LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Speaking at the annual meeting of I the Kfttknial Dairy Association yet-ter-: day, the fchflirina a o't . the association (Mr. A. MorUiiij of .Egmout Tillage) said that las! year's siiike forced upon ; tho farmers oi' Ns,>w Zealand the need. for organisation. it had .liro.ugl.it home. to ih.em the absolute necessity of being able to meet; Any eilifcrgeney. Speaking as a member of a deputation whieii inierviewed the Ilou. ]l. D. Bel! yesterday', Sir Walter Buehasiaii. said that a modern difficulty attending : the advent of the motor-ear wus the. threatened depletion of the country's horse stock! "I venture to afliriu, with n.i chanee of disproof," ho continued, "that the eonntiy raeing cinbs. o\h\ the small country clubs, being composed of men who iive on the land nnd are breeders of liqrscs, wifl act, m a: eorrective, as far as nvitv ho and wi3: do more than tile ei'down'icnt. that }ia» been given to tho large racing rentrc? to pre?i<irve our horse stock, l.fc should' hi iii i'nc minds 01 the LeKislnturc a lid. of the (ioverimicut that tliis Way. he ; n- ■ Very important woint in delaying tire depieiien of our horse stock. I venture to say that this is a brood, question very well Hortli'y of the consideration, of' the (•overnr.ie.ut." . 1 Tl>o. pro'i»hylactie virtues of golf were lauded by Dr. 11. Si. Gunn, one pf tho speakers at a deputation which interview ed tho Hon. H. D Bell vesteiday ill Iho jirffi.rdsts 'of tli« Tarafahi-Carterton Racing Club, and the district ill.which s,i& sis. located;. Dr. Gunn- stated that: calls at his Rur'gory, siiice coif started al Carterton, liad (nartieula-ly in the ea.se o,f lady patients) sadly diminished,' w'hiel.i skoived that golf had St'.vci'y; beneficial effect on the health of the people. Tiio Pftblic lleaith Department has accepted the tender of Brightling and ilarriott. of Chi islehurch, fpr ; plateJayiiig and bal!astiiig oit the South '■ Island ifaiit 'I'runk line. The contract. price fs £Siio2 2s. P.naccepted tenders: ff. Sr Finder, Huntli, £9010 7s 4d ; Donald M'Lean, Wcllington f ' fOlof 1 ; John ii' Lean ' and Son, Auckland, £Kl,loO. ■ v An importcitit amendnieAit of the pen-; sions 'fa»- projected for the coming session of Pariiariieiit aims at providing for the support of the children of S" : widower when their father dies, and tlicj- ilre not- othcr'vlse ;provid.ed for, .The existing law provides that when a widow ■■ who has been sii receipt of a widow's pensten dies,,• the piiyijiiftiits. wltioli.tai-.te. We.ll made to her ■ 011 account of her cliildrcn shall - 'fee continued lor their benefit, but at present. 110 such provision; is made for the destitute children of; a widower. This state of affairs is now proposed : tci 'remedy. The provision made for c.oi-.timnng payments to tlie oWMrfen of a. widow- .offer tlie. death' of tlieir mother was njfrnjii'oiied by. Dr. .A. K, Xewman, 11.P., in the course of his fineeell at the New Century Hall 011 .Monday evening, but instead of being prospective,' as lie indicated, tile-neces-sary change in the law has already been rffccfed, and a further extension of benefits is how proposed. The postiiii? of Sc'.i.ior Cadets who have reached the a&e of eighteen years, into t.lio Territorial Forces, Was proceeded with by Ca'p.ta'iii ..o.'Gv i Pbwtes. ofl'cer ill chargA of No. 5 area ■ .group,', Wellington. . ,'Tho.' :i!imhor of ; cadets to be transferred «'as not avail-. able ' yesterday, but Captain Poii'les i hoped to eonelude tho posting last night. " '' An important measure to be laid be- . fore Parliament during the coming session will iiea r l with the system of S'nte arants and subsidies to ieciil liodies. The Bill, it is stated, will not interfere, with the present system of county and iiiixnicipa! government, lint will remodel ; the System of graiits and, subsidies iiiid . mako' special provision for the: nlaking and inaintenanep of roads and tlie prosecution (jf dcvoloPs)icnt gplicrnlly hi sparsely settled outlying districts. ; ' A limn was• arrested yesterday by. Detec.tive-Sergear.t.. C!\ssell« 011 two: charges- of shbp_-lifting on Monday. 0110 information is in respect- of. -the. .alleged; theft of two pairs of hoots valued .ajT £1 25.,. tlie.. propetiy ' hflotmaker, of Vivian Street, and tho. : ether concerns the alleged-th.cfl of oiio pair of boots, valued at- Its. Gd., tlie jrropcrtv of 11. Hannah nnd Co,, Cuba Streets Mr. F. \X. Fuikeit, Inspecting En- : gineer 10 the Public Works Department, who recently made an extended ■ visit to. AjifljjriGa and Europe. ?pent 1 some time in. Belgi'ini .inquinng intp the . working of tho system of liaht railways , in uso in that country. Since, return--1 ;ng to New Zealand Mr. Furkcrt lias .; compiled, a. report on tliis subject which will, in duo .course, be presented to Parliament. ' Yesterday was the ninety-ninth niiniversarv of the battles of Quntre Bras and Lignv, iVhich opeiitKl hostilities, in tho short campaign which culminauted in . the battle of Waterloo two days, later. Tlie campaign closed with a \ictory won i by the French right, wing over' tho Prussians at W riVre on the day following Waterloo, hut tljei victory came too late to affcct the of the <.perations iu Belgnini, Next year will •: see the centenary of Wellington's great battle. The Napier Ilarbotir Board is,, says ouo Napier correspondent., asking tho TJon. J. Duthie to take .charge of the Inner Harbour Empowering 13,11 in the Upper House, and Mr. Caiimbell is -to : be asked to-attend io tlie Hill's progress through fee r.oWer Hence. All' active opposition to. the Inner Harbour scheme ap)>ears to -liavo died completely out, adds tho correspondent, and tiie majority of people are looking upon the construction of tho inner horbour as a matter of cour.so. "file- scliemo put forward -by Councillor Buddie for the reclamation of Oriental Bay and tho making of a recrea-. tjoit ground there finds no favour w-idi tlfe R.oseneath Ua'tepSyers' AssoeiaUou, At a meeting of this body last it was decided to sciid to the_ cmnici! ''n..sf.roijg.lef.t.i'r Ol'protest ifftltfiwt scltemi!," Tho matter reccivd hiit liftie CBl.isid'eratio'ii, "TivcrO is iio. <'ha'.ice of j its being carrier], asiyhow," reiiiarjicd ■ one mendier at file meeting. !fho Ncakawau (West Coast) Ceal Miners' Union <vas yesterday granted rc-istrfltien iiiidc.r the Do.iielli.a-tjb.u a.nd.; registration under the ConeiUaiion and ': eiie'd tlie, .'scope of she Wellington pis* tfiet Farm aad Sfation iS-iiiids' 1 TJfvioti, by allowing an alteration of the title,. to take in butter, cream, and ciicese factory employees. [ "1 think the best thing ire 'can doif ive wivnt foot))at.hs is to- nnd a house here and got Councillor ,t<r come anil fire in it.'" 11;e foregoing remark .was made at the annual meeting .of the IvO'sji'tteaih Ratepayers' Association last, night by it speaker who mado an invidious iMiiparison between tlie treat-: nicnt metw! out t» his suburb in the ■ ioatler of the expenditure of. inoney 011 fr.e.tpaihs. and tho Very much hotter freatiiient accorded to it certain other ■ snbuvb in this respect. At tiio Wellington MagiSirate'sCourt on Sloiid.ay, WilKam Henry Tout «.is sentenced to o*o month's imprifoiimeiit on a charge oi iljctt of. tvo ovcrcoat?,. T.r.ter in tlie aftor.U&'pn of the saiiip day Tent applied for a rehearing, which was granted, and the Magistrate (M v . D. ■ ■Gl A- Cpo.pSr, ! S.M;) . Kfied A'.ccp.s.ed :£'2 3 ia default- cno lconih'a imprisonment.

