LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The charges concernitig the conduct of certain firemen on bonrd the ferry steamer Maori during tho Inst few days were referred to Mr. W. T. Young, secretary of tho Seamen's Union, yesterday. In reply Mr. Young stated that they , would bo answered nfter ho had interviewed the engineers nml firemen on the arrival of tlio steamer at Wellington Mr. W. A. Kennedy, local manager of the Union Company stated that ho was not prepared to 6ny anything until lie had/ received n report from the ejiptain of the Maori. • ■ • A good story wag told ftt the Sunday SeliQol meeting of the Congregational Union in Sydney Inst week. The Rev. J. Derupsey snid that when in England recently ho visited a village school, and asked in a fitorn voice Who wrote Hahii let. A youngster replied -in a. tremulous voice, "Please, sir, I didn't.". The'incident was related to the squire of the village shortly afterwards, wniqlileid the dignitary to rpmar.k: "Pobi 1 little beggar, I suppose he ; did it, after all!" There was a mild; case of 'boycotting at one of the fruit aiid prpduce markets yesterday morning. A .recent, agreement had been arrived at between the Wellington Fruit Merchants! Association and the itstail Fruiterer's' " Association, respecting tho charges for ..sacks anil ..cases lised by local fruiterers ajid market gardener's. Instead, of a charge' being mode of 6d. per sack nnd id. per .case. .(returnable) thp chiirge has been m<vdo M. per Back and 3d, per csiso, (returnable). The. retailers also. stipulated and it:w,as agreed that they should'pot have to pay for cental sacks (1001b.. sacks in which peas are.Usually sent, from, outlying' districts and Nelsoii .to Wellington), and strawberry crates (from Auckland}; At one, of the , sales yesterday the buyers , were'; made aware that one firm ihad not."fallen into line," in. one respe'et, and. , that firm vvaa practically boyeptted by the retailers, until they were'■ conceded 'the' same re'duotions.as tho other ffierbhants had Agreed upon. •■.'■' t Tho tender of Mr. Daniel .Bp"jlrke : hasbeen accepted by the local, fbddies concerned for the , erection■ .of .-the''easternapproach to , tho. iiew Hu'tt'-River; pipe and traffic bridge. The contract is to be signed at io a.hv. to-day , ; ■..■'.'•■"':: . TraitiiraS: tickets .are''in vfntiir* to bo issued to the various' departments of tho corporation. for. lise. by:;rnembjrs. of tho| staff when ou , corporatjsiii business only, at a discount of 25. per ccint. .off.. facp:Taliie.■ No actiiiu was. taken,by the City CptinOil last'evening ivith regard...to the proposal of th(v:Koyal Choral.Society in. con-, neotion- with , t.hp, .apj-oljitnien.t • of l[r. Maughan Barnctt's suece.ssor .-.as -municipal, organist, cojisiderationvljeiiig deferred Untiithe Finance Co.mniittce Vis bad: an .opportunity/ of -gbiiiK-.'f.urHier , into. the matter. ... '_;■'. ■-. ; V . ■ ■ . Tiie : riew chief post office; at Auckland will "bo, formally opened .oh :'Moiiday, November 18. .The Qo.yernmoiit iyill-be represented by the: Eri'ine'.' Minister" ■ (the .Ifoil. W. V. MassDj), and-the Bpst.to'asterGeneral (tho Horn R. ft- Ehode3)j In the House ■ofvß'eiJr.es.entatives , -shortly ■ befpre t.ho diuner./.adjourninent y.esterdayjMr, Buick suggested th'at'-th.o House rnight. adjqurn/till tp-morroir to "enable meihbera to; Vitak 'the Pal'iti'ersten , 'ShoW'. ThePri'mp Minister said he-was at one'.tiine" , inclined.' to fayourib.ly..-Conside'r , '(ftp suggestion,. , but ■jvitliiji. the last fe'w.'mipßtes. he. had-been' informedofthi} death.of'the.olilesfc rnehir. ■Ihr of P.arliainent,..Sir ,W;ni;; Steward; and.: lihUer /•hei'.oircu'mstaricfe.s.vhe thought ;it' only.-rig>t aiid proper V.that ..they:, iphoiild meet; tprin'oi'ron-.; ufferrip.oti.:. : tp. .pay. respect to' his memory. 