LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2447, 28 April 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The postal authorities advise that the R.M.S'. Maitai, which is due from Bydnoy to-day, is bringing Australian mails only. An unfortunate error occurred in our report of the Magistrate's Court proceedings published in yesterday's isßuo, under which it was made to appear that Mr. Joseph C. Devlin was ordered to pay a certain sum per week for his wife's maintenance, as the result of an application for separation and maintenance. Such was not the case. The only order of the kind made, related to another person altogether, and we .regret that by inadvertence we should have associated Mr. Devlin's name with the case in question.

Complimentary reference to the behaviour of the Territorials during their camp at Karori was made by ' the Borough Engineer to the Karori Council ill his usual report to the council last night. The report stated that the Territorials had left'the park in a clean state and ready for the hockey players. There has been no damage done to the grounds, while the officers and men showed every consideration and care during the fortnight they encamped on the park. The supply of water from the reservoir had been ample for the needs of the 600 men. These remarks were more than emphasised by councillors, who stated that a more sober or betterbehaved class of men they had never seen.

The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts is making arrangements for the enlargement of the Art Gallery in Whitmore Street, and there is every prospect of the work being put in hand at once.- It may be recalled that'the Government granted £600 to the Academy for the enlargement- of its Art Gallery, aud the amount was duly voted by Parliament. When the war broko out, however, the Academy Council deoided not to claim the amount' until the war was over. But this did not relieve tho pressure upon the'wall space of the gallery. This has now become acute, and the council of the academy has resolved to go on with the work of enlargement. T)ebentures have been issued in order to raise the money reuntil the £600 from the Government is received. The academy itself has also a certain amount of money in hand. The proposal has been submitted to the Hon. H. D. Bell (Minister of Internal Affairs), who has', expressed his approval, and certain members of the academy have agreed to taks up the debentures. Plans - and specifications have been finally approved by the council, and tenders for the alterations will bo immediately called, -vlf the tenders are not too high the building will be proceeded with at once.

A contract lins just been signed for .the heating and ventilation installation in the new Parliament Buildings. The successful tenderers are Messrs. T. Ballinger and Co., Ltd., Wellington, £7954 2s. 3d. The other tenderers were: George Vincent, Sydney, .£5122; J. and R. Scott, Dnnedin, £8476; A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Dunedin. £8518; Jenkins and Mack, Ltd., 'Wellington, £9298 2s. 6d. During his visit to Wellington, Mr. Stanley Grant, manager of the "Babes in the Wood" Pantomime Company, lias booked a tour in New Zealand for Mr. Graham Moffat, who is to be seen in his latest play "A Scrape o' the Pen." The tour will commence in Wellington in July. The price of water came under discission at last night's meeting of the Kastbourne Borough .Council! The Borough Council received-a letter from' the Wellington City Council . stating that they would charge ns. per 1000 gallons for water drawn from the main at Day's Bay wharf for supply to the. shipping using the wharf. The Mavor of the Borough (Mr. W. J. Organ) stated that ho bad understood that the charge was U>- be 15s. por week, and it was decided to remind tba City Council of thaw ■ ■ ■,

™ ' x Speaking" at the meeting of the Eastbourne Borough Council last evening the Mayor of the suburb (Mr. W. J. Organ) claimed that the ferry service had been a success under municipal control. Lp to the end of March 31 , S™': s ! w , wd a profit of £1033, and £390 had been put aside for sinking fund. A sum of £1735 had been invested on deposit. The majority of the councillors agreed with this presen. tation of the position, but Councillor Harcourt contended that a proper reading of the accounts showed that the undertaking had made a loss of .£l7l in tho year. A ■ Mr. JiHnes Mackenzie, tary for Lands, .is making a tour of the northern districts. Accompanied by Mr. J. B. Thompson, land drainage engineer, Mr.' Mackenzie has made an inspection of the drainage and river works chiefly in the Rangitaiki Swamp, and in the Wlmkatane and Opotiki Counties. He also inspected tlie_ State plantations at Rotorua and Waiotapu, being accompanied by Mr. H. A. Goudie, chief forester for the North Island, and gave his personal attention to a number of settlement and scenic blooks and 1 Native land purohase matters. From Auckland Mr. Mackenzie will proceed to the Hauraki Plains to inspect drainage works now in progress, and travelling by way of the King Country and Taranaki will arrive in Wellington towards tho end of this week.

As a result of the recent concert and danc© inaugurated by Te Ato School Committee m tho Town Hall, the sccretary of the committee has been able to hand over £40 18s. 2d. to the Mayor for the Belgian' Relief Fund.

Fifty tons of Canadian flour, brought to Auckland from Vancouver, has arrived in Wellington. The two grades of Canadian flour are being sold hera at £18 os. and.£lß 10s. per ton.

DuerkopJ who was fined £100 in the Supreme Court recently for trading with the enemy, in default of payment of which amount he was to serve three months- in prison, paid the amount of the fine yesterday.

_ An interesting question regarding tho liability of teachers for medical assistance summoned for the benefit of a Bick or injured child was before the Education Board yesterday. Such cases are inlrequent, but by no means unknown, and no definite rule or practice is established. In the oase under review the teachor had called up a doctor by telephone to consult him as to how to treat a child that had been bitten by a dog. The doctor gave his advice free, but tho teacher had to pay for tho telephone, and, as the owner of the dos disclaimed all liability, the teacher applied to the board for a general direction as to how to proceed in such cases, l'ho board decided, on the motion of Mr. Allan, to _ refer tho matter to the Medical Association, to ascertain their views 011 the subjcct. The special case was referred to the executive for consideration. The view of ono member was that the teacher should he given authority to suo tho owner of the dog for payment.

"How much do you get a week?" inquired counsel of a, judgment debtor in the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning. "Three pounds eleven," was the reply. "Are you married?"—"Yesl" "lJow many children ?" "Nine," The lawyer did not question any further. "No order I" said the Magistrate. B Company (Hataitai) No. 2 Regiment of the National Reserve paraded sixty strong on Tuesday evening, and put in thoroughly good work, drilling for part of the time, as sections, under temporarily appointed section "command, ers. and afterwards as two platoons, under Lieutenaut Nimnio. The company drill clearly showed the good work done by tho squad commanders. The sub-committee set up to make provision for a miniature rifle range has vlfewed several sites. Tho ambulance section paraded thirteen strong, and put in a good hour's work. - The company parades next Monday evening at 7.30 o'clook. Two small boys who were proudly puffing away at cigarette butts m Abel Smith Street on Monday were happened ' upon by a constable. They were considerably perturbed when they had their names taken, and considerably more perturbed when they appeared before Mr. G. Cruickebank, S.M., in the Juvenile Court yesterday, to be charged with tho offence. Each was admonished and discharged.

A .young boy appeared in the Juvenile Court yesterday, morning, before Mr. G-. Cruickshank, S:M., charged with tha theft of £2 and 4 watch from two people at TaiTa. He was convicted and ordered to be sent to the Wereroa Training Farm. The 1915 session of the Wellington Philosophical Society opens'to-night at the Dominion Museum. The president will' deliver a short introductory address, and will then read to the society a paper by Mr. James Cowan on "Maori Art in the Arawa Country." This will be followed by one on "The Botany of the' Kaikoura Mountains," by Mr. B. C. Aston, F.C.S., F. 1.0. It is hoped that intending members will be present, and as is usual at meetings, of the society, the friends of members will be welcome.