The Government are now calling for tenders for laying : the permanent way on the Mun-; garoa contract (No. 1) of the Wellington and Masterton railway. Steps are being taken for the more particular survey of the line between Featherston and Masterton.' We understand that over 700 shares in the Te Aro Theatre Company.have been disposed of, and that there is- every prospect of the whole of the shares being taken up speedily. Plans for the theatre are being prepared, and the building will be proceeded with immediately, The City Council met yesterday afternoon to consider the amendments proposed in Mr. Climie’s scheme by the Medical Board. In the absence of the Mayor, Councillor E. W. Mills took the chair. It was then moved and seconded and agreed to, that as there was so small an attendance the business should be postponed. The members present were Councillors Mills, Moss, Bainie, Clelaud, and Allen. The city contest seems to engross so much of public attention that the minor, but to the citizens of Wellington not less important, forthcoming civic elections are severely let alone. Several gentlemen’s names have been mentioned in connection with the vacant seats at the Council table ; but we have heard of no definite intention on the part of any one to come forward, and it is scarcely worth while chronicling idle talk on the subject. Our readers may remgmber that some time past the .Artillery Corps arranged with the City Council to take over the Market Hall for the purpose of a drillshed, at an, annual rental of something like £IOO per annum; and being under the impression that the Government would grant a sum for the internal fittings, they issued tenders, and after due consideration one tender was accepted. Up to the present time nothing definite has been settled with the Defense Office, so things are now and have been for some time at a standstill. It would be a pity that so efficient a company as the Artillery have proved themselves to be should lapse for want of some place wherein to drill. In connection with the performance of “As You Like It,” at the Theatre Iloyal on Friday night, to the partial non-success' of which allusion was made in Saturday’s: issue of the Times, we have been requested to make an explanation. Wo have much pleasure 'in doing so.- - The "Chicago Minstrels did not sing the quartette “ What shall he have that killed the deer,” but we understand that it was no fault of theirs that they did hot fulfil their promise kindly made to Mrs; ScottSiddons. They actually did put in an appearance at the Theatre, and their failing to perform was,owing to a circumstance for which they were in no way responsible. A meeting of the shareholders in the Beformer Newspaper Company was held - last evening at Mr. Fraser’s rooms. Manners-street, for the purpose of discussing the advisablehesa of increasing the capital of the company from £SOO, as at first agreed upon, to £IOOO.. It was stated that applications had been received for 526 shares in Wellington alone, and therefore it. was unanimously resolved by the meeting that the - ,capital should be,increased to £IOOO. The secretary was instructed to communicate with other towns in the colony, with a view to getting, the paper represented there ; and Mr. Hooper was instructed to visit Dunedin and Christchurch, for the purpose of selling shares and obtaining subscribers to the paper. , It is with regret we have to record the death of Mr. G. H. Tribe, • M.H.8., which occurred at his residence yesterday. His residence in Wellington Province had not extended over a long period, but sufficiently long to allow of his making his mark as a man of good sound common sense, as a kind-heated neighbor, and a staunch friend. After severing his connection with the Wanganui Chronicle, of which journal he was for some time editor, he came to reside in Wellington city, and at the time of his death occupied a very good position in the mercantile community. As representative for the electoral district of Totara in the House of Representatives he was distinguished for his tact. He knew when to speak and how to speak, and was always listened to when he did rise. He occupied a high position. in the Masonic fraternity. The cause of death was abscess in the head. The members of the various Masonic Lodges aro summoned to attend Bio. Tribe's funeral, which will take place on Wednesday afternoon.
We call attention to the soiree to be given this evening in connection with St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. The return match between the College Boys and Masters; and Friends takes place tomorrow on the Basin Reserve.
On Sunday Bishop Hadfield held a confirmation service, at St. Mary’s, Karori, when nine candidates were admitted to the rite.
A meeting of Mr. Travers’ committee and supporters is called ’for ’ this evening at his central committee room, Featherston-street,
The College' Governors met in committee yesterday morning to deal with financial matters, but in consequence of the poor attendance adjourned. The Supreme Court will sit in banco this morning. The cases of Ballance v. Carson (demurrer) and Canning v. Heuare Matau (demurrer) are set down for judgment. The yacht Minnehaha was disposed of by art union on Saturday evening. There were sixty members at £1 each, and the lucky winner was Mr. A. P. Morris.
The Hon. Mr. Fitzherbert and Mr. Bunny are to be presented with testimonials by the members of the late Provincial Service. The presentations will be made at noon to-day, at the Provincial Buildings,. A soiree dansante in connection with St. Patrick’s festival took place last evening at the Odd Fellows’ Hall. As the rain did not come on until After dancing had commenced, it did not interfere much with the attendance, which was good. The music was excellent* and the company greatly enjoyed themselves.
