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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1674, 14 February 1913, Page 4

Tho City Council's new forester, Mr. M'l'herson, was before the Reserves Committee yesterday afternoon, mid made several recommendations regarding tho class of trees which should l>o planted, and seeds which should be imported for tho establishment of a nursery ill connection with tho afforestation of the Town Belt. Mr. M'Phcrson approves of the planting of Oregon pine trees in certain positions as a stately and quick-growing tree of commercial value. So far tho forester has done no work in the open in Wellington other tlmn inspecting tho Belt A comprehensive schemo of planting is to be drawn' up in the first instance, after' which the cdmmitteo will decido which portion of the work' will first bo undertaken.

A new section of tramway, extending from the Miramar V/harf through tho cutting to Miramar Avenue, is to bo formally opened this afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Tho function is being made a double one, as tho Wellington Gas Company has laid down an extension of tho tramline through it? property, about a quarter of a mile in length, and visitors to tho opening aro to bo afforded -an opportunity of inspecting tho now gasworks, which aro stated to comprise tho most modern plant in Australasia. Tho special significance of this tramway lies in tho fact that, when the line is connected up with Park Road (less than a quarter of a iVile away) goods may bo landed on tho wharf ana conveyed to any part of tho borough, nnd (under arrangement) to tho city. That will probably be tho next publio work put forward by tire' Miramar Borough Council. There are four tramway lines on the Miramar wharf, and a double lino through the cutting of the saino guago ind weight as those used in tho Welling' ton tramway system. As tliero is a lowwater depth of over ■Mft nt tho wharf, any vessel could bo berthed there.' ■

Tho acknowledgment of tho Bum of Bs. Bd.j "conscience money/' forwarded to tho liailway Department, is made by the secretary to tho Treasury in this week's Gazette. The annual examination of candidates for licenses to survey are to be held by the Surveyors' Board in Wellington on March 31.' A return published in this week's Gazette shows that during the year ended 'Decern ber 31 last 5696 plaints (civil) were entered in the Wellington • Magistrate's Court for' the reoovery of a sum totalling J £82,816 lis. 4d. Of the number mention-, ed, 3139 cases,wont to trial, claiming .£49,825 14si 5d., of lyhich .£44,137 63. lid. was recovered, In Auckland city 0594 plaints were entered, claiming .080,809 18s. lOd. Of'these 3831, claiming £45,143 os. 2d., went to trial, with tho result that £41,732 Gs. 2d. was recovered. Regulations relating to the election of a member of the Land Board under tho Land Act of 1908 aro gazetted. An undefended divorce caso was being heard yesterday, when Mr. T. Jl. Wilford, counsel for petitioner, asked his Honour Mr. Justice Chapman if it had ever struck him that a large number of the marriages that came into the Divorce Court were marriages befofe'the registrar. "No," said his Honour, "that has not struck me. There are several on this occasion, but I think the majority of marriages in New Zealand are before tho registrar." A couple of. minutes later the petitioner mentioned that there were no children of tho marriage. "Now that," said his Honour, "is a very common feature of these cases." Mr. .Wilford remarked that it showed what o tie children were—a real bond of, friendship, Carnival week came under notico at tho Wellington Industrial Association's meeting night when a communication was received from the Mayor regarding the committee that is being set up to receive visitors during that week. Tho chairman thought tli* association should wholeheartedly co-operate, in tho movement to extend tno knowlcdgo of tho city. Messrs. J. 1\ Luke, W. Cable, C. Palliser, D. Robertson, and T. Ballinger were deputed to represent the association on, tho committee in Question.' .