LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1248, 5 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Three reserved judgments will bo delivered by Hie Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) at 10 o'clock this morning. These are:—Henuah and Jackson v. Carroll; All On v. Cum'ming; and Minister for Customs v. Koss and Olendining.

Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., asked tho minister for Education yesterday whether he was awaro that the accommodation at the Kintoul Street School was taxed to its wrtreme limit, and that pupils, in eontet[uence, had been refused admission: if to. how did he propose to meet the difficulty? The Minister replied lhat ho was not "aware- of the condition being as stated, and that tho Education Beard had made no representation on the subject. Mr. Wright said the statement ho had made iv;is absolutely correct. At least one hundred young children living in the vicinity were wanting to attend this school. It w.'is very inconvenient for parents to send children of tender years to more disfaut schools.

Tire MiHiioiis to .Seamen's Institute was w>ll filled last evening, when tho AVesleyan Literary and ltobalins Society, under the direction of Mr. Fuller, provided n concfrt. Mr. V. S. Shell. tli« missMiior, occupied the chair. The following contributed l-o the programme:—Jliwos V. Dix. Ijei7., Dix, Mueller, Jcrniiims, Jlessrs. E. L. Burgess, V. Bishop, Crockett, and Keall. Mrs. Eigg arte<l as accompanist. A hearty vnto of thanks wa.s aocordod the performers.

Answering a question by Mr. Jennings in Parliament yesterday as to comments addressed by magistrates to witnesses, plaintiffs and defendants, during tlio hearing of oases, the Primo Minister stated tlmt a few complaints lia<l been received under this head, but that (ho .Department of Justice had always adopted tho attitude that it could not bold itself responsible for such remarks or comments. In his opinion this attitude was correct. Tho independence of the magisterial bench would bo seriously impaired if its occupants were to bo called to account, for any utterance that might bo displeasing to one of thu parties before the Court. Mr. Jennings stated that a man wellknown in Auckland as a reputable citizen, a manufacturer and a Justice of the Peace, was recently informed by a magistrate that ho did not believe him. In his (Mr. Jonnings's opinion) this should not bo allowed. A trout with three heads (says a Cliristchurch exchange) was discovered by Mr. C. Hides at tho Acclimatisation Gardons last week, while ho was securing try for -distribution. The little oreaturo had a tail with -three perfectly-formed heads growing from it, and presented a most peculiar sight. Mr. Rides states that he has never before, in a long experience with trout fry, found a phenomenon of tho kind. While roaming over tho hills behind Ilinati Gully en Sunday afternoon, a party of Carter-ton residents came across n huge slip that had come down tho faco of a .steep hill during the recent heavy weather, and half-way up the slip was a huge white patch, wliich on investigation was found to be a mass of diilerentshnjwd shoHs, in a good state of preee-r----ra-lion. At a special meeting of the Philosophical Society, to be held t-ome time- this month, oUiccrs of the Police Department will discuss before tho members of 'lie society tho uiD-iu points of the finger-print system. i'or the supply of a motor-power wagon for the electric lighting department, tho City Council has accepted the tender of Messrs. Ifeid and Kcid at a price of ,£CS2 155., including .£7 10s. for the elevating gear. Tho wagon will bo manufactured by the Kawlinsoii Company, and will ho similar to tho one used in Adelaido for the repair of the overhead gear. Unsuccessful tenderers wore: Scott Motor Agency, .£515; Dalgety and Co., JCCSC and £831 18s.; lnglis Bros., .CGBS and ,£810; F. S. Grecnshiclds, .£672; P. 1!. liaillio, J)602; liichardson and Blair, JC's9i, JICS-1, and .-£713; H. S. King, .£765 and £775; R, P. M. Manning and Co., XHM, .£737, and £691 j Grapes and Riley, £7SO anil £820.