LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2149, 15 May 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"A .great many of tho co-ntribvitof.B to the BjWo-iii-sclioois coiitrdversy imtc i l)G«i) d-etagiii-g us with .letters "of q W it<v , lnorattiato ionstli. We kive .puWisiivd « tlicso itt grpflt rai-mlffii's wi-tliouit protect , iii) 'to the present, kit- must now osk : swrcspowiloiits to curtart their tetters. Our sjmpp is limited, ami mmiy eo-ntri-lnrtions of ivH crest are cratvtteij'tnit or > lipW over mululy owing to tile «seco«- , site (lciM.-McJs cif sontfi of the Bifefo-in- i schools contiwersiußsis.. Those.letters ' which we have -on bviul lvjll iio intMish'- | wl in «-xlf : nw>, but liereaftei - , iMstfl nf her- i wisp notified, leU-pvs on ihk sul) : i<irf i wliicli cW'Wcl a tfeird <i a fsilujan" in < ipiirrih will Mcoivo short shrift, ; live retrial rtf Win. Tl»s. Yfrung, ojj : : n charge of sedition, will be .ljoa«l at i lbs. Supreßta Co«n fcnfoj-, be|<Jie~Jlr. i Justice Ho-sking.. ' ]

[ In the course- of his speech at; (Sis- '■. • homo tlis following interesting figures ' were, says n Press Association tcfo- . (jrnin, quoted fey tlis Prlnvo jjH-tmster in ' . connection with the sljWivkiotos of , rural laml in Hnwkc's Jky as a reshlt . oi the operation of the increased. gradu* , ated land tax. During tho twfrko mouths ended March 81.7 MM, ft total ', area of 87,560 awes of freehold iiUici ' '*as subdivided am} disposed nf. Tho [ nnmbcr of subdivisions were 3.3(3. err an I avoraae of 111 acres per sttb&ivisioJi, ■ ! Mr. Masse.v added thai th-o figures Fnr i other portions of the Doniiiiien w*d i not yet available. Tramway pns:;e,ngfirs who. lvayo eoift- '• nlaincil recently of ovcr-d-rowding on i tbo Kiibirnic and Non'fcown routes are ; to bo in.fm-i.nstt by tl.io City Council , that tire present position ef a.ffft-irs is- - caused by shortage of cars,, duo to the i ft-ork or converting the osiistmg ears, Tlw work of converting the cars and buiMing additional ones is being ear-: rieil oh espeditionely. Tho wMo question of tb.6 (nfllf supply for i%o Wellington Hospital is to m inquired into by tlio following committee, which was elected at yesterday's meeting:, of the District. Hospital Committee:'—Tito chairttiaii (Mr/ J. Smith}, and Messrs.. &, Nash, J. W, M'Etvan, D, Robertson, and Dr. PlattsMitls. Tim "coupled" car is desired to bo one- of t'ljß adjuncts to W.oliingtoire tramway systeitn in the near f u-fcpw. 'fire eoupfcd cai' as distinct frtita the "trailer" -Ara two cars coupled tsge.iibfer, both of which imve a complete electrical. cquipmetttr as far as the. tfotois .fi.Ad brakes α-re concerned) but which can be liiiiiiaged by oiio motormaji, and-, on ettlnirban lines., oive- -conductor. 'The ■'■trailer" is a cur *itlrout any.olectei.c.a)■ equipment, which is tsjWeil akrtiK by ~a« electric car. 'Hub js on!