WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7747, 24 February 1905, Page 2

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 23. There was some stir to-day among the men usuajly engaged in coaling work on the wharves, on account of 1 the fact that the warship Euryalus w»s being coaled by ttoo Admiral's | own men. The wharf labourers 1 say ! that this is> the first occasion on [which such a thing has occurred, and they consider it hard on them, as a large number of regular coo] hands are now standing idle on the wharf. The men who went out with the 'coaling vessel to the warship, expecting lo be engaged an usual, were sent ashore again, not being wonted. I It is not expected that any definite jdecision with reference to tramway • employees wffl bo reached until the return of the electrical engineer from the south. The Pctonc Naval Artillery has como first in this Garrison Artillery competitive (ajun practice this year. It's record is now as follows : First in 1901-2. first in 1902-3, second in 1903-4. and first in 1904-5. The conditions under which shooting has been ourried out this year arc very much stiffcr than in previous years, resulting in only two batteries! obtaining " first-class " .qualificationst viz. v the PcAone Navals and the Port Chalmers. Navnls. The City Council recently promifi>d a deputation from tha churches to .consider tho iiuestion of stopping | electric trams running during .Sunday evening church services, it being argued by religious bodies that the noise of the cars intcifVercd considerably wrtth the services. The Socialist party have now como in, land protest against, tho attempt to interfere with the freedom of the (public desiring to travel on Sunday by a small section of the com(muniily, and it urges a, better serviiv ,of trams on Sunday to allow workers to go out of town on that day I ,The Council's decision on the matter ! will lie awaited with interest,. LATER ITEMS. WELLINGTON, Feb. 2.5. A meeting of the members of the Civil Service was held to-night to i consider the advisability of approaching the Government for a compre- I hensive scheriie erf sti|ierannuat(on ' embracing the whole service. The meeting passed a resolution in fuv- i our of superannuation, and decided that a conference oV representative;; from each branch throughout the colony should mWt in Wellington early in April.

I In connexion with the trouble that has urisen among the trani- , way employees, the Tramway Comhas held an inquiry and takea the evidenue of a number of the men. Its decision is withheld, pendens tho return of the electrical engineer from the South.

I I'hc Wellington Land Hoard had Wtoro it to-day tne question of .whether applicants under the Land for Settlements Act should U examined on oath. An opinion was (riven by the Under-Secretory for Lands ,tnat it did not appear noccssarv to compell app icants to give evidence ltor,^", ?" Boa,xl had "»*>« to doubt their bona iides n 0.. Sch ° ol Conxnittec .Availed upon the Education Hoard tonday to protest Bgainst a ccrtaJn "teacher being apppointed to „ position at the District IKgh School above a master who had been tnun. .Jf'-J-O'irs. nntl who thev allied had iugher qHulJHcntfom, than *£ ,0110 appointed. The Jto,,vl decided to adhere to its selection. sX£ |«l.K,Ul.v the connnil.ee tendered nV tioaixi mviiiK ignore tht> . "ous w,s-h of the c0...i..1itee.,Ll tho, peopie in the district. ■ 'I he (iovesniiient in still ir.-i„„ 4 *toWA ear ff o co, £ 'if u n ca„T° UVCr *'*' NcW , , ul n be arranged without paying I o much, , n lhehoi)o that th.it Jert KorThlT 1 ' 1 «H winch iu .JSf!" 11 thc 1,,01, °^