1 -On ithafc;account : he;...couKl ■not agree, to the for Pa.linei'ston. - : ./;''■'-"'.■■;.■ ■'•.'*''' . . iho -. local■ rageiits for.' the' ShinVj..SaVill. aiid Albion. .Company .have-been'.a.dyised-that'.Mr-. Gsp-.H.;-.Gr.Db.n'y:ttthird^lass:.pas-senger:- H6mewar.de by , .:.the ■ lonic,:' which left Wellington -for.Loh'don -pn.iugte'i:'.-8> ■disappeared at .sea early .on. the inprniiig of September- 0. . ; \ ; A nptic.e.proclaiinirig: the;.-u.nion : . of the. ■oity .of'Dunedin a ; nd the Borough , of Ro;^' , lyn in this week's: :Qazette'i the ■union takes effect from, tei.clay. ■ : 'vSom.e.' time 1 'last 'year ■ '.the ; ' Wel!ihgtbh" ; Steam Ferry .Company, contemplated lighti»g the , water-froiit. ut , Dhy's Bay With, electric : lights, tho power .for whiqh ii;as_ to bci supplied .'from the cpinn.ariy's own power-house af the Bay. ..Up ' fiurretii.. tiazette coiitains a notice, authorising th? company to 'erect elcotf.io'lines .from tllp power-house along the iwater ifronti. aud dotails 'the. ijiaMer'•■ ifl.; which; .they'tfOfk shall be dpne, ... - ;...■./ .-'■ ■ , ,'. • The official immigration'and'emigration returns for the Month.of ■SeptelnbeffpuV lished in this week's -Gazette,'.show tlla.t 2506 .jpersons left tho. Dominion, aiid 41ZS ■ arrived the" rnonfli,'-,. .This , - is n much .more satisfactory: , stile:.ef'.■things, than was Hie case in September. of last year, when 2915. left and'.34Bs; , a.rr-:ye.d. : in New Zealand.. ' ■:■-'-•'., ■■' ■.'• . In 'connection with the recentiy-publish-ei. proposals of the Ci.tyiE.eseryes pommittee .viith regard tP: the ..future 'method of dealiiig with .the Town .Bolt, ■ applications 'are to b6 invited .'for the,,;pos.itipn,.p,f.;.fbr.ester,- wild will be* a wprkiiig.foreman on the Town Belt* at a salary: .p'f;iCi, a;'week.. •■,lAiisw.erj'ng a.;question , by , Wi.lf.ord in, tho Hoiise of -Representatives.last night the Hbii. R. H, Rhodes- snid that : the whole.. question Of. fisheries.,- mariiie;.. and fresh ;iy titer was uhde'r the. consideration 1 .of the Government.- It ,w.a9V recognised;, that -all, fisheries should be: placed under one .control.. Until', the. Government.-de-cided, -w-hiit coiU'Se to adopt'the report pn fisheries Tecdntly prepared-.by.Mr. Ayson.; ivoflld .not bo; laid-tefore; the, Hpus'e';-i " ' The ' Ixiqal - Bills-',ebnimittee:- of' ,,, ''. tho Hou.se of : . Representatives', .will lienir ,cvi' dehce pn the .Shops- -and -Offices''"-A.me-nd-ment Bill, anditlie. Siic-days-a-week Bill, on Monday and Tuesday nest;:.' ". ' A. -return -as.fced foi? by:;M.r. .Brojrn.."iu. the Jlouse of Represeritatives showsftiit there are how depasturing orj. 'ihs' 12 sections comprising the''■ ■Tongoio' ,, Estate (Hawke's Bay) 9795 ?h-eep; 553 cattle, ftnd 43 horses. The holdings, run-froin.2B7 to flß3;.acroSi and .the. rents , -ffom , - , ss. :ffl. tp Vs..id., per acre. "'. ■'■' '■.■.'. ."'■..' :■ ■'■ A.return which' W(is ii're'senteii 'to Parliament yesterday gn-es , . "some, 'interesting figures regafding the State''forests. iThe unalienated forest on : -Crpwii."lahde. :('ilicludiiig State forests and forest reserves) : totals 7,582 5 551. acres. - The figures'.for the tlifteroitt provincial, districtsi'\are':—Auckland, ■ 342,280 acres i'-Hawke's , ".Bay; 327J822. acres; Tjiranaki, '330,372 acres:;: Welling .tort* 1,131,900 acr.e , s;«Mel , S6h , . ) 290,000 acres ;. Westiand, i 1,463,724'acre5;. Canterbury.;Sol,Tßo.-acres; Otago, 198,000 -aci-eiij Southland, -.< 1,112,668 acres. ■ The area of fprest liindfor- wliidh' Biiwnrilling periliits ba've been' granted totahs 160,172 acres. . Tho i tbtfll reven-uo d«iived by the Crown from the forests for the five, years ondiod March 31 last was JC305.563. . .. ..'.,.,- : - ',;.■■ ' ■ Therd was only one bankruptcy registered in Wellington during.October.