} , possible. on '. systems fee. froro Mift grsrfes, fts wlien two cars, fully loaded. "Sdth passengers, get tinder wajr on tire joutncT down hillsides such as wo have in Welliii.fi* ton fte brakes of one ear ntigM not tie sufficient to mill ttteitt up. Hence 'fe yarning of tiie coupled, ear, with hi)) wako. potter, which can W njani-jMtfated by tlio one jiioiSD.niiaii. SevWal espor.imenial tests have already been made «! tlio WadostoAv.ll lino under the- eye : af the .Pltbile Works Department,' bii.t so far the »e* idea is not ready to bo- : put into practise. On grades 4tteh as wo iKivo on the Wellington system, no-' tiling wast he left to elrimco and alt proeaiittons will .bo token before tW "coupled ear" ttill be seen in everyday operation in Wellington. "My, attenttdn Use just been drawn, , * wnte-s llr. E, B, Williams, '% the fact that a misrepresentation aiiuoared hi tte Clvristclmrcli '.Press' last Pri&j , , I from a. WelLiiiftton stating that J said I had the strpijort'-of tlto Reform Party. Kow. I Jmv6 for Bkiivy years werked loyaljy for i.ia Mrty.-and I see no reason why tliey siiouid not support me,, but j Jja-ve never BKJtfo any me\\ stetortient, is I aw credited witly, and •would be dad fa? have snch a, glartog error ciifsotcd turpugh tlio o.n.efiHim eP yauj- coluntus. It is -unfair to me to have such .a jftisrepresentation rc.pofted jlirouEh the eoiriitrj?." , His Hfiiteiir art-. ,Tws&6 Hoslving \y'A\ sit at 10 o'clock to-moMott- nrqi-niii?, to settle the civil list During tlio . morning a pJiarpro acahist , George Mnu ston (retiTal) of taking part m is riot will bo pwjeeftded with. . I'lie Baard has TeceivotJ ad> vice fwm luglarid that tho new Parson's tiurbijic for tihe clootfic ijghi-lng TOiver-liottsc has ' been shipiied. . It •■ sJiouk! reach W«vlfHjgton abbirt the hiicl' ale of jiext inonth, In t?ho nieantiinc tlif fercctip'ii. pf, boiler iViiich : is: to f«'ed" tlio tiirbrne. jg Ij.ci'nc Wsbed ahead' *itfi. Wlliijgkm is sliorbly to hare the m> pOTtitatty of seeing itlie pictures wiiicli. Mr. Jolai BaifKe, bf Baiitfe'S Galtoy; London, brotidii; mit to tiro Kxiirbitien.. Mr, Baillife,. who lias Wit ill .einto tha besrnftfag of. the vear, is ts»ete4 to arrive from tho lwi-h till* week, and Jiis ifftentiou is to try and' secure, from the "ftellmgteu tiarboar Board a portion of ¥ shed f<rt> the dis■pray .of tbe ftefl' cojfco-tioii. Visitors to the Auckland Exliftltioit wfll, .perbans, recall the fact t-fet tho builcfeiE cteetcd for tha art, g.alkry was airyilmijS bnt adequate, and did not display ■' tho pjetwes to advantage. ' " _ At tlie meeting of Wio. City Gottncil Jast evcßiiif CcHiiipilfor Sislop st-mted that the .lease held by Sir. W. H.. Tttru- . but) from the cotporstion , was abut fe bs edjttdicated ■ iis6.n Jjj .arbitfataiS... Tire City Solicitor was .of -opinion tbiit ib ttould be * fair Jbinfi that th& lease : of ftbe Wetlestey Ghh propfrvfj slionid he dealt with at the saise Mh asMr, : Turntiuß'e base. This «as girnply .jii order that tie cost of the arbitration proceedings might bo dfvMed m>. ConfiriMor Hfslpp mo'ved that the two tecs should bo deplt ttitli by tire same a-fbitr ; ators. *T.his \vas ftVrec'd to, s A letter iipp.ealing tfl the tariqriß . uitiQiis to eelcbrato iabo'tur J>ay in a fitting manner has beeft issued "by Sir. '. L» M. A, fteardoH, scfiWJtaTj 1 of tlio ; trades am Labour Council, ■ It Iβ as folloivs:—"I littvo to infpjra you U.iat at tte last nroetiirg of {lie council jt was decided to iinraedta.tely nrafcfl (ire-. : parafeioiis for ifio cekbratToii' of 'the , : lartHeciming Labour Day, .and as we '' desire that thh year's dcmonstratidji : final! eclipse nil previous efforts we qarftiwy invite your union to select one • ttotegate to represent yon, qh tbo fta- , . bour ©ay CotnniHtco:, 'We earncßt.iv trust tlu-vt you wfH resppntl to & .iiinttition for the d.