LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7748, 25 February 1905, Page 2

LATEST WELLINGTON NEWS.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON,, ]"el>. 23. I The bakers propose to volt on tho 'Minister of Justice urging the re'niovail of compulsory stamping of' bread and a modification, oi the restrictions regarding Hie weight of 7 loaves*.

| Following is the municipal plntT form drawn up by several WMl'ington' branches* of the Political Labour Leu- ' gue :—(1! No further sale of municipal lands, and the housing, of the . people at reasonable rents. (2) The estnhiislinient of abattoirs nnd workL men's houses), and (ho establishment lof fruit, fi-esh vegetable; and meat markets', and wood and coal depots. I 13) The acquisition and extension} |of works for the manufacture of gas . and electricilty, and the supply there--lof as light and power. (4) All _ | works to bo performtod by day Sab-' '. ,our, and Trade Un/ion rates of i>ay [and hours to be ob'tained. (5) The . closing of shops on Suturdny for a Iweekly 'haflf-'huliiday. ((>•) Free music . in public places at suitable times. ( | A letter in the Post complains of [ treatment meicd out to men of I the Permanent Force. It is asserted , in tho first place I hut the pay of . recruits for the first six months is 4s . i>cr day. Tho recruit hus to pay £ls for his uniform, and buy his own food, which uminllv comes, to jls 8d or Is 9d a day, and if he re- , penis his engagement he is obliged to pay £3 for his discharge. In the next place only a certain proportion ,!aro allowed to marry, the restriction , presumably being justified by the fact . that a man's pay is not mi Indent lo enable lum to keep a. wife, ; and he . jis not permitted to supplement his income by taking work outside the i «orps. : | The Karottt Borough Counci'J, with "II view to securing better coiiiiiiunieu- . .tton with WifltingiUxii, luive accepted .1 a. scheme for the introduction of the Lombgrd-Gucrin system of electric 'bus>.'s. The scheme), wliieli includes "Silting tho borough with electricity and widening the main roads, is estimated to cofet £24,000. The in tersest on thffs amount will b« £F>oo |P»r annum, against which is «n estimated profit of £9OB JYom the cars ,aiid i,io-2., f,-om the electric lig-ht- ;| Mr a Bright, tt prominent Frce,mason and a member of the Licens-