LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

P. A rodnotion in the charges of .'the Pubn He Trust Office;, to take effect. as from e April .I.next, ivasann.oimced;'by ;Sir Joseph Ward, in mating' a, presentation £ to Mr. J. W. Poynton yesterday.". The d present scale of charges is as follows . 5 per cent, on first *81000 j''S.'pjar-'oent. on; . ; next ,£3000;2 per cent, .on, next' ; •V -and IJ;per cent.ion amohnts';bver'*Blo,ooo. : q The new charges, will be per cent, on amounts up. to ,£IO,OOO, : and lj.per cent. :. on aU sums, in excess \of that amount. . The postal''authorities-advise that the Marama, which left Sydney on Saturday, February 12, for. Wellington, is bringing , Australian mails for Wellington and the ' South Island;' She is due here early on s Wednesday morning. „ The Defence Department has commis- ' .sioned Lieutenant-Colonel' Pringle, of Pal- " mors ton North, to secure mounts for Lord i- Kitchener and: his staff during; their stiy' e in Wellington. - . • . - ,'it the.annual/.meeting''of the 'Wellihgt ton 1 District Law Society* Mr. Herdmari, t M.P., :made some remarks', on" the quesg. tion of- extra judicial / assistance. : ;; He said that the profession , had been seriously handicapped for want > of ; judioial 8 . aid to, cope, with ' the iincreasing> work of; - ,the> Courts.'/-Representations , had- been, t: made 'to' the Justice Department by \ the. j ,Counoil 'of .the Law -Society; and upon a j .reference': to 'his;; Honour the Chief Justice; he had expressed: the. opinion; ■ that ■ it'was unnecessary. • The' Department had I hcted.on his,advice. ,' From hi 6 (Mr.-, Herd-. 1 man's) observation; and experience,', howi . ever;:there was nb.'ddubt that: there:was r. need' for further: judicial .assistance; and .the: proper: body., to 1 move. was; the Law. v ..Society.' ; If . the .'present .; state of; affairs was not remedied, it was the .bounde~u; ; ..; duty of the. new council* to'.take.'the matt, ter up. seriously, and to'strenuously uige' } upon- the Government- the need' of .fur; ther judicial • the, v society wrote''to the l'Minister...for'Jus--1 tice on' this question-some-,time; aEO. .: : .-AJhbugh no fewer. than "56". separate experiments' with concrete-. blocks. on a large ' scale, and .17 smaller experiments have; >•' -been .carried out, at'.tho. Dock,.'no remedy' ; -has "yet':'beeh ; found' for the "laitence )•. .trouble.:. Every- methodadopted to .date ; has ifailed, and'for - the, present. : the :'ex- ;. periments -have i ceased, and. , the work .is " at. a standstill. Practically every known s; form "of . mixing -.cement has. betfn- tried; and/, every, care ...lias been taken in the | ;mixihg'.and.sinking-of;.the concrete,' but in no caie ; would tne mixture-bind satisfactorily 'under r, water.; ..The-, fame : ceni- '■ ents, however, set in solid blocks in the ;■ open,', air. An : effort .was made', to knit . -blocks: together : under, water,but. even ; then tho mortar would not hold/ V The successful tenderer' for the Lower j Hutt Borough: Council's first 1 , of- : drainage is Mr. T.' , Young, "at a contract .- pri<!e of ..E2224. : . v,;-'.-'-://:- "■'•; • .The acoustio: properties of the Magistrate's Court room. have/never .been; per-, feet, ' and; legal, praotitioners: and othersi whose business 'necessitates .their, attendi ance at- the ,Court havo, frequently ,had occasion to complain in the; past. Mr.; : .W. E. Haselden, S.M., who has recently, taken ..his temporary; seat, on. the local . Bench,, has .also noticed the' defects in. ; the Court, and, under his instruction, : apparently,-/ a change .has been ; made in , the. placing of the witness-box, as a result of which' :witnesses's; backs' are. now . directlyl; towards others,, whose/essential business'it is to hear ;the:case; Of-course, ■ his Worship must needs hear • tho evidence of witnesses, but so must ; the accused, . firstly, and, secondly; the solicitors. '.'