LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1463, 11 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tiie postal authorities advho that the s.s. Wai-rinio'o, wiiio.li sailed irom iSyilney; at 0 ]i.iii. on the Bth instant, fas oa board : an Aii.-iralian mail. She.is duo td arrive here .10-morroV, (lie lil'ii inst. .. . '~ V.'licn I'arliament meets at t.lij end. of .. tiie laoiilh, part of 'the won; that i., Vaiw. , <m ia ■th'o.'tn'oi'ii.Hls-.'ct- old Uovern- : nifnt.llpu-.i; will be .s:opp?("i,. This reit-rs : .particii!ari'y-, ito tlio .lower .pprtipit, of ..tli.e, ; grounds, towards l-dmbton tjiuiy. 'Jiuv t'oriiui'ioi! oi'.tiie.new Mnwim tiircot ami the altera lion', of r Sy.(iii.py' Street iwill prj-l' Cfsd. without. ■■iiitcri-up.tipn: ' Cieaii ap-prdaciics-.wiH be.provi>te<l Uiroitga !he <ie- ' vaMaicd ground.-, i'er the coavenienee .of lfgislatxjrsV -The old .';rack.:roil! i : ie Quay U.W.iit.reniafn,-'. v,-i.th;- : ;a ••slight it by ia t ioii t ; . t he:, lower, end, where the wooden. gr.ard-hou.-e placed;:nn(l^hd r 'Street ;.w;llN'a.lso ,: ;.remain;.-..aTO The only other approach, save for members y.lie arc prepsrcil to su-'-moinit sac.il as,are mot. with in.the roadless bncli- . bloeks, will be bv way of-ihe '.'tuW lVom ' tlie'cld.

.. A (iepiitution from the .Weilihgfoii npoftihei'Sliiiis--tor.for .hi.4ice (the Ilo'ii. ,). A.- Snlr.iui}'' tiiis tiiorning, .to make ;:ardii:;;. the reg'u'atioii.s ' iu iT-ierenc-o ito; ,we,iglits';aii(l: l S.; . Tiie twenty-thrco cottages erected by .the' Cio'vernmeat .at: Island, ilay' for . worker:,' dwellings are all' tenanted. The land- ac: iiuircd.Py tho.Xloveriimeiit at Taitville lor 'the; tercet i of; f; i; iu r tljer \i:,cpt ta is iioSvv: .vK?|a'B ■ sii l-yeyod: ,Tlie;'/Laboii it. ■ iJepai-t mcivt : . is-teel;ing petaiissipn-trom the City eoim-. ;cii;;tq';.;!lake.ihc;rood:,\vi]icli;;is : to.'.\tap';:t.lie: ? bfek;Jofti';wide;.tin6te^ ; a.s this, matter has biK'ii settled apiiuea-■-tiqiis'- lyilt^be^inHted-ffpr pre,jetted dwellings. '. Alxiut' ien houses are ne.w. in' :C.!)ufsp;;,pf; eniciioa:,'at' t'alis-.er.-ioii. North; where the CiovernKMit ha-; aeii'iired tiiirty acres oi land, for- the purpose, of-.workers' dwellings. "

' :A, Gazoito ;]Jstrnoi;din'ary ; : wna-'r issued: yesterday suinn,ailing Pftrii.-inient lor the Ujspatfih-'of-busine&s'.i'o'r',^ . OajMay .29,' wliea, the. f-haw, Saviil and 'Hol)art,% : iv-J.tliirtlicriifes' : pffsSpiigVr\":iiaiiiji. Ed G. A. jievenport died oi cdiisump'i'oii,' aiui Wiis'buried at sea. : Jleten-ed .was !;ljpplfeil':tli;ipiigii.i4' r Me!Bpuriie., : - . ■ ' Tho Opui'.akp. Hiiilway Corainissioiij of ■ which Mr.. K." W.. Jhiiines, 1-aiginee'r-in-Ciiiei' S(i the l.tiibiio Vv'orks'pepariin'ee.f, is ■■'ehair.maii;. pt'.eyi.deiien jn. Taranak';-, and win-resume ,eii : cirigs; 'ia^AV.ennigtoiV^ro-moriWv-.v.'J'i-.c/T ■ maining piw.-oedines will wi'of a(k libera.tiv'o ciioraeter; -l)Jie,- : i'-ci>prt*■ of.lithe;C'<jiV)-. the meeting oi l'arlianient.'-. '

