LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1425, 27 April 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— «■ The members of the Wellington Crown Land Board left for JTarlinborough vesterday morning to inspect the deer forest reserve, on which a good deal of the bush Has recently been destroyed. A meeting of tho board will be held on Mondav to further consider the matter. ! "Waiiganui alifarty has one municipal theatre situated in a back street. When it was recently announced that a syndicate intended to erect a theatre on tho Avenue (the main street) certain of the councillors agitated for a new municip;l theatre in a more central position. A poll was taken, and, as telegraphed, Hie proposal was not carried. Tho votin" was: Against, BSS; for, 597. At tho opening ceremony vesterdav in connection with tho exhibition of British pictiiro.s, (h« president of the Academy (-Mr, it. 11. Gore) referred to a suggestion that had been mado that at least one picture for tho National Gallery should bi) selected by popular vote. Tho council had been considering this matter, and it was proposed over a certain period to lmnd a card to visitors to give them an opportunity to record their choico of the picturo they would prefer to see selected. The cards are to be deposited in a ballot box to be provided. The committee would endeavour to secure the picture for which tho most votes wero cast. Tho Postmaster-General (Hon. H. G. Ell), accompanied by Mr. D, Robertson, Secretary to the Post and Telegraph' Department, visited liataitai yesterday afternoon and met Dr. Newman, member foi the district, Mr. Leigh Hunt, chairman of tho Hataitai Ratepayers' Association, and several members of tho committee oi the association. Several sites for the proposed new post office were visited, and the deputation urged that tho growtji of tho population of tlie suburb made such an institution a necessity. The Minister promised to give the request his earliest consideration. Mr. D. M'Larcn communicated with Mr. Ell in the morning, expressng regret that owing to the opening of the Baillie picture exhibitioin lie could not be present when the deputation met the Minister.

A Press Association message from Kotorun states that tlio Hon. G. IV. Russell arrived thero last night en route to laupo. He was waited on bv a deputation from the Rod and Gun* Club, and agreed with their contention that the condition of the fishing thero was a serious thing. It was the duty of the Government to endeavour to effect an improvement. He would trv to obtain the advice of Mr. Edgar Wa'ite, curator of the Canterbury Museum. The Government could not rescind its decision to have a close season for native pigeons. At the new Auckland Post Office three public telephone booths arc to bo provided. The plans for these, states a Press Association message, have just been prepared by the district telegraph engineer. Probably one of the booths will be devoted to a twopence-in-the-slot tnachino, while in the other two the'telephones will be for long-distance communications. Fifty thousand Mail Orders were received last year by Smith and Caughey, Ltd., Auckland, from all parts of the Dominion customers everywhere being delighted with the excellent valuo and service. , Smith and Caughey, Ltd., pay freight or postage on all orders for drapery, clothing, or boots to any address in the Dominion. On cash furniture orders exceeding £7 (seven pounds) in value, freight is paid by steamer to Wellington, or to any railway 6tation north of Taihape, reached direct from Auckland. A post card, addressed to Smith and Canghey, Ltd., requestin" samples or catalogues will receivo imme°diato attention.—Advt.