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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 132, 1 December 1904, Page 4

Old-age pensions for the full amount, £18, were granted to the following during the month of November: — Thomas Hay, 68 years of age, 43 years in the colony ; Wilhelmina Allan, 65 years of age, 41 /years in the colony; .Sarah Ann Johnson, 72 years of age, 50 years in the colony ; William Johnson, 73 years of age,. 50 years in the colony ; Thomas F. A. Barton, 66 years of age, 46 years in the colony; George Collyer, 71 years of age, 30 years in the colony, was granted £12, and Emma. Ann Collyer, 70 years of age, 30 veais in th© colony, was granted £6. During the •jame month 29 renewals of pensions were also granted. Considerable alterations are being made in the arrangements of the contents of th© Colonial Museum. -The chief is that the whole of the main hall on the ground floor is to be devoted to Maori exhibits, witlt which will be shown the whole of a large and valuable collection belonging to Mr. A. Hamilton, the director, who has made a lifelong study of the subject. Tho exhibits will also include a large model of a typical Maori pa, which is now almost completed. It has been constructed by Mr. J. M'Donald, under the direction of Mr. Hamilton, and shows very clearly t the intricate methods of defence adopted by the Maoris in connection with their "fighting" pas, and all the deails of the arrangement of their whares, and so ou. Tin? model has already attracted considerable attention, .-vnd when completed wiH, be a very notable feature of what is a highly interesting collection. Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., to-day gave judgment in the caso in which Goodwin and Phelau tued the Murlborough Dairy Company for the recovery of £13 10s, the price u£ three brooders. In this case it waft shown that plaintiffs originally supplied the brooders at £2 7s 6d each. SubsLquently they van out of stock, and lmd to import for the company three brooders, for which they made a charge of £4 10s each. The company admitted owing £7 2s 6d, and his Worship gave .judgment for this amount, with £2 13s costs, on the ground that plaintiffs should have notified tho defendants that they could not supply the brooders at the original price. Mr. Levi appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Myers for the eompiny. The output of wool from the Masterton Railway Station for the past two weeks amounted to 1400 bales. Compared with the corresponding period last year, tho output is less, which may be accounted for by the fact that the recent wet weather has retarded shearing operations. To date, some 1412 bales have been for--worded from the Featherston, RailwayStation. The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce yesterday brought before the Council of the Wellington Chamber a matter which is of considerable interest to importers. It is necessary under the Preferential Trade Act. of last year to produce a certificate showing the British origin of imported goods before the importer can claim the lower tariff. The Cantcibury Chamber suggested that instead of demanding a certificate for every invoice the authorities should be content with one collating statement including several invoices. The Council decided to support this proposal. The Dunedin Benevolent Trustees, at their weekly v meeting, received (telegraphs our correspondent) a letter from a Chinaman at Cromwell stating that as many of his countrymen, who had been years in the colony and had become accustomed to taking a certain quantity of opium, entirely broke down on being" deprived of it, and lived but a short time pfterward, the Trustees would in th© near future be relieved of the necessity of maintaining many of them. No discussion was provoked by the letter, which was simply "received." A largely attended meeting was held at the Parish Schoolroom, Lower Hutt, last night, in connection with the formation of a branch of the Hibernian Society. Key. Father Lane presided. Mr. Callaghan, of the Newtown branch, attended, and explained the objects of the society, and fifty-one persons handed in their names as intending members. Mr. A. B. Clark was elected Acting Secretary, and requested to forward the necessary requisition to the District Executive for the granting of the dispensation. Votes of thanks were passed to Rev. Fathers Cluno and Lane for the interest they had takon in the formation of the' Society, to Mr. Callaghan for the enthusiasm displayed and the information imparted to the meeting, and to Mr. A. B. Clark for his assitance as Secretary. At the conclusion of the meeting Rev. Father Lane expressed his intention of giving a site for a hall for the society, an announcement which was greeted with much enthusiasm. The annual district meeting of the Wellington Ancient Order of Foresters will be held this evening in the Foresters' Hall, when officers for the ensuing year will be elected. The report of the district officers states that the funeral fund, , after paying death claims amounting to £980, has made an increase of £569, and a balance of £11,038 is carried forward. The total amount of district funds is £12,015, and the accumulated funds of the Juvenile Branches total £592. Those of the Adult Branches total £51,168, and the accumulated funds of the District and Branches £63,776, an increase for the year of £3618. During the year £3087 was paid to members for sickness, £3384 for medical attendance, and £1000 for death claims. The number of members on the register is 3665, an increase of 151 in the year. The quarterly meeting of the Coronation Lodge No. 26, U.A.0.D., Newtown, was held last Tuesday evening in the Masonic Hall, Daniel-street. Bro. R. Dunn, A.D., presided over a very large attendance of membtts. The following nominations were made for officers for the ensuing term: — A.D., Bro. W. Forsyth ; V.A., Bro. Bott ; Sec, Bro. Mollison; Treas., Bro. T. Carter; A.D.B's., Bros. Phillips, Amos, Marlow; V.A.8., Bros. Ambridge, Allen; 1.G., Bro. Schofield; 0.G., J.P.A. Bro. Hood; M.S., Bro Carmen ; Auditor, Bro. Allender ; D.P., Bro. O. Neilson; Representative to District Grand Lodge, Bro. Mollison. An official visit was received from Bros. E. Allen, D.P., J. Mackay, D.G.S., and J. Grant, D.G.T. Bro. G. Hood, J.P.A., was declared the winner of Bro. 11. Fletcher's trophy for the introduction of most new members for the half-year. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded tho visitors present, who in turn suitably replied. All the arrangements for the Hospital Sunday Band Demonstration, to be helcl on the Basin Reserve on Sunday, have now been completed. A meeting of the Committee was held last evening, Mr. W. Jupp occupying the chair. The' Mission Band is to play in the streets on Saturday evening next from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., and is to be assisted by a detachment of the Wellington Navals, who will collect m the streets. On Sunday morning the Wellington Navals are to be out collecting on the ferry boats and trains. At 2 o'clock the bands are to assemble at various points in the city and march to the Basin Reserve. The Bandmasters will meet Sir Robert Stout at the gates at 2.50 p.m., and at 3 p.m. the Chief Justice will speak from the rotunda, after which each 'band will play a selection. Sixteen Hospital nurses will collect at the gates, and will be assisted by a detachment of the Wellington Navals. Men who want their Christmas Suiti delivered in time for the holidays aro asked to place their orders with the tailoring department of Kirkcaldie and Stains, Limited;.— Advt a