Mr, G. R. Whiting. sccrcfarv of the Fp{lornt<>d ISoot. Trades' Union, who iia.s bicn 11* Auckland and Chiislchurch m connection with the movement iiiii.ti'pujv iitcci by )iis uinaii to fester Iocs) SniiusW'ios which sire declining. through preferences for imported Roods, lias return* cd to Wellington. Ho states itljnt :iii Auckland n 'committee was sot up to riieefc the Auckland. Itidn&trirtT Asscciat ion. If ;c intended to have a nat.foiial conference of all the cd. and the manufacturers. This conference will probably bo held in Wclllhßtcm in October' m-xt., ivh.cn p conference of the Industrial Associations of Ne-,v Zealand is. to take place.,

The Ros.enea.tli School Committee intend to approach the. Fkincation Boa i d shortly Wish a request for better s'ohpol accommodation foj the children 'eif Roseneath and Hataiiai. They will ask citTier that, tlie; R.ospiieath School bo' enlarge!, or, ■preferably, (hat. a sido school he established at Hataitai,

A meeting of the Victoria Coi.lego Conner] ' will . take pjneo to-night. Amongst- other business iff be taken wi.il be ronrideratioii of the appointment of a Professor of Mathenmlics Tho Jmiantee Cominittcc has token tKe prelimipaiy steps in connection with the. position, which lias been.. .rendered va* cant by the resignation of Professor D. Tv, Picket!. Professor P.icken does no'; leave for some months yet.

