LOCAL AND GENERAL
To-day is St. Patrick's Day (the anniversary of the patron saint of Ireland). The occasion will be observed as a holiday in Wellington by Government and banking officials and members of tho legal fraternity. Sports will be held at Newtown Park, races at Masterton, and there will be an Irish National Concert at tlie Town Hall in tho evenins.
The Postmaster-General ' notifies through the Gazette that- in future no correspondence 'will be forwardd to C. lilies and Company, Japan; or to Yamanaka and Company, Japan. The per ; sons trading under these styles are alleged to bo enemies, or friends of tho enemy.
Speaking at Greymoutli last evening (states a Press Association message), the Minister of Defence (Hon. James Allen) referred to the rumours that tho Tenth Reinforcements had turned back. The Minister said that he had received word that day that riie Tenths were safely on their way, and that the Riflo Brigade was also well.
A branch of the Workers' Educational Association was established atGisborno last night under tho presidency of Jlr. J. It. Kirk.—Press Association.
Tho much-debated subject of milk supply was mentioned at, last evening's meeting of the Miramar Borough Conn(iil. One of'the councillors said that his experience was that tno mill; obtuinablo was very bad,, and lie said also that there seemed to be a shortage of itpeople could only get half tho quantity they ordered. It was decided to write to the Health Department saying that several complaints aliont milk had' been made to the council, and suggesting that an inspector should bo instructed to visit the borough* 1
The case of a returned soldier, who had been granted £2 3s. 4d. per month bv the Pensions Board, was discussed by the Waii-arapa Patriotic Association on Wednesday (states our Mastc-rton correspondent). Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, M.P., spoke strongly concerning the maimer in which returned troopers were being treated, and urged that tho law should be altered so that pensions would be' granted as of right." Sir Walter Buchanan, M.L.C., read a communication from tho Minister of Dcfeuce in reference to tho case under review. From this it appeared that the Medical Board had made no recommendation concerning a pension. Eventually it was decided to grant tho soldier £1 per week until his case could bo reviewed by the Pensions Board. It was further resolved to bring before tho Patriotic Societies' Conference tho question of whether the reports of Medical Boards should notbe made availablo to'societies.
A question of principle cropped up at the Miramar Borough Council last evening. A party sought the permission of the council to cut up a piece of land into seven sections. A plan of the schenjo was submitted, and the council reckoned that _ according to it one of tho seven sections would be 4} inches short of tho borough requirements as to frontage. It was agreed that 4} inches might not be very material in the present case, f but it was deemed unwise as a matter of principle to permit any deviation irom tlio .by-law, and the scheme was not sanctioned.
Sir. H. Baldwin (Mayor of the Lower Hutt), accompanied by the Borough Engineer, havo left for C'hristchurch to inspect the sewage pumping machinery there. At present the sewage at the Hutt has to be pumped. up to an elevation before it is conducted to the septic tank. Hydraulic (automatic) pumps are being 1 used, but are found to use almost as much water in a given 'time as the rest of the borough. It is to inspect pumping machinery that is said to be just as effective and infinitely more -economical that the suburban Mayor and engineer are visiting the south. *
The printer of the Commonwealth postage stamps has drawn the attention of the Government to the fact that there may presently bo a shortage of paper required for stamps. 'The suggestion is accordingly made that, in order to conserve as far as possible the supply of stamps, whore.the postage of ;ln article amounts to more than a penny, stamps of a higher denomina-. tiou should bo made use of instead of penny stamps. The printing of stamps as the present time absorbs 18,730 reams ot paper annually for the printing of 450,000,000 stamps.
Nineteen more vessels arrived at the port of Auckland during tho fortnight ended March 9 last than. in the corresponding period of last.year, but (says tho "Herald") there was a decrease in tho actual tonnage of 32,511 gross tons. This information was contained in'the report of the harbourmaster submitted to the last .meeting of the Harbour Board. Iu calling attention to it the chairman romarked that it was an indication tliat smaller vessels were now visiting tliß port, the larger ones having been withdrawn.
Tho fishing 1 season at Rotorua this year has shown great improvement in the. weight and the number of oatches, ijnd we have beeii shown by tho General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts a photograph of a couple of rainbow trout recently caught in Lake Rotoehu (Rotorua).- These fish respectively _ weighed 20$lb. and 121b., and wore in splendid condition, The photograph is to be - seen in the local office of the Department, corner of Grey and Featherston Streets.
The "Mercantile Gazette" issued yesterday reports the registration of the following companyl'.quity Brokerage Co., Ltd. Registered as a-private company March 11. Office: 233 Lambton Quay,""Wellington. Capital: £500 divided into 500 shares of £1 each. Sub-, ricribera: Wellington—lt. P. Lee 250, E. M. Pago 250. Objects: To act as sharebrokers, land agents, commission agents, tinanoial and insurance, brokers, etc. ' •
The Wairarapa Fatriotio Association, as.its meeting on Wednesday, discussed the question of officers' equipment (states our Masterton correspondent). U was ultimately resolved, oil the motion of Sir Walter Buchanan: ''That in view of further demands upon this committee for improved equipment of officers and non-coms., the Defence' Department'be asked to specify a regulation equipment, solely, at the expense of the Government, which may not uuder any circumstances be exceeded."
It has been decided to postpone until next year the conference of delegatea to the Municipal Association, which, but lor the war, would have been held in July next. A meeting of tlie executive Will'be held before' Parliament meets, and remits which have not yet beun before Ministers will be dealt with. The Miramar Borougli Council was officially notilied to this effect last evening.
A statement of affairs in the bankrupt estate of Albert Frederick Woofrten, baker, of Napier (states our Napier correspondent), shows assets £460 13s. lid. and liabilities £679 10s. 4d., leaving a deficiency of £204 9s. 6d. Among the unsecured creditors are: MTherson and Kemp, of Dunedin, £35: Van Staveren, of Wellington. £12; and Kirkpatrick- and Co:, Kelson, £29.
A correspondent, writing from Forsaytli, North Queensland, states as follows: — l, Mcn liere are very scarce. As time goes on and men necessarily, go to the front, many mines and industries requiring skilled labour must {lose down. The sugar growers will probably have to indent coloured labour next season. We are experiencing a good season for this part of Australia. By next July over 300,000 men will have left Australia. I think the age limit should now bo extended, as many; men over 45 can stand oonstant strain on a short tucker allowance better than young city recruits. Many of the old stagers here without a tooth in their heads are working out back and doing well where many first-class recruits would perish. Givo a young man plenty of food and lie can't bo beaten for a dashing enterprise. But wiere sustained effort on short rations is concerned the elderly man will bo going strong when the other has fallen out."
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