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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 259, 30 October 1913, Page 4

The -following is Mr. IX 0. Bates' weather 'forecast for 24 hour* from 9 ajm. this day:— "lndications are for northerly winds, freshening strong to gale. Expect dull weather, with much mUt and fog in parts and clouding over, with rain later. The barometer has a falling tendency. Tides increasing and sea, increasing on the coaet."

The owners of yachts and motor launches moored in the reserve at the North Shorp. between the Iris wharf and the Victoria wharf, are greatly perturbed at the possible danger in the establishment of two scow jetties on the waterfront in that locality. About fifty moorings have been laid down (at a cost to the owners of some £500), and the capital cost of the yachts and launches moored there amounts to some thousands of pounds. It is feared that scow traffic will create an ever-present menace to the pleasure craft. A meeting of owners concerned is to be held at Lane'a Rooms, Deronport, on Friday eveiunix to discuss the position, and to form a deputation to wait upon the Harbour Board in connection with the matter.

A taxi-cab and a tmmear came iitto collision at Uhe Customs Street crossing about 9 o'clock last night, with the result tha-t the smaller vehicle suffered a good deal of damage. The taxi, driven hv n. mivn -nurned. J- Edjnonos, was coming down Queen Street, aod while crosei"og t-lie rails at an oblique* single, Tnet aji outward bound tram, practically head

on. Tbe radiator and headlights of the car wctc smashed by -the impact, and -the engine thrown out of alignment, 'but the tram suffered little beyond some scratches on the paintwork. The taxi was afterwards towed, to a garage for repairs. A solemn requiem nasi for the repose of the soul of Patrick Doyle (who recently died iv Sydney), father of the Rev. Father Doyle, of Kemuera, was offered up this morning in the Remuera Catholic Church. The celebrant of the mass was the Rev. Father Skinner, the deacon was the Rev. Father O' Doherty, the sub-deacon was the Rev. Father Kiriane, and the master of ceremonies was the Rev. Father Doyle, son of the deceased. The Rt. Rev". Pγ. deary, Bishop of Auckland, presided, and gave the solemn absolution. In the choir were the following priests:—Rt. Rev. Monsignor Urodie. V.G.. the Rev. Fathers Golden, Furloni. Toiney, Rrennan. Ormond. Peters." Molloy," Clarke. Edge. There was a large congregation of parishioners from surrounding districts.

Judgment was given to-day by Mr C C. "Kettle, S.M., in the case the Devonport Borough Council (Mr E. J. Prendergaet) v. John Parker (liLr J. K. Reed. K.C.), in which, a sum of .£4 8/ was claimed 'by the Council as half ihe cost of forming a footpath along the frontage of defendant's property. Hi* Worship said thai the contention of the deJence was that the t'-txrtpath had been formed in TeaTS gone by up u> the standard of paths in the borough at the time, and that therefore any subsequent work was maintenance, «nd cotil-d not be sued for. He hati no ev>dence, however, that anything had been done to the path by the Council, in the way of either forming or gravelling. Undoubtedly some scoria and shells 'had .been put down in years gone ! try. but the indications ■were Mini the residents round aibout were responsible for this. The Council, so far us the evidence chawed, had done nothing , to the path until the latter was ploughed up to supply the material for a path on the other side of the road. (Tie underefcood that the Council's records hnd been carefully searched, and that nn entry referTing to the path- had been found. He must hold that the defence had failed to establish its contention, and judgment would be for the plaintiffs for the sum claimed. The question of costs -was deferred. -Mr Reed remarked ttrat what the ratepayers were annoyed at was that they had sanctioned a large loan for streets, and now found themselves saddled with 50 per cent, on all new footpaths, in addition to the interest on the loan. "The loan hasn't been raised yet." observed Mr Prendergaet. "I 'understand that the Council cmrld get the money on satisfactory terms."

Apparently the impression that life in the country is healthy must be a mistake. Of the first four cases that came before the Auckland Land Board to-day, the reason given for wanting to transfer holdings was the bad health of the wife of the applicant. Mr. Skeet, Commissioner, in commenting upon the fact, remarked that the Board was getting shy of medical certificates.