.Mr, Oliver Nicholson (of the frm of Messrs, KiMiolsQ.il a ltd crriliiii'ii ). jvoii . solicitor to the Auckland Inhibition, has. • written to the president staling that, while deeply sensible pf the kind intentions of the committee, he mtist respeetfnliy decline to accept tlieir proposed gift, Ho i&ysi,, "I accepted tho position in anticipation of )iclphig. in sSiiio Bmall pie'asure, in common with many other citizens, to make the l«,xhihition a success lam sufficiently awarded in t!ie knowledge. that I hare been of some little help., and that my services have been appreciated Mr. Nichobon asks that, the amount it was proposed to vote hiiir.be added to. the fund ■ for the brantiiicai-ioit of the Domain,. "

■ A conference between'a sub-cqmmitfeo of the Reserves Committee of tlm City Gouncil on tho one baiid, and Captain Pow.les, of the D.eienco Donart.meiu ; and Mr. Wallace, oi tiro: Krlbirnio School Committee, on the otliei, was held ,\c&terday afternoon concerning the..mi'niamre rifle raimo .011 the Town Belt -at Kilbirnie, This range was equipped for I he use of the cadets nt Kitbirnie.Sehpor scnto years ago, hilt shortly <ift'c-i\ it v>as '.put Into order the junior cadet s>. .stem was abandoned, aiid the. committee had'then. no us*' for. the" rait Re. They were millLn-r to oede ihoii rights ovc if. to tho i)efence authorities, hut- on two occasions when applioa.t ions were made by the Deforce authorities for a jic-jy oS .fTie' rail fro 'ivy the in t.lv.Q council jpfnscjl : .it; The object *if yesterday's conference was to endeavour to discover some terms on which tho transaction might ho arranged, and the members of the fi-.ib-conuhitiw, Councillors IS'udille and TjucUjc. will. report as ■to what iit their .opinion (ho coUlicil should do.

An p\eur«ion lound the Citv in search of badly-lit streets..and localities was made by the members of tile • Street Lighting Coriunittecof the .City Council last night. V A

Demands of the Mnstertoii Uamters' I'nion, in connection with tho industrial, dispute that lias arisen. with tho employers. have been filed witih tho Clerk of 'Awards (Mr G. Claik) Gcnerallv the demands arc . based 011 the award a;, prf-sniit obtaining in Welliuj'.tou. A. ■pf 1 44 Imurs is.nfiUod io r with povnieiit at the rato of 1«. -lid. per hour.

. Tlie delay in t.hfc .work of revaluing the citv,]y the Valuation Department is sfill eiAiyhit the Cily Cbunci! autlnritics Roi ioirs nnxietj "Uigfint rCpioseiitations have been made by the ttiui!« cil that tire work' should be .hastened," said the Mayor. referring to the .matter Yesterda-V'.. ''The lack of the new valuation rolls has prevented the Corporation officers from sending out notices claiming the rates for tho current year, and already these .notices, are considerably overdue. If We do not get t : l)6 new rolls very soon we. shall have, to claim rates on the old basis, and this tho council would ho. yeiv mnuHinjr to d.o, seeing that' we are advised that tin* new rolls are now almost', comnieted. M'e linvo »skn<l thrit the staff dealinij with the mailer be increased jiij order that tho work limy be :comnletcd, and the new; .valuations supplied- to us at the earliest possible date.''

. A start lias licon. made with the ccm- ■ structkm of tlio telephone line tie* . fcwe.en Martmboroug'n olid the East: Coast. It is expected tlmt the Mar- . tinboroiigh exchange will shortly havo !■ a sufficient- number of subscribers to :warrant the extending of the service (o Sidnight. ■

At, the meeting of opponents of the-Bil)Ip-in-Sel>ools League last night Pastor Mqoip made a peisonal explanation. Ho was roi>ortc<l. as .having thid ire the meeting .he; : addresserl-.011 Jsiuiday ' night that the teachers 'of tho schools wore ali opposed to the Ttihle-in-Schobls, and slioaid not be forced to 't«ncli it. ■ Mf. I). M. Yeats !u>d Said, that tho : statement was n distinct.falsehood.,Ho (Pastor Meyers) thought that ho had been inisrcpor'cd. In his rer.iarl;6. ho made the point that a. large wroportion of the teachers'iii New. Zealand were : ■ against the scheme. Their only expression «as through tlieir institute, and, ■: quoting 'from ino;nor,y,. he thought, titot tho majority was seven to one. A vei.v fine oil painting bv Graham Robertson, of Miss Ellen, letty,. tho famous, actress, is now-. view at Messrs. Begg and Co.'s, MamieisSticet, ; ]f. is said to. bo valued at. £000, and to . bo insured for £0,00. Another painting of Mis*'lorry is huiig in the MelhoWne Art Galleiy Tor three months. It is b} Sargent. It.A,, and is insmed hy the Victorian. 60vernm.cl.it for. £1500. It lopivsnuts Miss lei ry as Ladv Macbeth lea\ing Din-can, and is ronsid-'iod to be tlio finest Sargent in Australasia.