.;'-Uader the altered : condition; of affairs, however,.- the latter: have little, chance of hearing, if.-the, Court insists npoi» : witnesses- facing- the.'. Benoh .' and . turning their : backs to the. body of the . Court. • 'a,. : An..incre;ised 'number: of, marfoi.'s ; and other, staff .' will- be -appointed: for the Trentham . meeting, beginning on. Friday, •March 5, in view of the record attend- . ance which is expected. The competition ,will open with' matches>l9'. and 20"-a;vol-,unte"r. match and a'rifle club match—and the "championship, matches will begin - on Monday;, to.'.bhable visiting "competitors : to get. away., by the Friday, night., ; In past years;there.have not been ■ more ;than. 50 targets.: This year there,will be over* 80; Tho;. Australian: cjiiipetitors, to (ho. ;> b'er'of. about twelve, are due to arrive on ■ Weiliies'i'iy, February 23. , ; Major-General.; Eobley . has f; obtained ' . from', the family in possession' the tiki' '■ which .was given byiTamihana—son of'the ; famous 'ohief Kauparaha—to Colonel Miindy (author of "Our Antipodes"), says ' the ' .English correspondent ' of:.. "Otago Daily Times." It: was given in gratitude for his care of his fatner'when he was taken prisoner by. Sir George Grey in ■ 1846. Tamihana was the chief who,- after .being baptised by the Hev. Mr. Hadfield, went ..with his cousin Matene Te Whiwhi on the mission (1843)' to repair the ini'uries inflicted on the southern Maori by tauparaha' raids; :';.: The Ngaitahu were won ovor to the Christian faith,'but during the ■ whole time spent: on tho mis- .' sion these young men were in great dan- ® ger. . .The tiki is well-worn, but complete, 1 of the type with chin uplifted, and ears; 1 the left hand; across the breast. It has ' -the usual six fingers and six toos of old ! art. ' I "I wish to warn prohibited people that j under the amended. Reformatories Jnsti- , tutions Act they are liable to be com- ( mitted to a reformatory for breach of their prohibition orders," said. Mr. Wid- . dowson; S.M., at the Port Chalmers Court I last week. "It behoves prohibited peo- t pie to.be very,careful," Worsliip, t who was dealing with two prohibited r 'persons who had neglcoted to observe j ; the provisions of the . orders'. in force, j .against them.'' - -.- j. Public testimony .as to the. considerate, t treatment, of an accused person by a i| detective is not a general .occurrence, and a indeed :a good many; tales could • be told d the other way/' but the, "police, officials I who had to mako the inquiries into- a- d certain case . which -. was heard nt . the X S.M. Court yesterday, '.were' publicly, li thanked 'in, the. Court. Counsel for. tl the accused in the case under notice said: I "The two accused wish me to publicly t< thank • the iletectives'concerned in the a ease for-the assistance given." -The de- tl tectives in question wore: Messrs. Lewis n .and Andrews. . C

The civil sittings of the Supreme Court were formally adjourned yesterday morning until nest Monday, by which time it is expected that tlie sittings at Palmerston North will have concluded, and Mr. Justice Ciapman will have returned to Wellington. . .....

