LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

: The postal a.uflVorities advise. ; tlia.t' .the-■E-.S. Victoria,- which, sailed .from Sydney ■oit the. sth. -instant'at '10 p:ni.i,.;fpf Aucfc land, has oil board an Australian mcil.. The- Wellingfoii' portion Is due to arrive here bv "Ma'iii 'I'runk on Tuesday, tiie litli ius'uini. ' ?'

At a meeting of Cabinet held yesterday afternoon the expenditure of a sum of upwards, of JiliOOO was : au'lioiiseil for the eoiistniction 0f.,-n..'roh.il.froni'; 'thc : oltl' ifpfkings a( I'oiht KlizaLeth To flie. ln'inr's ;«diich' ;ai;ei : :'rio:>v being worked. It, is ex ; pected.thaf the road wilt- be ii very pre-nt eonveiiieviee lb the ivorkers at the Statsmine' ly.hti no;.? 'nave to traver.-e a rough l-.illsidi' in .going 'ii and', coming frmn, the mines. 'Cabiiie.t also' jthe cxpeiulitnre of <ivi'r ,£2OllO in lighting the Point Jilizabeth mines with electricity. ?'

Tlie. Hon.'; 11. 'C!'. Ell fFpstniaster-Gen; -tK'.at yacaiit. 'spaces' .i'.djniniiif! ■ i '.pcist; ; ;.pfticcß' shall ,be planted with Hiirubs or trees, 'l'lie idea will be carried out on p. sits seleded i'or ii p 0.4 office at liroaklyn.' ■■

J. Cpunciilp.r C'auieron lias naliei) that -ho will movo at; (lie next •meeting of the ' .City ■ Conneil that all the words after tlu> figures ■;l9i2 : l3viii. Secfipn-o flie Traiii.fvay Coiii.-' mittee's report adopted by the council ■civ May, ;n,lorj f : :iKiiiiply; : ; : ' r ;-\ ncl. ;.rceoiiVmeiid "that tho wliolo of the appropriations on. I'nge";l:,of such report -be approved; aiid the works authoVise'd; ami that, the nKiiiey' be obtained by overdraft, siich overdiaft t-o .be a fir.-t J ilte; depreciation fund to flip. ex : tent of no.i'les': than .tpCOrt for each year until such overdraft- is rppord"' i'fe ycinded.

«. Speaking' to a reporter yesterday, the Hon. 11. 'G. Rl'i'd'o'stm'a -iei-Geiioi'o)) said that he pro'po?eil io.cst-hl.'lish.'i.Kopeiice-iii-the-'slot telephones in suitable ■■'sujiurban. areas, for the, convenience of peojiie- who ■Ciiuljl'Tiot''affflrilf . to 'install telephones.:.-in.-their own homes. Two ni a chines tried in the siib.urbs <jf Auckland hat! been very mucli apprecia'tkl. "If the public ivili help :the. Department' to protect ..the machines 'from, damage,", the Minister remarked, "we hope, fo pnt theiri in such a position"thatthey ; vwi 1 i ;lie.;alilo\ever day. bf the week,, including Sunday (whore the ceiitral office is open on Sunday), anil ;up; : ,ta;4>Teas6nable.jlibur iiv?the: am. certain they will- be foiuicl to £11 ii long-felt want."

' .to' tlie. ; ;J[ini'ster': for Labour yesterday, 'Jlr. W. Harrvi- of Waihi, stated that when t'ho last' pay; sriierit. - wiistimade' ~ ; t o' '.'eo<ipefati^ on the Waihi : Tauranga railway the-l,i»h-rst wage paid was.Ss. ?,(!. per.day and, 1 lin lo.w'est Us; Cd. per: day. "Unless better wages', are paid, that line : will. be-- topped." :said Mr.. Parry; "there is. no doubt ..about ..iliat'!"' .■

