LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wellington . Dairy Vendors' Association has received a request ■ from the 'Dairymen's Union for a conference to consider the man's demands, it has been decided by tho association. not to consider the matter btforo Februarj--11, and there is a possibility of the dispute coming before the. Court on February 17. A ballot took place at the Land Board meeting yesterday for .Section 3a, Block 11, Hunua, comprising -200 acres. There wero-twoirty-foiir who applied, and the successful applicant was Harold 0. Barrett, labourer, Taumarumii.

Mri A. W. Banks, of llarwarden. has decided to stand as the Government candidate for Ifurunui at tlio General Election this year.

The Hon, W. Fraser, Minister ef Public Works, who was in Marten oil Tuesday, inspected the site at which the settlers and the local bodies are unxioiis to have a,' bridge rebuilt oyer tho Rangrtikei River about four miles from llarton. Mr, Fraser informed a, Dominion reporter yesterday tint ho had been satisfied that a new bridge ovef the river fras necessary to open communication for the settlers on the other side of the rirer with the railway at Marten, and ho had promised that tht> Government would assist with the work, Ho had undertaken to send ail engineer to the locality who would report as to whether tho site would lie a suitable oho for rebuilding. Later, tho proportion to bo borne by tho various local authorities ebuld.be discussed, The cost of a suspension bridge at the old site wiuld, the Minister estimated, be about £12,000. 11

In yesterday' t report regarding the Mitehelltown School, and the petition to the Education Board against amalgamation with To Aro School, the number of signatories was (by typographical eiror) given as 12. It should have been 120.

■ A meeting of the Trades and Labour Council fras hefd last wight, tvlien many matters of local and industrial concern Were • dealt with. It was decided to draw the art .union in aid of tho new Trades Halt on Tuesday evening next. A unanimous vote of congratulation was passed Mr. K. J Catty on his cleo? 1 ion. to tlio position of deputy-workers' l'eprasentativii on tho Arbitratrali Court. City Council hiis' lia<l under conSideratimi the position -of tcHain '■ niroporty-owiiera wh-nse holdings front Hohoir.a Road, Bataiitaii It seems that originally ;it was provided that tlint thoroughfare was to be 68ft wide, but when the Head wa.s actually formed it was nvado 40ft. til width ,(including footpaths), Which left their front fences eight feet from the footpath. Tho owners wish now to throw their front-- fences out to the existing street line. The City Engineer (Mr.'Morton) has suggested that -five existing fences remain, but <>wnets bo permitted to rail off the front strip, and utilise it as a garden during the pleasure of the. council, That Will probably bo recommendation to bo made by the of tho council at its nextmeeting.

In all there are 3717 _ motor-cars and hiotor-eycld registered in Chrirtdwrch and tho, number grows practically every day. Tho figures are made tis as fol- !»«• .—Motor-Mrs, 1062; motor-bicycles, 2C50; total, 3717.

As two casks of tallow were being hoisted aboard the New Zealand Shipping Company's Hurunui at the King's. Wharf, tho sling loosened, and tho casks fell with great force oii the stringer, The impact burst the tasks open, and Uve tallow spurted forth in «11 directions, giving the ship for a good part of its length * liberal coating. Fortunately those engaged in tho work -of iond-ui.g were standing front i-ntier at the time- cf tho breakaway.

At yesterday's ntectine of the Land }3onrd the Commissioner (Mr. T. N. Dioderick) submitted plan Mid schedules of threb sections, Iviupiioro Block, in Block XIIj Mangawhero, winch tte. Crown has obtained by exchange with Jlr. T, A. Duncan, for other,land. These sections nro all deared,and one of 1 tivbm has a cottage on it.. Iliey ara Ibouti 14 Jii-Lles froiii Buntemlle. it was ffisolved to olfer tlveni for sale or selection wider Part 111 oF the. Land Aet. 1908, at the prices and clarification as per schedule, the dwelliuc on Section 1 te be paid at ;tfte option of the applicant, either in c-aily or by litetalrtteHts over i-t justed. _ Tlie ballot. will bo held at Hunteiviltc, with possession not cSrlief than March 31. Thf Akaraa ''Mail" states thai while doing some road work an t|je Hill Road, Okain's, opposite Mr. W. Mould's house, the Oknin's Road Board men discovered some r.ioa bones buried abont eight feet deep. Iliry weft? embedded in «■ clay deposit, and con«ist'ed of part of the lon boiies. Tho ''Mail" believes that jiToii bones hflvo been found about Pikeon Day district also, showing that nunibers of these birds frequented the Peninsula.

The roccnt forniatioii of « s&eiety.in Wellington, having tor its object tlie protection of plant nnd "bird life, was ncurtily co.tninciided by the Auckland CiW Schools Committee at its meeting on Tuesday evening. During tho di'sews* sioii, tho fllmirman., Sir. J. Trovetliick. mentioned that no fewer than 20 otit of 30 trees pinntod by the Auckland City Council iii a certain street had been destroyed, and lie considered it hiK.lily important that a sense of application of pifltifc life should he iticwleatcd in st'hool children. Tho siigeestien was noted upon, it being decided to ask the headmasters of the sehottls under tlm committee's control to give « lesson upjam the subject, and of the need for jVrotectum; public prowrt.v. A committee was jilso set dp to deal with the quetfioii of beautifying school grounds..

Tho public el the Dominion is proIriliitcd from seitdinc money order and postal cofrfrspondenco to, 'William Hammond, of IVeftgis. Switzerland. A Gaastto notioft tfr that effect states that the person ttventioMed is eitiUged i® iwonintittft or carrying out a lottery Or ichenip of chance.

At Kirkcaliiie's great Slimmer sale v- h, (.peeisl fijupaiii for to-day: J.OS p%lrs Fiivlay's twilled At 80 pir cent., or OS. ill. tiie £ bftkiv usual jtfiocs, lis '23, 2 s 3. and 2} x 3 yards. Usual prices, "s. fid., lis., 13s. pair;. l now Sis. 3d., Ss.-3d.,. 9s. H isair.—Advt..'

It will 'be remembered that early ia ; December the Royal Wellington Choral Society advertised that Ml'. Paul I)u----lault, the distinguished tenor, will sing ; in (he performance of "The Messiah" at the town Hall on December 15. tip till a few days before the Appointed date it was thought that tho engagement would hold good, but at the eleventh hour it was found that M : r. Dufault would not fulfil tho engagement, and tho society had to disappoint the public aind find a substitute to siiig tho tenor music. Under the circumstances, tli.o . .society looked for Mine coiftpe.nsation, mid a." satisfactory arrangement was arrived at between tho society and Mr. Frederic Shipman (manager for Mr. Bute lilt) at a colifercnco held oil Vv edncsd&y evening; Mr, Siii.pniati offered tho services of Mr. Dufault and tho to.embers of Mb -concert company for in? one of tho Wellington dates during which the organisation would be iii Wei* lington, conditionally on tho society paying tho rent of the holl and contributing a sum towards the advertising. Tho com mitten of tho society screed to t.lib proposal, and selected the frrst ; night, Wednesday, February 11, the concert to bo held in tho Town. Hall. Theot'her three concerts oil February 12, 13, and 11 are to bo given is tho Opera House. i