LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— .—9 . The postal authorities advise that the s.s. Malie.no, which left Sydney at noon on August 7, for Auckland, lips on board nn Australian mail, also an English mail via Suez. The Wellington portion is due to arrive- here by Main Trunk on Monday ucxt. During tho year ended Mbtcli 31 the arrivals in New Zealand from the pnited Kingdom numbered 12,2n0, consisting of 9909 adults and 2341 minors. The number who were granted passages at reduced rates was 3300, consisting of 520 farmers and farm hands (representing IOiW souls), 397 housewives rejoining their husbands (representing 1181) souls), and 1020 domestic workers. The declared capital possessed by those assisted amounted to <£2'1,088. "Tho arrivals during the yenr were, in my opinion, of a good class, with the result that a fine and sturdy typo of settler has been added to the population," slates the immigration officer in his report. "I nm convinced that the London office has exercised much discretion in its selection of perrons." "It's only a morning's work, your fionour." snid Mr. T. M. Wilfprd in the Supremo Court yesterday. His flonour, Mr. Justice- Chapman, agreed. Tho reference was to the ten divorce ensee that hod bean jot down for hearing nt fho civil eessitme to ooinmenoe u«xt week.

liesidents of Onokußga and tho immediate vicinity, to tlio number of 139, have petitioned' Parliament representing Hint a zoological garden ill the borougli constitutes a nuisance with which tho local authority lias no power to deal, and asking lor the passage of legislation which will empower local bodies to license, zoological gardens, and mnko by-laws for their regulation. The Golden Bar Cemont Company have secured the contract to supply cement to the Public Works Department for a term of three years, in the Wellington mid Nelson districts, Tho Central Mission Boys' Band, recently inaugurated, promises to become a strong organisation. Close on forty of the applicants for membership met on Thursday night in Herbert Street Hall, when the instrumentation of the band was made and practice commenced. The Rev. K. 0. ninmircs congratulated tho boys, nnd explained the rules of the band, which were to servo in tho direction of training the members in principles of honour, loyalty, obedienco, and courtesy. Hcarly applause greeted Bandmaster 11. Baker, who, with otlier members of the Central Mission Silver Band, has undertaken the tuition of members. Collecting cards were issued for tho purpose of paying for tho set of new brass instruments that has been purchased. Tho first public appearance of tho bovs will bo on Sunday morning, when, heatled by tho Silver Band, they will march down Cuba Street to the service- at 11 a.m. in the Herbert Street Hall, where tho Rev. T. G. Brooke, general organising secretary of New Zealand Methodist Missions, will address them. Tho tender of Messrs. Brown and Johnstono ha,?, been accepted by tho council for parrying out certain work at the municipal abattoirs. The city engineer (Mr. ~W. IT. Morton) paid a visit of inspection yesterday afterneon to the Karori Road, which is raid to bo in a particularly bad state at present. Tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and Mr. Justice Sim sat in the Court of Appeal yesterday and adjourned the fittings until August 30. Announcements regarding Sunday services will be found on Pago 2 of this issue. At St. Paul's pro-Cathedral, Mulgravo Street, tho Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Sprott) will preach both in the morning mid evening. At St. John's Church, Willis Street, to-morrow evening Dr. Gibb's subject will be "The Urgent Need of the Moralisalion of Property." Anniversary services will be conducted at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church by tho Rev. Thomas Tait, of Christclmrch. At the Terrace Congregational Church, the Rev. J. Reed Glasson will preach in tho looming on "The Parables of Jesus," and iii the evening on "Tho Gradual Growth of tho Seed According to Law." The Rev. J. G. Chapman will conduct the service in the morning at Wesley Church, Taranaki Street, and in the evening the Rev. T. G. Brooke (secretary of Home Missions) will preach. Particulars of the services at St. Peter's and St. Mark's Anglican Churches are also announced.