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Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 65, 14 September 1906, Page 4

The estates of fifty-four deceased persons were placed under the charge of the Public Trusted during April. The xtegistrar of industrial Unions notifies that application has been made to cancel the registration of the Wellington Letterpress Printers' Machinists and Lithographers' Industrial Union. ' Tho estimated population of tho colony on the 30th June was 951,352— 504,033 males and 447,319 females— an increase since the census* was taken on the 29th April of 2703. There should bo a good exhibition of football to-morrow at the Athletic Park, where the Wellington and Otago representatives meet at 3 p.m. The local team has considerably improved in its combination since it began its Northern tour, and a fast and effective game should be the result on Saturday. An intercollege Old Boys' match between Wellington and Christchurch teams will precede the big event. Patrons of football will note that the management have set apart a portion of oho 6tand at the Athletic Fark as a reserved stand, for which tickets will ba sold as^ per advertisement. The Garrison Band will give a performance (weather permitting) at Newtown Park on Sunday atternoon. An excellent programme has been prepared, and as several of tho instruments need repairing and some replacing with new ones, a collection wiD be made in aid of the instrument fund. At His Majesty's Theatre on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock a free children's lantern entertainment is announced by the New Zealand Socialist party. In the evening at 7.45 Mr. J. B. Hulbert will repeat his lecture, "Socialism by Limelight." An orchestra, under Mr. Oliver will render selections. Members of the Wellington College Old Boys' Football Club are reminded of the smoke concert at the Masonic Hotel to-night. At the weekly meet--- of the members 'of the- Juni Department, V.M.C.A., hold at the icouis last evening there was a record attendance of 110 lads. Mr. W. Eglin presided, and Mr. W. C. Hemery spoke to tbe lads concerning tho new constitution of this branch of the work, which will come into force at the enfl of this -nonth. Mention was specially made of tbe formation of committees to each separate department — religious, physical, and social — the idea being to get the lads to work under the supervision of a senior chairman for each committee so formed. The general secretary (Mr. Holm'os) addressed tho lads, instructing them as to routine to be carried out at the anniversary meeting to be held in tho Towd Hall next Thursday evening. Mr. G. Scott, chairman of the Exhibition -Building Committee, informed a representative of the Christchurch Press on Tu-esetay that the whole of the main building, with the exception of the Grand Hall, was now almost completed, and would, be handed over to the Commieeioners this week. The dome is practically the only part that requires attention ; and there is very little to "do there. The decorators will Etart work on the dome almost immediately. Lead lights are being placed in the /windows. Only a few yards of plastering have to be done. None of the flooring in the Grand Hall has been put down, but that work will not take much time. The 'Hall is still a mass of scaffolding. It is evident, however, even now, that the hall will have a splendid effect. The lighting arrangements seem to be just what are required, and the great height of the dome gives the Hall a very imposing effect. The main corridor, running east and west, is completed, and the scaffolding in it will be taken away without delay. All the building south of that corridor is absolutely completed, and needs no more attention whatever from the contractors. Large numbers of exhibitors havo taken advantage of its completion to get their exhibits into the building. 411 the public offices and rooms of prominent officials have been completed. The towers can be ascended by stairways, and the galleries have been divided into bays, ready for the exhibits of the Home In dustries and other sections. At a meeting of the fiastbounne Borough Council yesterday there were present tho Mayor (Mr. F. G. Bolton) and Councillors Bannatyne, Howden, Mackenzie, Shortt, and Wood. It was decided to seek an interview with the Premier with the object of amending section 4 of the Eastbourne Borough Act, tinder which tho borough is responsible for the whole of the Gollan's yalloy road loan raised by tho Hutt County Council somo years ago, al-_ though only part of the road is in the borough. It was also decided to endeavour to gef an amendment of the law by which a new borough can' adopt the system of rating on the unimproved value in the first year of its existence. It was decided to take under the -Public Works Act an area of four and three-quarter acres of land at Muritai, belonging to Mr. Cameron, for a recreation reserve. The Clerk was instructed tp fix the cost to tho individual owners of carsying out the sand-drift scheme, the maximum cost of which is estimated at £800 The council decided to request an interview with the Minister' for Lands with tho object of enabling tho council to exchange land with the Wellington College Governors, at tho south-east of the ooroufjh, with the object of forming a public park with an area of about 550 acres. The Clerk reported that ho had secured the plans and specifications of tho Rona Bay Syndicate's roads and work. It was decided to ask tho syndicate not to destroy the ngaio trees along the roadlino. A Wellington invention which s«;ems likely to gain a world-wide popularity is thus rcfeVred t.o in tho Melbourne Age of 15th August : —"As tho result of a revolution in scaffolding, consequent on the introduction of a patent safety scaffold bracket invented by Mr. G. E. Humphries, builder, of Wellington, New Zealand, tho primitive methods hitherto in use aro being rapidly superseded. In a lecture before tno members of the Bricklayers' Union at the Trades Hall on Monday evening, Mr. A. L. Chavasso gave an explanation of the principles on which tho brackets are constructed. They are of two kinds, ono for wooden, and tho other for brick buildings, and can bo placed in position in a fow minutes, thus saving timo, labour, and expense, besides tho liability to accident, which is such a_ striking characteristic of the scaffolding' constructed of polos and ropes. The lighter bracket weighs 151b, and will carry about three tons, whilst the heavier one weighs 19ilb, and will carry six tons. In a recent test by exports, a pair of grapplers aud brackets stood a weight of 26,0701b, which is far in excess of any it would bo called upon to boar ia actual work. After testing tho invention in ovory way, hie members unanimously passed a resolution to the effect that in their opinion it was the safest kind of scaffold they had_ ever seen." It is proposed by Mr. Humphries to form a strong company to introduce the invention into practically all parts of the world. It has been patented in all the principal countries, and, judging by the success it has so far mot with and the oncoiniums of experts in Now Zoaland nnd Australia, where it has been eagerly welcomed by builders., painters, etc., it should win its way to favour in the wider field planned for it. Your furniture packed, removed, or stored. Experienced and careful men. By road, rail, or sea. Anywhere. New Zealand Express Co., Customhouse-quay. Tol. 1333.-Ad.tU