LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 287, 23 August 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Secretary, General Post Office, has been advised that legal time in Germany has been advanced ouo hour from April 15 to September 15.

By Ordei'-in-Council the exportation of gelatine and gluo from the Dominion is prohibited, save with tho consent of the Minister of Customs.

Several pages of the Gazette published last night contain regulations under tie Discharged Soldiers' Settlement Act. The regulations prescribe in detail the conditions under which discharged soldiers may take up land under this Act. They arc certainly worthy of perusal by any discharged soldier who is thinking of'making application to tho Government for land.

The report of the Commission which investigated tho causes of waterside accidents, and tho preventive measures suggested by (lie different authorities ii.lerostiS;), is' now completed. The Minister of Marine (the Hon. T. M. Vi'ilford) was chairman of tho Commission, and he has prepared the report, in consultation with his fellow-Commissioners.

"The other day wo had to pay .£2200 for rennet. Tho cost of this before tho war would have been ,£-100. I want you to take not of this, because laler on, probably next year, you will begin to think tho price of manufacture of both butter and cheese has gono up," remarked the chairman of tho Stratford Dairy Company.

The purchase of a residenco for tho free use of Archdeacon Calder and Mrs. Calder during the remainder of their lifetime was decided upon on Tuesday evening at a gathering of parishioners of All Saints' Church, Ponsonby. Aficr forty years' service in tho diocese, thirtyfive years of which have been spent as vicar of tho church, Archdeacon Calder recently announced his decision to resign, owing to ill-health.

As the Mayor (Mr. J. I'. Luke) i 6 abHent in the south, and will probably not return until Saturday or Sunday, and several of tlw other members of tho City Council arc out of town, tho meeting of the City Council which was to have been held lust overling will tnko place on Monday oveniug next.

The meeting of creditors in tho estate of John William Walker, farmer, a bankrupt, called for yesterday morning, was adjourned until 11 o'clock this morning.

It was stated at yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Board that there had been no response to tho advertisement for a. masseuse.

At its meeting yesterday the Hospital Board passed tho following resolution:-'

"That the resolution of tho board on June 2", re the granting of a lcaso to Scots College, for (he property it is at present occupying at S3 Hobson Street, bo rescinded, and that the board now consent to the granting of a lease, to the Scots College for this jiroperly for a period of five years, at an annual rental of .£325, and tho board to expend the sum of .i'lso for repairs to the building."

It was reported, to yesterday's meeting of the Wellington Hospital and Ctaritable Aid Board that there were sixteen children and one adult inmates of the Macarthy Convalescent Home at Belmont. This is tho largest number of patients that has ever been accommodated in the home.

It is estimated that 300 acre; have been placed under wheat in tho Sandon district (states an exchange). Farmers there havo put in small areas, almost every property doing its bit in this respect. One farmer -who grow wheat last year says that he estimated that the total, cost of tho crop wched Bs. per bushel. Ho received ss. 10d. per bushel for the crop, and out of that ho was charged the railway freight from ralmcrBton to AVnngamii.

At yesterday's meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board a letter was read from Mr. W. H. Hinton, organiser for the New Zealand Alliance prohibition referendum petition, asking permission to visit tho Hospital and Nurses' Homo to gain signatures. Tho chairman (Mr. 11. Baldwin) formally moved that permission 1)0 not granted. Mr. A. J. M'Curdy said that it was criminal persecution to get at a sick person in bed and badger him to sign a petition. Tho chaiiman's motion was carried without dissent.

Yesterday was "moving day" with some of Wellington's trade union secretaries. The old Trades Hall in Lower Cuba Street is being vacated, and tho offices are being moved to the new hall in Vivian Street—formerly Dr. Martin's residence.

Tht, body of Mr. A. J. Harding, fust assistant at the Levin School, was found in tho Domain yesterday morning, with a revolver by its side. Deceased left a rote slating' his intention to toko his life, owing to fear of the consequences of insumnia. He was a very popular teacher ana a prominent athlete. His dsatb caused a painful shock.—Press Assn.

On* appeal was very quickly dealt with by the Second Canterbury Military Service Board. It was that of a father on behalf of his son. "What is he doing?" asked Mr. 11. W. Bishop. "Ploughing overy day, and, but for being hero iu town to-day, he would be ploughing now." "That's the' kind of man wo want," was the chairman's comment. "Adjourned sine die."

