LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1465, 13 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

•Mei ; .r.;. Bue.ha.nan, M.P., &,.\V. ! Ifo::(,', A. Vi.l<v (!.. ).. Sie-.nii f f.s.i-c----j AUirv of '(.his Yi'ellink'lon Edlicati'.o.ii I (Board, and .Mr.. Spencer, of the, iuiu- | cation ' JJepiu'.iii.ieiii',. held aiv iis'luii'.v al Grey'owu .-ftsu'iday regardin'h*. . the iseiippl- iire'. Tlio eoncliision -ari-ived at iviii .ilnit. faiiit.v chiijiiiey was the y;iii>c. The f-eiiool (.'cimhultoe have be.eii iii>triicl'-d (0 'lire '.lie •itce.--snry reoms, aii'l couliin.'o work nntjl ihe Kiineation -l!o«rt! has lime to ma'ko arranijetiien's. ■'. The purchrise of a. post ofl'iee site at: . Miriui'.ir Wiss appiovcd !>v Cabinet iyesteriliiy. Ti;« el ee.tioi'i' of new jcut;. (•iliee . b'uihliieij-a' ..at' Keeflim' Siiiii ■ .[Kp'jbvtrgh' (OniKo): was iil;;o ailthon.-:ed. Oh Tuesday, representatives of tho Chrisfchureh City.,fjouncij', aeeompiuiied ' hy .Mr. Davey, if.p., liniied ui>6n tlio I'rinio Jliiiister, to as!; that the old .'Pro-': vincial Council, site at Chrisfehih'ch -sliould !w handed ove.r tts a eiiy I'eserve. ■' 'A; '.peti^ipni.'As^iAp,;ilttfc .this, ishould bi?,; done, and signed by 12,3. r ,7 Chii-tehuTch was stilt-. .ed-that the. site would 1« .suitable tpr ..'ft Town, llaih Tho Prime Minister held out r.o Iwpe that the rjquest' would, bp frrmiiod, but iiroie.isbii to lay it before . Cabinet, ; : iilip Jfiinicipnl .Associnti'on. -pf N,ew ; Zea-. ; land >yi!l hold .its'.-next animal coiii'vrciico' : : ill itjvvii:^ln 11, Wellinglon, on Moiiilay,' July 2S, at 10 a.tili 'i'he .l-'astboiinie Borough. Cpuncil is fo nmko n tour of iii'specHpii. round the 011 I'Sa'turday..afferncipn next,' l>eeimiijif,'at the-, lioiuv ISr.y AVliarf nt 2 p.m. ■ Cabinet deeid<>(i ybsteriiay to increase' fhe aeconiniodaiioii for. lenrnevs at the I!iu\k\irii Kxpeiitiient ]-'ant(. "

At the conclusion of fho very excel if jit. concert of 'he If lit. t Bowling and Tennis f C'liil-Voyi.Tiiesdaj; cvmujjjj, .Mr. Call.eiida.r, on behalf of the, club ami. the Jlutifo»'l>, expressed. hini-i'lf in term's of -the iliighest prai/e' .Mr. K. -J. Hill, who had arraiigwl tho- programme. There ' never .had been such a concert at the Hutt, and the probability whs thai it- would be 'ii-; .long lime. before they had one of tho Miii'e uniform hi;:h- quality again. . Tie thanked .Miss. Rosins Bupfcnutnn. and tho others who had 'contributed so ably. io theprogramme,. and congratulated the 1 Hint on having sSciired" .-Mr,. Uiil a 1;, a-, resident;. Messrs. Bollard and Macasgill aVo .-spoke to tlie/saineeftcct. 'The: latter gentleman referred; to tho number of v'tbxn-.yip.wlers .vivho- had come out to do. (hem honour, arid said that it showed •what a -.wonderful Freemasonry . existed? iC? , ;Hiil>,senior;; said; tlwt sosneorie had said—-lie thought, it was Dr..' Newman—rhat Now;- ZealarVl :.;.Kml.:never; ,yst ! ; givenjbir.th-.' fo-. an; artistic' tpmperainonl. .He <liii'not rjito with that fit all.. There veil? plenty of-a'rtisHc .but- 'the.y\ ■ ; wer<>" not- ; jvironmcuti thit.Mi.M'' • iß.nckin'ahrf^^sessedj.'ah s .. artistic, tempera- ; iHent'.i ,: .'' :, ' ■'sliortly'i 1 : ho.-'.tiid ? bopie>;tlia.6i®.hcr" f tiehclS: -j and admirers would arranire a concert in L her -.honour. (Loud i'.pjilause.) "

' :A. mci:ti.r4 . o'f lisp,. Wellington Men'sBrotherhood Social and Lilerary Sofiety was held' on. Mo:ulaj ; . nighK iti th? Her-. l.ert Street JTiU!-, the l?ev. K. 0. Blaiuires '.presi'dirij;. '-.TJifi. electipn 'o.f office-Jie-arers' took til.-,oe. \vi!!i the- fpllowing iresiilt:— : T\rriideiii,:th.9- B'ev-. -Ei. .0.. Blamlrb's;; y'.cePTOi<lent,:,,i[.!:. 'WiCßSlsrer;: soenrtary, Mr. ''Dawisbii-i.'- .h'M <i ■ :;c:pfnimttfß'dfl'.fouT:,-:,:.Thi-ihg'Jwas-deyo'ted to "Question?." and sontp:!:ecii debates Tho first meeting shows that the- 'society , has soiv.e good; ideVa'Hn^'PQs-ejr>Ut-is -iiilE-iKleil -to; Valt&nato social nieetiiiirs with iho-e '.of ;e literary nature. The subject chosen, for the -next (lobnte is.:- "That the urpsent. •.militarysystem of. New .Zealiritl iiroriS. iimovaf ion," to be affiriued by Ali'. .Badgr-r: Jlr. l)awsan taking the negative.

■ A. number of Sender? for iriaterial ami. .equipment; r«Vxii.'ired ill: jvitli lb" development ,of tho I.ako Coleridge ihydro-eloctrie'al. scheme. were accepted by '.Cabinet .y<vl<;r(laj\ 'i'iio tender uf the ■ Djintdin.'Eiigiiieoring. Company jyas : cepte.i for the siijmly of. pipes'for- a pipeline, ar.cl fim tender of 'an ICnglish finn ,:foiV , '..lli , .sirpp'j" : A uofli^r' teiit'er/'accepteil' ivas. for tho''B,upp!y of transformers.