DUNEDIN NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 406, 15 January 1909, Page 8

DUNEDIN NOTES.

■ .';,.;:;/.■/• -:;■.. •'— r-— *;•; '-■:}:■-. ■.: ■ -.' ■': ';: :;'CITY ; TO BORROW'£2O6,OOO.' ■ •', ;> : .':. (BY. TELEQff.iPH.- i -arKCIAL*,coEaE.SI'OKbKNT.) " \ '■■'■■'_■''. ■■; •' Dlineam, January 14. • : : Mr. J. J. JuarloWj • one of ■ tHe candidates . for.' the Drainage Board; said to-day that .extended borrowing powers' were required if the board' were to perfect:.thVscheine. . ' ■-■' ■ ' ' The.death is announced of Mr. "Frank" Coull, 'master printer, father of Mr! Herbert Coull/.now of .Wellington.' Mr. : Coull was aged'.76.'■'■■:■'. •'•;■:. ; '■■'.■', .-'..-;'""'' . :''''■■'. ■ Notice'of appeal from the decision of Mr. Justice. Williams in : the , case "of ■ tho Stamp Commissioner against the executors of the late■.Mγ.-;-Samuel.'Wilson'has' been served by ! the Crown-solicitors. This was.the case in ■whicK: the Salvation' Arm- were - , exempted fronv. payment-; of succession duty in' respect to a large -legacy -left to them for their local ■work.in New Zealand. , ' '■ .: ' -..■' - The Dunedin iFire-Board- has , resolved tc ask).the; consent, of the Minister to borrow £10,000 for'the purpose' of buying' a sit€ and erecting a.central station. -.■•■■'.. . '. ; '.The. City-Council',has completed arrangements with the : Bank of. New Zealand to approach the. London money ■ market , for a loan 0f£206,0.0p for municipal works.: 1 ;' ' : .. ' The University Council is going'on with an addition to the Dental School to cost £950, The:new school is too small. ■ : •■-■.. : (BY TEtiEGRATE—PEESS ASSOCIATION.)' .... '...;■.";-. Dunedin, January 14. ' ' Seven nominations have been,.received foi : three vacancies on the Drainago Board. -...'■( "■■•-'.. ,■'-.■ i' ' ' '„■ ■'■ ■••' '■ ■•■' . Messrs.'Herdman and , ;Kirkcaldie, solicitors Ballanco Street,, advertise office accommodatior to lot in the new brick, building behind,th< new Public ;Trust, Office,' Ballanco Street,, in eluding" ground' floor Gift, by 21ft. 9in., am ,32ft. Gin.,'with-strong room, and cart entrance also two rooms first floor, and tbird floor,, al at reasonable . rentals. ■ An'announcement.apears in our' ailvertisinj 'columns'.relating to the. up-to-date Excelsioi Billiard Saloon in Dixon Street. Eight first olass-tables.iu-eavttilablo.-for players.