The Pctone Borough Council has de-' cided to obtain a report from its engineer, covering a sewage drainage. scheme for the whole; of the' lands within the borough stop-hank, with the exception of Koro Koro and Maungaraki settlements. The Mayor remarked; last evening* that the council also had in. its records a report by . Mr. Mestayer, who dealt with the Shone, system. .This report treated the question of sewage, etc., only in a' broad' and general'way. A report from the borough engineer would bo full and complete, and .cover full , estimates. If the system cost .£50,000,' interest ixnd other , charges would run into .£2500 if the money was obtained from the Government. , > The cost' of the' present•" sanitary service ran , into about .£2OOO per year, and was increasing by ,£2OO . annually.Replying to a suggestion that it would be a waste of time and money getting another ' report, after having naid Me Mestayer .£l5O for his report, tne Mayor said that Mr. Mestayer's report, was really, on the Shone system; an expensive means of drainage; but .it would, be at the disposal of the council,, and could be brought up for consideration at any time. The members of the Petone Borough Council will ■ make their annual inspection of the borough waterworks tomorrow afternoon. A • quantity of cheese was landed from the Rosamond yesterday in a heated condition/ The. shipment included 150 cases of Whakafane cheese, 98 of Waimana, 320 of Opouriao, 35 of Churchill, and 270 of liuatoki, all loaded at Onehunga ■ and intended for transhipment to. the Arawa, which sails for London on February 24. Temperatures of several cases were taken in tne Harbour Board shed; and in the different instances it . was'.found' to be 72, 78,'78 j; and 79' degrees, which is considerably above the temperature at which such cheese is,carried by the Home boats.. It is'stated, that when some of the (cheese was loaded at Onehunga ' it was sighed for as damaged. . Ai'.the shipment would have to lie some days in'store in Wellington, it is held by some that it would have been better tohave' allowed it to 'wait until next week for the Corinna, which is a. more suitable vessel for this class .of cargo. The of ' the cheese has been-mentioned .to the Dairy Commissioner, who will make inquiries concern-' ing it to-day. ' V■■■■''; Mr.. J. B. Donkin, of New South Wales, who stated that he' held brewery . shares, spoke. enthusiastically to a Christchureh reporter, of. what he had seen of the. beneficial .effects of .prohibition in'the No-' License districts of Neiv Zealand through which he had " lately passed; "I have been very much struck," he, said,''Tjy; the exceedingly comfortable ; appearance ■ and the.' prosperous ; air ; which '. marked' the, farm-houses in 1 the; Ashbnrton district.'' Mr. . Donkin .said he had, seen, an article' in a, recent issue'' of V-the'Sydney; "Daily Telegraph",, in .which;. the;' correspondent had stated that-he/Had .been'able, to oVt' tain' drink in ■'Ashbnrton .by,.' the . glass or,; by. the; bottle's : but,- though,,he had hiinseif ,tried.his; hardest to obtain drink in that 'district, for. the' ; saite: of; the experiment,, he ', had, failedutterly,;.and,an inspection ,of - the oharge-sheet •■■■ of, -'• the Police Court showed, only, too clearly what prohibition had done.-for the district.' \ !Steps ;are\' being, .taken Lby '- the City. Council; to «nforce the /by-law 'prohibit-, ing tradesmen from sweeping shop: refuse on :to. the footpaths at, any", tune,.,- and: from • swiping .'the''''footpath; in front" of their, premises .after.'B.3o" a.m., 'Severalbusiness"-', peoplewho ; are. said;. to -; have broken 1 the-law : 'in ; the.';abo've',respectWill probably appear at, the : S.M; Court; atan. early ..'date,V-. 1 !:', y'-.-'C . :."At present,;,the shortage' of qualified teachers .is . 