LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1050, 13 February 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Press Association , telegrani states that the Mnlieno was not expected to arrive at Auckland from Sydney until an early hour this morning. The Wellington portion of her English (via Suez) and Australian niails will consequently not .roach here beforo to'-morrow evening. The frequency;with which tho Union S.S. Company's ; fino "• turbine steamer Maheno misses connection with the Sunday night mail "train at Aucklhnd and tlnis delnya tho distribution of the English mails to. Wellington and the South Island has caused ri good deal of comment in commercial, circles. : During the past four mouths, out of nine trips'between Sydney and Auckland, the Mnheno has missed tho" south-bound train at Auckland on four occasions, while two ' other, steamers running in this service : havp missed connection only twice—the ' Westralia on-October 30, and the Victoria ' on November 27.

Arriving at Wellington from London on Saturday, .th<- Now Zealand. Shipping Company's li.M.S. Tongariro brought 329 passengcrs,Mo7, of whom woro "nssisteds." The <number. nominated by relatives in New Zealand was 80 adults.and 11'chil-

dren, while thoio who wero approved by the High Commissioner in London numbered GO adults and 7 children..'The occupations arc various, there being 35 domestics, 2 cooks, 11 farmers, 15 farm labourers, 1 ploughman, and 10 wives who me rejoining their husbnnds. Tho amount of capital brought in to the country.byeach ranges from JEIO to X2OO. • ; .

On July 0 of this year Wellington will be visited by • the Japanese mercantile training ship Daisei Maru, which is at •present making n- voyage from Yokohama tp Port Stanley, in tho Falkland'lslands, where she , is'expected to bo on February 22. She leaves■ again on March 8' for Capo Townj'artd is oxpectod to leave the South African port' 011 Anril 25 for-'Wel-lington. The Daisei'Maru, which is doing, this- for tho nurpose'nf 'instructing icadots: in seamanshin,. will leave here - for Toldo : direct-on July'2o.: At thnmeetih'gVof.'the .jlori's'.,Brotherhood in the Druids' .Hall .yesterday' 'it was decided to hold an Easter camp this year. . *'-'•,'• ■..-'■■■,•■'■■>'. -■■.-. "%'■'• A State secret was nearly disclosed at tho pmoke conceit hvconnectioif with-tho Foildiiig Sho«\ says the ■ ".Manawutil Standard. , ' s'IMv.:A. H.iMnyo was nbout to refer to noir developments-in tho Experimental .Station.'when the Hon. T. Alackenzio hastily intervened: "r.hm not going to say anything about that now." Mr. Mnyo npologised for an inv6luntnry breach of ■ confidence.- It- is understood tho Dopartment contemplates oertain improvements in the growing of fruit at tho Woforoa -fnrm. It is -welll. known' • that the orchard has not been in the best of condition 1 ■'■ > , At the nicctin;:'. of the Kastboiirno lioroiigh Council on Saturday cvcoinu n letter w.is receiye-i from (he Inspector of l'olico (Mr. Kllispiij stating .that tho let-, tor from the council rcnucsunu the establislimcnbof n second police station in tho borougli would bo forwarded to tho Commissioner, and that ho (tho Police Inspector) .could ico no necessity for't\ro'stations. -, • ; ■-■■•. -i ■. 'Tho delegates attending tho > district meeting of'tho Loyal Antipodean' Lodge, 1.0.0. F., arc to bo entertained-nt, n compliinentnry. dinner in tho Oddfellows' Hall on Mondayereninj nest. ■ ' ■ ■• ■■ t f ■•

Just before tno meeting of the Men's Brotherhood dispersed yesterdav, tho chairman (the Rev. E. 0. Blaniircs) made a strong appeal to those present to fulfil their duty as electors, and ae" that their names wero on tho roll.

A Press Association message received on Thursday from Auckland stated that the Government training ship Amokura had left for the Kenuadecs.' This is incorrect, for on Saturday a telegram was received from Auckland from Captain Hooper, of. the Amokura, in which he states that another case of scarlatina had occurred aboard the'-vessel, and he had also to nport two "suspects." The Port Health Officer states,that the period of incubation is about eight days, and in his opinion Captain Hooper should not cruise Jar away until that period had elapsed. Sinco tho last case has occurred Captain Hooper is acting accordingly. t , ■ .

Iho periodical examinations held by the examiners of tho Insnectiou of Machinery Department took place recently at Auckland,' Christchurch,' Dunedin, Gisborne. Greymoutu, Hamilton, Invorcarg>ll. Napier, Nelson, Palmerston North, ihames. Timarn, Wanganui, Wellington, and nhangarei. The certificates' for which examinations were held hro as follow:— I lrst-dass marino engineer, secondclass niarino engineer, third-class marine engineer, river engineer, and engineers of auxiliary-powered vessels other than steam (both for sea-going and river . trade), extra first-class engineer, -firstclass stationary cnginO driver, second-class 'stationary engine driver, loramotive' and traction engine driver, and .winding engine driver (for mining certificates). , , Of tho one hundied and eighty-six candidates, one hundred and thirty-cho were successful. ' .-.■•■■■■.

According to a union official, who spoke with a Dominion- reporter on* Saturday, the number of carpenters in Wellington is going down steadily. Very few. are now nrriving as immigrants from the Old Country or.elsewhere, while on tho other hand .there has been a constant exodus of carpenters from the city for'months past.; ilany have left, and are leaving, for Auckland, , others are making Sydney their objective, and a-considerable number have gone to take up country work in various" parts of tho North 'island. A similar position obtains-in recardto 'building trado labourers.. Mr. E. Kenuedy, secretary of their union, states that sinco January 14.no.fewer than 41 build-' ers labourers have departed from Wellington: As irt the case of carpenters, a number have gone to Sydney, where prospects are reported bright, and to Auckland, where they ore reported to bo more promising than in, Wellington. A'numberof labourers...too,, hare gone to the country,- where, some of thorn receivo Is. 3d. per hour, .as against Is. lid. in Wellington. "By tho bv," slid "Mr. Kennedy, "the employers will be complaining that they can't get experienced men. but the trouble is that when they have them, they keep' them down to the minimum wage. For this reason, many of the best men prefer to go to tho country, where they can get more money." .'.'.-■