LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1435, 9 May 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The postal authorities advii-o that deferral cable messages mny now be ae cepted for Denmark and Iceland.

Members of the outlying Districts Coi.'imitti'K of Ihe (.'ily Council made u tour of Waiiestowu nini A'ortiiiand yc;~ terdav to view the jiraiii-;es «f objectors to details of the drainage proposals.

Some time iiro sketch plans were drawn of a now theatre to lw erected by a pi-i----vate syndicate in Wangamii. Mr. Henry .\ White, of Wellington, the architect, has been instructed t» jjo »» with the preparation of the working plans and specifications of the new theatre wlncli is !o be eroded i" tlie Avenue.

Resident- of llatailai have fur some tiiiie felt that they were under <i disadvantage in respect to their (ire alarm «ysti'in, and the executive of the Ratepayers' A-<oeiaiioii waited on the Mayor (Mr. .!>. M'Lari-ii) yeMerday and asked that Iho lii'B alarms of Hutaitai be connected directly witii the central station via the titimeC instead of as at present, through an indirect course via Kilbiniic station and Xewtown. 'i'ho Mayor replied that, he was glad to have heard tlio views of the deputation and added Unit there was evidently some force in their contention. Ho promised to confer with •superintendent 'I'ait on the subject.

The Labour Department have ample work offering for able-bodied men. Arrangements are being made by the Public Works Department- to place suitable men on co-operative works, particularly on (he Stratford-Ongartie line at both ends, and at Te Wera on*,the tiisborno line, and also on road works in the backblocks of the Wellington provincial district. Only strong men used to the class of work to be done have a likely chance of being selected, for at this time of tlie year the Department have to lie careful about choice of men owing to the riporoiis climate in the centre of the island during the winter season.

The new W«inni main has now been laid nil the way alnng the Kutt Road from tho Vacuum Oil Company's works (where a start was made) to the KoroJCoro Stream. Between this ia'tor point and the tunnel, through the Waiimi Hill, which is one terminal point of (he main, the only section.laid is that which crosses the Jlntt Pipp Bridge. The main has been carried from Hie Ilutt Road along Thorndon Quay, nearly to Lambton Station. In the city the pipes have been laid from Woolcombe Street 'o Willis Street and up Willis (Jtrect to Aro Street. From Aro Streef, the main will be carried up through iS'airn Street and across tho Nairn Street Reserve, to tho Hell Hoad reservoir. Eventually tho whole of the town reticulation will connect with Hell Road. The city authorities hope to have the whole of the main and the Bel! Road reservoir completed by the new year.

At least another year will i)o occupied in completing the city drainage system. The principal ureas which have still to be reticulated arc portions of Wadestown and Northland and sonic of the higher levels in lioseneath. In the eastern part of Northland, which drains towards the city, the drainage, reticulation, has. been practically completed. On the western side, which has not been touched yet, a start will be made shortly. This area drains towards the Kaiwarra Stream and a main will have to be laid from Kaiwarra to Northland. In Wadestown some reticulation of the streets lias been carried out, b'.it no use can be lniulc of the pipes until the main sewer, not yet started, has been laid.

Mr. Justice Chapman yesterday remitted •• tho 'fine of XT) that had been imposed on Walter Goring Johnston for failing to answer to his nsuuo when the Grand Jury list was called Inst Monday. Mr. Johnston enclosed his cheque for the fine in a letter to tho Kegistrar and "ftxplaineil that ho had overlooked his summons to appear. His Honour considered that although remission of tho fine was not asked for it was proper in the circumstances that it should be remitted.

A sum of cETOOO from (ho pennies paid for the use of deck chairs on Manly Beach (Sydney) seems a surprising figure, but that is the Aeting-Towii , Clerk's estimate of the gross' takings from these conveniences up to the end of tho new contract for the chairs, which is for four years. For iho period ended March, 1912, the gross total earnings of_ these beach-scats showed an increase of £3U over the figures for the previous year. Presuming thp same rate of increase is maintained during tho next four years, the foregoing sum of ,£7OOO is estimated as the probable gross takings. Of this sum the council's commission would be ,E!H74. The successful tenderer pays tho council 41i per cent, of the receipts.

The attention of the l'Vderal Minister for Customs (Mr. Tudor) was recently drawn to an attempt ninde to import into the Commonwealth a patent medicine which it was claimed on the label was a positive and certain euro for all diseases, am! could be taken in any quantity without danger. It was !o bo sold at a high price. The Minister caused a sample io be. tested, ami the analyst reported that trie medicine consisted of sulphurous and sulphuric acids in water. He at once ordered the destruction of tiro misleading literature accompanying tho consignment. Mr, Tudor took similar action recently with regard to an alleged euro for consumption, large quantities of which wore being imported into the Commonwealth.

The enterprising manager o? a loading muaic hell, realising what n star attraction the chnirimm of the Senatorial Committee of inquiry would be, en bled to that gentleman on the subject. Tlio message (states a Press cablegram published in Sydney) was in the form of nn invitation to Senator Smith to visit London mid deliver a lecture, or series of lectures, on "Navigation, and the Safety of Liners a!" Sea." The seriousness with which the offer was treated was evidently greater than that with which it was made, for the gentleman who has made himself so iineiiyiously conspicuous in the Titanic inquiry replied, stating that acceptance of the offer would be inconsistent with his position as a Senator. It was, in fact impossible for him to comply with the. request.

Lieut.-Colonel Cosgrove, the Dominion Chief Scout, will arrive from the south this morning, lie is on his wav north, where he will meet Lieut.-Oeiierai Sir ]!. lliuU'ii-J'ovvcl!.

At noon yesterday a portion of the train traffic at the Cuba and Manners .Streets junction was held up through a car breaking an axle. Car 1, bound from Oriental Hay to the Government Station, was about to "move off. after stopping opposite tlio i'oyal Oak Motel, when the break occurred". A staff of men were soon on the srene, and repairs were effected, enabling (he car U> proceed to the Nev.town sheds. All appeal from the Academy of Fine Arts lor assistance towards the pmenase of pictures for a .National Art fiallery was considered by thn Wellington Hugby I'nion last uight. It was common ground among members that they could not vote iuiv considerable sum from their funds but discussion arose us to whether funds could be raised. A motion was proposed by Mr. Ilardiiam ajid seconded by Mr, Perry that an increased charge be made at the gates on Saturday week, and that half the net proceeds, be voted to. the National Gallery fund, but this motion was defeated. In the end (lie union decided to vole five guineas to the funds.

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