LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1171, 5 July 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tim postal authorities advise that tho s.s. Manuka, which lctt Sydney for Wellington nt 2 p.m. on .Inly 1, is bringing an Australian mail. She is iiuu Io arrive hero this morning.

The mail which left Wellington on May 2(i by the s.s. I'liiminm and comireted at Sydney with Iho Naples mail for (he K.M.N. (Jphji arrived in London on (he muriiing of .Inly ,'!.

When (jiiprtiipit lime arrived at iho incefiiiK of Ihe City Cmim'il lnsl (jvenin:;, Councillor .1. Fuller invited tho council' Io deal with some recent ullerances by Mr. 11. (.'. Tewsley on the subject of attempis Id resuscitate the Agricultural and Pa>toral Association in Wellington.

"This" said Councillor Fuller, "means playing second liddle io I'almerston North." "That is no question," ruled Councillor Fletcher, who temporarily occupied (ho Mayoral chair. "If 1 were Mayor," declared Councillor Fuller, "I'd say, 'Up boys and at 'iin.'"

The shopkeepers of C'ourtenay Place have moved to have a broad right-of-way formed through the reserve at C'ourtenay Place to enable persons (o have easy access (o the stores on the northern side of Coiirtenay Place. They have suggested to the City Council that as it is mooted that a tramway would at somo time bo l-.iken up Majoribanks Street, it would be advisable to have a siding for that route and the Oriental Bay line on tho north of tho reserve, and that the express stand be shifted from its present position, as it is considered a nuisance. No action has been taken by the council.

"Then the fish trade is cornered here?" ■was a question put to Air. D. Robertson by the Row W. A. Evans when the Charitable Aid Committee was considering yesterday how best to assist a destitute Ashhawker. "I am not saying anything about that," Mr. Robertson cautiously replied, "but it is confined to two or three people."

Chemicals arc to be supplied to the City Council at schedule rates during tho current year by Kempthornc, Prcsser, and Co. No other firm tendered. Coal for the same, period is to be supplied by tho Wostport Coal Company. Unaccepted tenders were submitted by the State Coal, Blackball, Paparoa, Brunner and Tynesido Coal Companies, and by S. Brown, Ltd. The Wostport Coal Company was nlso successful in tendering for a year's supply of firewood. Unsuccessful tenderers were S. Brown,' Ltd., and. A. Kollavoy.

A number of applications for relief were dealt with yesterday by the Wellington Charitable .Aid Committee. Members present were: Messrs. J. W. M'Ewan (chairman), 1). H'Laren, M.P., W. Galloway, J. Smith, I). Robertson, and the Rev. ,W. A. Evans.

Congratulations upon the rapidly-in-creasing consumption of pork in the city of Wellington were offered to the City Council last evening by Councillor Hindmarsh. With tho Abattoirs' Committee report in his hand, tho councillor remarked that in April one pig had been slaughtered at tho abattoir, in May two pigs were killed, an increase of one. hundred per cent. "Evidently," said the councillor, "things ' are progressing very well."

Tho question of dealing in some way with tho properties (owned by the city) fronting Adelaide Road, with tho object of improving the locality, is to he considered by tho Finance Committee of the City Council. This tho council resolved last evening at the instance of Councillor Barber.

During the fortnight ended June 20 last, twenty applications were made to the

Engineering Department of the City Council, for permission to erect, alter, or extend buildings. During the same period twenty-six plans were examined and approved and permits issued. The estimated value of the. work for which permits have been issued is:—City, J!GSi2; Moli-ova, .£22,90*; Northland, ,£515; total, .£30,261. Councillor Fitzgerald asked the City Council last evening if it would consider the question of giving pome slight encouragement to the Lyall Bay Surf Club: It was in need of a shed in which 'to store its appliances, and had made application to the Reserves Committee. Councillor Smith slated that the Koserves Committee had not yet dealt with the application, but would do so at its next meeting. No doubt, if a shed were at their disposal, the committee would be glad to recommend it should bn given to the club. It was'mentioned that the club had volunteered .to pay a rent for the use of a shed.

A Palmerston North resident relates that recently "he recovered his bicycle, which had been stolen from the Square, in May last, under peculiar ■ circumstances, lie hnppened to be in the vicinity of the .Napier railway station when he saw a Native youth mounting a bicycle which he recognised as his. He caught the youth and took him and the bicycle to the police station, when the Maori stated that he had bought the machine for .£2 from a man who had ridden it through from Palmerston. The police have since arrested a mnn, who is to be charged with the thoft of the bicycle.

The inquest on Mr. Duncan M'Murrich, engineer superintendent for the Union S.S. Company, who was accidentally killed by n tramear in Featherston Street on Monday evening, was commenced vestcrday by" Dr. A. W. M'Arlhur,, S.M", District Coroner, nt the residence of the deceased, Ohiro llpad. After formal evidence of identification had been taken, so as to.permit of the interment, the proceedings were adjourned till Monday next, nt 2.15 p.m., at the Magistrate's Court.

The next congress of the New Zealand Chess Association is to be held at Napier next Christmas.

Next Monday R.M.S. Corinthic is due at Wellington from London, via way ports, ivitli 331 passengers. There are 11 saloon, 37 second saloon, and 2SG steerage. Passengers to the number of 20S will disembark' here, and 83 proceed to Auckland, 31 to Lyttelton, 21 to the Bluff, 20 to Dunedhi, 15 to Westport, and 15 1o Gisborne. Some of'the smaller ports will have their quota also.

Freezing companies and butchers paying fees at the municipal abattoir waited upon the Abattoirs Committee of the City Council recently to ask that fees should bo reduced, ami a refund should be made to nil payers of abattoir fees. The committee reported to the council last evening (.hat it was going into tho matter carefully, and would report further at a later stage.

Tho fernery at the Botanical Gardens is henceforth to be open to (ho. public on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons.

The new road off Aro Street, situated on the fioutli side of Adams Terrace, has been named "Cranswick Terrace."

Tho Health Department is to be informed by tho City Council that information asked for with respect, to the density of population within a certain area is not available, and that the council cannot undertake the work of supplying it.

The expenditure of .£2BOO in erecting a bath-house, at Lyall Bay, authorised by the City Council at its meeting on Juno 29, is not to pass unchallenged. Councillor Ilindmarsh has given notice of his intention to move that the council should review its decision, and the matter will como up for discussion at the next ordtn-

ary nice!ing. Last .cvoiiin? Councillor Hintlmarsh was permitted to refer the. matter temporarily to the Tramways Committee in order that that body might report upon it at Hie nesl meeting of the council. H was part of the proposal approved liy the council that half the cost of the bath-house, should he charged to the tramway account.

The dropping of two words robbed of ils inclining n paragraph published yesterday in refereii-'o to the Wadesiown tramway. The statement in riucstion should have read: "Wadestown will simply lx> called upon to provide interest and sinking fund upon the tramway loan by means of n special rate. The cost of depreciation and repairs, and working losses will bo borne by the city in general."

Yesterday Constable ,T. Cummings, of Mount Cook, arrested n rami, about :)0 years of ago, who will appear at (ho Magistrate's Court this morning (o answer a serious charge.

Let J. J. Curtis and Co., Shipping Forwarding, and Customhouse Agents, Customhouse Quay, move your Furniture' They've had years of experience in this kind of work, ami will do it to your satis faction. No careless packing or rough handling. Moderate charges.—Advt.