<ity gf nisintaiMng ! .the- traditiMiS'.pf tbo te devolves on ey»v trade uuioiiist, aii'j -bsm 'only be : ' T"", ,^, -observed by th,& co-Opgration' : at all. As j-oii aro .aivare., tlio proeetds ot-*W CQlflbtatieo aro placed in trust for tbo ferectjon of a, trades' hall and i it is topod to d<mnnsn«j tlie new building ttes year- We ask you. h\ tbo name : " of comrad.es'ltip to co-operate, witb we ■ ; in a wofk tha-t tvffl he fof tlie Benefit ' GJ every man in every union." ' : The .pfoiiasal niaij'e by CoMoillw > Barber to last night's iftcetiiig of the Uf.y Council, that provisjoii be made in ! tlw t-raims-ay o.stinia.tos for tho erection of » csrfen oq.«irtppd with levers, for the ; puTpflso o:f fHering tiro poiiils at the wifttaon of Cuba Stet, and Mamiere : StTcck sa -a,s to os far as pas- ' sible, tho risk ef aceideht to the points- ! inan anri cxposuw to- tfio «atli«?r, *as < wfore-d to the Tramfrajs Cotninittee-: \ for a rct)ort. : ■ Hie motor ambutenco van, tlio body of whioh is being eoivstatoted by a rffcy '. firm, will not i»e ready for uie unt3 : about tlw end,of tlw current- month. At yesterday's meeting of t'he Itosjiitni ,> Committee, rt short dteussfeu teolc T>lneo on tlw carrying capac-itj'of the velriefe. inc. opinion *ns expressed tlmt it pould ntcominodato fern* patients a| a time, tat it was poisifed out, -tfiai < accohnnotlation was wly bevftj* niade far 1 two sircteliow. li was dce-i-ded io leave 1 t-iie m-ntter Iβ tlio hands of tho'eliaw - 1 man <XTr. J. Smift), & IK ] t Ue SCGrCv < tary (Mr, J. Coyle) to inquire bto, j I A start tas boon made to tKsWttirtlfr' ■'< I the wntrc ttahnray polos in Lower ] ! CuiwatMot, which are to be removed; ' entiw y m fov-our of .sp:a.n.« ro C o lt , i ;«tni«tij*. The polos- wffi be -feed « oonnection tv-itli span-wiro. construction ' I m na-rts of -tlj© city, as oeftasinii: ) I f*f _ j I According to a winrh pi-blfeh.eS in ; «Hs week's (Insattc, the immbsi- -of ,„,,- f ' sons browgjit before m.agisfe fl .tes in f 31wasl4e2, Of tisoso 937 ««M lireiight forward by arrest, and m by jSunvmeiis. < Of the total number US wor* «JvscKari«o«l » toe want <ii nrowwiition or cvidein*. and. ' 61 cases were dismissed on t-lioj'r merit*'-' } ■ foveu wove committed hi- trint, awl ' 1083 maifts an?] 178 females frero 6 ui»- J roarfly convicted. Tile chief offewo was i tßiJb Oi drunkeivnes'E,. na fewer f-hftu §84 f .. being convicted under that eb.aj.ge. ' . i

