LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1262, 18 October 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

During the month ended September 28 Hie Charitable Aid Committee of the Wellington Hospital Board dealt with E9 outdoor relief caw, affecting 258 persons. The board jT.inted -IMS rations, and authorised cash p-ants to the amount of .Mfi odd. Under the board's indoor relief system 17 persons wore admitted to ■til? Ohiro Home during the fame period, and 20 v.-erc discharged. There were 112 persons in the hone at Hie end of ttii> month. In the Hutt Wiley sub-district 7 ca«M of relief w-?re ihnli with, 45 rations irw-r.ted, mid eneh. irrauts authorised to thr amount of S," odd. In villf 'chore v.'fr? 1 raw. i rations, nnd Ids. in ci'H ernnto; Htift Couity, 2 cc'-r* nnd -1 rationi; Komwhrnn"., 11 eves, 88 rations, and £.1 odd in cash pra'nts.

In Tiew of inquiries for 1-Nisii!f» hospital prorx-rty frontinjr Kiddiford Rtrtet (cxcoptinj the corner ono nt the main eiitnncs on Hip hosriital side) .-vl:l lli.i ;oc'.'ons nn , to be put up for pubiic to3<lor, .tho coiiditiocs to l>o dr.if'cd by the l'-virii':i -«:iritoT, ind the iipn-t price fixeil hy a committee of tiic board.

J\v.-,irtt, at l!ic Or.tcrt Chamber at !.'.!■> Town Hall, ?.lw;rs A. R. Atkii-.mn, !i. A. Wright, U.P., nnd 1,. M. h-r.l, M.1 , ., will d»liror leriures on tho Ir-ni-per.ince nuration, Iho Ksibicct b?in'; "I'V.cts and ftikc-s of the Lim:or Trniik-."

The attitude of Hie Go'reniment in ?n far rofiininp to mvviit a uiiiitiiry pcii'ic'ii to t!ic-o wfio fought in til" Maori wi\.h niinie in for f.oiMv criticism yost'jn'uiy at tho confer.'iico of tli» I loyal Asx-ciu'ion of his llajcsiy's Veterans. Ono liit-siibvr, in moving ihp.t .-<jh:<? oiTort should l-e i.iade to st'cisrothis pon-sion, rcirarkeJ that til!!:.m.t.s of veteran- ivlio »\-rp in need of

u.-,.-.:slancj had α-fnssl 10 .-.α-viit the old a;;t; visions, 115 they cnnsi.iered that, :i*> tlioy lia<l fought for thc-ir country, they v>»re rntiUcsl in their old a.,e to KKi:o more Ititiu* recognition for their scrvie-■•«. It was ultimately decn.od tn form a normUtion to wait upon Ihe Prime Minister. and request that tho v.dition now before tho Ilouve should bo given effect, to.

Tho following notices of motion ivill come up for discussion at the meeting of the City Council to-morrow evening:—By Councillor lliinlm.irs'i: "That a of £&Q be imposed fijaiast Turnbufl and iKines. Ltd.," for aon-yorfonr.ancc of its contract within tiic stipulated tim-3 for rhe supply of u.etnrs." By Councillor Smith: "Th-.vi the portion of the resolution piu-fcd by Ue council of October 2. 1011. fixin,? th'p Hilary of the tramways traffic manager at X.uO psr annum, l.c rescinded, with a riuiv of the amount being fixed at j.psr annnrn."

A return presented to Parliament shows thfit the total number of selectors under occupation with rk'hl of purchase is 5310, aad -they hold l,7G',flSo acres. Tho number of selectors who have purchased their holdings is 11S3, and the total amount they h.170 paid is i253,5!)7. Under Ic.ise-in-perpehiity, the number of fcicetws who have purchased (heir holdings is 2l',A. TIl? total amount paid fur same is •£«i,35S. Tho number who hnvo exchanged their le.ise for a renewable lease is SO. The number of selector* who hnye taken advantage of tho oi»tion to pay off portion of the !)0 per cent, of the capital value of their land, as allowed by law, is 17. The total amount so paid is £'.')G79.

On the night of September 27 a weekend whare at Wallaecville, the property of Mr. Wakelin, builder, of Kolloston Street, Wellington, was destroyed by firo. Constable Mahoney, stationed at tho Upper Hutt, subsequently made inquiries, and was eventually successful in obtaining evidence which indicated that, a short time previous to the lire, Iho premies had Lecn ransacked. Detective Kemp osjislcd Constable Mahoney in malcing further investigations, and yesterday they arrested two suspecis. They will he charged with breaking into the dwelling and stealing a quantity of clothing, fishing rods, and other material, and also with, sotting tiro to til© whare.

Mr. Byron Brown will address the Otaki electors at Glen Orcraa at S o'clock thia evening.

A robbery took place during the early hours of yesterday morning at tho premiises occupied by Mr. A. Herman, tobacconist, and Mr. Win. Lankshear, stationer, Lambton Quay. Both premises were broken into and goods stolen, yesterday aitra-noon Detectives Cameron a"ud ltuirio arrested a man . named Walter Henry Marsion on suspicion of being connected with the affair, and ho will appear at tho Magistrate's Court this morning.

The report by tho Native Affairs Coinmittee on its investigation of the }hkau land transactions will bo presented to the House of .Representatives tnis afternoon.

The House of Representatives yesterday passed the following resolution, pn.pobed by Sir J. G. Ward:—"That this House, on tho establishment of tho new defenco scheme of universal training of the youth of the Dominion, desires to express its very high appreciation of tho services rendered by the New Zealand Volunteer i'orce, extending over a period of fifty years. The faithful service of the volunteers to tho country under difficult conditions and their loyalty at all times to the volunteer service under tho defenco system then existing in Now Zealand has been gratifying riot only to Parliament, but also to tho country as a whole."

Sir Arthur Guinness and 13 other members of Parliament waited upon tho Prime .Minister and the .Native Minister yesterday to ask that the difficulties in connection with tho Grevmouthj Native leases should bo remedied by means of legislation on the lines of tho Bill introduced by the member for Grey last session. Mr. Pratt was present to represent tho Natives. Tho Ministers wore favourable, to the proposal, but indicated tint the Government could not propose to alter the duration of the leases without the consent of the Natives.

"You hear people talking about tho climate of Wellington," observed Sir. ,lohn Crowes, president of the 'Wellington Zoological Society, at the Zoo concert last evening, "but it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. Is theTO any city in New Zealand," ho asked, "whoro a little marmoset could givo birth to twins in tho very depth of winter, and rear them—you should seo them now!" The audieneo had not tho courage to pick up tho challenge- in tho faco ol turedly.

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