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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 140, 14 June 1906, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. 4The City Council will meet this evenings and adjourn for a week out of respect to the memory of the late Premier. The Labour Department assisted 114 married and 500 single men in getting employment during last month. It is expected that the new public school building at Northland will be ready for occupation within the next three weeks. A gorse fire at the back of Karoricrescent, off Tinakori-road, was "responsible for the Fire Brigade turning out at 6 o'clock last evening. The State Schools in Wellington City and country are to close from to-morrow afternoon until next Wednesday morning, i\6 a mark of respect to the memory of the late Minister of Education. Should the funeral of Mr. Seddon be fixed for Wednesday next, then the schools will be closed on that day also. The Miramar Borough Council met at noon to-day to formally confirm the striking of the rates for the year. Tho general rate is to bo fd in -the £ on the unimproved value. For security purposes the following special rates have been struck : — %d in the £, No. 1 loan ; |d in the £, No. 2 loan; l-16d in the £, No. 3 loan; 1 25-98 d in the £ for tramways loan of £23,000, Excellent progress is being made with the construction of the double tract for the extension of the city tramways to Kilbirnie. The rails have been put down throughout the length of Elizabethstreet, and excavations are now being made for the laying of the rails along Pirie-street. The work is being done by day labour under the direction of the City Engineer (Mr. Morton). Good progress is also being made with the opening up of the tunnel through which a single track is to connect Kilbirnie with the city. The bricking of the tunnel has not yet been undertaken. Artisans employed on co-operative works throughout the colony during last last month numbered 224 and labourers 8112. The Department of Roads employed 3249 labourers, and the remainder of the men served under the Public Works Department. The North Island Main Trunk railway works absorbed 86 artisans and 2028 labourers, and the various sections of the Midland railway works had 25 artisans and 772 labourers engaged upon them. There were 248 men on the Otago Central railway works, 274 on the Blenheim-Waipara line and 75 on the Westport-Inangahua works. With reference to the recent oases of fir© among the cargo on Homewardbound vessels, " A Worker " writes to say that in London smoking is strictly prohibited inside the dock gates, whereas in Wellington the prohibition only applies in the ships' holds and in tha sheds. It is quite possible for a person on the wharf to carelessly throw a lighted match or cigarette on to a stack of flax or tow, which might smoulder and eventually ignite after being stowed on the ship. The writer :uggests that tho abi tt> prohibition of smoking inside the uoard'B barricades would remove a serious danger. Judgment was given by Dr. A. M'Artbur, S.M., to-day in the civil action Flyger v. Wilkinson, a claim for £25 in consequence of a vehicular collision between the parties in Upper Willisstreet, caused, according to plaintiff, by the negligent driving of the defendant. The latter counter-claimed for £5 in respect of damage caused by plaintiff's alleged negligent driving. His Worship held that the defendant was responsible for the accident, and gave judgment for plaintiff on both the claim and counterclaim, with costs. Mr. Young appeared for plaintiff, and Sir Kenneth Douglas for the defendant. In the case Levvey v. Owens, a clnim of £3 3s, the amount of valuation fees puid by the plaintiff, and at the request of the defendant, was decided in favour of plaintiff. Mr. Dunn appeared for the defendant. There was a good attendance at the St. Mark's Young Men's Club last night, Mr. Q. Barltrop occupying the chair. Two excellent papers on "Gambling and "Athletics" were read by Messrs. A. Holmes and P. Bray respectively, and an interesting discussion on these subjects followed. It was decided that the working-bee should start work on tho new clubroom on Thursday night, and tho work is to be pus-bed on as expoditioualy as possible. There can be* no_ doubt of the values of our special offerings in ribbons, silks, lacos, etc., or the demand would have fallen ere this. But, no — 'just as many eager buyers yesterday as on the first} Sin all-silk ribbons, at 74d, 9d, IOJd, Is per yard ; silks at la 6d, Is Bd, Is 9d, 2s 3d, to 7s lid per yard ; fancy flunnelette blouses at Is lid each ; flannel blouses at 5s lid, 7s lid, 9s lid, lie 6d ; net laces in choice patterns, 3.Jd, 61d, 9£d, Is to 9s per yard.— Kirkcaldie and Stains Ltd. — Advt» J