'very ' great," observed the Inspector-General of Schools, Hr. G. Hogben,, at. the Training; College.Conference yesterday ';Pictures' representatiye'- of ■ the- work of New, Zealand 'artists, .'and; charaoteristic, of. the 'country; (such ,pork. to..' be; in .black" ; andj colour," on oil),;' are now asked'; for., from','.the':.London; end :; of. the world. A: .communication; has been received by the !Council" , ,of}tlie'''n?estival : of-' Empire;" to be held in-London, requesting its. assistance in; securing, such pictures!. The terms on ! whioh.-artists, are'invited.to' send '.are as ; follow1: 'All' works .to'be ; sent atthe owner's- expense and; risk,; and .(if not sold) to,be returned at-their- ; risk, and expense also.- .2.; No.commission, to be charged !on any;; work sold. 3. Expenses of cataloguing and hanging to be. bonie. by; the-festival; and : no, charge made, for ■ space. " 1 The 'pictures are to ar- ■ rive an London, not.later than May. 1 next.,.' The: president ;or! secretary, of: the academy-will; be, glad to give further in- ; formation on application: Each intend-; ing- exhibitor ,is however asked,to cable . the Council - of,' the; "Festival. of 1 Empiro" ' notifying; how: much wall .space;he or she will probably require.. .' vy' ■ ; During the past session some of the Ngatiruanui Native's, comprising, a considerable number, of .;West „Coast: ciaries, . interviewed ; the Prime. Minister in: connection' with- further dealings with! the' West Coast settlement reserves vested in'the Public.Trustee..- Tt'is understood that a large taeeting. of . the West Coast beneficiaries wilVibe ..heldat Okaiaw'a, near Haweraj oh' Thursday, February 17, to discuss . matters affecting, the. reserves, Another 'exhibition ' of! cooking : with; electrically-heated' ; appliances .will >be given this "afternoon ; at' the Tramways Department .showroom in. Harris . Street. A new. .vacuum'oleaner,: .-whose .imotive • power . is. electricity, ;vwill : .; shortly.be placed upon the market.. . The' Sunday'trams, added.-i29B'ss!- 2d;' ' .to. the:city revenue.;..' Last-week the:re* ceipts ..were almost- exactly ;^the i£2aß 18s. 10d.—the weather, being- good. The cars' earned .£525 10s. 7d. on Satur-. !, day,'"as compared.. with' '.£586. lis; on the previous Saturday. 1 The passengers who' ■: travelled on the Sunday morning special ; care numbered 723 adults and 41 children!' ' The two late cars from-Constable Street : and Newtown .on Sunday .- night. carried ' 173 people, ' V,'; '' An Auckland correspondent writes: ' The picnic arranged to be held-at Taka- ! puna on .Saturday in connection with the .'■ annual meeting of ' the Congregational ' Union of-New Zealand .-proved' to' bo a' ' "picnic", in . more than one ; sense, for 1 when the now ferry steamer Pupuke, with s a considerable, number of passengers, ar.- ,1 rived loff; Takapuna. jetty, the 'waters.of | the harbour wero deemed to, bo too rough', i to permit' of a; landing,' :and''the -vessel f retraced ,her. course up the harbour. <j kenhead was decided upon" as'an alter- c native: venue,,but as ,the«Pupuke arrived there; during ! a .disconcerting;-shower .it ; . was a,very short while before the'doubly disappointed, excursionists were, conveyed ,* back .to. .the. Queen ..Street Wharf.;''i-:, : Mount Cook Police Court yes-; <\ terday,' 1 before Sfr. -Hoi nee Baker, J .P., one,-first :oll'eading' inebriate was; fined 105,,' in' default ,48 -hours' imprisonment. c Joha Miller,' for: drunkenness, was ; fined d 55.;- or ,24 hours; 'and" John'- Scott, : 'for a r similar 'offence;: wasconvicted ' and. dis- s charged. Edward; James Byani; for'being 1 drunk and-disorderly; 'was fined 10s., in r default,:4B hours-'imprisonment. , TKere : is-a great deal.moro":money in » the Association football;game than in the sister code! as . played under, the. auspices P of, the. Northern.