PROPOSED ALLOTMENT OF PDBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE.

Evening Post, Volume XXII, Issue 40, 16 August 1881, Page 2

PROPOSED ALLOTMENT OF PDBLIC WORKS EXPENDITURE.

In another column will bo found tho Public Works Estimates for the current year. Summarising the3e proposals, the intended distribution among the respective Provincial Districts appears to be somewhat as follows : For railways, roads, and bridges, mc uding roads for opening land for sale, Auckland, .£350,051 ; Hawke's Bay, .£53.719 ; TaranaM, £91,755; Wellington, ,£77,948; Nelson and Westland, £lll,03S ; Marlborongh, .£33,500 ; Canterbury, £232,5u0 ; Otago, £309,909. Taking railways alone, the amounts sco down are, Auckland, £2<J5,020; Hawke's Bay, .£41,070'; Taranaki, .£60,632; Wellington, £42,775 ; Nelson and Westl&nd, .£24,200; Mariborough, .£11,000; Canterbury, £226.300; Otago and Southland, £234,000. For roads, Aucklaud is to get £112,031 ; Hawke's Bay, £12,640; Tarauaki, #11,126; Wellington, £35,173; Nelson and esthond, £S6,SiS; oMarlborough, £27.500; Canterbury, £t>so9; Otago and Southland, £25,909. 'Ihp other votes aro not specified in sufficient detai} to be a)locut?d as aboye.

Mr. MDonald, having in view no doubt the petroleum discoveries on the East Coast, is to ask the Government this afternoon, whether they wilt reinstate tho allowance of a bonus offered in the year 1874 by the Government at that date, for the development of the crude oil products of the colony, and the production of a certain quantity of kerosene oil within the colony

