LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

s His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. P» i .Luke) stated yesterday that.he wa.s not yet prepared to .give a "clciini'to reply ' to Wednesday's iclepvitattaii respecting liis ciiudidjiture fef the Jkyaraltyi Ife | ivould probably be in a position to d<j 5 Bo to-day,' , Tbo North Islfi.:iif} Brass flaMtJs Asso* ciirtian hold: an inqWry at Pal- '; srie-rslon North next week inte t-li.o dciSKMistrastiflJi made hy a number of ; ■taidsmtm-sffiiiiist the- .iudgp at tits 1 Mussed hands paijdd© iftw the recent :: competitions at tfis Awkiirnd Exhibi- . tSoft, . , ' ; J Rarrfesentationj; aa'6'to bo inado by , the Wellington?. OitV; CoftSicil. to the Mits- • istef of Justifies iJtging the sHCcdy cottt' >■ mettcomeitt of'tife -lVbv polico station [ in the To. Aro district,. aii'd, iii the TMautimßj tiro council officers sira tci nwike the. -necessary arrangements' ■ for •, a vata'tion frf the present .police Etas' tio.tj,~a!id arrange the ifiitance, -. • Tlio "jYlaitawatw Standard" states that ,% ■ section, of the FlaXw'ofkers* "Onion have issued a roqiiisitian for it special meeting on JFarcli 28 to caji-' sldor a proposal to cut adrift from' the Federation of Labour. Eall.y in t-iic Host Iteivcial year of -the; City tite tramway eehtre-pojesiri Cuba, street ai-o to be removed. PassfiJifscr traffic by .stoafliWs'Jioitnd from Wdii-wjrtei.i to Sydney recently lias Wen partienlfltly heavy. As a piattef ■rf fact, vessels leaving Woliiugfau -fw the Jtfow (smith Wales .port have been fitll ships as far as'their pa'ssensscr afoommoelation is coneerniHl. To-day's outward steaiirer —the also take away a fi'ill coijip-len-ieni. In this week's "Gazettfe" the Public Service Cffliwirissi.pner calls for applications for tlio positions of Inspector to the'Lattd and Income. Tajc Dcparimcut, a designing engineer For the PublicWorks 'Gepartnieut, JDistriel Health Officer at- Auckland, and raitger for the Public Trust- Office. The public oflico iii connection with tiu> New /Zealand Na-ti.on.ai Provident Ftmd. is now located in the. new Bank of Now feda.wl Chambers at tlio corner of Cuba' and jtaiiiiers streets, the ■ llcfristau* of Friendly fihcl Incorporated Societies is also located in the same '. building. ; A Hotico appear;* in the ''Gazette," published last evening, vcs'Mpg the control of tlife .ne-ty- Hu'tt Kaad in the Wellington City Oomiril. A schedule of the Sands so vested sets put in detail ■tlio areas ineluchsd in the flow road, and those portions of the old Butt Road not included in tlio new roml and deem-

, cd to bo closed in pursuance of Soflfian . 10 of the Wtitt Railway and Road Iro* , provement Ad, 1903, are described h . a second subclinic attached to tiki pro- , elaniatißn. i A matt was arrested yes'tei'day oit a . charge of stealiHjj a hat and ttmhretk ; fsoi.u tlif MsideMw; of Arclibislioji lied* wosicl. file City Council ha? decided that Uta Vclliwfiton 'City CtorporalaiMi iitsiit-: t jimppm sliiilf Im" reilou'pci in tljcs sauto. office, and at Hie same till*, as previnuslv. Tho Wellington City Cirtindl last ■ ni«*M resolved to agree fo tl/e follofriivg apportionment of tho cost (.ejOOJ pi' ooitipl.oWng t|io Hirtt iHfip biaelgesi: aj> proatfkns:~~ Wellington 'Cihv £4ro; .I'etoae, £Vs\ Mtitt Bawugh, £1S0; Butt Cetmty, £100; Eastb<jUnie s £2&V

