LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 180, 25 April 1908, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Customs revenue collected yesterday amounted to £4169 10s. lid.

Tho Nativo Land Commission is oxpected to roaoh tho moßt northern i)oint of its tour at Maunganui next Wednesday. F.rom-thero it ivill go to Taurangn. 1 -

A stfttomont of the Kaitnngat-a Relief Fund for tho year oudwl March 31 appoars in this week's Gazette. l)uring tho' past twelvo months fiftdon .recipients have received £355 19s. 9d,, which, with tho expenses of administration (£1 18s. 2d.), leaves a credit balanoo of £4,624 oV,. Zd, to carry forward. . "

Fivo'prisoners will bo sentenced by Mr. Justico Chapman this morning. The New Zealand' Pharmacy Beard is to meet in "Wellington in June to consider matters in connection with raising tho standard of pharmaceutical, examinations within tho Dominion. A further section' of tho Northern Main Trunk Railway will ho opened 011 May 1 to Makatotp. The new scction is between three and four miles long, and its completion will rcduco 'Co'coach; journey to ten miles. The '-Brougham Hill Tennis Club's Kastor tournament should be concluded to-day, wlipii play will start at 1 p.m. ; About seventeen sots have to be played, and six finals have to be decided. Miss Nunnoloy is taking' pijrt in the Combined Championship Doublesj which has to be finished. . ' ', • • Sir John 1 St-ainer's Crucifixion" was •sung by the Berhampore Baptist Churph Choir, before an appreciative audience, last, evening. The soloists were Messrs. 6.' Dowling (tenor) and-Jonos (bass). Mr. A..J. Dowling conducted!' The cantata was proby'a miscellaneous, concert. The postal ajid telegraph revenue for, tho four centres for the quarter ended March 31 is set out in this/ week's Gazette. For tho; purposes of distinction tlio telegraph revenue is. inserted in parentheses.-' The figures are as follow:—Auckland). £18,028 (£11,748) ; Wellington', £28,853' (£14,213); Christchurch, £13,963 (£7105); fiuiiedin, £3304 (£5865). V Tho mortality statistics' for: Mprch are interesting;/as they completely reverse the usual order in rospect'to the returns for the four' centres, 'Wellington showing the highest and Christchurch the lowest percentage of deaths per thousand- of population. The following. are the percentages. referred to Auckland;o.B6 pef' J.0.00j Wellington, 1.10; Christchurch. 0.79; ; Dqnedin, 0.89. •The,' Wellington Golf 'Club's, new links and club-liouse_ at Silverjstream are to bo opened this afternoon by-Sir •Joseph Ward, who is president of tho 'club. "1 Visitors can proceed to the links by either the 1.10 p.m.. ordinary train or by a special at 1.50. p.m. At the conclusion of the day's proceedings- Lady Ward will present prizes to tho successful competitors in the various events to bo decided during the afternoon. ,;/'-, Tho Karori Literary and Debating/Society held :its, annual!,'meeting ,in -the .Borough Council Chambers 'on .Wednesday evening last; The/ report l and ; balance-sheet -were •adopted. .. The qlection''of ■ officers resulted as follows :-r-Prcsident, llov. A. L. Hansoll; vico-prosidents, Messrs. E. E. Hammond, J. W. Hendorsoiiy and F. V. Waters; lion, secretary and treasurer; Mr. J. B. Jordan; committee, - Messrs. C. Cathie, J. Caughley;. R. do Lambert, 11. S. Hart, and G. Smythe. 2V; hearty vote of thanks was aceordeil tho retiring 1 secretary; find '.'treasurer. Mr. o.' Cathie. . /.,.■ ,:./', .. ..j .- The break, which occurred in the municipal water main,at. Wainiii 011 ; . Wednesday, has .proved a.particularly,.difficult.one'to repair/ It is in a tunnel which;-15 ,too. small to admit of a section of tho pipe piping -taken'" out and another iput,.in, and there was, in fact,' barely r00m... enough for tlio patching , and strapping that had to bo done. . It was hoped that'tho job . ,was : finished.'- yesterday / morning) bilt when the water was turned on tlio pips again leaked badly,,, Mr. Morton,. City ..'Engineer, 1 ' stated last night .that he hoped to liayo the main" morning.. .. - '~': ' j..';''j '.Regarding 'tho imprisonment i'. for'; back'; wage's; case /at •: Auddand,. the, Minister, '{for, .Justipe .