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Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 4

Board's employees wlio could bo fcpnred from duty. The deceased was n special consUible in connection with th& wharves, jind Sub-lnfiifctor O'Donovan and a po*»3 of tilo city police attended tho funeral. A service wi>» conducted at St. Mary of tbo Angels' Church, I3oulcott-.street, befoio the- body was taken to the Mounlslrcfct Cemetery for interment. An uld-iige pensioner nnmed Ilpnry Of>bnrne had his pension cancelled by J)r. A. M'Arthur, S.M. , this morning, on the ground thut he spHil his money in drink .uid was not of good moral diameter. Tho pension of F. A. Moore (£ls) was renewed ub £10 on condition thut he refunded £15, which was over-paid in former years through the non-disclosure of his wife's property. Mr. F. W. Mansfield, the- Registrar, made application for cancellation of n, pension on the ground thafc the pensioner had been committed for trial on a certain charge. Ilia Worship, however, thought that the application was premature Flo could not cancel the peiusion until the case hud been disposed of by the Supreme Court. "While grain is a little low, wool has gone vp — a fact which shows the advantage of not having all our eggs in one basket." — The Premier. A house in the Maungaraki Settlement, near Petonc, was burned down hist night. It was insured in tho Phoenix OfGee for £200. Seventy-four visitors put up at tho Lake House, Waikaremoana, during tho past four weeks. The fifth annual flower show in connection with Sfc. Thomas's Church, Wellington South, will be held on Thursday and Friday, 4th and sth February. Mr. C. Hall, M.H.R, for Waipawa, was in Wellington yesterday on business connected with the establishment of a telephone bureau at Waipawa and the construction of a railway crossing at Dauneviike in connection with the new hospital in that town. Mr. Hall obtained a promise that a 'crossing would j be made if the Charitable Aid Board paid the cost of construction. Tho request for a telephone bure.au at Waipawa would leecivs consideration. Cabinet yesterday decided to recommend tho following names for tho approval of tho Governor as Commissioners under the Scenery Preservation Act last session: — Mr. Percy Smith, ex-Surveyor-Goneral ; Mr. A. L. Smith, Curator of Aebburton Gardens ; Mr. J. W. A. Marchant, Sur-veyor-General ; Mr. G. Matthews, Chief Forester ; Major Tikiorangi, representing ! tho native race. Three, at any rate, of tho abovo named have an intimate acquaintance with tho lands of the colony almost from end to end. Mr. Percy Smith was Surveyor-General for very many years, v and in that position took a. very active -part in the settlement of the land under various Governments. Mr. J. W. A. Marchant, who succeeded him in that' position two or three years ago, had alto had a large experience as Crown Lands Commissioner in both the North and South Islands, while- Mr. G. Matthews, the Chief Government Forester, Jias had an experience in that capacity which should admirably fit him for the woik which he will be called" upon to perform. Commissioner M'Kie, of the Salvation Army, who arrived from the South on Wednesday, conducted the first Of a sories of speciul services in tho Vivian-street Barracks last evening, before n crowded congregation. The Commissioner, basing his' ramrtrks oh a passage ot' Scripture in Luke's Gospel, delivered a forceful address, which was attentively followed and appreciated by those present. Assisted by about 40 or 50 visiting officers, he will conduct special services to-morrow. During tho morning he will speak at the Citadel, and in the afternoon and evening he will spexk at the Opera Houuo. Another match for the Seely Cup was fired yesterday by the Wellington Guards. Although ono more competitor will bo held, it in almost certain tlmt tbo cup will be won by Private Lacey, as he has a very good lead. Tho principal scores in ye&terday's match were Private Lacey 64, Sergt. Tiiuicy.sß, Private Haven. 56, Privnto Aainodt 50, Private Watson 50. With tho exception of Private Watson, who was allowed nine points, all the competitors were- at scratch. A letter from the Under-Socretary to the Public Works Department relative to tho felling of bush by officers- of that Department on scenery preservation reserves at Muturoa was considered by tho Laud Board* yesterday. Ultimately tho Board passed the following resolution: — "Tho Board regrots to hear that the recent felling of bush on these reserves actually took place by direction and under the supervision of Government officers employed in the Public Works Department, who might have been expected to bo specially careful not pnly to avoid felling or destroying 'the bush themselves, but also to have, a<3 far as possible, prevented their employees from doing so. The Board also considers the explanation supplied by the Undar-Secrotary fos Public Works is not satisfactory — more especially aa the reserves were set aside and gazetted for the growth and preservation of scenery over twelvo months ago, and long prior to tho felling of the bush by his officers — and the steps that he now states are being taken to prevent further damage do not appear to be us effective as they might be. The question that scenery reserves should be fenced in is one of very great magnitude, and it has not been overlooked by the Board, but it could not be given effect to in this instance until funds arc- voted by Parliament. The Board, however, is not satisfied that it is at present necessary to take such expensive measures if the Public Works and other Government mid local offlcjnls took a lively interest in preventing such dsunago from being done, by their employees and others, whilst they aro located on or near such reserves." After his visit to tho Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay districts, the Minister for Public Works left for Rangitikci, whence he made a brief inspection of the progress of the North Island Main Trunk Railway works at that end of tho line. Tho lino has been completed for a distance of four and a hnlf miles beyond the Mangaweka Viaduct, to where the Toi Toi Bridge- is being erected. That bridge is nearly completed, and it is expected that the first locomotive will cross, next week. The section between the bridge and the Taihnpe tunnel i» now ready for platc-hiying. The Minister was urged by the settlers to make a start with the lino to Ukitu and Torero, Sawmilling, he state*, gives every indication of being very active at Ukitu, and he was told that wheu the line is completed the output there -wil' bo something like 40,000 ft a cloy. Thy Minister promised to push gn the line as quickly as possible, providing that it did not necessitate retarding the progress of tho line to Taihape. That line must be completed, and ho was confident that trains would be running into Taihape by June next. A contract for erecting the : (Station at that place- ho*, been accepted for uomc time, and the material is now on the ground. Uood progress is pemg made with the work beyond Taihape to MiiUuoa, the chic* works on this section being a large embankment and the Mataroa tunr»l. The work on this tunnel is bein^ carried on night- nncr duy, the men being divided into three shift* of eight hours* eacL. At present there are about five hundred men engaged on the works at tho (Southern end of the line, Kirkcaldie's summer sale is now three day**' ol«. A fresh lot of underpriccd goods aro detailed in this issue with special bargains in boys' clothius. — Advt..