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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10291, 28 May 1919, Page 6

The first four weeks of the current financial year show an increase in tramway receipts of .£423 compared with the same period last year—-£18,175 as against X 17.752. The working expenses showed an increase of XB3B, and totalled X 13.133. There was a decrease in Ithe special expenditure (chargeable to revenue) of X 273, and the credit balance X 1172) indicates a decrease of X 197. The revenue per car-mile (19.12 d) shows an increase of 75d, and the percentage of working, expenses to revenue an increase of 3 per cent. During the month a total of 2,725,602 passengers were, carried (an increase of 31.781), and the number of carmiles run was reduced by 3887 miles. The return covering power supply and track laying shows the following increases Revenue X 220, capital charges X 42, credit balance X 223. The working expenses increased by X 47.

A paragraph in the "New Zealand Times” yesterday referring to congratulations cabled by Mr A. Campbell, of VVollington to Sir Harry on , his knighthood, credited Mr Campbell' with being chief of the • Caledonian society. Mr Campbell is chief of the Scottish Society, not the Caledonian Society.

A great increase in tho rta population of England is thought to . be due largely to the decrease in the number of dogs, which have been gradually starved out by the exigencies of war, the feeding of dogs having become a serious matter when food was scarce.

Ambergris, so useful in tbe manufacture of perfumes, is found in the sperm whale’s stomach, and is probably partly digested cuttle-fish. It fetches 100 guineas a pound in the Paris market. A mariner once found a floating chunk, for which he received £2OOO.

On* of the most wonderful plants is “The Leaf of Life” found in Japan. You simply cannot kill this plant. If a leaf is cut in half, it will still thrive Without light or moisture. Pressed between a book, it lias been known to throw out new roots and leaves through the cover.