LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Sierra left San Francisco on the 15th inst., at 8 p m. Messrs Dirnoek & Co. are about to erect a receiving depot at Moluroa, Work has been commenced in the erection of a new battery room at the New Plymouth Post Ollice The Melbourne-Brindisi despatch of ] the Kith October arrived in Londm on the night of tho lfitk inst On Thursday, 2'Jth pros., at Hnwcrii, Mr Justice Chapman will adjudicate in three claims under the Workers' Compensation for Accidents Act. Mr John Hcslop Rilviscs us Unit in connection with our paragraph cone eittng the Patoa election, he was defeated not on the casting vote of the Reluming Ollicer, but by one vote. The Land Board has granted to the I'aranaki education authorities an ■innuiiljcase oE Section 111, Lcjipcrtou : township, a recreation reserve, to con--1 vert ihto a sciiool garden, Mr Mannix has commenced exca- ', fating the preliminary work in cornice- , lion with the ereotivii of Messrs FH , wriflith & Co.'s building, opposite tin 1 llarauaki Club.
The annual sessions of the Waiij?antu Synod in connection with the Methodist Church of Australasia will be held 111 the Wesley Church, Stratford, commencing this (Wednesday) morning. Owing to the death of Colonel Pitt, the local Court oilices will bo closed today between i) o'clock and 1 o'clock, anj during the time the luncral ism progress. All business set down for to-day will be taken on Friday morning at 10.30. Mr Justice Ccoper will preside at a sitting of the Compensation Court al New Plymouth on Tuesday next, when the claim of tho Hawera County Electric Lighting Co. and the Eituam Borough Council, for compensation under the " Public Works Act" will be heard. The half-yearly meeting of Lodge Moturoa, U.A.0.D., was held in the Lodgeroom on Monday evening. There was a fairly large attendance, and District President Bro. Hammcrton was present. One new member was present. Officers for the ensuing term were nominated. A correspondent writes: "If some grass aeed were sown on the stairs leading to the offices'.of the Laboui Department and Registrar of births, deaths and marriages, prospective brides and bridegrooms would soor have a grass walk to tho offices up, stairs, for on Monday sufficient soi had accumulated in tho doorway anc on the steps to ensure quick germina tion. If it is not intended to grow grass there the Government might be requisitioned for a broom." People in receipt of charitable aid according to some members of thi Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Ait Board, should not use the mone; granted for the purchase of cocoa biscuits, and tobacco. There's out grocer in the district who seems to d( his best to protect the funds of tin Board from unscrupulous dependant on charity, and the only articles tha he allows to be charged to tho recipien of aid are bread, potatoes, butter, sugar tea, and candles. Others allow th. full amount of the grant to be spent on luxuries or otherwise.
On Monday a 'bus driver on the New Plymouth-Breakwater service had a lively few minutes. The wheel of a heavily-laden waggon just in front of him flew off, and the axle dug its way into the metal road, causing a disturbance that startled the 'bus team. In a twinkling the vchit l e was off the road and oil to the foolpath, but fortunately no damage was done, and the running was resumed. Mr Race, the Canadian Commissioner, considers that the Exhibition is a marvellous affair for a small colony like New Zealand. It is, tie says, a magnificent and wonderful display .of die colony's industries and icsi.uiees. He statcb that his Government is not anxious to encourage settlers: io leave this colony for the Dominion, and therefore he is not pushing tha land question at the Exhibition. He thinks that people in a grand country like New Zealand would hardly better themselves by emigrating to Canada to take up land. He would not leave it, he says, if lnj were a settler here.
Whilst! there are county ratepayers, aye, and county councillors, too. always ready to find fault with the engineer, and to seize on and enlarge upon any supposed defect, very few people hear from ihe Council's discussions anything to his credit. No one seems to have noticed, for instance, that Mr Skinner has embarked on the construction of ferro-concrete bridges on the county roads, although it is usually supposed that works in concrete and expanded steel are only for experts in lhat particular line. In some districts there are highly-paid experts or specialists engaged in supervision of such work. Several of these bridges have been very successfully completed in the Moa riding, and ethers are in progress. The Piakau bridge, on the Mountain road, was re-erected on the silc of the old bridge without delaying traffic for more than 2\ hours. The stability and general appearances of tho bridges built 011 the new lines are very favourably commented on. "Good gracious, what are wc going to do i" ejaculated a member of the Hospital Board on Monday, when Mr Ttsch, (he popular and energetic clmirtnan, -smilingly declined lo accept nomination again as a member of the Board. Mr McDonald returned to the attack, and expressed what he believed to be tho unanimous wish of members and ratepayers thai Mr Tisch would reconsider his determination to retire from the Board. Tlie chairman, however, said he thought it was time for
someone else to take a hand. He had had a goodly turn, and had seen some busy times in the past Jew years, principally m connection with the severance of the Kawera and Stratford districts. Several of the members joined in the siege, but matters did not seem to progress very far forward. Among olker traits some of the County Councillors show unmistakably brilliant qualities as punsters. The Tapime contract discussions have ah ays been frc< ly interlarded with puns of various grades, " fair to medium," and upwards. On Monday the over-recurring Tapuuo was discussed at inordmatc length, and "compliments" were warmly bandied about in committee. Sandwiched in amongst the Tapuae muddle came the Oakum hill grading contracts and the claim of Mr \V. K. Morris for compcnsalloa for the loss ot a cow over the bank of the new work. This has been suspended over the Council for some lime in a vague manner, and when Ihe delimit; claim was really before the members, together with a claim for the cost of fencing, Cr. Si evens asked "Is this a permanent fence Y' The answer was hi tbe affirmative, and was quickly followed by the query, "Is the cow permanently dead now r" The sally restored the Council lo a more equable humour than had prevailed for the tew minutes previously.
The revenue of Natal at June 30th was ,£300,000 below the esiimaic. Suppression of the native rebellion cost £701,800, exclusive of compensation awards. The boring- plant for operations on the Bonithon poperty was landed at the breakwater on Tuesday. As soon as the timber for the derrick arrives, boring will be stated. The plant is sufficient to sink to a depth of 4000 ft.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81891, 21 November 1906, Page 2
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