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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 149, 26 June 1901, Page 4

< LOCAL AND GENERAL. + » It is understood that Mr. Charles Robinson, for some years past custodian of the Departmental Buildings in Wellington, is to succeed the late Mr. Letham as custodian of the Parliamentary Buildings. The syndicate which has acquired the Jenkins Estate with the object of cutting it up into building lots has intimated to the Melrose Borough Council that it is jprepared to contribute one-twelfth of the Estimated cost of putting a tunnel through Mount Victoria from the of Elizabethstreet to Kilbirnie, and also bear a pro-" portion of the rates for a special loan to carry out the work. The Council has decided that it cannot consider the offer Unless the syndicate furnishes" full plans and specifications. " There is no fairness •in human affairs," said Mr. J. J. Pilkmgton, headmaster of the .Porirua School, in reply to a question addressed to him this morning concerning the fairness of a thing. This comes of dealing loosely in generalities. Mr. PUkington was before the Commission to assist it to arrive at an, equitable adjustment of teachers' salaries? and he practically knocked out the corner-stone by the sophism that fairness in human affairs is non-existent. From next Monday the business of the Bank of New Zealand, will be carried on in the fine banking-house . just erected at the corner of Lambton-quay and' Customhouse-quay. The new premises, a full description of which appeared in the columns of this journal some months ago, are robmy and handsomely appointed, and' all who have dealings with the Bank will appreciate the conveniences it affords them. During the recent extraordinary trafjfic on the railway some '30 men were thrown out 'of employment at New Plymouth for two or three weeks, owing to the ballast engines beirig required to cope with' the passenger traffic. The Herald states that the men are suffering ponsiderable hardship, and an appeal- has been made to the Premier and the Minister for Public Works on their behalf, 'asking that their employment may be resumed "at the earliest possible moment. The fortnightly meeting of the Melrose Borough Council -was held last night. The Maypr (Mr. Frost) and all the Councilors we're present. On the motion of the Mayor it was decided to call the attention of the Gas Company to the bad .state of the Island Bay road, caused by j f.the .excavations in connection with the laying of the gas mains. Councillor Fullford complained that the City Council's portion of phiro-road was in a bad state, and on his motion is was decided to ask that body to' effect mpairs. Several by-law cases were dealt with in the Magistrate's to-day. J. H. Lingard was fined 20s and costs v lls) for leaving his two-horse • vehicle unattended on the Queen's Wharf. A fine of 5s and costs (7s) was imposed in the case of Edward J. Ashton, charged with having left a one-horse vehicle unattended in Willis-street. Henry Hurrell was ordered to pay 203 aild costs (7s) for leaving an uniighted bicycle in the city, and Charles Martin was fined 5a and costs (7s) for having ridden a bicycle on the footpath along the Hutt-road. For having' driven an uniighted Vehicle in Bi-pitea-street, Henry Jervis was fined Is with 7s costs. At the same sitting of, the Court James W. Murray was ordered to pay £1 0s 6d amount of damage done to a pane of glas belonging to Thos. "G. Chambers. Denis M'Carthy and David Riley were sent to gaol fofc seven days for an assault on John Lewis. A charge against Benjamin Semeloff of having assaulted George Henry Wood, one of his tenants, was dismissed. Mr. Tanner appeared for , the prosecution and Mr. Young for the defence. A prohibition order was issued against John Henry Scaife. Messrs. R. Levoi and H. Baker, Justices, were on the Bench. The city's bill of expenses for the -Royal celebrations is considerable, but the increment that has occured to the Corporation's tramway funds through the influx of visitors is a very considerable set-off against it. The busy week was from 15th June to 21st June, both days inclusive. During that time 97,943 passengers were carried, and 7000 car miles were run. This amount of work was carried out with 20 drivers and 154 horses, and the total receipts amounted to about £820, which represented an increase of £400 over a fair winter week's returns. This increment of £400 arising out of a special occasion which the city — publicly and privately — has done so much to create, undoubtedly goes to the right place when it enters the Corporation's instead of» the private pocket. This great amount of traffic was carried out with. no accidents or breakages, and the arrangements reflect every credit on Mr. A. Hall, the Manager, and Mr. R. Petersen, the Assistant Manager. Some interesting exhibits of birds were shown at last night's meeting of the Philosophical Society. Two of the rosella parrots were shown. This gaily-, coloured bird is a native of Australia, but a few, escaped from captivity, have multiplied in the South. Islaiid to such an extent as to bid Mr to outnumber the native species. More remarkable still is a structural change in the bird which appears to be in progress, illustrated by breast-bones mounted alongside t.he respective birds. In New Zealand the bird is apparently taking! to a ground life, with the result that a native variety 1b already developing, far less adapted for flight than- its Australian progenitor. Another curiosity was a sparrow with a deformed beak, of extraordinary length and curved downwards, giving the- head of the bird the appearance of that of a miniature female huia. The judge's decision in the open pigeon race connected with the Wellington Poultry Show was given yesterday. The race was flown from Waipukurau under the management of 'the Petone, Pigeon Club, and five prizes were offered. The results are as follows : — Mr. Richards'b Duchess of Cornwall (velocity 1149 yards • per minute), 1; Mr. Abrahall's Zealandia (1144 yds), 2; Mr. Mullis's entry (1142 yds), 3; Mr. Lepper's Scout (1138 yds), 4 ; Mr. Lynch's Seahorse 1136 yds), 5} Mr. Haynes's Royal Blue (1123 yds), 6. The air-line distance to Petone was 123 miles. A maxim is a conclusion upon observations 'of matters of fact, and is merely speculation about the quality of BUck Swan Butter. It is good. — Advt.