-, Union, ,whoso'.clubs' do, not enjoy the.some patronage, says "Tho J Standard' of, Empire."; Howover,'< there is -r an increasing number of, professionals in' 9 the Northern Union, and the immigration fl of oversea; players still continues...,. This S is; distinctly bad for tho. Dominions, .and fg unless, it. : is,stopped tho:gamo, in an in- P ternational sense, must suffer; very- seri-: .{* >urJy.,\ Tho bulk, of Northern Union S !>eople are strongly opposed to their olubs "i aringing: oversea players over here, and- SI they have-said,6o-in'a recent resolution, L During the past few days a half-back, .lamed Gray, from ' New Zealand, 'lias ... been given a . trial with Wigan; and he; jj, lid so well that the probability is that "j,; lie will secure, an engagement., at is said j; that Seeling, one of the best of the 'ot*. to iginal "All Blacks," is. on his, way ; lierei U i ind will j'oin the ranks, of Wigan.' If he c l: loos, ,'theu Wigan' will have-'four New. ij iealiinders ; in. their team.. This iannot- bv lo any good at all. If the. Northern- sp Jnipn clubs keep going, either to Austra- tri ia or New Zealand for players, how can ro hey expect to find' good - teams in the - Dominions if thoy ever embark upon the ! :eur whioh has been so often suggested -Mi >nd discussed?;- It is.surprising that Aus- Fc :ralian and New : Zealand' bodies do not! mi nake a strong protest ■to our Northern Kc Jnion. St

: A letter was received from the Depart-' meat of Agriculture at last night's meeting of the Petone Borough Council, asking' if the council -were contemplating ; taking stepa.to provide a public In reply to a question as to whether there V was any necessity for" an abattoir, the .' Mayor said that under the Slaughtering Inspection Act the council: was bound to provide" a public ..abattoir. .. One. section af the Act, however, empowered the bor- ',; ough to join .with, the city and lake adrantage. of their, abattoir at Ngahauranga. .; rhe. question had been before the counsil/some; years ago, and had been got >ver 6omehow, but the city abattoir was. tiot' in existence , then.. ' Several; council-. .'";, ■ore remarked upon; the,peouliar,position )f Petone with; its. Gear:, Company ~.. and . >ther works, and it-was resolved to. write . : ; o the, Department : of - Agriculture l asking . or further information; and pointing out.. . he position of Petor.e. 1 . • Public Service, I am afraid;- ia lot .appreciated,by. many of. its. younger ', nembers," said-Mr. J. W. Poyntoriin replying to a presentation. yesterday. 'Ihey do not know, what the struggle for ixistenco is outside." . Mr. Poynton conirasted' the positions .of the. budding; tradesman, who begins at 6sV a week, 'and lfter' he has become fully qualified .is ! liable ;to suffer from bad'weather and oad'times, with that of the. Civil Servant, •/ ivho has a fair wage to ,start with, which . ' increases year by'.year,; and "all.sorts' of. prospects -of improving in the future.".,.. Mr. Poynton said he hoped that these. • advantages, would ■be ■ appreciated. in; ■ the . , future.; It was within the; reach of every boy who.entered the scrvice-to,be at tho').;: head of a:. Department within; a compara- , tively short, time. Mr.., Poynton ;aiso..:/stated that during his' term of. office as : ;, Public Trustee six of the;younger-men..'V; in his Department had qualified for/tho;;";:. law.' He had advised them to do so, and. helped them to ' the best of his ability, . These. men ; are still in the Department, Asked at .•Auckland if. there• was., any truth, in' the. statement' that an English",' officer, with . some years' ' experience \in Bombay; as chief of police, was to come'; out to join. the. New Zealand force, tlio. >. Minister f or;. Justice;- replied,; in, the.: negative.;;' . ;;.;/;-• ■ ■ At the next meeting: of/ the. City Council, Councillor Frost will move:. "That, in future- the city solicitor ■ shall advise on . all applications under - the; building by; r laws Where ; the discretionary power allowed to'.'