, A'li :in il lis tr iKI-.: <t i sii jii to.-, ii as? ari'seuv;, ;be--: | 'twee'ii 1 tin? '.JVcUi jigtbii\:;tiin&r.'! : yarfls'; a'lsd-- ! saw;i : lk workers' and tho employers .at. ;W.eHin^l:on l ;^ySngftiim^,almcriilo , ii>Nbrtli!; Napier,..:ai\d : V lie-parti oslia'v<i- I'ji ilcil ,'to■. ■ ;si>'Lisfactoii gpt;ll6''. :t_Jio. dispute,'. .it; : will . co'nie : vbGl'ore'iy.'Councii; w' (.'oiy.'iliatioii on July ,'l. The demandsof tiie .iiiprfctfrairtrefi'OiMi iveck ot ~i.S hours' in bu.ch sawuiill.<, iviUi y.'iigM from 1.-, ..'id. per hour to ,1s; (iii. p'i-r hour. . Jn . the city .it i.i asl>< d that a Greek's, : Avork;siioiuld; consist of, 15 . hb.ur's, ;\vi jili i\il(-s : !pi. pay ranging from Is.. .3(1. ,prr hour to .C 3 10s.. per i%:tiek.<. .to,; iimibnists- :-.is-< one ox the demands,, and t.Ke.ro. aro the usual proyftipiis.:f6l'." overtime :a']ul;...iiolidays. Those. "re'cohimeinle'it' fori ftsscssDj's,, by the :.wprkerivnVeV;;Jlossrs.,-K J\' Lyons, .Ai. ]■]. Koots, . * _ The. thanks of /tlieiXJ.Krhmpy:.-yip^jintrer^ ■ l ; iv<? .Brigade aro. acknowledged '■. to Mr. M. Hourly? lW :hi'sAcl!OCil!C o! Uu-eo^gmii- : ( >as toward. the. brigade l '..-!-' rce'reatSou iuud ■ fjpv : .Jire; 1 'f-iidsC' ineiribcTs,'of- the .1). Battery, 'Wcl:iingtbi;,. and.of J Battery, J'alinnrst-.ih Xorth, who we're not able to attend the Oritigi camp aro' 'iriittiiiij;. iii: tiieiiv'.'sfitiiV torv truiniiiK coin*6 at Monrt Cook barracks. All told, there are about; -Hi Ter- ' rimriais i" barracks; 1 ' .autU'move' peeled from the north .in.tiny .cpn'rseVpf'iv' ie,v days. Tiu' training i.< ekii:enta!y, aiui tli'ev :/iav.bj? ■cbn'si'dereit 1 k'.eky; as tliev ,arb i eomtVlably housed in Ilio barraeks, in-: stead of in tiie tee.teii iu id, ami. lntvo i!ie. iie'.rsnanefi't.'sta'iri-noitebm'n'iissio^ ami liivn to work wit)'.. 'I'lio !oar amialde lopKiiiir mules have already, established .ii reputation .at tho lmrraeks that v,;an'.s . tiie. uninitiated to go warily. . However, any oi' the !0 Territorials. up thero who i' (ji-J. fond" i f .horses, and eager to. ..leani,'tiie >cirrfict;injH&i'y 'Sfyfa ! of riditijl; and Standi I iiiit;' tjiciii" will 'liaye cveri ii beltiVi: chafieo,.pf lieromiii'!? jjroficient; thiin .:tlic'i'r..epiivi rades who went iliroujjU the COrinfii eainp. T.l'io-■ periiiaheiit oflicers,. -iu:. the ordinary cours« : of tiieiv .ihtty, _Uke .char;;o oi' .t.'io ■ detacKment, a lid see that they know liow ■ tr, ha'r'iiess, -anti:, sl.ipc jii; horse- 'ho ' first iiiiiis that a: liattery franue:- i-hoiiW know . know well.

j'-oin all arooant?, tho Trontham camp i= pvoA-ccMb'.i's; us tu'.ooililv an tniii.od soldiers paii it. am! 'the.cJldets i.ro beIng broken into iiis'c'ijil.inc before tl i( .r ..-o t<i D ou! : 'Sister ljo.nii.u'i'o'a ; to -repr.es'pit.t their fe'Utay Ciidpf.s' tlicrei ;'v wharf labourer nair.cd W. 'i'prcl'; a si-.ii'gliv tniiti r.r ; :dins; at \2!)a: Jhiliiravc kfvcfjt,. was acltnil.tfil. the .libstii.ta : i ;a.t ti.te ;Km:. felay fiwiij rt.ii iiij'in-y to hi< aeaii. He : is an eei)doyre of !h" iil.nckViVi'tl- (,'oai fonuiany,' and, w.hilo work ill 2 at the wl'.aX'.. :te.].l. ilpiyn, t 'no iiatciiway .O.f: ij. vpsi'pl': 'Ki's c'oud"itio'tt is ■iicit regarded- -as

lii ,-onneetion with the pas-iiij; of file Stui'jh- African l)e:'o::ee J3i.1l (cabled: yjM--teriiay)» it iS- iii-tarestiiig to iiote thiit SBi'ilJi Africa has taken « h-id trein Xpv /.••a.Uii'.d in '.t.1i.Q... iriatte!; .of ,placing; r.illo ( .', n i)- en ;a territorial basis, and provid, j,„. foi; -scVyi.ce tlsereir. of all eifiiicsiSs- of cVifjiblp. .ago -tot 'ill ilip active o? teirir torial foi-c'C ; . l-asiiee'tor Dirver. ir.lio ialceS' eliai'go (if •!,i' Diiiiv.iia I'o.iice I'o.r.e, wys enler-t-.iiiioil h\- flit' t.'ifi'zeii's »if ami .jti^v sdiliii with st..p(t'i>e i,i: - Prvstf '