DUNEDIN.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 46, 18 November 1907, Page 5

DUNEDIN.

...... ....... November 16. ; Sir James Mills was the, guest of the Queen's Drive Abating: Club, of which he is president, at a welcome home. The assembly represented .the strength of Port Chalmers and tho boating interests of the entire province, and the welcome'iris obviously most' genuine. "'. .'l''"", ', _-' ..'. ,'."."' ,'"',, The proposal •to subsidise tho .'city' bands has a good Reliance of being approved by the City Council.' '' " ' The tramway .'rail cleaners in the Corporation employ are asking for a rise of ,6d., to Bs. per day.. ■; ' . ,A harbour, steamer; '80ft.' long and 20ft. beam, has been.. ordered by Mr. A. Weir from Logan Bros.,' of Auckland, to be delivered at Easter. Lindsay's .reversiblo_ trolley polo is to .bo given a fortnight's trial on tho'City'Tramways, i ', . A City Counqjl.lo.r is moving in tho direction of licensing" billiard rooms. Owing to the probable shortage of coal supplies, caused by reduced shipments from Australia, the Kaitangata Company, think it a favourable; time' to more generally introduce their \coal in other parts of Now Zealand. They have rccontly sent small shipments .to Wellington with satisfactory results, and ard now arranging for steady supplies to Christchurch: ■ '■■' •-.■■ • On account of ■■. the. heavy, supplies of potatoes arriving during.the ilast fowdays the

market is .low.in a normal condition, Dofwents being quoted at £5 a ton and. ordinary £3 10s. The wheat market remains as firm as ever, showing no indication ■• of a change. Tho opinion that the wheat is not in the country is pretty well established.