THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING CONTRACT AND BILL.

Evening Post, Volume XLI, Issue 139, 15 June 1891, Page 2

THE ELECTRIC LIGHTING CONTRACT AND BILL.

Amongst othor items in tho roturn of unauthorised expenditure are oompassionato allowance to tho widow of tho lato SergeantMajor 8e11,'.£127 15s ; purchase of land for rifle range, Polhill Gully, iJB4O ; passage of Mr. W. A. Bailoy to England on his appointment to H.M. Middlesex Eogimont, .£63; salary and compensation to Police Inspectors Moore, Goodall, Kiely, and A. Thompson, .£3349 11s lid. The greater part of tho last-named sum might most advantageously have been saved by retaining the sorvicos of useful and competent officers whose services are a distinct public loss. An interesting account of Madame Sara Bernhardt's reception in Sydney, correspondence, and extract reading mattor will be found on our fourth pago to-day. The B.M.S. Tongariro, from London via Teneriffe, Capetown, and Hobart, arrived, in Wellington shortly after 9 p.m. on Saturday, having mado the voyage from Plymouth in 41 days 15 hours 7 minutes, her actual steaming timo boing 40 days 19 honrs 21 minntes. The Goldfiolds' mombors conferred with the members of the County Counoil Conference this morning nnd wont over tho resolutions with thorn. Messrs. E. Reeves Guinness, O'Conor, Valentine, C. Mills, anc Harkness wore present. Some slight alterations were made and the members then approved the resolutions and agreed to join in deputation to tho Premier, which is to take place at 4.30 this aftornoon. New resolutions were passed to tho effect, that the contributions under which the moiety of hospital and charitable aid sustenance is provided for by local taxation allows the wealthy and thinly populated portions of the colony to escapopaymg their just Bharo, and throws the burthen on the poorer classes grouped in tho towns and settled districts; that the Act should be amended to enable counties to legally vote subsidies tooemoterios vested in trustees; that tho Local Bodies Loanfc Aot should bo amended to enable oountios to raise loans and pay off liabilities incurred prior to 31st March of this yoar, say to the extent of .£7OOO or £8000. ' Tie s.e» Slanapouri, with an English mail on boaWl arrived at the Bluff from Melbonrno nft 9.15 this morning. Hor mail should oorivo hore by tho Penguin on Wednoada^vwoxt. Bfc."H. Edsor, tho offioor in ohargo of tho cadet gallery at tho Telegraph Office, has rooorved from his pupils, prior to their depwfturo from Wellington, an ovidenoo of thar respect in tho shape of a sot of 10 handwtnely bound volumos of tho standard poots. Tho amount of monoy roceivod at the gates of Newtown Park on Saturday, on the 'XSf? O^ 0 * c cnam Pi°nßhip lnatohes, was £27 4s 6d. The number of people who paid for admission was 1089. The installation of Master and investituro of oflicers of the Ulster Lodge, N.Z.C takes place at the Masonic Hall, Potone, on Wednesday ovening. A special train leaves Wellington at 7.15 p.m. returning after the ceremony. The many friends of our well-known townspeople, Mr. and Mrs. Prouse, will, no doubt note with interest that they have arrived hv the R.M.S. Orizaba at Albany, on th e & return journey to this colony. At a meeting this morning of th* directors of the Hutt Park Railway Cfcmpany, Mr T G. Macarthv was unanimously elected Chairman, in tho room of Mr. J S M Thompson, who has left hero for Australia. ' T> A ,£ at £ owttwt occurred on board the I.M.S. Tongariro two days after she sailed >°2i £}V??? th - An A -k "^ed George BarUett feU from the topgallant yard to tie deck, fracturing two of his ribs, and he succumbed to the accident a few days afterwards. As the deceased left a wife and lamiiy dependent upon him in England the passengers kindly subscribed a substantial sum in their aid. Soon after the vessel's arrival in port yesterday an acoident ooourred tothe ship's carpenter, named Le Uras. While assisting in making the vessel fast, ha slipped and fell from the roiling of theseoond-class deck to the wharf a distance of abont 30ft. Several ribs we » fractured by the fall, and he also sustaj **! serious internal injuries. Dr. Craie ship s surgeon, and Dr. Henry attend A ,*f ° until ho could be removed to tho F whoro ho now lies in a very proco .lO. IOS P ltal > dition, *19R S con-;