Tko Mihistfer of Marines is regarded in Parliament as. Mr. Atraoro'fe bptt iioir; liasjt evening the -member for Nfekort, at liis wecttug at the TofrM Hnli, co«W ■not resist the «ppbr : t|inity to pai.tr forth the vi-tt-ls of i'iis_ wrath i-Rainsfc Mr. Fisher, with qiiitu miexpp.ottd rPSUtts. ■Instead of the- Slii'iister's nitinß hpinj; vecß-ivod with the sirhs flf esecratJaii frlnolt lip expeetetl, it was the figiial far for a hearty tnirat of liancWkiipiiis from all quarters of the hall, w1.1k.11 completely smotterecl the attempt to lirovutw a hostifc dcmoustr«itio.li. Mr. Kshef appsrcHtfy is iwifc popular thftj.i PTer just new iu his native city.

The route of t-ho Aro Street car?, nciw tariiiiitatiii|i at the Clovermiieiit Station is ta ho a'Jtercd aiid rim througli in Wndestown, via Charlotte Strict, a:nd the Wadosftew-H car is to bo caj-ied ovpja similar route to Aro Street, 'flic new niithitis > is to take effect, shortly on tho <:o-ming Mo force of the iie«' time* table.

Aceordiiig to .a retiwifi ptiblished in thto Week's "Gaaetto'" tiio a-rriviil's in New Zealand from av.erspa .norts during February iMmbpretl 3717. and tho departures 34.10. Of those totals 3,280 arrived at Auckland and 1G29 at WdIviiK'teii, and HB7 left. AAicWitnd and .1634 left Wel'liiljstei ditriiir? Tiio nttmiiers incJudpd :'2G Cliiitose arrivals ft-nd S3 departures.

The Tramway Board has been iitsti'Uctcd to report an the question of the charge, for track : lig:hting .and supply of fclpctriq-'tv to thp soVdrai KiOrporn■tiftn services. The reppffc is to embfid.V propdsals as to nete conditions ing fer HaVbtjur Board and Goverhnreiit Simply, together w:tli tho iUatter' o,f discauirt to lsigo CfiitsunTers.

' Two cases o:'f Hifa.ntile parahsis are reported at Fo'ston,

Ih .feeing thrpugh 'his JoAtrfispotidenieo pi Wol'lhigton «n Tuesday .last, Mr, fiiii Dttfeu'lt, -the Frciicii-Qsimdiiri tenor, cmive across .3 'fe'tt.e'r- .of an fti'Misuiii. -ciinractpr, Tllo frriter.dafaanded 'flia.t Mr. Bufatvlt -shbttld foffrard lilni -at bhee a silni of nvbiipy;, nthenvfse hie (the writer) must, aiid frovild "rtvit an end to his lii.is.erabl.e #S« istoice," Sir. Bufa-tilt knows the. frorid fairly .well, and his coni.mept oil. tiie letter fr'a* V»rJ? brief. l 'lt «a* p.ld. trick, fijnut soriiKtj.niPs comes.' aft" said .lie. "Tire;jsuly thing that never ■cprjtes. .■tfffi fa t'tii? 'end to a lirtseriibifi ■e-iic.6.' The writor jiist kepps -oti fl't lii's. Ifsj great bid game in .'lifterica."

At tlws ffiedtilig of the HbXpital afld 'Charitable Aid Tjoar-d ypsterdsy iftfoi.niati'on fras recp-ivpd ftoJii the D.ejja.rtttieiVk of AcrictiHmvo stetiiig tlia-t .a ■p]c .of milk .had hcqii tested, TroW ifcjte ■Q'takt Sanatorium herd, aijij. had' been fpund free frc-111 iMbo-rcle, bacilli.