An anpheatioh was .heard at. tji:o fiunromo Court yest«d:a.y. bcfofollr jiistiee Mtfavds,. conueetejl with tiie estate of a- battkfupt naiuc-d. Kiua Nortlij, mi Wvidf of ihci- A .| s i, r : licfi, inado tbo appUeatiiinj yMicli" Ws to an Bfen-eonient-void. %. A I'j, fif Awk-lawl'i -opposoa tk motion, on behalf rf t)fe aawmrilmg Co-. Decision -fra-s Tes.e.t ! vfi'a. On tho ndvico 4 it§- .Libraries'fiiivvroittoO. tho Cffcy :Conhcil flo<jj?tod that the .rcqDes.t of the Northland.. Mceisrs' AsSffciMiio-H fh r the estTOtehmoht of a touch ifi.bhir.v at Nflrtlvlaiifl be not acceded tg at piWent ijufc t8 this -dceteigii was ap.ptnled mi Hitiinatioii that it is toed tp- giv.o tbo r«iqit«B-t fiifthef eQiisMeratioii nest year. ' ' A formal .notice has bcm-i -received by UK a.i;anivvaA?g /Coiuntittoe of t)ut City ■Couiicrt from the _%aina-.r Uorniigh •uoanett of its intention " Id the electric .light of tho city a, tin? Borough of Miranrar. fh e coranuttee lias referf-ed the matter to ■the City Sb.lj.eitof and -Blcct-rtcal IQii(lfneer to snfegu.a'rd the iiiterfisfe tho corporation. The comjinitteo is i»:ftins the Ivaiefi :Bor.osij;.i]. to -meet it in eonferen&o to consider tbo. jtaftm BRnting ftg.focnien.tv " '/ Tho- time by -wh-iali %?. Kairri Gjirtt Kescn'es€b.ifii(iission have to report hns ten. estmided fwm April 29 to "jfiy '.a, by notice in the ■G.a-4t-te, ;of taWjir In* dtetel Pliroajk ws* teid in t]V e trttfe «all last/cveMig, TJre objects <X the bureau are said to be, to collect awards and; :all otber inateriai ivfeces'saty for • to Qtgiiniso * t , JM(| ttade a»d eaHijYg.B lutherto-unorgam'sei], an<! tp.-tollect aiid tabulate iiifonnaiian to «oiinectioii with $1® fostof Members- of tiio coujiniffeo wi[l also Sβ α-t the. disposal of Uiiions.., to act si advocates beforo tbo Co.ircitia.lion a-iwl' Arbitration Courts, jifr, j\ .(janmbell ivas elected chairman of flio burea-i!, aiid t'lre pW-er iiieinbers of the cbniiivimce aro as folio*-.—Jlessrs. JL tlio.in.j)-scm, ft'.. -Norton, -J(E. J. Hparodn., €. S, Carey, ■and I*. JL -A. fteardoii (seCfetapy), Tlw Mayor (Mr. J, V. Ltiie;) -i'eni.arl.* »d at the meeting of ''tlid Ci% 'Couitcit last oveiviftjT tlta.ti tte report oi tli& Xr-KniWajs Continittee -tills Jn.on.tli W«8 wot -invite so- saf-isfnetHry ns iii flrovioiss W6ntb*.. jßeasoiis fijr this w« that the tncfeasftd Wnjges uhiler "fhe- agrcphient w'tth 'tlio teamwayWen cam;e.irit«) (iperav tio-ti last iiio.ritl.i, ■ $hfs with' extra yf mm a«d. niaiuteiiafifip wonld «tro-injt for an additional ipyentjitliitt of £08.0, ■Also, last nro.iit]i did not include feortel Fi'Miy*, as olid the MfifrcsjioiKfi-iig iiiouth ■of last jre&fr. Altogeiber lliore )wjt bpen aft iiie.rpas*tl of sofiiething lite f7GS an ponv\)arod with • the- coffee Sicmdwg periofl "oE Jast year, KMicfto a rule, hsys bce.n eijfow.ed tflat yelitetes in the- stee.ts mtts.t bo 'liglitefl befaveeii smiset and, sunrise.-. Lnst evening l)it« City GoMivftil HtßirUcted tlifi City Solicitor t-o -dfaft a bjMsw . that afl vejiiclcs in.\isi, sa.r:r.y Kglits between,liiilf .*in lioitr aftpr 'Sftftset and KiiM an Irotir Wore $jinfrs,e.. CotmoiHor flionipsoi] Siiggi-sted that it would be a if thft liew-s----najiers would notify ctaiiy tbo hn'ur u-t wWdi veliiclts an* jeqiiifed to .Kgirt. i.iji. In c.dirs.c©iened. ftf ;tlv6 iiispdctroii .of cadets by ■.Oeiicra-l $ir Ijjn Hainittoft liaviiig Isceii Sscd for Mfi? 2(3, tho tivj'i> ■liig »f tlio first £o.d of. the iGniinalco ;railv way has becii.p*)Stiioned inHi.l SIW 28* ■ 'flie, Iteservcs ;©oiymi.fttoo repotted tot tho. City Coan-cji tlia-t tbej had weeived an