Last oveninif. at St, Peter's Church, the Incumbent made a feeling^ allusion to the loss thfr parish end fawii haftsuskinufl ih tlie death of the late Mr : Ji Howard Wallace, tmo.bf the biihu oi old identities which is so ?ftpidly decreasing. In tho course of his sermon, which was based upon Hebrews ix., 27, tho preacher touched upon tho history of New Zealand during tho la«t fifty yaai'3 ( in which Mr. WnlliiPo hud taken ht lime* m lii'umlneut ft part, arid of which ho Was afterWdfJs bo become one of the fir.pt historian 0 . The great lesson \a bl* tleiiVe*] frOm this Or itn? lff>\ hOwQVbf Wag, being that sooner of later cvory life will have to pasa Jtbq. harrier into the un.-,ecii WQild, v. hero 1 , aMwdifij} to the >yor.ds pf Hi? te-^t, it -w ill Hkvo tO uiiut-rgo di 16 its real practical worth. At tiio eonclufeion of the service Mr. Trimnell, Mus. Bac, played with his accustomed ability a stately funeral march. Another three chains of the Thorndon Esplanade wero planted on Saturday afternoon by a small bee of six, and in ordor to continuo tho work noxt Saturday donations of plants suitablo for hedge purposes will bo willingly received. About 30 chains still remain unplanted. Tho majority of the trees already put in are said to bo thriving famously. As funds aro Urgently required, Mt\ Geo. Woodward, the origindtof of the scheme, to-day publishes t»? programme of a concert which is $ foe, hPlil ill t He Opera Houso oil thl 33ha JUiie in uid Dt the Arbor Day Fencing Fund. As a great iea,\ Has been said since the centenriary of John Wesloy that tHe Wesloyah lu"othodistß H'atl deparVed front the rules, of Metliodi^m Md doWh by their fQUndcr, tUe #ov. J. J: Lewis, at Wesley Church yesterday morning,, took up the cudgols vigorously on behalf of his church and combattod tho assertions, showing clearly that all tho fixed rules of Wesley wore boing strictly adhered to. At the evening service tho rev. gentleman preached a funeral service in connection with the death of the late Mr. Geo. Bennett. Tho Foresters' Brass Band played selections yesterday afternoon on the Basin Eeserve in uid of the rolatives of tho lato Mr. A. Payne, and notwithstanding tho cold bleak woather the collections at tho gates amounted to JJ7 lOs 9d. Tho sum has oeen duly handed ovor to tho relatives by tho Treasurer, Tho Coroner held an inquest at the Hospital at 9 o'clock this mofnintf Oft thO body of John Gbodlct, a patient Of M6unt Viow Asylum, who iliod yestefday, Mr. C. E. Luicford was chosen fdreman of the jury. PrFoOks.McdicalSuporintendentdf Asylum, stated that the cause" of 1 aoattl was.goneraL; paralysis, from which ,the .dceWsßrl Md Suffered Bjncte lib wßS.ttdffilMGd in 1889. Tho jnr v v Ktiif H6u ft Verdict accordingly. Charles Robertson, butcher, recently adjudicated a bankrupt, has filed a statement in which he states that ho filed by advico of a private meeting of his creditors. Ho commenced business in Soptombor last as a moat hawkor. and subsequently took a shop, but tho business did not pay. Tho Money with which ho started was borltaVod. Continnal sicknesft jil his family had also militatod agaii^this ohunco of success. Tho mooting of Creditors called for this morning lapsed For want of a quorum. The run of the Hunt Club hounds on Saturday was voted by tho ridors who participated in it to have boon ono of tho bost of tho season. Tho air was sharp and bracing, the turf in tho pink of condition, and tho course, a now one, viz., from Island Bay to tho raooooursG, then aorosn tho 1&Wlying hills overlooking the eoufse, through Mr. AntroUu« v jtfupVrty, and on to Mr. Taylßr/si Mield tho first chock took placo. Th6n% tho scent led over tho Melroso hills to Mr. Hayward's, where tho field made for Miramar by way of tho sandhills, finishing at the kennels, a distance of about seven milos, in 50 minutes. As tho hounds and huntsman aro leaving to-morrow for Danoyirko, and will not return until the 25th inst., the date of tho next moet is not dofinitely fixed. That old established hotel, tho Pier, which has been conduote'd lately by Mr. John Bertie, is about to be taken o\ f er by Mr. Thomas Sowcrd, who has, through Dwan Bros., soourod a have of euuib. Tho following additipnal subscriptions to tho proposed Boys' Institute fund have to be acknowledged ;— John Duthie, M.H.E., £10 10s ; J. Kirkcaldie, £10 ; J. Nathan and Co., £5; A. J. M'Tavish, £2 2s ; J. Jameson, £2 2s; A. W. Brown, £1 Is; D. Sladden, £1 Is ; C. H. Snow, £1 Is ; A.T., JCI Is; F. Martin, £1 Is; Friend, 12s; J. Scott, ss ; W.C.F., 5s ; W.H.M., ss. Total to date, £386 125. Mr. Robinson, R.M., sat at the Magistrate's Court this morning and dealt with three casos of drunkonnessx A native was dismissed with a caution, a first dflondor (European) fined ss; or, ih default six honrs' imprisonment; and Bernard M'Swigan, convicted on a recent date, was ordered to pay a fino of 10s, with tho alternative of twontyfour hours' imprisonment. This was all tho polico business. A curious but at the samo timo a distressing accident occurred on Saturday afternoon to a little son of Mr, Johnson, cabinetmaker, of Murphy-stroot. While playing about in tho workshop the child fell down, and bac&me impaled upon two chisels which Wero npturned in a rack, one