Mr. Travers addressed the electors at the Caledonian Hotel last night. His speech was remarkable for two facts. He was definitive as to; ;his faith; and inferential as to the “ Intelligent "Vagrant.” "On a former occasion lie said he belonged ’ to the Church of God. He now announces that he is a member of the Church-of England. He inferentially considered the “ Intelligent Vagrant” a pig. His utterances are as clear as ever, but how he can change from the Church of God to the Church of England we are at a loss to discover.
The adjourned cases of appeal against the City Valuer’s assessment "of property in the town .were heard by Mr. Crawford and Major Paul in the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday. - Mr. Travers appeared on behalf of the Corporation. The first heard was the appeal of Mr, Holdsworth, who objected to the assessment of £175, on the ground that the value of the, property was over-estimated by Mr. Ames, pointing out that an injustice would be perpetrated if the Court were to establish the precedent of taking the prospective value of property, that is estimating what its value would be if cut, up. into a number of sections. Mr. Crawford concurred iu this view of the case, and asked Mr. Holdsworth what rental he put upon his property. In reply Mr. Holdsworth said he estimated the maximum annual rental to be worth £175, less 20 per cent., the- reduction allowed by the Rating Act. A reduction of 20 per cent.,-or £35 on £175, was accordingly made. In the case of Mr. Easby, whose appeal, had been adjourned so that Mr. Crawford might- inspect the property, Mr. Crawford described, the premises as miserable little holes, ,the value of which did not appear to him to be more than £lO. In answer to this, Mr. Ames pointed out that parts of the premises were sub-let to different persons for over £IOO, whilst the largest portion was occupied by the appellant, ai d Mr. Travers explained to the Court that the valuer was only acting in accordance with the clear direction of the law in making , the assessment on the annual rental value ,of the property. Mr. Oraw- ; ford thought that this’ease was peculiar, i inasmuch as an important principle of justice : seemed to; be involved iff it, and he should, : therefore, take a week to consider his judgment. The remaining‘cases were as follows ; —The valuations of"the properties of Mr. Hig- ; ginson and Mr. Carruthers were reduced 20 per cent.,* and Wi Taka Ngatata. obtained ;a reduction from £IOO to "£BS. The last- , named appellant was most indefatigable ; but a remarkable feature in his case was that he -seems to have awakened to a sense that he was paying too much, since a considerable reduction was made in the valuation of his property. -Thus last' year he was rated at £l5O by Mr. Taylor. ; This year Mr. Ames reduced that amount by £SO, the which act would .seem to have had the effect of creating a thirst for reductions in \Vi Tako. An application to substitute the name of Mr. Vermeil for Mr. ■Passmore on :the list was granted, the property referred to having passed into Mr. Vennell’s bands since the valuation was made. In the cases of Messrs. Browne and Waddle the valuations were sustained. ! There Were no other cases.
1 A cricket match between eleven chosen from the Treasury and Audit Departments respectively took place on the Basin Reserve yesterday. The Auditors werethe first to go to the wickets, and they managed to put together 90 runs; —Horwoddwith 37,'Halse with 10, and Stevenson with 9, being the principal scorers. The TWasffiy “team made 78, Kennedy contributing 38, Taylor 9, Eyton 7, ’and Nixon 6, the other-scores being scarcely worth mentioning. In their second innings the Audit team made 76 for the loss of six wickets, Horwood being not out with the fine score of 48. Sheppard contributed 9, Halse 9, and Palliser not out for 7. The stumps were then drawn, as it was 6 o’clock, the game being decided in favor of the Audit Department on the first innings. -The features of the game were of Course the innings of Horwood and Kennedy, who were, in" a manner of speaking, perfect tritons among the minnows. Last year the Treasury beat the Audit. During the progress of the match Mr. Halse received rather a nasty blow from the ball, but he was not much injured. Messrs. Robertson and Co., of the Phoenix Foundry, are constructing machinery for boiling down purposes to the order of Mr. George Hunter, who, we understand, intends sending it to ■ his sheep station at Parangahau. The work is almost completed, so, that; apart from the, plan,;the dimensions can be seen. In the first : place, there is a. Cornish boiler, which, from the nature of its build, /generates the steam much more rapidly than the ordinary boiler, the distance between the plates being narrower, whilat the furnace extends from one end to the other. ; To supply the boiler with water there is a pumping engine of about twohorse power, which in case of fire breaking out on the station could be used with great effect, as it will throw a powerful stream of water.. It is a very : compact piece of machinery.- The boiler supplies steam to three vats,, which are capable ,of holding 100 sheep at one time. The size of each of the vats is 4ft. in diameter/and Bft; high;' and they will be placed in an upright position, alongside of the boiler, with which they will be connected with pipes; attached to the dome on the summit of' the boiler.