ofter fro:nt tbo SOnistor of Marine- | ; ih6.Bf«»f> '&■■ ®- $• l*islaor) ■to; ; -building sjiitt tho iaiifcs, ijuj|a3ing ce.rtaniv.eilnbjtsj, used ill ftoii,nc<!ti(iu \v)ih tbo afliiariu'ni at the Aueichnd! Bjtiijbitio.n-, -for .installatioi! at Mte Nofttoinl |5&0..awl that tlifty bad: iyrittqii..acc.dpting;yvq. g«ierojjs. p.ffbr. Thd co'tfn.cil; passed a rijgora:Uoft'tlia!Jdiig tte Kfinistcr for 'the- gift. , B:etter yeirtilation i? i«.ojii|red in tho Tspwji UiiJU a|id to provido tliis ftm I'i.uaiieo Go.njm'ittce, e| the City Council i-econvniended- h tii.at botly last niglit that t.lie 'il3ity.lsngo-i.eer ■should .be in* stnje'ted to. iiiakfl -all the wiiulows in tlio hull .o;p.<!,iV, At iiresraifc .only ten sat tjvenly wiiydoivSflsnfeused, foe yeiiWla--t.io.n. BWijOsfis,' *Tho ,re(;o.!umen'(la.tiftn adbpfod, . Tbo City Engineer l va-s iiisifuc'tcd b;f tho City Cftmcii .last ■lilght to report (witili a.n Bit.iiftate of theebst:) on the esS' teiiti&ii of .setters necess.aisy -t*j. iii.e o.ut■ljiiig disftrictSj in or'd.er io abolisli tjm present •©hitaty jserviciSs. Ib w.as also, dedd'ed. tg 'servo (|fio o:iv.n.ors of: pranerties ■not ali'eair dr.a.'iii«d .into the publio sewer yipSlii one month?a ■notice to do So, and, cb.ji\j>.lia:iic.c.j to .discpn.tmu.G tho saiji'tary sorvfco.. ■Coimciil.p.r 'M'JKeivzio. .siliggqrted at Wift ■meeting <?f tihe Dity CeuueiL -liisi oye-n'ujß tliat, iii view ef the :ite'td .pos-tfeofi inregard to -city:, property, tho • should wsk its .L«a-se.lto](ls Coininjiteo to ■re,i>brt upon 'the municipal lironitftics in Kpad-, TJio tViat hft hoped , the -Cbni.rii|it(Se ■ would I Shortly bring down q report ;Up.cm -Hie ! whole of tho properties bj* the city* ' ■- ' - .%e X{ay.or (i\lr, J. l>. lAiltej! awd Comicijfor W. R. t. Barber liaMfe -licoii i appointed t» represent flip City at tho- proposed ponfortiice fhicli 55 hiHixg <Kp'ttA%ned hy tilVo Ellington pentrb Cliamber of €on-itiierce to discu.ss ' WiO ■cftiestioh o:f .railways (deviations and branch lines- , ), dpemjig of Eivst fortst lands* and-irtirr.ovc'm(3n.ts of nia'vn .roads. : When tho watter . WS s cansi.d.crptl %'-.tJie ■fcouiveii last n,JgW, Coiuvcilittr % '.FteW :qlier aiid other ■coniiciiiors t-liortcljt- ttiat the sV«le.gase.s shpiild ejt|>rosS tliSr vfe'** OU tire -ntatter. Gon.iicijldr >L l< , , 'JjteWo tJiouglVt that tlio proposijis to c.o.nio- i'ei . fore -thfe confoiieiice. should, '-be. dist-usst.d by the cstiflcil, and an expwssfo/! of {'he council's views to the- Solemn tos, The Mayor pi-ttiins&ct to give ■cauncilin-VB ,a« -Ofiportiinity ta do this *b Che special fiifctirig n*xt; weev!;. Tlio ciiiestioii as io wliefer' the dolegfttfrs .shpnM fe ap:peintecl was. the «f s divismvi, ■aiid the* voting iij ,-v tlo-, Tlio Jiayfl.r , gave- Itis easting vote in f.iv.oiir of their ahpointhwijk lliis; .hn.ving -jyqeh retoutniended by tlio -FipjiricQ :Oqiivnlifcleo, It Was pvopiYfsed lw Couiiciflor at the ntotrnjc of islm :City -teduiirjl fet cveiHjj-p thivliihn city ten-nicarii «lionM lj* pravitlca wf.fiTi (logs o.v ottifci' :signs i«-drea-tmg their acstiftatipn. flio' ,M«yor suggested .that CottipyHoi. Tregejtr slioViJd lay his .proposal before tlio fenwaTs Bbftra.