- the council . under. By-law -1002 : is necessary.'';';;-/• ■• : ; -rv • ' There are 240 solicitors practising; in the Wellington, district this year . (the; saimfl ;'. ; number, as last year)/ .notwithstanding. f : that 11. of those' practising in the district - ; , at the. beginning of I the year have ; died, . ceased .to;practise/-or'left the... .district..; The for' this statement is the annual" report of the Wellington) District \ , Law. Society.; --The report proceeds:—"Of ... the - above number', 124 practise in/the' city of Wellington,; and -Jiff'in- the;cbun-';;; try. :: . The:number-. of solicitors.' practising ,-y, l in the Dominion; at. the end-of December v. was 860, an increase of 19 over : the., total for the previous year.," The t number.' prac--tising' in the several districts - and -.the;.' variation during the-year are'as follows'..; (the number in brackets being the figures for 1908) Auckland,-.193; (154).; -; Canter r :,-: : bury, 123 (124); Gisborn'e, 20. (19) ; >Hawke'e Bay, 41; (41); ' Marlborough; 10 (10)'; -y.-;> son,; 11 (15); Otago,. 113 (111) j'.Southlaild,-) - 28 (29)";, : Taranaki,, 55 (52); Wellington, 240' (240); Westland, 19 (19)." it' The 'weather in Auckland this,;summer.. B;.described:': , experienced ; iii; the. memory. of the oldest inhabitant.' .;;;- (says'; the: "Herald")..,. Oh. : Thursday. last' the ieat reached' its, record' fori the sea- ; son, ;thevshade ;temperature,;recorded" at;'the; hew Observatory ili,; Albert -Park, being'BlJ degrees/' Of course the. temperature was .much" higher ; in Queen Street,, owing\ to ;.lho ; radiation"!from 'the ''foot-• ; paths/ verandahs, and so oh,.andiit could;. ';; easily - have . mounted "up to,' 90 degrees. An.: indoor thermometer, reading -on ~ V. Thursday was 85.. On. Friday, the -weather, i; - was a trifle cooler. . •... ... • ; ■ -Feeling; has been aroused in the; furni- ; ture i.trade.clocaUy ' by .a report; .that the .' Government; has decided -to purchase' all . the,-furniture- for the new Government Hduse.<in-England, land. will, send someons Home'to 'select it..','"lt is understood thai ; si'deputation will ivait upon..the Minister , ; for,.;Publiov.Worbj-:to, ; put- the; case j ia favqur /of local' industry.; "-■ :S- 1 . .Another 'interesting mountain; trii>. va made" last week-end by a party consisting: .. 6f - Messrs. 'W. H. Field,■, M.P., B. C. Aston, and L. Phillips.Taking Otaki M their'.objective,;, they left Kaitoke early on; Saturday moniing, crossed the ;Puie-, --V ratnhi Eiver andi{the; Hntt,Valley atjthe -. pointjWhere.theVlutt Eiver.is'joined by : Lesser Hutt.V; 'They then."struck- up the ; main// range, and reached " the '- snrmit of ;, , The Quoin (3960 ".'feet), . where Mr. A6ton and his; friends have ;;a permanent caing,' ;' reached by , a blazed trail, at 3 p.m. The top ..of Mouht : Alpha, (4600 feet), was tho ' camping placo .on Saturday, night. Not-:- ■ withstanding - a fog. which .delayed .tho. ~ ■ start,; ' Mount; . Hector ■■ (5016 ' - feet), was..' scaled ■ by;; 11 -A : ;Greytbwn).party, ; .' headed, by Mr. Phelps, avas due to. meet; them:' there,' bntr was : not in; sight. . .