wellington Acclimatisation Society has recommended, and the Governor lias approved, the opening of the whole of the Haurangi reserve in the Wairarapa district. Hitherto some 10,000 acres have been reserved there as n tanetuary. The council hope, nest, year to allow a limited number of heads" to be shot in the Wainui and Paraparamnu districts.

The tendr-r of Messrs. Camnbell and Burke, of irdlington has been accepted for tlio erection of tho new Sacred Heart Convent on St. John's Hill, Wanganui.

Mr. Corrigan uttered a protest at the meeting of the Industrial Association last evening against the too free use. of tho term "New Zealand" as descriptive of institutions and enterprises founded in Wellington. "Take, for instance," ho said, "the New Zealand Academy of Tine Arts. It owns a picture and a half. Every other town of importance in New Zealand owns a decent art gallery, but it is reserved to us to arrogate the title of 'New Zealand.' I think we should be a little more mo:lest."

Mr. Andrew Collins sprung a new word uiJon the Supremo Court yesterday. As a witness in a case in which his experience! us a baker was called into requisition, ho stroke once or twice of something called "caiehel." At last his Honour, llr. Jus'ico Chapman, leaned over towards him, and asked "What did you say that word was?" "Catchcl," replied Mr. Collins. "It means the loaves that are left over from a baking and have to go into the next batch." His Honour took up his neii to write again. "How do you sijoH it!'" liu asked, after a moment's hesitation. "Well, 1 don.'t lenow, your Honour," replied iir. Collins, "I've never .spelt it in my life." A laugh rippled over the Court, ami Mr. Herdinan saitl lie had got tlic word down "catchel." His Honour accepted this'spelling, and Huh was a new word introduced to a New Zealand judge's rough note diary. Probably a good many more would bo found in tho records of the Arbitration Court Judge.

The renaming of the approaching Industrial Exhibition, which is to open in Wellington on May 21, occunied members of the Provincial Industrial Association for some time last evening. The president (Mr. '!'. Ballingor) suggested (hat tho title of "Coronation Exhibition" should bo chosen. An amendment that "Coronation Industrial Exhibition" should bo substituted met with general favour, until a member pointed out that She association might, if it adopted this name, be put to considerable expense in altering its stationery. Ultimately it was agreed that the exhibition should be called "The Coronation New Zealand Industrial Exhibition." The alteration in stationery . which this involves can ha effected at slight expense.

In order lo give the electors of Hirarn a r an opportunity to demonstrate their approval or otherwise of the. Be-rough Council's proposal lo reduce King's Tto.id from 90ft. to (ilift.. Councillor' Hector M'liCod has resigned his seal on the council. Councillor M'«\cjd. who is opposed to Hie nropoMii. stale-! that King's, Kond is practically an arterial road, which will probably be lined with industrial works in a few years, and is one that will lead directly In I In; wharf, argument, in his npinimi, siilficionlly ttronir lo convince (ho electors that the width of the road should r.ol ba diminished.

At. the ineetiiiß of the council of the St. John Ambulance Association last evenin'', the; chairman (Mr. C. P. Powlos) remarking Iliat they were shortly lo los ; . IliK presence ami services of JJrs. S. A. Rhodes, who leaves on Thursday on :i visit to England, proposed the followin,* resolution, which was carried by acclamation: "That this committee desires l.i express its eratilude for the services rendered lo the a< s ocialinii for many' years by Mrs. y. A. Ivhodes, and to wish her a plcMiit. vovagu and sojourn in London. ■J'ho comuiittve express a hone that they will, in due time, wcli-oinc her back, and have much iileasnre in granting ber the necessary leave, of ab-ence." The Kev. DouM-is who seeoiirlerl the. motion, said lh':if Mrs. Rhodes woubl be missed very m ii t .|i not only bv the eoniaiittee, bu! bv all Welliimlon.

■\ youns man, in occupation of n farm nc'\r' Ngahnurnngii, was arrested yestcrilnv b,v Infectives Cameron and B.iilw on' n i'har&e of slealing n heifer, vn'.uod r.'; £S, the property of Annie O'Shea.

The Arbitration Court continued its silli»};< ypsti-rilay. Mi', .'uslico Him pre>ided, ami lliciv witi , with him on the Bench Mr. \V. Scot I, employers' repre-

sentative, and Mr. J. A. ilTiillnugh, workers' i-fi>n-i u<;i*Jvc. I'ruicedhijis in (he shearing-shed hand* , dispute, and I lie hotel and nstauraiil employees' dispute !i:ml a rouipcnsiliiiii case are reported elsewhere. The Wellington wool and grain store omplovoes' depute having been >otllril by ai'iTCiiionl: before the Conciliation Cumini-ioner (Mr. Daily) on the previous day (as already reported) tlie terms were submitted In the Court to be civen tUp force of mi award. 11l a brief discussion ir was settled that the preference clause should include the usual "open-door" stipulation a-; (o entrance to the union. Olh'M- detail* were adjusted and the president then staled that the award would lv i--i]c"l iweonliiciy. The Oiurt will sit in the M:u:i.-i rate's Court building to-day when the private hotels and restaurants' disniife will be further heard, and several compens-.ilion easrs will be taken.

■\ corrc-pondeat, "Anxious," writes for information ;>.- to the precautions necessary to prevent the spread cf an outbreak of" typhoid fever in 11 country (own. The 'District Health Officer stales that to advise definitely H wowlil be. nceesfary to know the exact facts of the case, l,nt' the Health authorities should be speedily notified of the outbreak (if they liiivo not already been), and instruction? will be given to the local sanitary inspector to tal;a all nossible precautions to prevent any further spreading. It is very important that there should be notification," i'.s the Department is prepared for nil precautionary measures. The inspector investiea'.es the sanitary .conditions of the house,., and tries to find the cause of (he epidemic. It may be due to a contaminated well or water supply, or some other cause which requires removal. Mr. W. Connell waited upon the Industrial Association last evening to exhibit a. sample of blue flay, of which a considerable deposit exists at Manriccvilk, in (he Wniriirapn. According to comparative analyses quoted by Mr. Council, the clay resembles the famous Stourbridgo clay, which is the basis of an extensive manufacture in Knglaud.' Mr. Connell considers that important commercial possibilities attach to the Mauriceville deposit.

Speaking to an Auckland "Herald" representative, Mr. J. I). Henry, the Eiirlish oil cxtK-rt, who has been commissioned by the Government to prepare a report oil the oilfields of the Dominion, iind who is now in Auckland, drew attention to the following statement that had been attributed to him:—"ln iive years the value of oil products in Keiv Zealand will bury gold out of sight." lir. Henry said that whi't he did -uy «■.« that inside fix years Iho value of our Now Zealand oil products would equal th.-.t of gold. In view of the investigations he had made, ho was convinced that there wrs a great future for Nev,- Zealand oil. Tho industry merely needed fostering, financing, and proper management:

Monday evening next has been appointed as tlie date- for a conference between representatives of tho City Council and. of the General Labourers' Union to discuss the terms of a proposed now agreement governing the working conditions of labourers omnloyed by t|»e council. His Worship the "Mayor (Mr. V. }1. Wilford) o:ul Councillors Atkinson, M'Lnron, ond Trevor will represent the council.

The union will be represented by Messrs. I' , .- O'Kcefo (president), 1 , . Stott, J. Law, anil 31. 3. ik-ardon (secretary).