entering on either side of tho oheekbone. Being mortice chisels, they did not penetrate to any depth, though far enough to cause two nasty wounds and a considerable loss of blood. Dr. Grace attended the child, who, we learn, is now progressing favourably. Madame Patey had a great "send-off" from the Wellington pnblic on Saturday night. Hor final concert, as regards merit and its appreciation by tho audience, was as successful as any in the earlier part of tho season. Madame's own contributions wer,e "There is a Groen Hill Fajf, A\Vdy " (Gounod), " Our Own Dear Homo * (Watson), and "Scots Wha HaeY 1 Each itom was enthusiastically Ghfidrod. Gounod's song was repeated, Mid in substitution for the Bccond. Madame Patey gave " Home, Sweet Home, with splendid ■ effect. " Scots Wha Hao " brought down the house, and responding to an inexorable encore, Madame sang the comic " Laird o' Oockpen." Even this did _ not satisfy all -the cravings of tho audienoe, and a tremendous demonstration followed, which was not ended until the songstress returned a second timo, arid sang My Hoart is Sair for Somebody." The other members of the company also acquitted thomselves well. Messrs. Bedell & Co.", plumbors and brass founders, on Saturday afternoon colobrated tho opening of their now workshops* wSnd= sor Placo, in the presonoo of a number of visitors and their working staff. Tho factory, whioh is ft mofit complete 6ne, possossos tho latest improved machinery and lathes for finishing brasswork, tho inotivo powtir boing suppliod by a compact thfee'-ndVsoi powor water ongin'o. The operatives in tho brass-finishihg shop- are at present busily engaged in turning out a largo ordor in brass bushes and bearings for tho Wellington and Manawatu Eailway Company. In the moulding shop there are throo furnesses kept in almost constant work, whilst the rooms in the remaining part of the works aro fitted up for tho plumbing, or zinc and copper workers. The firm have mot with a very gratifying amount of success during the past three years, during whioh they have boon turning out largo numbers of their patent gas-governors tiad purifiers. Nor is the sale of the govafnors at all confined to Wellington) ft* Messrs. Bedell & Co. aro always kept busy in supplying the othor towns of New Boaiand with this exceedingly inganiou* (Appliance for gas saving. Having inspected the factory, tho oompany adjourned to the brass-finishing room, where at the invitation of Mr. G,oss, tho manager of tho department, those preßont drank snecoss to tho firm. Mr. Bedell, in responding, remarked that he had secured patent rights for his purifier in the Australian colonies and also in the United Stateß-. The visitors spent an exceedingly pleasant duartenof an hour before sopArating\ A telegram froril Auckland states that Hugo's Buffalo Minstrels opened there on Saturday and mot with groat success, tho house being full. W« Would again remind our readers of the public meeting to be hold at the Exchange Hall to-night in connection with the pro 1 posed Boys' Institute. Wo hope to e<sb 3. very large attendance, so thai tuflse who will be appointed to cftrry out the matter will feel that thoy haf io behind them no lack of sympathyv Particulars of the meeting will be found In our advertising columns. A 8 announced^ in' another column the medals and certificates in connection with the local branch of the St: John's Ambulance Association will be distributed on Thursday next, at the Museum. Lady Onslow will , present tho awards, and tho ohair will be taken by Lord Onslatv. ' <r. . J. H. Bethune & Co.'will sell by auction, without reierre, on account of whom it may concern, at their rooms, Feathernton-atreet, to-mor. row, at 2 o'olock, a l&rge shipment of superior china and earthenware, ex Nelion, direct from Messrs. Tidmorsh and Brown's manufactory, London, comprising handgomfl tea sets, breakfast sew, dmnor services, toilet sefs, trinket sets, dessert sets, vases, so.. Is per catalogue ; after which the auotionpew will dispose of a quantity of excellent noHuohold furnituro (removed for convenienoe of Bale), splendtd walnut piano (by Mittne, Nnchf, Berlia), E.P. waro, oil paintings, water coloura, oleographs and a great v&risty of sundries. Special OTaugolitttio serncos will be conducted oy the Ec v. E. Nieloio%Bcandinaviau missionary-, assisted by Miss Nialeson with harp and aintfiug, as follows i-To-uijrht, in the Primitive Methodibt Church, Webb-streetv at 7.30 1 tomorrow evening, in the Wesley-m Church, NewtownWednesday evening, in the Wosleyan Church Thorndon. ' We direct Attention to the sale of Mr J F Hicks* honsekold furniture, which will take placo at his residence, corner of Brougham add ElUce^treets, to-morrow, at htlf-past l o'clock George Thomas and C<X »re Che omcintine auctioneers. , °