LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 9, 5 October 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Defence Minister announced in the House of Representatives last night that or-transportatseawithanyreintovco,. ments on board. margarine, to the United States. The question of. establishing a superimiuation scheme in connection wuh the ru Council employees (towards which in? ralcpavers are to be asked to eontribute & a year) was to have been d\scu sed b v the council last evening, but nitne horn-was late when tho item was r ached consideration of the -natter was postponed until the next meeting of the council. Mr. Pavne asked the Minister ot Education yesterday to deny publicly the staSmelt which was being made that the Education Department had had. to rSduee the standard .of P»f° «!» {ton to meet the requirements of Catholic =ol,nnls The Minister said Iliac as a Sifter of fact the standard, required for schools were examined on Ihe same a^rrtha^Np|aland t D,iston MnnaMHi x w ilciUlaP mu District I'afor administration is gazetted. A deputation representing the residents of Autico Street wailed on. the Ci } Council last evening to complain o he condition of the street in question. I hey conuiuo» v . approach to' n" !I, W S life eastern side. It was' Tad Sues ot the coal merchants ,h "fused to deliver coa 1.« th»t ocab fi«yea™ ™ S 7nd%he , "lorm-w2tor of. lho past v^ae;had,n;uloth, V Y.' d^^' t, J^ et (ii . , ; hi be inquired into and a report prepared on the mattoi.

The Court of Appeal yesterday heard an appeal by H. Malson and Co., ot Christchurch, auctioneers nnd land and estato agents, against an order (made in the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Donn'iston) about an award by William Tyers, public accountant, who arbitrated upon tho disposal of an interest under the will of tho late J. S. Hooper, lho appellants wero defendants in the bupronie Court case, which was brought by lieorge Fisher (grandson of Hooper) and his wife, Alice I'ishor. Fisher moved (hat the award of 'I'i'crd be adopted, and the Court made an order accordingly. Yesterday it was alleged for tho appellants that they had suffered a grievance from the way in which the arbitrator had dealt with some of (lie matter submitted to him. It was not so much tho amount involved as a feeling on the part of tho appellants that they liad not had .their legal rights upon tho question of interest. Mr. C. P. Skerrett, Mr. 0 T. J. Alpers appeared for the appellants, and Mr. H. J. Beswick for tho respondents. The Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), Mr. Justice Cooper Mr. Justice Chapman, and Mr. Justice ±los - ing occupied the bench. The Central Executive o? the federated Second Division Leagues met last evening, Mr. B. A. 'Armstrong presiding. A report on the position of tho lea S n °s proposals regarding legislation on the subject of pensions and allowances was received. The formation of new branches was announced from Woodville Motueka, Mananui, and Levin A special snb-con -. milteo was appointed to organise subuiban' branches in accordance Willi the scheme of organisation adopted by conference. , -,-'1 A Press Association message from i\elson states that a branch of '.he Empire Service League was formed there on Wednesday night. A successful meeting was addressed by Mr. Percival Witherby, the hon. general secretary. Much intercut is taken in the movement. A meeting of the Miramar Borough Council was held last evening, tho Mayor (Mr P. Townsond) presiding, .rheie were also preset Councillors H. Hawthorn, M. Tracy, W. H Green. H. X. ttobertshaw, and J. Pollock. Mr. A. D. C?ffiTwrote '"kin* that an agreement ho prepared H sipiatare snecfc to the formation" of Monoignn S, which the council had to complete at tho expense o* Mr. Craw ford Accounts amounting to XilS l-s. Bd. were passed for payment. Among the local Bills passed by the TTnuso of Bcnresentatives on Wednesday n°ht wL tho Manawatu, County Em- " :„„ Tim Tha ourposo of tho iiitl X&SVS.Bhingle for the roads and a plant is to beset up. Tho tramway also is to be

Bottle fountains, donated M Tho following motion, »Wta«J«J itio tho motion, Councillor J. I'l"," curried by 10 Totcs to *■ . • The combined schools concerts given in th?To C W T Hall W month realised the very satisfactory balance of £W «. t>a. A cheque for .£2OO has been sent to the Wnr Mief Association, through tho Sins Fund for the soldiers. THo City Council decided las t.e™ung; "That tho Wellington Taxi-Owner.;. T'Sion he informed that the council alioncontol of the stand telephones Tho City Council is to secure an additional motor T«n for use in connection with tho freight service. In consideration of a ip»J »f <£» * (ho funds of the Boys' Institute by the City Council, tho authorities of the instituto have given tho assurance that its tepid baths "will not be closed before 7une 30 next year. , It was decided at the fitr Council last evening that authority be graced to the City Engineer to erect soVe seats on the road from Berhamporo to the summit of the hill connect ing Mornington and Vogeltown, as su a gestefl by Councillor Bennett. The City Council agreed last owning to grant I tramway pass to tho secretary oHho Tramway Employees' tTnion on flie same conditions as in .tho case of certain other institutions, viz, on the payment of .£5 per annum. . Mr H Humphries was on Wednesday evening electaf chairman and Messrs. Mark Maxton and A. Heigh trustees, of the Waiohino Eiver Board. For good wear try our English or Colonial Glace Boob, ». Bd. to 395. 6djGeorge Fowlds, Ltd., Manners St.-Advt.