LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1265, 21 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mondav, October 23, being Labour Bay, there will be one full city and suburban delivery only made by letter-carriers, which will close at Chief Post Oflice, Weiliugton, at (.15 a.m.

The principal purpose that experimental farms liavo served so iar in this country, according to the Leader of the Opposition, is "to sliow farmers how not to do it. To put cadets on these tarms, lie stated in j.'(irluu.;cut on Friday morning, was simply ridiculous, since, unfortunately, we had not pot the men in iNew iCealaud who could train them. More men of the stamp of the director of Lincoln College were badly wanted. Mr. Buchanan stated that, in contrast to the small number of caijets being (rained in New Zealand, no less than 51)1 wo I*o being trained m the diilerent litutes of Australia. "When the day com&s when tho Church can develop her properties that lie adjacent to this fair, growing city of Auckland, I, at least (says tho Anglican Bishop of Auckland), will jjlcad for tn<it development to bo conducted upon linos wliich, while observing due regard to tho trust imnoscd, shall also see that the Church &cU an example in rfcogni&inz citizen claims and fostering citizen ideals in making our great new suburban areas at onco healthful and beautiful and laid out on the best and most improved townplanning principle, so far as our means will allow us, and tho conditions ox tho trust permit." Councillor Button has given noticc that ho Trill movo the following motion at tho next meeting of tho Eastbourno Borough Council"That tho council consider tho arlvisabloncss of procuring all that portion of bush land hill land of approximately sixteen acres at present owned by Mr. Clapbam, and of preserving samo as a public park for all time for tho residents of Eastbourne." A few weeks ago tho Wellington Opera House Company, Ltd., took steps to alter its constitution in order that ft may enlarge its sphere of action in the direction of acquiring property other than tho Opera House in Manners Street. Thiswa? done, and as tho result of negotiation, tho company secured on Thursday last that central section of land in Manners Street, nearly opposite Hall's Turkish Baths, which has boon vacant for so long. Tho property, which was owned by Mr. T. G. Mnearthy, was formerly the site of tho residence of the late Mr. John Kcbbell, and subsequently of Dr. I'ollcn. It has a frontage of 116 ft. to Manners Street by a depth of 210 ft. The price paid was .£23,000, equal to .£2OO per foot. Tho Hospital Saturday fund reached the sum of .£O3l 14s. lri. yesterday, the total having been brought up to that amount, by a donation of .£25 from Messrs.' Staples and Co., Ltd. It is expected that before tho lists are finally closed tho amount will reach tho sum of .CGSO. Tho new pnblic hall at Khandallah (now being built by Mr. John. Wood, of Taranaki Street) is expected to bo completed in about three mouths' time. Tho building, which is a wooden one, measures Sift, by 30ft., and has a seating accommodation for about 400. "When finished, it will probably bo used for kincmatograpli entertainments, etc. Announcements of to-morrow's church services will bo found 011 pago 2 of this issue.