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Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 39, 15 August 1905, Page 4

The colonial mails which left Melbourne on the 12th July per R.M.S. Marmora, via Brindisi, arrived in London on the afternoon of the 12th inst., one day early. There were I£\ artisans and 4376 labourers employed on co-operative works in ■New Zealand during last month. Of theßo 60 artisans and 1165 labourers were engaged on .the North Island Main Trnnk railway works. The steamer Athenic, which amyed from London via Capetown and Hobart this morning, brought in all to New Zealand ports 242 passsngeis. The vessel has also a large cargo of something like 9000 tons from Glasgow, Liverpool and London. The City Council last night empowered its Bylaws Committee to obtain the services 'of Mr. J. J. Devine, an ex-Coun-cillor, for the purpose of revising and consolidating the whole of the bylaws of the city. The Pohangina County Council has now leceived the necessary warrant to proceed with the erection of the proposed new bridge (and construction of the approach roads) over the Pohangina River, near Raumai. The work of preparing the necesary contract drawings, specifications, and conditions of contract, and of supervising the erection of the bridge, etc., has been placed in the hands of Sir. R. S. Rounthwaite, M. Inst. C.E. "When was the golden age of labour?" asked Mr. Laurenson, M.H.R., at last night's meeting in the Town Hall. There were those who said it was to-day, ho said ; but though -.vages were high, thero was little advantage gained by the workers, for exorbitant rent and high cosb.oi living swallowed up all their -earning:,. Mr. Laurenson considered that the- golden age of labour was in the Fourteenth Century, when the working man by eight weeks' work could earn enough to feed and keep himself and his family for twelve months. A request having been made to the Corporation for a shelter for persons waiting for tramcars at the corner of Park-street and Tinakori-road, the Thorndon Bowling Club was asked to grant facilities for the erection of a verandah 'at the spot named. An affirmative answer from the club was read last night, the permission to fix the verandah to the club's fence being granted at 'the nominal rental of Is per annum, with conditions safeguarding the club against damage to the fence. The Mayor of Wellington (Hon. T. W. Hislop), who is himself a lawyer, is of opinion that the history of the Indushial Conciliation and Arbitration Act has shown the utter folly of excluding solicitors from hearings of disputes before Boards or tho Court. He stated at tlie meeting of the Council last night that he thought the delay which had occurred in the business of the Court was due to the exclusion of lawyers. The Gear Meat Company and the Wellington Meat Export Company are to be acked on what terms they will supply the Petone Borough Council with electric power for the proposed local tramway service. Councillor Macfarlane mentioned last night that the companies would have to. change their articles of association before they could enter into any agreement for the supply of electrical energy. The request of the Corporation employees to be sllowed to cease work at ]2 o'clock on Saturdays has been referred to the Staff Committee of the City Council, which will bring down a report at the next meeting of the Council. There were some negotiations recently between Mr. T. E. Taylor and the Lower Hutt Borough Council as to the former's engineers reporting on a tramways scheme for Lower Hutt, at a, fee of £10 or £25, according to circumstances. The Council hist evening decided not to proceed further with the negotiations. The necessity for extension works at the Destructor was again made evident at last evening's meeting of the City Council. It was decided to inform tho Onslow Borough Council that the Council regretted it was unable to comply with the request that Onslow rubbish be destroyed at the Destructor owing to the 'Destructor being now called upon to do more work than should bo imppsed on it. The following are the latest donations to the funds of the Society for^the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: — Stewart Dawson and Co., £1 Is; Mrs. A. E. Kernot, Messrs. T. King, A. S. Pa.ter.son and Co., Ferguson and Hicks, Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, each 10s 6d ; Messrs. T. Rose, A. and T. Burt (Ltd.), Alex. Dunn, A. V. Knapp, A. H. Turnbull, and Harcourt and Co., each ss ; Mesdames J. Boyd, Hugo, Aldous, Messrs. C. Ridding, Cederholm, W. Hiitchings, R. Johnson, T. Whitehouse, and Hustwick, each 2s 6d ; Mrs. Cameron, 2s ; total, £6 Bs. Judgment in the special case stated to oacure decision as to liability for payment of an extra day's interest in connection with the purchase of Flaxbourne Estate by the Government wns given this morning" by 'the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Cooper. Under an agreement, tho owners of Flaxbourne gave up possession on 31st March in this year. Tlie agreement provided that if the Compensation Court did not givJ an award, and possession was given up, the Minister for Lands was to pay interest on the amount eventually awarded to the owners. It was contended by counsel for the owners that this agreement bound the terms of the award, and that when tho Court award subsequently given referred to the date on' which interest first became payable as being from the Ist April, it was ultra vires, of the Compensation Court. When payment for the estate was made on 26th May, interest for fifty-five days was Included, but in this special case it was argued that in computing interest both Ist April and 26th May should be included, and that consequently the correct number of days was fifty-six. Thus tho question wns whether interest was payable on both the first and last days. The Court pointed out that it had been said in two old statutes that the word "from" excluded the first day. The . amount of the award and interest was juutf. at 12.50 o'clock on the afternoon of 26th May, and consequently it would be inequitable to decide that defendant should pay interest for the whole of that day. The agreement in reference included Iho Land for Settlements Act, 1900, which in sccUmi 28 provided thai interest was payable for the period elapsing between tho date when compensation money became payable and the date when the money was duly paid or satisfied. Therefore, assuming that the money was payable on 31.vt March, it was clenr that the period which lapsed between that date and 26th May was only fifty-five days. 'Ine Court was oearly of opinion that, following section 28, the Minister had paid the'proper amqunb of interest, and judgment must be for him on this special ense. The third anniversary of the Young Men's Christian Association is to be held on Thursday, 14th September, in the Town Hall, and nis Excellency the Governor will preside over the public meeting. Some very smart embroidered blouses for bpiing wear tire being shown by Kirkcaldie and Stains (Ltd.), also some numlin embroidered blouno plccts, nil ahftdoa, at f? lid.— AdvW I