:The case of Roberta v. Gair and others, of the Star Boating Club, again came before the Resident Magistrate yesterday, having been twice adjourned. As before, Mr, Barton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Ollivier for the defendants. Further evidence was taken for both sides as to the manner in which the contract' had' Tieeh performed, the defendants disputing the balance of the amount due on the original contract, but acknowledging liability for certain extras, _ the amount due upon which (£24 25.) they yesterday paid into Court. His Worship gave judgment for the amount paid into Court and no* more. We understand that it is the intention of Mr. Roberts to appeal to the Supreme Court. The autumn exhibition of the Horticultural Society will be held in the Odd Fellows’ Hall on Thursday. The weather has been rather dry of late, but the wet weather of the past day or two will freshen up the gardens, and provided the rain idoes not continue too long, some very fine exhibits may be expected. We would call attention to. the announcement that no exhibits will be admitted after half-past 16 on the morning of the show. It seems a great deal of inconvenience baa resulted from personsrushing their contributions into the hall even after the judges have commenced work; and as the whole of the arrangements for the show are put out of joint thereby, the regulation notified will bo strictly enforced.
“As You Like It” was repeated at. the Theatre Royal last night to a good house, notwithstanding the inclejnency-of the weather, and the performance was much more effective than on Friday night. The acting of Mrs. Scott-Siddons appeared mare .charming than ever. To-night “ The Lady of Lyons ” will be produced. ' ‘ The committee of the Hutt Agricultural and Pastoral Association met last week. It was decided to disqualify all prize-takers who were proved to be not bona fide exhibitors a necessary decision, in consequence of the discovery of several cases in which the exhibitors acted unfairly. Further, it was resolved to take proceedings against certain pilferers at the late exhibition unless they return the articles they stole. The meeting then adjourned. Accounts against the society are to be sent in immediately. The prizes won at the swimming matches ou Saturday were paid last night at the Pier Hotel. Tliose who are admirers of good swimming will be glad to learn that there is a probability of a match being made between Charles Crocker, the lad belonging to the Sappho who won the handicap on Saturday, and a local man. We believe Crocker is willing to swim anyone who contested at- the sports on Saturday, for a distance of 75 cr 150 yards.
The first chess match after the summer vacation was played at the club-rooms last evening. Mr. Benbow, vice-president of the club, played nine games as under, simultaneously, with the other members. The match proved one of considerable interest, although resulting in a decided victory for Mr. Benbow: — Benbow v. Worgan Benbow Benbow v. Brown Benbow Benbow v Guinnes-i Benbow Benbow v. Whittem and Alcorn. .Whittem and Alcom Benbow v. <bbell Benbow Benbow v. Reeves and Bishop Benbow Benbow v. Di sbury and Green Benbow Benbow v Giles and Tbane Benbow Benbow v. Anderson and Horwood .Benbow A match has been arranged for next Monday evening between the members of the club, to be handicapped by Mr. Benbow. Players who have not yet given in their names to the secretary are requested to do so before that evening.
There were a good many email cases at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday ; several cases of drunkenness were disposed of in the usual manner, and certain rowdy individuals were punished for disorderly conduct in the public streets. Eliza Wilson was sentenced to three calendar months’ imprisonment. There were two cases under the Scab Act. James Futter was the defendant in the first, which was struck out owing to the non-appearance of the complainant. In the second case, defendant pleaded that he had a perfect right to carry his sheep to the boiling-down establishment, provided he carried them under cover. His Worship, after looking at the Act, was of opinion that a nice point was involved in the case, and adjourned it for a week. The only other case on the criminal sheet was one of assault upon Edward Goodband, Manuel Munitz. being the defendant. He pleaded guilty, but said in extenuation that he had suffered considerably from the insolence of Goodband, who, he informed the Court, was the cheekiest man in Porirua, and had frequently insulted his (defendant's) wife. In reply to the Court, Sergeant Monaghan stated that there were no previous convictions on record against Munitz, who bore the character of being a respectable and peaceably disposed man. His Worship imposed a fine of 20s. and costs, with the alternative of 48 hours' imprisonment, which the defendant expressed his intention to accept.
Mr. N l . iT. Isaacs will hold a very extensive trade sale of wines, spirits, and general groceries this morning at IX o’clock. We are informed all lines are for positive sale, etiher in bond or duty paid. The trade would do well to attend. ’
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