■■.. Members of. the Council of. the Chamber. cf Commerce waited upon the Underwriters' Association yesterday 'morning; to lay' before. them t/10 grievances' recently, aired at. the meetings of. the chamber ■fconcoriiiris ; :tho sinall area of the .A .raiini area for fire insurance in 'Wellijigtcn. The chairman of tin; council, Mr.. A.. -E.,' Mabin, laid before Hie underwriter? the farts as. they appeared. to the .chamber. ■ T'iU' ' underwriters then iintsn;atcd:":.that t'hey would'consider .the'.representations, and the deputation withdrew. All ' the proceedings were in private. ■ . There will be a Chamber si'ting of ihe .'Supreme..Court at 1.0v'.0 a.irh til-day. ■ During 'th's corporation year fended /■jtiitfc'lto'l), Ijifcperinitvwere issued for tlio ■erection of iLOw b'uiid.ilifts ,aiul for aUeiu.''tidhs and' in the citv. The.-e represented in the value of Hie works '.a. sum .totalling; ' jnsfcSSO.i'XaSfc .of;:wrmits. ' totalled 3IIR, works valued at .JC'2O2;2OQ; Jit the district 31^'pers ii'iits 'representing-,',£118,438,. /were .'issued;. ■ nihilist; 382 permits of- the value or i.i" 7 422 iir 1911. In.Xorthlarid. !9 permits, vafu«f at -OU7, were issued. Tn 1911, the o-j periuiis ; issued.-for. that district, ' represented ..tU1,171 in value. ;,"■■.'

' \s n result of oh interview between re-.. pfcseiititiveS or the Kaslern ll;irl«iir Association and Iho chairman ot tlio .11 utt'County Council,, the Jailer litis agreed to. rocoimhen'd liis.coitncil, stlie; widening of .tlio main road along the eastern *ide nf the harbour. Hie-portion from the ' JIM;. trough boundary,: ;to Howard's Point, Lcovry Hay, to be undertaken this year. T his will no ;douW bo pleasaiit news to those who- are in the habit 'of. driving m- motoring along I his dangerous sireteji-of road. It was made 111 ■Hie Wy 'sixties,: .fflieii: Sir t.eorge-(.rev ■Mil Ms -residence lit I^ryvßa y> ,aj>.l; : he ;S ond being kept in tolerable 1 reiiiaii)?-, 'M ,en ' l0 H" ( ' l|s

At- tiie Mouiit'Copk PQlicS-Crtui't. yestC'i;da'v, Arthur Stewart Mail' was convictedof ihsobriefv, aiid: discharged;; . Jas, .I'ipeiv,;: similarl.v charged, was fined ;'n 1 '» I.ealiv, convicted on a chaise , ,X" been "dvuiik and disorderly, -wps. fined, 405.-., ' In their official. Opacity as members of 'tiie Citv Reserves Committee, Councillors V Frost, and 1.. Jl'Kenzie, -nccpinpanicd - §{lifToS Clerk (Mr. J. li. Palmer), pikl a flying visit ol to theZ66 at Newtown Park, yes erday Isyery : th g' was found to l>» in .safelactm , order. Instructions aro to lie .given; fro •'tltc Construction, of thfl bo.ar pollen Of Which is already in liand, fe, 1* com-, plet.ed' -n't ail, early ditto... Two eab hows took friglit.af Thofiidon railwav r.tation last evening and. toitn inu-nrris the citv.. Tiiey reached .lervoi(.Hi'iv, opposite the (Jueen's Wh.&'A 'ti.H"-" a,,.-' '(Ifliniiig to any serious trouble,, ;iii<! were still "in ft'll. when Coils!able : Sleet'h', whe was on duty in ilie vicinuy. ■ .Succeeded, in getting hold of the reins and bringing 'them to a rfop.- I> ammsls, howevei" came ; t& •«'»'' t!us , H. in fulling'on the .road one ol them sustained siKi. iiijin'es a ? . :iiecejstkted |n> aestn\c,trpfi., v.- • f • ■ Ai'. i t'P.t. A'm.iiej the *n bored ihe sjvaini-i jlatviuii. which arrived at Auel:■la nil oil- AVidneis'divy, ivc.r'iv the inejn'bers ol "llillv" Keis.m.d's tiKater A'nenc.in . Xf-n.fci-iVIV W:hioh .{ire nhi.lo.i; to Messrs; liorlus fliiii 'l'olhoV! J'M' 'or-uai.i-aiiou will cmiiiiienee ,i seascn .n 1 :s Maie-dv's TheaSre. Auckland; on .tune. 10 ?.ib-:<.:|iu'!illy visiting ail th,: ju'incip:..l f ei-nlrfri i'» . ... . .