(the!Hon.' t'erday, 1 that tho brother of Mr. Dixon had' , waitqe). JJP O 3a h.iin at ' Aiiokland .with'a /viow'; ,ot/ introducing ,a; ■• largo, deputation , to 'him'.; The Mimstor had said 'such a course would' ■be. a wast? .of'timo unjess'lthe. deputation' SQmothing; fresh to \ui^o;^ ! The (desire ; ,was:' .-to. oonfusg 1 the; civil ■ the Arbitra--tiori Coiirt,/ an(J while-it ivas sbuglii ;to ;niix ; up: tlip. two issues .'no could/ bo; arrived at. -Ho had no, intention,to interfere 1 ,with ,tho ..course of tho 'law.V'.'Mr;-. M'Gowan; lias 'also-forwarded a .Veply! similar '.to'tliis.toi Mr. Massey, M.P. : (Leader ot tlie . Opposi--tion), who had 'telegraphed. to him .on ;tho subject. ■' •;/:;,/;/;.// '/•/■/< / v .V:/.' : ;'<..,- 1 .Tho new accommodation-houso, which is .to, bo erected -by ,tbo-.-.Government -at thoHermitage,'., Mount' Cook, will a much larger : building than-thef present.; structurq.' Mr. J. Campbell . (Government Architect) states.that 1V will 'be .built ofVlooal'^stone,; rough-faced, and of a-rustic, picturesque de-i sign. The sitp -will be that chosen by theHon. Dr. Findlay /Minister for Internal , Affairs), about a mile lower down the valley' than ;the - present' accommodation' house,-,on : an elevated terrace i in' front'.'of Governor's Bush. . The terrace is at the. baso of, tho Sealey range, and overlooks the coach road. From -the' new building a splendid view of Mount Cook':and, the'.'Tasman .Valley-. will be obtainable. The material iof the present accommodation house': will,. probably be used for-out-buildings. . . .Tenders - for, tlio '/new structure will be called immediately. , Tho Featherston County ' Council has'. established a New Zealand county record by collecting all its rates",, amounting'to £8009' 95.; 6d.,. prior to the close of tho financial year on .March 31. It !is well known that there are several town , districts and boroughs in the'-same category - (writes "-.our, Wairarapa correspqndeni), - but when 0110 compares the' large area ' of' the . county ,' (\t is one\of. the'la'rgest in NpF/ Zealand), witli J those of,, town: districts ..and -borougjis,. they cannot by any means bo placed, on. tho same footing. /'' "The Featherston • County Council ' rates of last,year wore £300 in'excess of those 06. thp previous -year, when there-were only £6 (Native rates) outstanding. Tho Featherston County Council was so satisfied over; the result' that- it. made/ collector, Mr. GeoY. Cobb, who is also county clerk, a present of a bonus of £25. • At tho University, tournament v at Dunedin, Goodbeher'o, of, Victoria' Collego,' won ! the Ladies'. Challenge Cup for most points gained, in athletic: events, his being three firsts and a'secoiid. Goodbehere' also carried-off. this cup last' year. : Victoria Collego ; again . won; tho, relay raco, • which bears with it a special phallengo cup. Tho challenge, shield for athletics, which"the Victoria College team has brought- for tho first'time to is a large and splendid trophy. .It'contains the inscription, " University of Npw Zealand Athletic Challenge Shield," surrounding tho' arms of the University, and with fern leaf decorations. On tho corners of the shield are representations of running, hurdling, walking, and woightputtin'g, and round the main shield - aro smaller shields, wliicli bear the names of ning colleges. For tho first three years tlio shield was won'by Canterbury College, and for the following throo by Otogo University. Mrs. Etlicl IT. co ( CosTa, LL.E. (nco Miss J!thol R. Benjamin, of Duncdin), after practißiiiß for soino years, in that city, has compionccd practice /as a barrister and fojicitdr ii> No, B Nathan's Buildings, corner Grey and Featherston Streets, Wellington. Mrß. De Costa haß. the "distinction o£. beini; 'the- only- lady'' praotiniur at th» Bar in the Dominion. IntcucHni;' elieuta can dopend on prompt and 1 careful attention'atlUrs/De Costa's baadi.