^Mri.' .. ; Field's l -paj-ty . left a note,- for : them, and- .. pressed on. They pussed over Mount Ben-\\" non' (4000 feet) and- reached;; Mr. "■ Judd'a homestead at,,Otaki Forlcs; at; 6.45 p.m. The weather was fine' throughout, and most of the route lay through good open conntryi -.afl'ording' magnificent views. Th« . . party returned to ' town, train yester^; : day.;moraingr; ,:-':;; ' - There appears to be no end to the pen . pictures-of 'Lord 'Kitchener,/who is now.,;i K; ott his. way; to New Zealand from Austra- -j ; lia.; Here is one from;a Peking'corres-V v pondeht'of a-United/States .'paper -"His,-. ; ; ■ personalVappearance disappointed; , ine.;c , x'rohi his .photographs, one 'would y; him to be a handsome, man, with a laco ; rugged, and keen.,; One thinks'of ; him unconsciously 'as/.in - the-, priiue of .; life.,,, ;■ But ; in- reality, he .'is already, nearly sixty;;-;;;. ; years of ;age, and. his appearance .is..nei-;|,.; . . ther'striking; nor,;, unusual;pnljr-a-.pair.i'ny' of Remarkably keen and. piercing eyes give;;; J promise of ; exceptional' penetration and ipower.', Probably, he - is;'the greatest; sol-. dier of this age —and. yet/ one might easilj - pass him by in. the street without remarking .him. or, - with ■ his : hat oh- to , cover. ;his''. eyes,,, thinking hitu anything' > but a man whose ;coiuplexion; is ■ excep- ; ;tionally .florid." . That he has' little per - sonal ; vanity -is immediately ; apparent.' . He '.stepped, from his special - train, in 'a; ;- worn tweed suit, a.cap, and a,pair ~ of , brown boots.Englishmen of his. type ; hate any., personal show. -1 am; told - it; is , >•_ , 3' real,-penance -for- hi ill, to; put on ; his - . uniform,- and ; tUe' one unhappy, hour lie spent in Peking was : when : he'had. to get, into it and go to Court. At all'the. other functions in, the Chinese, capital, he wore ordinary 'clothes, and. at, ofiicial' banquets' . ;..; dress clothe's and; the .Order; of ■ Merit; of which he is justly.proud." . ■ - Tho' reeord' of Mr.; J.: K. Warburton,. who' has just'retired from/ the position of. Auditor-General, was referred to by Mr.. A.;'. A.'IK. Duncan, • Deputy .5 Public '■ ;• Trustee, at - the presentation 5Cr. J. W. .Poj'nton.yesterday.- , It ivas,-he'said, a record; to; be .proud of.- Mr.'' Warburton came : into;- the Post;: Office - in' the,; early - .;,; days. as accountant, _'with-,, tho task of ;1 . rembdellihg;,tho ac'cbunts' of . the.,,postal system. The Post .Office, account,; unaei ,; - - ■ his management and skill, developed so much ' that it is likely to become,the . ' balance-sheet of - tho'. Dominion.'. His'.next ; achievement was. the. fusion, of the ■ two . accounts 011 ..iinifllgttiHJition .of tli6 v-j postal with' tho telegraphic business. Then . Followed tho remodelling, of -. tho;cable accounts, oh the. pattern on which most 0f;....; the telegraph .conventions: of the world . afterwards constructed theirs.VThereafter, .':j!V following on the.: work of, the 3tfflral..Comi);.j'i.---missioh,; Itr.'. WarbMrton.was. selected by.. ' r .;-. the .-Ballanca; Government' to fill tho post.; ; tion" of Public/Trustee.;/ During , liis' : -|! in;that position—a- period of fivo years— . performed'/great things.;;. In: conjunb-" v'/ tion.-; with -Mr.; Stafford he made a work- . ible Public 'Trust-Office ,Aot. But of all tho monuments of his skill and thorough-:; iess tlio West Coast settlements.preserves' . icheme. stood out most .prominently.-'.l# ;-, vas largely, his. own; design. ;"Bofore ; ■ that," said. Mr. Duucati,: ','1; used.; to see. ~ - >ira i with' beetling brows/wrestling." with • Native', problems. ;, He : had ;iri' thoso. daya'.-'; ; :o be approached, gingerly. '/Onoo ho got/, ip, 'and throwing down ' .his /pen, ox-!,: | jlaimed: • 'I'd sooner be" digging .spuds at;j (; [s. Cd. a day than .tackling '. this.. awful " '. nisiness.' 'Well, ho did not -go; digging ipuds;' He ,was then -promoted to bo Con- v Toller and Auditor-General, ami in that' •old he lias been a conspicuous success." Shampooing, Clipping ' Hairdresstag. , ilaniouring,, Face Massage, .Treatment ;of' ■ railing Hair and- Dandruff,- Combing* nade up. • Natural Hair-pads. Mrs. lolleston (over 'Carroll's), 11 WiUL» , itroet 'Phone 1534, /Advt, . , - ■