Seatoun is not going to be out of it any longer. For long years all who wished W play lawn tenuis or bpwls at the .seaside resort simply had to wish or junip into a car and come fo town, for there wcro no such grounds in the. place. Then ciiine the nian with the bright idea, who said: "Let us build ourselves. Epiiio grounds." So a cbinpuny was formed, li block of land dn a peiitral position Was _ acquired, and bowling greens and tminis court? were' 'formed. The two. , asphalt courts will bb completed in about a fortnight , g time, tod play On theni will be possible tiefpro the end of the month. The grass, is showing up on theb.owling green, but up play will be possible 'befpffe the end of February; In order to get the test results, it k doubtful if nny play should be permitted .at all this , season , . ' Aniongsfc the several notable compiU tiona of Dr. Vf, T. Brigham, of Honolulft (now In Wollington), is a very complete classification of the islands of the Pacific. The list consists of over 3000 islands and gives as nearly as possible the charted position niid dimensions of each one, and further sets out in clearly-drawn parts the-trend'of the great coral belt across the Paoifio, and valuable data as to th.4 averago rainfall in the various groups, Jii tlio cpflrse Pf to interview, Dr. Bnghain stated that the British Government hod recently set.up a Commissiph, the work of which will be to .revise the charts of' Iho P-ttcific as far as the.island groups are. ooncerned. "Cui'iPusly . eiipugh," .said, he, "Sir .Eveiard M.' Thurn-; who wad" Ooverubr of Fiji and High Commissioner for tho Western. Pacific, has been appoinU . ed' chairman of. the Commission* and h:e tol(T me,, when I dined with him. in Lqnrdon, that he -.ranted a; rough list.of the. islands, and their position as a base to work on. Hβ had JiunWd London for '■one of my booksy and -Bad-.in. the end , ! grabbed from .the Geographical: Society the only copy they.had, and declared that, the .society was. not going to get it .back. , : until h« had. finished with •«.■' As the . Commission had gtme- thrpugS . the list they came across tho name: of Bnghfim after every third pr fpiirtb. islandi. on the list, aiid the Cominissipners. .had , wanted io know .ivho tnis man BriKhara ffas>.. I might tell,'yoji that the.position , of many of the .:isla.hds neither: .■ngreect iith British.nor tho Qennan .Adinirii.ty I chiirfe. so that there is work-.for, the .Commissioli.". .Dr. ■ Brigham is;. nQW engaged on tt work which-will give -hei history, as far. as is possible,;*! th« official seizures of islands in:the Pacific. Most, of this was already carefully-prepared for the press.- ' - , - ' . . .- -The' tender of Me.s.srs,- Jones .and' Cam-, erdn has. been accepted by.the City , Conncil fpr , the erection qf the , tea , kiosk at Newtown Park, , - . .!■ , ■ I , On Thursday Sfterndon. nest, the: .visit-, irfg Canadian .Cadets- and the. returning: Sew Zealand Carets will oe.-thc?. guests of'the Hoi. Jaihes Allen" and...'rn'iU , heentertained 'by him. in..the' Concert Chainte of the Town Hall. • .;. . In a letter' whiph .appeared in y«eter'day's DpMiKioK. Pn tho Subject, of. J-egie-lative (5)-dncil *eforii, 6, corresppD.ilent, "8.8.," referred to "the' Empiric, who is impressed with the' notion, that his. function in lifo is , the regeneraton, of society; and the Empiric whose ruling' ■ factor 'is' self-interest;'*'■ --By. , typographical. 'error the iword "Empi.rip"',aPPe'>?ed,..inboth ..cases as-Empire,,■ ..:. , . ,,, , . , .. Owing to pre«sur6 on. our repott of tiie meeting .of,ffie Larid. , .Boai'd has been ;hf)id. over. Iti will'appear , in; to■pidriow's issue. : '■'■'■.;' ■'.:.,