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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 79, 30 September 1904, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. ♦ Tho Wellington City Leasing Bill provoked: an interesting debate in Uio legislative Council yesterday. In tho House tfiere was an in&lructivo debate on Maori land legislation, and a 'number of Bills v/cro put through their Committee stages, Tho firab shipment of butter for the K resent, season was taken lo London by le steamer Pa.panui, which left port yesterday. The vessel carried ai together 10,657 boxes ami 183 kegs butter and 896 cases of cheese, shipped from tlie following ports :— Patea, 4088 boxes butter; Wellington, 2097 boxes buttor and 896 cases cheese ; New Plymouth, 2169 boxeß butter; Auckland, 1403 boxes aud 183 kegs butter. Reviewing his political career yesterday, ihe, Premier told his Hokitika friends that he had introduced into tho Legislature no less than 550 Bills, 200 of which had passed tho Houso of Representatives, and 180 of which, had become law. He claimed (with all. due difgidence, so ho said) that this was a record. Now that tho eloctric trams and trains are running along Customhouse and Jervois quays, Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M.. says that in futuro he intonds to imposo Koavy fines on all drivers of vehicles convicted of broaches of the railway and Corporation bylaws. This morning ho finod Piconi Dornonco ss, with 7s costs, for having failed to comply with a noticeboard "Stop ! look out for the engine," and said that after this ho did not intend to wait until some one was killed through noelrgcnt driving before dealing firmly with bheso casos. Several weeks ago, Chung Wah, a Chinese fruiterer, was convicted' and fined for having exposed for sale a pumpkin unlit for human consumption. Mr. Wilford subsequently obtained a rehearing of tlio case on tlie ground that his client was undefended when convicted, and that ho had a defence. This morning Mr. Myers, who prosecuted on behalf of the Health Department, read a letter from Messrs. Wilford and Levi stating that they now did 'not intend to proceed with the case. His Worship said he only granted tho rehearing because the defendant was a foreigner, and intimated that tho conviction originally entered would stand. Tho Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals this morning proceodod agninst David Andrews and his son William on charges of having cruelly ill-troatod a horse by respectively allowing it to bo worked and drivhlg it whilst suffering from a soro shoulder and raw withers. Tho father pleaded not guilty to tho charge, but tho son entered a ploa of guilty. After ovidenco had boen given by Inspector Sood, David Andrews was asked if ho had anything to say, and ho thereupon sot up tno dofenco that tho horso was undor tho control of his son, and that ho did not know it wan suffering. Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., said only ono worso caso had over como bofore him, and that "was at Iho Hutt. Ho was perfectly satisfied that tho owner know the stato of the horse, and observed that no amount of fino would ovor rccomponso tho animal for tlio suffering it had enrhrrod. David Andrews was fined £5, with £1 8s costs, and the charge against his son was withdrawn. Mr. Burgosa appeared for tho Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. A man of many Budgets, tho Premier has ne^r compiled a moie striking Financial Statement than the first be was called upon to draw up. It was in tho old days of Westland, ho told the Hokitika people in one of his speeches yesterday, when ho commenced his public life as a member of the Arahuru Road, Board, Tho Board, long ago defunct, had then been in difficulties regarding its finance. 1 !, and had elected its youngest member, Mr. Richard John Seddon, to carry out tho reforms that he hacl advocated in the election campaign. Ho had found that tho Board had overspent its revenue by moro than a year, and his first Financial Statement had been brief nnd to the point. He had recommended the cessation of all works, the discharge of all hands, and the reduction of tho Secretary's salary from £250 a year to 10s a week ! Tho Premier has delivered many, Budgets .since then, but he has never' since been able to repeat this heroic feat in economy. Apparently the Government is at lnst awakened to the fact that Wellington has a real need of money for tho advancement of education. It has asked the Education Board to supply a list indicating what aro the moat pressing school works in tho district. The Works Committee s of the Board has been authorised to prepare a list for submission at the noxt Board meeting. A deputation from tho Board is to interview the Premier as oooa at) an appointment can be made. Apropos of recent shop-lifting, an impudent attempt of a simitar nature was mado lost evening by a woman at the shop premises of Mr. S. Siogel, in Vivian-street. Mrs. Siegel, hearing cautious movements in the shop, went out and saw that a blouse was missing, and a woman near the spot where tho blouso had been. Mrs. Siogel stopped tho woman and felt UBr v umbrella, but thoro was nothing in it. After the much-agitated suspect had recovered herself and departed, the blouso was found dropped behind a door. At the Magistrate's Court yestorday afternoon Joajiua Jarvis, laundrywoman, sued Geo. Pinnock, of tho Trocadero, for 30s, boing 15s for a week's wages and 15s for wages in lieu of notico. The question involved was whether plaintiff loft defendant's employ voluntarily or whether she wns dismissed by him. His Worship, after bearing evidence, said from a strictly legal point of view plaintiff was not entitled to anythiug, but he considered defendant in fairness should pay her 10« and 8s costs. Mr. Luckio appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Jlerdman for defendant. Wm. David James took action aga-inat Agnes Hutchinson for tho rocovory of £3 16s 6d, balance due on a building con» tract in Brougham-street. Evidence showed that the architect refused to give his final certificate in consequence of certain painting and asphalting work not having boen performer! satisfactorily, and his Worship gave judgment for defendant with £2 19s costs. Mr. Luckio appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Noilsen for defendant. John Perkins, Karori, sued Ernest Brewin for £1 7s, bo'ml and lodging. Judgment was for defendant, for whom. Mr. Graham appeared. .Tho annual mooting of tho Wosleyan Literary and Debating Society was hold in tho Society's Lecture Hall, Taranakiatreotj last evening. Mr. E. L. Burgess occuptad tho chair. Business of a formal nature was transacted, and tho meetings of tho sociotv woro adjourned until the usual titno aftoi noxt Eastor. On page 7 w« quote in our advertisement the price, width, and colours of that most fashionable of summer material, the Donegal linen, well, worthy of your attention. Kirkcttldio and: Staini, "Correct Store,"— Advt, .