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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2294, 30 October 1914, Page 5

,'A milk vendor, who was recently imported to the City Council for using a dirty cart in connection with his business, was tho subject of a report placed before lie City Council by tho Public Health Committee last night. Tho committee reported that they liad token the evidence of tho milk vendor concerned, and also the evidence of his driver, another milk vendor, and the counoil's inspector. Tho committee was satisfied with tho aoouracy of tho inspector's Teport; t'aey considered, however, that a severe; caution would perhaps servo as a salutary lesson in tho present circumstances, but the offender was to-be clearly informed that any further offence by him, or any other milk vondor ; against the by-law would be dealt with in a much more drastio manner. Tho report was adopted by the council. The value of New ; Zealand's exports iduriug tho quarter ending June 30 last .was £7,742,523, • while the return for the corresponding period of last year showed the value to be £6,631.411. Of •the total, £6,181,031 worth of the exports went to the United Kingdom, and this represented an increase of over, half a'million of money. The returns' show that trade with America increased considerably. A preliminary inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the mishap to the New Zealand shipping Company's Euahine was held by ; tne Collector of Customs at Wellington yesterday. The papers havo been forwarded to tho Ma- '' line Department, and it <is understood ■ that no further action -will be taken. ;Id is anticipated that the Ruahino will • be dispatched for London at dayborak io-morrow. ' The population (estimated) of New Zealand at tho end of June last was 1,091,159. This estimate did not take count of Maoris and Cook Islanders. The net increase since June is reckoned at 6119,.'-.which.''sends the total up to 1,097,278. Tho Maori population in 1911 was 49,844, and the .population of the Cook and other Pacific Islands was '12,598; so tlie grand, total is set down as 1,159,720. Provision has been made for. representation of the Havelock North Town District on the Hawke's Bay Hospital and Charitable Aid\ Board. At tho request of the Fire. Brigademen's Union, an inquiry was recently held by tho By-Laws and Fire' Brigade Committee of the City Council into tho circumstances connected lyith tho dismissal of a member of tho service. The committee declined to accede to the request of the union. that th? member should bo reinstated, and at'last.night's meeting of the: City Council tho committee's decision on the matter was upheld.. ■ . . ■ During :tho last year 287 cases of . bruelty to animals were investigated by the Inspector of theS.P.C.A. These included the following complaints Working lamo horses, 99 ; same with 6ore shoulders, backs, etc., 56; old and decrepit horses, 31; overworking and flogging horses, 13; underfeeding horses, 18; ill-treating sheep,- 3; cruelty to cattle, 9; dogs destroyed, 13; cruelty to poultry, 18. Of the twelve cases taken s to court convictions weqre obtained' in eleven instances.. Wo have received a copy of the'very fine Christmas annual issued by the "Otago Witnoss'' proprietary; From • cover, to cover it is on exceptionally, good number, and it contains- two supplementary _ pictures, which' are well worth framing. One of these is a. largo picture of Milford Sound,' "the most magnificent of New Zealand fiords.'' Among the illustrations in the volume are some excellent plates showing the mountain grandeur of our Southern Alps,- particularly Mount Cook. The letterpress throughout is, interesting, some of it historical.

Mr. B. J. Carey, secretary of the ■Hotel and Restaurant Workers' Union, ■ of Wellington, received a cable.message >;esterday from Mr.■' Strauchan. secretary of a similar union in Melbourne, stating that the weekly day of rest measure. had been passed into law, and is to become operative .on January 1 next. This meant, said Mr. Carey, that an amendment to tho Factories !Act providing for a statutory working week of six days had been passed by both the Houso of Representatives and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. The amendment now passed into law; affects workers in hotels, restaurants, coffee palaces, clubs, and oyster - Balloons in the State of Victoria. The platform at the men's and women's bathing sheds at Kilbirnie is .to bo extended 40 feet and 25 feet respectively and screened off, at an estimated cost of £180. A grating is also to be placed on the floor of tho sheds. Recently, when large, quantities -of : fodder were heeded for military purposes, farmers in all parts of New Zealand took the matter up, and contributed generously. The whole of the fodder was handled in Wellington by Mr. Leigh Hunt, and, speaking at the Carterton P. and A. Society's smoko concert on Wednesday, Mr. Hunt said that no district in New Zealand had responded to' anything like the extent iWairarapa had. "Wairarapa's ' response was magnificent," . he added. "So magnificent, indeed, that after tho lesidue was sold the Minister of Defence was paid £233." . Instructions were given at last night's meeting, of the City Council for the extension, of Kelburn Park to be carried out as provided in this year's estimates, and for the superintendent of reserves to proceed with the planting of tho hank on the eastern side of Anderson Park, together with the erection of tho protection required at the top and bottom of this bank. ' Permission. has been granted to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts-to place notices in • tramway sheds, setting out tho location of tho art gallery, and stating the hours at which' it is open to tho public.; / •, The Iron and Steel Industries Bill was .reported to the House of Representatives yesterday by tho Mines Committee. Tho committee proposed to extend -tho time when tho payment of bounties shall ceaso by one year, viz., until 1914. It is also proposed that' th 6 time for claiming the bounty, and likewiso for .the commencement of tho. production of tlio bounty, shall be extended by one year. Two hundred and sixty-four. alpin« iand sub-alpine plants havo been pur-! chased for the city reserves at a cost of £13 4s. The undermentioned examinations will be held on the dates specified:—lntermediate Competitive (Education Board Senior Scholarship Examination): On or about November. 17, 1914, and following days. Intermediate Non-com-petitive, for Senior Free Places in Secondary Schools and District High Schools and for tho First Examination of Pupil-teachers: On or about November 17, 1914, and following days. Junior National Scholarship: On or about November 26 and 27, 1914. Junior Free Place (including the examination for Junior Free Places in Technical Schools): On or about November 26 and 27, 1914. Teachers' Certificate Examinations, Class C and Class D: On or about January 5, 1915, and following days. The Public Service Entrance Examination (heretofore -known as the Civil Service Junior Examination) being now- confined exclusively to candidates deeitous of entering the Public Service, scholarship candidates who are required bv -the various scholarship regulations to take this examination will now entor as Intermediate Competitive candidates. Particulars concerning other examinations are published in tho Gazette issued yesterday. Notice is given, also, of intention to hold the Public Service Entrance Examination on or about November 17, and following days; and the Public Service Senior Examinations on nr about January. 5, and following days.