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Evening Post, Volume XL, Issue 91, 14 October 1890, Page 3

The namoa of 19 seamen were ordered to bo struok off the eleotoral roll by the Hesiddnfc Magistrate this afternoon, they having failed to attend beforo the Registrar to prove their claims to register as electors. Only one o'aim was substantiated. The Bey. J. Still, incumbent of St. Paul's Parish, who returned from England to Port Chalmers by the Aorangi last week, arrived ia Wellington by the Panguin thia afternoon. A number of his parishioners welcomed Mr. Still at the wharf. The following subscriptions to the Dean fond have come to hand sinoe yesterday :—: — J. Duignan, 2s Cd; J.H.J., ss ; J.R., sa; makiog tbo total amount .£122 13s 9d. The s.B. Penguin, which arrived from the South thit afternoon, brought the following passengers :— Cabin -Misses Atkinson. Hermon, Kemp and Beading, Mesdames Curtis, Aldersley. Bryant, Bossiter, Muir, Hermon, Reading, Phurazyn and family, Revs Still, Hermon and Chesnais, Messrs. Moore, Tait, Poarson, Wators, Kingston, Wills, Brown, Alexander, Lnxford Denshaw, Whitoombe, Curtis, Hawden, Paterson, Bryant, Fuller, M'Masters, Tait, Jamieson, Knowles, Jones, Dimant. Russell, Andrews, Robertson and Peck ; 50 steerage Mr. Timothy Hayes, whose tender (^1295) was aooepted by the City Counoil for the construction of a road from Te Aro to Bakor's Hill, so as to oonneot with the new cemetery at Karori, has made a start with I the work. The oontraot period expires four months henoe. A recommondation by tho Publio Works Committeo of the City Counoil, that the request of the Wellington Football Club for a refund of a portion of the amount paid for the use of the Basin Reserve on the 27th September be not granted, is to be considered at the fortnightly meeting of the Counoil on Thursday. Anyone who is in any way interested in art, or ia either a botanist or an enthusiastic on tbo subjoot of New Zealand flora, will have ample opportunity during the next few days of making the acquaintance of a very ohoioe collection of paintings, ohiefly of the rarest and most beautiful flowers and foliage of New Zealand trees and shrubs. The Daintinga we refer to wore plaoed on exhibition at- Messrs. Baker Bros,' Auotion Booms in Lambton-quay, this afternoon, by Miss Harris, of Nelson, whose work they for the most part represent, and who for many Tears has been an exhibitor in the several art exhibitions of the oolony. New Zealand flora and foliage sho has, however, apparently made a speoial study of, and several faithful and valnablo reproductions of extreme roreties are to bo seen amongst the collection. For instance, in theoourseof a sojourn in Ta r anaki. Mount Egmont was scaled, and as a result some fine spooimens of beautiful Alpine flowers and shrubs were obtained, which havo sinoe beon transferred to canvas. Misses Ellen and Franoes and Mr. Edwin Harris are also contributors to the collection, whioh oomprices studies on soreens, panels, table-tops, wall-hangings, 4c. The whole exhibition, as we have before said, is ono of espeoial interest, and will no doubt attraot the attention which it deserves. It will be open eaoh day from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. A number of butohers met in the Gear Meat Company's Cuba-street shop last evening, and resolved to form a cricket club oonfined to persons engaged in the trade. Thirty wore enrolled in the room, and a large nnmber of others are expected to join. Mr. John Atkinson was eleoted oaptain, Mr. Andrew Duncan secretary, Mr. Charles Qrainey Treasurer, and a committee of six was also ohosen. Most of the butchers' shops in the oity will be shut to-morrow afternoon, in aooordanoe with the arrangement to give the employes a half holiday on Wednesdays, and advantage is to be taken of the occasion by the club to open the season with a soratoh matoh. We are informed that most of the master butnbers have conttibnted to tho funds of the olub. "That the state of society depiotod by Mr. Bellamy in his book 'Looking Baokward' is impossible of attainment" is the subject for discussion at the Wellington Debating Society's meeting to-morrow night. Thin evening the members of St. John's Literary Association olose the present session with a musical and literary entertainment and spelling bee, to whioh the publio are invited, the admission being free. One of the principal attractions in towi this week are the Millinery and Mantli Showrooms of C. Smith, the Cash Draper Cuba-street. They are simply overflowing with novelties, such oharming little mantles lovely millinery, handsome dust cloaks beautiful flowers and feathers, pretty parasols, Ac. Everyone is oordially invitee to call and inspect them. — Advt. I For cot\t\nwxwn ot naitmgmatttr tffowrtl pact.