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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 151, 28 June 1901, Page 5

Tho Cily Council has given permission to iLu Aew Zealand Electrical Syndicate for the extension of the electric light r.io the Melrose Borough. A deed is Co be Urawn up by the City Solicitor embodying, clauses for the protection of the Council. Th© benefit of united action by Friendly Societies was referred to at the Oddfel.ows' dinner last avening by Brother UuLe, P.P.S.M., who emphasised the good work performed by the Friendly Socia'.ie.s' Council of Wellington., especituly m the establishment of the Societies' dispensary. The Council, he said, had imsuccassfully opposed the passing last j.^ion of the workers' Compensation Act, under which the interets of mortyageea, and in that way the interests of friendly Societies, were jeopardised, as iv the event of on accident, and of the persons primarily liable proving "men of *>traw," the compensation would be a tirst charge against the property in conjieclion with, which the injured or killed ■worker was employed. The Council was keeping the subject in sight, and if an accident arose in which the claim fell on the property, ousting mortgage rights, it would be clearly proved that the Act was detrimental to the interests of Friendly Societies. The Council was representative of every society in Wellington, Petone, the Hutt, and Jobnsonviile, and it would welcome the periodical Parliament that the delegates were creating, and would «..".so welcomo anything else that helped the cause of- unity. A protest against the, payment of accounts in connection with the Royal reception was made at the City' Council last night by Councillors Izard and Tolluwat. The accounts totalled £1080 17a sd, and were made up as follows: — Mr. Carmichael, citizens' arch, £200 10s, and staging at Town Hall site, £250} Mr. Toomath, illumination of offices, £119; Messrs. Keith and Hutcheson, steel masts, £60; Messrs. Prouse Bros., Umber, £220 Os 10d; Messrs. Stewart and Co., timber, £194 9s 2dj Mr. Knight, flags, £42 15s 6d ; D.1.C., flags, £3 Is lid. Councillor Tolhurst maintained that there were certain items, amounting to £900, which should not be passed by the Council. The Mayor pointed out that the Council had already passed £1000 for the reception. Councillor Izard said he was not going to vote for the expenditure of any money illegally. The accounts were passed. Councillors Izard, Tolhurst, Evans, and Luke had their names recorded as having protested against the expenditure. It appears *hat the Council has authority to pay £400 in a year for the purposes not specified by Act. Before it decided to vote £1000 for the Royal reception it had already voted £250 under the heading of unauthorised expenditure during the current financial year, and several Councillors decline to be parties to the expenditure of any moneys for the Royal visit which 1 will increase the amount of the Council's, unauthorised expenditure for the year beyond the sum of £400. l The Sunday School Union has received more'^than five hundred entries for the examination which is to be held next Friday. This number will yet be added to, several schools not having so far sent in their lists. The city Bohools are to be examined in the Newtown, Clyde-quay, and Willis-street day-schools, and the Terrace Sunday-school room. Country schools will make their own arrangements. The Secretary of the Benevolent Trustees acknowledges iwith thanks the receipt of one ton of coal from Mr, M'Parland, for the poor of the city. The Hastings correspondent of the Naplev Daily Telegraph asserts that the . . impof'uon ,by tW. Government of a minimum chauge of £200 a year upon the proposed Municipal abattoirs at Hastings will be a heavy tax upon the three local U^chera, who will each have to pay nearly £70 per ■ annum. The correspondent points out that this will be unfair, ns no distinction is made between the Council controlling 50 butchers and, as in Hastings, only three. Thus at Na* pier the individual butchers will only bb Hable, probably, for £20 each, while those of Hastings may have to pay £70. This extra tax of £50 will, of course, have to be tacked on to the price of meat. The charge against Jacob Joseph, of having failed to keep down, rabbits on his property at Happy Valley, was further investigated before Mr. Haselden, 5.M,., this morning. The Rabbit Inspector (Mr. P. Drummond) said that since the case was adjourned he had twice inspeoted the property, and he was satisfied with the oteps that were being taken, but "thought too small a gang of men was working. He thought eight or , ten men should be Eut on." Thomas M'Kinley, head Tabiter, said that six men were poisoning the property systematically, and ' he thought that was sufficient. His Worship said the evidence was not sufficient to enable him to impose a nominal penalty, £50 would have been the fine had not evidence been given that further work had been done. The defendant would be fined £30, with £2 9s costs. Mr. Dalziell appeared for the Department and Mr. Chapman for the defendant. A boy 16 years of age, named Charles Reside, of Masterton, was this morning at the Magistrate's Court, ordered to pay 7s a week towards the support of his illegitimate child. Mr. Young, who appeared for the informant, asked that defendant should be ordered to find security for the payment of the order. After consideration His Worship said he would not give, any decision on the point ab present. Mr. R. B. Williams appeared for the defendant. Mr. Ashton Kay, of Wellington, has received an, appointment on. the New South Wales Hansard Sj;aff. For the past two or three years Mr. Kay has been on the New -Zealand Hansard Staff, and has proved himself to b& one of the best shorthand writers in the colony. An elderly woman named Grace Estall appeared before Mr. Haielden, S. M. , this morning on a cnarge of Jhaving wilfully set fire to a dwellinghouse in Aro-street on 12th June. The house was owned by W. J. Haines and occupied by John Setter, a stevedore), and the accused. On the afternoon in question a neighbour named Henry Pearce, alarmed by cries, entered the house and found the curtains and blind in the bedroom on lire. Accused was lying on the aofa in another room. About ten minutes later another alarm was given, and then Pearce found the covering of the sofa on fire. Yet again he was alarmed, about (ivo minutes later, and this time fire was discovered in a corner cupboard in the kitchen. Haines expressed the belief that the fire was caused accidentally, and said it looked as if it had been done while searching for something with a light. Before the fire occurred he had seen -accused, who was under the influence of drink. Could not find some money which she had hidden. The total damage amounted to about 3Qs. Detective Cox who visited the house after the fire, found several unused matches on the floor near tho cupboard. After hearing the evidence his Worship dismissed the case, and the accused, for whom Mr. Devine appeared, was discharged. When the meaning is too big for the words, the expression is quaint. When the words are too big for the meaning it i* bombastic. When it is said that Black Swan Butter is unequalled in the market it is the literal truth. — Advt.