LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1514, 9 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"I have had as big a headache after having two drinks at Bellamy's as ever I have had in my life," said Mr. Vigor Brown in tho House of Representatives last evening. "I am no judge of liquor. The only way I can judge it is that if I havo a headache next morning it (tho liquor) is no good. I can have two drinks in my own house and nevor know anything about it." Mr. A. E. Glover, M.P., lias given notico to- ask the Government how many Government doctors are stationed at Rarotongn, and how often they visit the outlying islands. A reduction in the railway tariff on firewood, so as to alleviate the hardships now endured owing to the general shortage of conl, is suggested by Mr. Clark, M.P., in a question addressed to the Minister for Railways. Tho City Council has accepted the tender of Messrs. Brown and Johnston, builders, for works at the abattoirs. Consideration of tenders for centrifugal pumps has been postponed until next meeting. A novel lino of argument was adopted by Mr. Vigor Brown, the member for Napier, in speaking on the Licensing Amendment Bill in the Houso of Representatives last evening. He asked members to imagine that tho member for Christchurch North had hit him instead of merely pointing a finger at him as lie had dono that afternoon. Supposing Sir. Isitt came up for trial by a jury, the member for Napier continued, would he bo content with a bare majority? No, it would havo to lie unanimous or nothing. The same grace should be granted to those who had sunk their money in the liquor trade. The printed scale of taxi-cab fares has been approved by the municipal authorities, who havo instructed tho motor inspector to see that the cards are affixed in the cars in a position where they will always be iu full view of the passengers. Amended regulations with regard to scholarship examinations' at the New Zealand Schools of Mines are published in this week's Gazette. Tho City Council has docided not to erect a tramway waiting-shed in 1 arori Road, opposite the gates at tho Kouthem end of Botanical Gardens. At last night's meeting of the City Council, the question of the numbering of tho houses in Brooklyn was left .to the City Engineer to deal with. A press paragraph stating that a business man nt Cambridge had been fined for failing to keep books in the form prescribed by law, although he had kept a book giving fuller details than were required by the Act, was brought under the notice of the Government yesterday by Mr. J. A. Young, member for Wailcato, who suggested that some efforts should be made to protect business men from vexatious prosecutions of this character.

Mr. Myers has moved for a return Allowing the cost to New Zealand of tho six cadets whom tho Government agreed to send to tho Canadian National' Exhibition at Toronto, in addition to tho fourteen cadets invited by the Canadian Government. Full official reports of the "incidents leading up to tho resignation of Captnin Ateo Frandi, of tho Y.M.C.A. Senior Cadets, and the promotion of Captain Simeon, a captain holding office in the Territorial forces, without having passed tho examination prescribed in the regulations; also a statement of the number of officers holding commissions who hnvo failed or neglected to pass examinations, and the names and numbers of officers who hold commissions in the Territorial forces without having first performed service in tho ranks," are to bo supplied to the House of Representatives, on the motion of Mr. Atinore. The issuing-of season tickets to persons travelling second class with the same reductions proportionately as is given to travellers with first-class tickets is suggested by Mr. Okey, M.P., in a question addressed to tho Minister for Railways. . At the meeting of the council of tho Wellington Acclimatisation Society held on Wednesday evening, Mr. Leonard Tripp (chairman) stated that Mr. Aysou, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, had visited the site of the proposed new hatcheries at Masterton, and would furnish a report on his return from Auckland. The Waimarino Society wroto applying for 4000 brown trout yearlings for next season. It was decided that the prico to bo charged should be £o per hundred, and that the council may bo in a position to supply some this year. Applications for 100 brace of pheasants for tho Wangamii Society, 25 brace for the Hawcra Society, and It braco for the Feilding Society were booked. It was decided to inform the Tourist Department that there were no pheasants available for distribution this year. Mr. A. Hamilton, director of the Dominion Museum, wroto asking that any specimens of diseased horns found when thinning out tho red dceT herds on tho Haurangi Reserve should be 6ent liim, in order that he might investigate the disease, and possibly discover its cause. It was decided to ask tho Minister for Internal Affairs to grant a season for the shooting of Sambui deer in the Oroua-Foxton-Otaki district next month, as they were becoming on annoyance to tho settlers.

Tho Amalgamated Society of Engineers in. Wellington—a branch of one of, the most powerful trade organisations in' tho world—has during the past fortnight completed arrangements to initiate a big general store, to be run on co-operative principles, and for that purpose has taken over the grocery and general provision business of Mr. Allan Anderson, on the corner of Kent Terrace and Majoribanks Street, with a seven years' lease of tho premises, with tho right of renewal for another seven, years at a fixed rental. A company has already been formed among tho members of the society ami n few friends, with a capital of .£500,' which amount was over-subscribed to the extent of iiOO. The board of directors is:— Messrs. C. M'lntyro (managing director), T. 11. Sutton (secretary and shop manager), W. Walkinsou, H. Fisher, H. P. Wood, A. Black, J. Foster, A, P. Kont, and W. Knowles. No salaries are to be paid to the directors, with the exception of Mr. Sutton, who will be permanently engaged as shop manager, and is a gentleman who has had experience in the management of co-operativo concerns in England. The profits will be distributed to shareholders in the form of discounts and bonuses. Rules have been adopted, and tho company has been registered. Its bankers will bo the Bank of Now Zealand, and Mr. I\. B. Williams .will be the solicitor. A "social" to celebrate the inauguration of tho company is to bo held on Wednesday next, in Godber's Rooms. The Hens. F. M. B. Fisher and W. H. Hemes will bs present. A country postal delivery, after the lines proposed by tho ex-Postmaster-Gencral, according to Mr. D. Buick, M.P., would 1)0 a great convenience to settlers and would encourage people to settle in the country. On Wednesday he will ask the Government to take up Mr. Ell's proposal and carry it into effect. • An applicant for a onb-drivers' license is to be informed by the City Council that there is no possibility of his being granted a license this year, and that if he desired a license next year he will havo to go before the committee with n Letter police report. The Labour Day Celebration Commilfeo is to bo informed by the City Council that .they cannot have the Basin Reserve on Labour Day, as it will not be rendy for uso; but that thoy be advised tha't permission will be granted for the use of Newtown Park for (heir celebrati.in, with permission to take up a collection on the usual conditions. T.I was stated at the council meeting last night dial, tho new urn.:* will net In? up by Labour Dny, which, will be in .Octobe*.

Tho Now Zealand Motor Cycle Club will hold a snioko concert to-morrow evening, when (lie prizes won during tho past seneon will bo presented. Tho Grand Lodge Executive and Advisory lionrd of the Independent Older of Good Templars, havo passed a resolution welcoming tho Hill introduced by Mr. Malcolm, M.P. for Clutha, for tho reduction of tho percentage cf votes required to carry No-License or Prohibition, mid call upon nil friends, both in and out of Parliament, to do all in their power to get the Bill placed upon the ■statute Book. Mr. Justice Edwards and Mr. Justice Chapman will sit in Chambers at 11 a.m. to-day to arrange the list of civil business and tako other Chamber applications. According to Mr. Wilson, member for laumarimui, live stock travelling south of Pnlmerston North are compelled to remain in trucks for part of three days. Mr. Wilson is to ask tho Minister lor Railways to provide a better service for live stuck on the Main Trunk lino. A. notice in tho Gazette proclaims that tlw Government has secured a six-aero block of laud at tho Chatham Islands for the purposes of a wireless telegraph station. Dr. Wullner was the distinguished singer of German licder mentioned in yesterday's notico of Mr. C. H. Stephens's song recital, not Dr. Multner,-