On Thursday next Mr. Bain is to ask the Commissioner of Stamps, if ha is aware that the penny postaee and penny receipt stamps have been assimilated in the Unite i Kingdom, and when he intends to give effect to the resolution passed by thiß House affirming the desirability of making a similar change in this colony ? The following new clause has been added to _the_ Pensions Bill : — " fn case any person enjoying any superannuation or retiring allowance shall be appointed to fill any office in any public department, or shall in any other way become the recipient of money paid out of the colonial revenue, every such allowance shall cease to be paid for any period subse- ( quent to such appointment, if the annual amount of the profits of the office or other appointment or emolument to which he has become entitled shall be equal to those of the office formerly held by him ; and in case they shall not be equal to those of his former office, then no more of such superannuation allowance shall be paid to him than what, with the salary of his new appointm°nt or other emolument, shall be equal to that of his former office." The Lotteries Bi'l. with the amendments made by the Lower House, has been referred back to the Legislative Council, in which it originated. The Upper House object to section 9, introduced by the House of Representatives, which makes it penal to keep a book for entering or recording any game, or to invite any person to make a bet. The Council, therefore, propose to omit this clause. They also object to the striking-out of clause 15, making the advertising of lotteries a punishable offence. The new clause, 49, is also objected to, on the ground of its not allowing sufficient time to elapse before the Act comes into operation. The Council propose to amend clause 15 by the addition of the words, " This section shall not apply to or affect newspapers which are not printed in New Zealand, and the proprietors whereof are not resident therein," and to amend clause 49 by strik.ngout the words " November, 1881," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "January, 1882." A committee of the Lower House has been appointed to consider these objections. The following petition on behalf of Dr. France, ex-medical officer at the Mount View Lunatic Asylum, was presented to Parliament last evening by Mr. Bunny: — " That your petitioner was appointed Medical Officer to the Wellington Lunatic Asylum by the Superintendent of the Province, 1861. '1 hat on the abolition of the provinces your petitioner wished to receive his compensation provided by clause 13 of the Abolition of the Provinces Act, but was informed he would be continued in office, and that his services would be continuous ; he, therefore, reluctantly remained. That on the abolition of his office on the 20th June, 1881, by the appointment of a Medical Superintendent, he applied to the Government for compensation, and was informed compensation would only be granted for his services under the General Government. That your petitioner is aware that hi 3 predecessor in office, Dr. Johnston, has received full compensation for the period he held the appointment, and that numerious other officers of the Civil Service of New Zealand have been so likewise treated." The Bhare3 in the Wellington Meat Export Company are, we are informed, going off very rapidly, Up to Saturday evening 1490 shares had been applied for, and these were distributed as follows : — West Coast, Ransitikei, 224; Wellington and Hutt, 350; Wairarapa, 916. The satisfactory progress which this company is making shows beyond doubt that the public have the fullest confidence in the ultimate success of the undertaking. Tho share-list will ba kept open till the olst instant, after which operations will be commenced without delay. A meeting of ladies, ' ' who sympathise with the wives and families of the imprisoned in Ireland," was heldat the Dixon-street schoplroom yesterday afternoon. A bout 25 ladies were present, and apologies for non-attan-dance were received from Miss Hutchison and M iss O'Keef c. The object of the meeting was explained by Miss Lundon, and the following ladies were elected for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to be forwarded to Miss Annie Parnell : — President — Mrs. Madden ; Vice-President, Mrs. Keon ; Secretary, Miss Fitzgerald ; Treasurer for Thoradon, Mra. Fisher ; Treasurer for Te Aro, Mr 3. H edley. The ladies then formsd themselves into pairs for the purpose of receiving subscriptions. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this afternoon, another ease of alleged smuggling was heard before Mr. Shaw, R.M., the person proceeded against being Hiram Cohen, the steward of the barque Langstone, now lying alongside the Queen's Wharf. Acting 1 upon "information received," Constable O'Donovan, it appears, yesterday afternoon went to a house situated at the top of Plimmer's Steps, and occupied by a washerwoman named Ellen Robinson. Here he learned that at 9 o'clock that morning Mrs. Robinson went on board the Langstone for the purpose of obtaining clothes to wash. The clothes were in bags, awaiting her arrival, and on returning home she found that one of the bagd contained a roll of silk, measuring 83 yards. Concluding that the silk had fallen into her hands by mistake, Mrd. Robinson returned to the ship and interviewed the steward, who, she says, told her to take it home again, adding that he would call for it at night. Constable O'Donovan reported tho cirenmstances to the Customs authorities, who now sued to recover a penalty of £100. Gifts of literatnre for the use of the Hospital patients have been received from Government House and Mrs. A. G. Johnson. At the Princess Theatre, Tory-street, last evening a complimentary benefit was tendered by tho Amateur Colored Variety Company to Mr. Jesse White, who has been incapacitated from work for a considerable time past in consequence of having met with an accident. Probably owing 1 to the inclement weather, the audience was not a very large one. The performers, however, were apparently by no means discouraged by this circumstance, but went through the excellently arranged programme with much spirit. The entertainment, which was very snecessful, opened with the recitation of an appropriate prologue. The first parb comprised negro melodies and the ordinary "chair" performance. This was followed by a number of ballads, descriptive and character songs, duets, &c, and the entertainment was brought to a conclusion by a screaming farce, entitled " The Strolling Players." During the evening the Guards' Band performed some musical selections. The programme) will be repeated to-night, when it is hoped the weather will permit the attendance of a largo number of people. A numbar of the Upper Hutt people assembled at the butts there on Saturday atternoon to witness a shooting match, for £10 a side, between Mr. G. Wilkins and Mr. J. Greenwood, who, it may be remembered, competed as civilians at tho recent Rifle Association's meeting at Wellington. The bstting at the start was slightly in favor of Greenwood, but although he made the respectable score of 61 out of a possible 75, his opponent tsecured a victory by five points, having made 66 with 15 shots at a Wimbledon target at 200 yards — his score being six bnlls'-eyes and nine inners. At the conclnsion of tho shooting, a quoit match, for £5 a side, was arranged between W. Whiteman and S. Benge against G. Wilkins and F. Mabey, resulting in a win for the two first-named after a closelycontested game. "Fair Play" writes in answer to "A Correspondent" in Saturday's Evening Post that the constable lately in charge of the Botanic Gardens was removed to another charge in the city at his own request. Tfiis, he adds, will be more agreeable to the constable himself, but visitors to the gardens will for a time miss a respectable, kind and obliging officer. The remainder of the letter is taken up with charges and accusations, which pernaps it is better not to revive under the circumstances, since no good end is to bo served thereby. The annual plain and fansy dress ball in connection with the Wellington Naval Brigade Band is announced to be held in th--> Arcade on Thursday next, and promises, judging from the preparations which are being made, to be as pleasant and popnlar as in previous years. It is notified in our advertising columns that Mr. De Lautour's lecture is postponed until next Monday night, the 22nd inst. We would remind our readers of the musical and literary entertainment to be given in St. John's Schoolroom to-night, in aid of an organ fund. The programme, which appears in our advertising columns, is an excellent one, and, as there is every appearance of a fine evening, no doubt many will embrace the opportunity of spending a pleasant hour or two. Mr. G. Morris, undertaker, writes to us : — " I perceive in your paper of the 12th inst., a statement, made by Councillor Maginnity, which is not correct, and I wish to state that there has not been one funeral carried from the Hospital in an express sine* I have had the contract. I have provided a coach for that work, for my own Christian-like feeling would not allow me to do such a disgraceful thing as to carry a corpse in an express} or to smoke or drink, or to allow one of my men to do so on such occasions." The usual weekly session of the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., hist evening was welj attended. Ihe roll of membership was further added to, and a large number of candidates proposed for the next session. It was decided to unite with two other Lodges in taking the Friendly Societies' Hall, to be fitted up as a Good Templar lodge-room. A committee was appointed to attend to the refurnishing of the room. Several songs and readings were given by members. Next Monday an essay, entitled 11 Good Templars," will be read by a brother.

