LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted to £1420 18s. 9d. , Owners, and occupiors of factories aro reminded that registration fees for tho year ending March 31 aro : duo, and must bo paid on' April 1.. , Tho motorman of the hindmost car (Mills) concerned in the tramway oollision in Tinakori Road on March 15 ban been reducotl to the position of a oomluctor for six we«ka,

A visit of inspection was paid to' tbe newlycompleted Garrison Hall in Bucklo Street yesterday afternoon. The building has not yet boon formally hqnded over to the trustees, as thero aro ono or two little things to bo seon to.

A labourer named Frederick J. Arlidgo, residing at 126 Nelson Street, Petono, . met with an accident in a storeroom of tho Government Railway Station, Waterloo Quay, at midday yesterday. . Arlidgo was severely injured through a p stack of corrugated iron,' about a ton in weight, falling on top of him. It appears that the man was working iii company with tho foreman of tho store and a labourer checking tho number of sheets; of iron in a stack. The stack was reared up on one end a little, but the weight became too much , for the men, who had to let go. Arlidge tried to jump out of tho way, but in doing so tripped, tho stack of iron falling on him. ' Dr. Webster was called in, and ordered the man's removal to tho' hospital, where it. was found that he had fractured hisjaw, besides receiving a' severe cut on the lip,'and bruises on tho chest and leg." '

. Mention was made about two ago' that a syndicate had been formed locally to try experimental trawling for', oysters in Cook Strait.' It is about six years since the oysterbod thero was tested, and the prospeotors en that occasion had the oysters secured analysed by an expert, who declared them to ,be the finest in the South Pacifio.. Tho . promoters of tho present movement despatched tho little harbour Lily yesterday morning to tho scene where tlie operations wore to ■be parried out. Island Bay was reached in safety; then a mishap to the engine' department of tho Lily caused somo delay while; repairs were being effected. Another start was made, but, when the vessel was about two miles from Sinclair Head, the again went wrong. A hard northwest . wind was blowing at the time, and the little vessel, being helpless; ..signal^'of "distress were flown. 'The Manaroa, which left Wellington at 4 o'clock yesterday: afternoon for Motueka, saw ; the;signals.and;took a tow-line from the Lily at 5.15 p.m.; and commenced to return to Wfellington. The lino parted twice; so ,Captain Hart,' of tho Manaroa, passed a lino to 'the Lily- and'brought her safely back'to port, after a tow lasting'about four ' hours. The Lily is v the" , property 'of Captain White, of Wellington, who also owns the ; Riwafca and Moturoa. It. was not decided last; night when the party would' leavi) again, or whether'tho attempt would bo made with the Lily.. .