!■ Tjic provisional pfctimatet! atlopted hji :t:l'w HasfliM an/1 Gharitjiblc AM..Board showed the estimated receijits of the tfpspital at £9035, made -. iip 'of 13430 for reiits,, £1600 inspivtients' fpeji, ,£SOS o.ut-;patie.iitE ! fees, jviid JESCJO from c&n'trib.uJipnS, ] etc, The estiiuatcd cx'pejicllfctiro iuiiomits to .ESj-iWi'

Cottiioi'Uof B. Iregcar alleged at ksi Hißhit's wieeting of ths :Gjt.y So.uji.cil that tile p.ftnii,s*-jw:r>'qi,i.art jiiio; < <3&:£& .i ; ft tliro price of i-iiilk will mean an increase for tin? who'* of Welliiitftou at the rate of £3(5,(3.00 per yew . Bs> sa.i.d that, the ■erf-fa- fotepenpe per gallop wa.s to bo flivMc{? ©anally between, the producers nfld the distribtftbr.-alid: lift coiild pot' see vcliy ttie distributor should niafeo; aw ii!i«r.e.ase.

the Wellington City : SotUJcil lias ft rested, tlia.t a tiy-iaw str.n-il be fiiathed to prohibit sales fifplfr -stalls or. b&rfpivs rij. tbo streets in WelljniitorL Tile decision Was arrived, at Vast liigbtaftsr : S gSpd deal of discussion: by eoUnciilbr.s.,

Tli'e HoSj>ilß;l' /aijd ''..Glsarjtable ...AM Boiri'll yesterday dtsided that jiv ftftore' ■pttbKo fenders, sjipnli. be J.nvi.tcd. -for iyb'rfe esjceediiig £26, '.'•.■'"

A substantia] ii'ierensci: in s'a'lf r,V : vra.s last ivfc'lrt voted 'to the. City ftn&inoef' (Mr, W. B. Morton). This faet .iv.as announced by the jtayor (M-r, J-. P. Ltitce) just before, tbe GJtij; Council rhceti\\K a.dj«wrned. Hi? worship stated that ■'sil.iil.ft in. coniniitteo. the couiici'l .haddaVefu.lly coli.sid.c.re.d tbo. JfJUostiolt- -ol tbo ■Oifcy tQiijr.vlieOp's ij.nd - .the duties' carried 'out by Win.. In JSff, Morton. thay bad a hiehbf papa Mis a.iitl loyal /officer and fine lyihb bad never ■spaced: liiriiself in his rffbßts to advancetlitf interests of tbo city, K» Pinrfr .ap*. prova't of Ms work and do blip; conrijlpii jiisti.tie, the council bad decided tn- faise his salary to £13110;as, km ASprit-l, The; present 'salary attached 'to tb,c -positionis £1000. " :

. 'Costumes di bathers 'ai. LyalUJ&v farmed, the siib'jpct' of brief .dfecils'sibij at a recent rn.«;'tM'fC of the. .Cfty ; ;Go.ii'iftjj'.j When it ftks ti'eeid : c.d tlfiit Gat'saW ;'ebs-' titintts must bo vf.ofn Tor 'flrnjiie'ha'dnig (m tn-B beach and for su.i.^bfttliijig ; , ( ,A:1 j last night's- mcet.injr of the coiin.cil' a | letter 7 was fi-piri jfr. \\\ C- BgiJ'w.f, 1 s&ctp'tary *rf (slip Jl.aramvi SurfSii.d.ljjfc.v Sitviflg Chvb, *ir<Mw«ly nnpi'fiyfiig <jf the; actioii taken ! by WjjS jcrtttficilj iiji'd jjfuv ittisiug the rfnVs in itho en , - ;: jbreemftnt of tiie by-tnW'. ''My club is : sure," SB.ict the. Ipttpr, "ilistti the flew, by-law, if ricifily adhered ; t<3... and .e'jF j'arcctl witkiftt eseniptiPi!, \VjJI-.- nin'iiifjiin tW ripftt tone ni sufiirfejv'ifc -tlibiJay, and -ivill d'e'rtainly lirpTiib.it ■eOfri twriifes rather b-eynnd. tiro jJiifiit of ,511.05fcsty, ivlhc.li. cos'tiHiic.s .rffft almost •Ireely wtttn." ,