George Jones, farmer, of Kaitoke, convened a meeting of his creditors at noon to-day. His liabilities are returned at £727 3s 6d, and nia assets are estimated at .£llß9. Lambton Ratepayer writes to us as follows :—": — " The way our money is thrown away may be seen on Lambton Quay, which has lately become a stone quarry for supplying metal to other parts of the town. Why this metal iB carted away from Lambton Quay I cannot understand, as it wa3 spread subject to the approval of the City Engineer, at a cost, I believe, of 12s 6d per load. What it will cost when spread for the second time, would be very interesting to Ratepayer. His Honor Mr. Justice Richmond presided over a sitting of the Bankruptcy Court at noon to-day. Mr Br^wn applied for an order granting the discharge of b'alvatore Cimino, jun , late hotelkeeper, of Wellington. Mr. Sandilands appeared ti oppose the application on behalf of the creditors' trustee. After the trustee had been examined at considerable length, the matter was adjourned for a month. The proposed meeting of policy-holders and others interested in the administration of the Government Insurance Department has been postponed from Wednesday until Friday evening. The postponement, we are requested to state, is being made at the request of a number of gentlemen who are desirous of attending the lecture to be given by his Honor Mr. Justice Richmond on Wednesday evening. A man named George Jellyman committed suicide at Spring Creek, near Blenheim, on Sunday. He was last seen alive at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and at 9 p.m. hia body was found in a water-hole in one of his own paddocks with his throat cut and a clasp knife in his hand. The Nelson Mail states that deceased, who was a son of the late Mr. Enoch Jellyman, of Stoke, leaves a widow and young family. The Nelson Evening Mail indicates the possibility of the Representation Bill being "stonewalled " by the Nelson and Westland members. After dilating on it 3 prejudicial application to Neteon, it says :—: — 'To prevent such an injustice as that proposed, our members will be justified in using every possible advantage of which the rules of Parliamentary procedure will allow, and that they will put forth their strength we have no doubt whatever. They have a skilful tactician as a leader in the person of Mr. Gisborne, they are gifted with quite au average share of ability, they are not likely to be wanting in persistency, and they are fighting in a good cause. 1 hey can, and we believe they will, prevent the passing of the Bill in its present form, and in doing so they will entitle themselves to the giatitude of their constituents." Attention is directed to the sale of plants from Mr. W. M'Cardle's well-known Masterton nursery, to be held on Thursday next, by Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., at their auction rooms. Messrs. J. H. Bethune & Co. will sell tomorrow, freehold land at Featherston, ,land and house in Holland-sbreet. We remind our readers that Mr. J. H. Wallace's sale of the Taupo Block, as advertised, will take place to-morrow. Messrs. Laery & Campbell will hold their usual market sale, &c, to-morrow. We are requested to draw attention to Messrs. Croskery, Hasell & Co.'s sale of oats, on the wharf, at 12 o'clock to-morrow.

In consequence of the great rush of customers to the Surplus Stock Bale at James Smith's, Te Aro House, many persons were unable to get their wants so fully supplied as they had intended. To remedy this, a special invitation is hereby given to tho citizens of Wellington, the settlers in the Hntt, Taita, Wairarapa, and other country districts, to visit this sale daring the next ten days. As a groat many lots must be cleared out before stock-taking, the bargains will be found as great as ever at the Surplus Stock Sale at Te Aro House. — [Advt.l