The Daily News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81870, 20 October 1906, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Tnc Public Works estimates include a vole fur proposed new oilices at JNew Vlyuiuuth for Deeds, Ministration, Agriculture, and lioads Departments. TLio Garrison Band will give Us usual Saturday night concert to-nighi, starting from the "Melbourne" eornoi ill 7.3U, and playing in the principal streets. During the present week, Monday to Saturday, the imports to the Is en Plymouth breakwater included l>2(; 10 j5 of eoal and tons of genera ■jargo was handled, which is believe-] to lie a record week. The Takapuna was unable to get oui of the Manukau Heads on h'riday She left the wharf at '1 p ui. for liev i'lyiuuuth, but was compelled to anelioi luside the bur, Luu' last night it wu expected she would get out at 0 o'cloci this morning, and arrive hern in tim to leave again for north at the usua liour to-night. The harbourmaster reports that u the month ending October 17th, ther irere 45 berthings at the .New Ply mouth wharf, 43 steamers and I sailers. The aggregate gross tounag ,vas 41.153 tons j total imports, 450 tons, including U'JO tons of railway eoa I and 4UD tons of private coal; export: exports, 752 tons, making a total u tons of cargo handled. j At a meeting of the committee of th .New Plymouth Swimming Club his night it was decided to open th reason with an aquatic carnival at th municipal baths on King s liirthda] the proceeds to be devoted to Wester Park funds. The programme include faces for school children, a couple c jlub races, and several fancy item? t'he club is issuing a challenge to th vorid, including the lire brigade jhanipion team, to a tug-of-war in ill >vater on that date. The coinuutte .s working to eclipse last year s ellorl the baths are beco.uiug more popui.. daily, despite the cold weather, andlh .ewperature of the water improves. The Loyal Egmont lodge. 1.0 G T., which celebrated its thirty iliird anniversary on Thursday, ha iuid a somewhat chequered caieer Bio. \Y. Hooker, the secretary, ni formed ihe assembled members ani friends that the Lodge opened oi .loth September, i!y3> and workei ,ve:l for several yeais, bidding meet nigs wee kly, with prosper")- and sue j'ss the membership reaching frmi 150 to joo at time-i. But fur sonv leason or other work ceased in 10S5 Liro. J. Turner, acting D.D.G.C.T. rc-opt-ned the lodge in March, KJOS i\iih ten members, but as at the en< >t the second quarter the return .bowed only 13 members, it closet :gain. Six months later the pres ?nt Chief Templar. Bro, J. C. Legg and D.D.G.C.T.. Bi'o R. Stoke estored the 1< dge, whose charter ha< jeen maintained by a couple of mem jen paying up the capitamm for tei mem!:'-'!*. I iu!er the direction 0 in enthu-iastie C.T., Egmont lodge So 12, has progressed in a most sal sfactorv manner. At the re-open 11 g meeting on 19th February ther Acre four sNns and six bio her ire and since then 44 sifters an 5; broihers have been initiatid. The Mew Plymouth Harbour Boar 1-is received the following reply to il request for reduction in freight hel'.vee he freezing works and the wharf ' With reference to your letter urgin that a reduction be made in the liau ige rale of 1/G per ton on dairy pr. luce charged between Taranaki 'Frees ngCVs works at Moturoa and Nc t'lymoiith breakwater, I have th honour to inform you that in lulditio to supplying the eng : ne and men fu diunling tue trallie, the Departmci] las lo provide labour for unloading 11 iie ship's side. Considering the 1 1111 1 lie wagons are in use, and consequent! nthdnuvn from the possible haulag )f other more remunerative trallie, un of opinion that the charges leyiei ire hardly profitable to the Depart nent and are very reasonable indeei i-'or the services performed. In thes .nrciimstances I regret that after givin •he matter every consideration, I can aot sec my way to accede to your re liiest." The Chairman stated that th Freezing Works Co had, on receipt 0 [a Eimilar reply, communicated with th nembers for the district, and M imith, M.R.R., had given notice in th House to question the Minister on thi matter.