A returned soldier, Mr. L. C. Hutlon, has adopted an effective way of "getting back on the Government." He has had a dispute with tho Government in regard to his pay, the Department at length forwarding him a cheque for ,£SO. As a protest against the action of the Government, Mr. Hutton forwarded tho amount as a donation to tho Hospital Board, and now the Government will have to pay a subsidy of ids. in tho .£ on it

The following appointments of officers to, King George -V Convalescent Home, Rotorua, are notified:—Capt. (temporary Lt.-Colonel) A. S. Herbert, M.8., N.Z. Medical Corps, to bo principal medical officer, and to command N.Z. Medical Corps Detachment (April 1). Major (temporary Lt.-Colonel) H. 08. Deck, M.8., N.Z. Medical Corps, to be surgical specialist and second in command, N.Z. Medical Corps Detachment (Juno 1). Lt. (lemporary Capt.) T. W. Maben, N.Z. Medical Corns, to he quartermaster and adjutant (August 3).

A rather peculiar task was thrust upon the Second Canterbury Military Service Board, when an appeal concerning William Haskctt Roper, dairyman, a voluntary recruit, lodged by his mother, came up "for hearing. The mother ami two young men appeared at the table. This elicited the remark from a member of the hoard as to ,tho reason of the two men being thoro, and Mr. Thomas, who was appearing as counsel, said they were brothers, and they could not agree between themselves as to which should go and which should stay. Ho had dono his best to adjust the matter, but had been unsuccessful, and therefore the case was placed before the board. "The wisest thing to do, perhaps," said Mr. H. AVBishop, the chairman, "but you are giving us a big problem." The board was informed that the son appealed for was single, and the other, Robert Roper, whoso appeal case had been adjourned till September, was married. "The singin man should no," said Mr. Bishop. "Why should he stand by while :t married man goes?" Subsequently the present appellant vas given leave until September 9, and the married son was granted a sine, dio adjournment.

Gruel is good for invalids. Doctors' Cream O'Groe.ts makes most delicious, nourishing gruel.. Try it! All Grocers — Advt.

A. sum of ,£930 has, says the Auckland "Herald," been realised to date in the subscriptions towards tho fund for the provision of a public memorial to the heroic deeds of the lato Lieutenant-Com-mander Sanders, Y.C.

It has been brought under our notice, states the "Otago Daily Times," tint a Ditnedin firm whose employees may be called on to attend the Kensington Drill Hall for medical examination, preparatory to ascertaining whether they are fit, for active service, makes a practice of deducting tho time required to attend the Drill Hall from tho men's weekly wages. Apparently (ho linn in question considers the men are paid for their time by tho .Is. granted to each man by the Defence Department. Seeing, however, that these employees ar being called on to fight for their country, iud incidentally for the firm referred 10, it cannot by any stretch of imagination bo maintained that tho firm is doing a very patriotic action

The latest purchase by the New Zealand Government of Australian wheat was made on a basis of ss. 71d., f n.b., sacks in, and the Dunedin millers are being called on to pay Gs. Tiki.—an advance of lOd. on the price given try tho Government. The "Otago Daily Times" states that tho Dunedin millers have agreed to purchase at the value named conditionally on the Government charging tho same amount to the millers at Oamaru, Timaru, and Christchurch. The millers in these last-named towns, however, are suggesting that they should pay only Gs, Did. According to the conditions of the contract, therefore, which the Dunedin millers have signed, it would appear that if these northern towns receive their quota, of the Australian shipment at Gs. 3\d., the Duntdin millers will receive a refund of '2d. per bushel. The Dunedin millers are now suggesting that the Government should charge a fiat rate of Gs. id. for tho South Island and Gs. Ifld. for the North Island. It is asserted thai: last year the Auckland millers received the Australian wheat then purchased by the New Zealand Government at too low a rate—one Dunedin miller says the r.i-irh-ern millers wero presented with a gift of 255. to 30s. per ton of Hour, as compared with tho South Island millers. It is further asserted that tho Government made a loss of about. .£6OOO last yaar on its operations in Australian wheat. As regards the shipment which has just arrived in Dunedin tho wheat is said lo be about equal ill quality to good nulling New Zealand wheat, Tho sacks are only medium quality. Despite the fact that Dunedin millers have to pay Gs. skl. for the present cargo they are rot to bo permitted to advanco tho price of flour.