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Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 138, 8 December 1904, Page 5

The Department of Justice desires us to contradict a paragraph which has appeared in some of the newspapers of the colony, stating that instructions have been given to the police that the bona-fide traveller, as he existed under the old Licensing Act, should not be interfered with, and that licensees would therefore not be running any risk 7 in observing the three-mile limit. The Department says that the instructions to the police are that the provisions of the Act as it stands inust> be strictly enforced. Yesterday afternoon, before His Honour the Chief Justice, the Petone Borough Council claimed £200 upon a bond against Palmer^ and Co., manufacturers' agents, etc. It appeared that defendants contracted to supply a gas holder to the Borough, but owing to its non-arrival from Home they were unable to supply it for five weeks after the contract time. The contract between the parties provided for penalties. A meeting was held between the parties, and as the result Palmer entered into a bond of £200 under which he agreed to supply a riveiter, material, and supervision in the erec%n of the gas holder. Palmer did all he was required to do under the bond, but the Borough Engineer stated he could not certify that the Council had sustained no loss. Two witnesses gave evidence in support of the claim. For the defence it was contended : (1) That is was no condition under the bond that the engineer should certify -that defendant had done all that he was required to do under the bond, therefore the Council was not entitled to recover anything. (2) If that construction of the bond was incorrect the bond was still a penalty bond, so that the Council was only en-" titled to recover the amount of loss actu,ally sustained, and that as this loss was not claimed for in the statement of claim plaintiff must be nonsuited. His Honour reserved his decision with leave to defendant to call evidence should it be necessary. Mr. Kirk appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. Dalziell for defendants. In order to give the Corporation staff the opportunity to settle down thoroughly into their new quarters in the Municipal Offices, there will be no meeting of tlie Public Works Committee or of the City Council next week. It is' intended to hold the Committee and the Council meetings on next Monday week, to clear up the work for the year. There was a large attendance at Messrs. F. J. MaeLean and Co.'s auction sale of Petone property at then* rooms, Petone, last evening. The highest price obtained was £21 a foot, paid by Mr. C. W. Tringhani, as agent for a purchaser, for a corner section with a frontage of 40ft to Jackson-street, by a depth of 100 ft to Bukk-street. five-roomed dwellinghouse in Richmond-street North, on a section 33ft by 112 ft, was sold for £400 to Mr. Diedrich. The other sales included several sections in Cuba-fitreet, which sold at £4 a foot. A letter is to hand from a correspondent (who, however, has omitted to send his name) stating that a meeting of 200 cooperative labourers was held on Monday near Mataroa, on the Main Trunk line, to protest against the low wages earned. The speakers were unanimous in condemning the treatment they had received, some of the men present, strong and able and well acquainted with the work, saying they had made only 3s 6d or 4s a day, and discontent was in consequence general. The writer asserts that many men were induced to go to the district through the Government advertising for good men, but they now find themselves unable to leave, as they cannot pay for their board and stores. We have made enquiries on the subject dealt with by our correspondent, and are informed that the Public Works Department has heard nothing of the matter from its representatives at Mataroa. There are between 500 and 600 cooperative labourers on the railway works in the district. The Public Works Engineers were jnstructed to fix the rates of pay so as to enable the men by working diligently to earn the current rate of wages in the district — viz., 8s per day. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, before Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., Isabel Hulbert sued Beatrice Rees, dressmaker, for the return of certain goods or their value, £3 13s. Defendant, who" was represented by Mr. Herdinan, stated that the goods were made up. for plaintiff, and would be delivered whenever , she called for them. His Worship said defendant was not bound to take the goods to plaintiff, and entered judgment, for defendant with £1 la coats. Frederick Gilbert, butcher, proceeded against Delaney Bras., butchers, for the recovery ot £20, being the balance alleged lo be due on a wages account. After hearing evidence his Worship said lie wished to look through the papers put into Court} and would give his decision on the 15th inst. Mr. Hindmarsh appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Weston for the defendants. * Special services are being held in the Catholic Churches' throughout the colony to-day, in celebration of the Jubilee of the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. At the Sacred Heart Church, Hill-street, where a mission in preparation for the festival has been proceeding for some days past, the ceremony of the Forty Hours' Adoration was brought to a close this morning, the Mass being sung by the Rev. Father Hills. A large number oi the local clergy were present, and tho church' was crowded. The jubilee is also being celebrated by 'the Cat hole Maoris ot the diocese at Otaki, where there is a large gathering, attended by the Yen. Archdeacon Devoy, the Very Rev. Father Keogh, Rector of St. Patrick's College, and the Rev. Father Tymons. The Otaki Cottage Hospital, according to the Chairman of the District Hospital Board (Mr. J. P. Luke), has proved a great success since it was established. Speaking on the subject at yesterday's meeting of the Board, he referred to the recent additions to the hospital and improvements made in ' sanitation, etc. It waa intended in the near future to add an annexe for the treatment of consumptives for whom there was a reasonable chance of recovery. Parliament last session had voted £1000 for the assistance of the Board in this matter, but the Audit Department had declined to authorise the Treasury to pay out until an equivalent had been levied from the local bodies supporting the hospital. This meant that the Board %vas unable .to proceed with the work at present, as the levy was not made until next March. An effort was being made to have the money advanced from' the Unauthorised Expenditure Account, and if this was unsuccessful the Chairman advised that the calling of tenders for the consumptives' hospital should be deferred until January next, and payments could then be met out of the March levies. The Wellington Hospital Trustees, it was stated, had undertaken to advance money for the purpose of providing accommodation for advanced cases of consumption. The Chairman was authorised to consult with the Matron of the Otaki Hospital as to the appointment of two nurses to fill vacancies in the staff. It you want a good new suit before the New Year you should give C. Smith your order at once, as the order sheet is getting full up, and only a limited number can be booked for completion before Christmas. Our 528 6d, 60s, and 70s suits are still the talk of Wellington. 'Tig the quantity that pays. Call and leave your measure at your earliest convenience. We can guarantee you perfect satisfaction in fit and style. Over 500 piecee to select from. All the newest patterns and materials. — C. Smith, the cash draper, Cuba-?troet.— Advt,