Tlio transmission of money-orders and corrospondonco to the National Agency/ of 175 William Street, Melbourno, is forbidden by a notice in the Gazette. Three moro cases of scarlot. fqver were reported frojn Brooklyn yesterday, making tho total number of patients 23. ' Tho causo of tho epidemic is still unexplained. A|l tlie earlier pationts are progressing well. A lad named William Scrimgeour, residing in Poplar Grove, met with a slight accident whilst cycling, along Jorvois Quay yesterday evening, through colliding" with' a tramcar. After receiving medical attention, ho was removed his home. A meeting of the Board of Governors of tho Wellington Collego was held at the Board's offices; Lambton Quay 1 ! yesterday morning, when thcro were present: Messrs. A. do B. Brandon (in tho chairj, It. Lee, and A. Warburton. . The balance 'at' tho bank was stated to be £1367, Is. (3d, and £1026 16s. ;7d. was due for fees and rents. After passing the for payment, the Board went into committee. ' Posters designed for the . purpose of instructing jjassengers how to alight from tlio trams without risk are now being , placed in the cars. 'Each poster bears three pictures, showing the wrong way, and the result (that .is, a fall to the' ground), and the right way, and there is*',a concluding exhortation,'"Wait ■ until tlio car stops." There are special sets of tho postors for the different, .kinds of' cars in use, the illustrations varying accordingly.'. V •. ; Mr. H. St. A. Murray, the Canterbury athlete who is going Homo to represent Now Zealand -at tho OlympicGaijies,' '.'.passed through Wellington. by |:ho>Warnmoo yesterday on his way to Sydney, where he is to join the Oruba for London. He will arrive Home early in Juno and will thus havo a clear, five weeks in which, to prepare .himself for the Olympic Games,contests. . '-The Nctv Zealander has been provided by the Premier .with a letter of .introductionvto .the High Commissioner, Mr. W. P. Reeves. The Premior. has also seis to the: treasurer, of: the Olympic ' Games R'epresentatios..;; Fundv, a' cheque for £5 ss. I '. J '■ i In view of our own,: projected local industries week," . the -following". paragraph from the Sydngy j'Telegraph "- is ing Tho window-dressing ' competition at Perth, . West' 4-ustralia, inaugurated by* the A.N.A. proved' very successful. , Over fifty firms-displayed 'windowg dressed'witli, goods of . rA,ustralian <■ which the .competition , w'3 s : restricted.The . . winners 'were Messrs. Munyard and.' Kenwortby, of Wellington Street,, 'who : made' a. display ;■ of Burford's soaps,, .candles, : and. starches} Sara's grocery secured the second (place;''with 150 specimens pf 'Australian manufactured goods- and i domestic products, ■ while tho Alexandra 'Cafe was; third,, .with eighty?!™ different;,varieties of cakes, ,etc:".\ The City Tramways Department -is )about ta issue a'handy booklet, of waistcoat-pocket' size, containing tlie 'official-' timetables on .all: the,'tramway -routes. •: The syggeistio.il ,'of the' electrical engineer (Mr.; Stuart Richard-! son) 'is. th'at.!the : booklet ''should, bo' 'sold- for. a : .pe'nny;; as; he the, tables hitherto distributed 'gratia havo often been-.treated carelessly by passengers. Tho 1 new publica- : tion .'.will contain,' ,ln 'add.itipp'.to. thq tables,'; a quantity 'of-' information.' 'tares and 'j jSijg■nals,' hints to- passengers, etc. ; and. the covor is made., attractive'; withi'a' pioture ■. of a car coming, i.out" pf . the' Kilbirnie,', Tunnel. • The. ChristchuMvTrajinway .Boafjd .issues; its ,tinie-; tables'.in similar form; and they' 1 are largely -used by the public: *• ;