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Evening Post, Volume LXXII, Issue 72, 22 September 1906, Page 4

LOJAL AND GENERAL. ' * From 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon until 11.20 o'clock last night the House of Rcprerontatives was engaged in further considering the Estimates. The Native Department was quickly disposed of, and the remainder of the sitting was occupied with the votes under Class XL, the Justico Department. The Legislative Council debated the Habitual Criminals and Offenders Bill, which passed its second reading, and several other measures were put through their final stages. Several letters are in type, but are omitted for want of space. ' v Bishop Wallis and Dr. Fyffe have presented the pictures won by them at the Academy of Fine Arts to the Public Art Gallery. ' The Public Health Department reports the following infectious disease cases as having occurred in the city for the week ending 22nd September : — Scarlet fever, 7 ; diphtheria, 3 ; tuberculosis, 2. There aro no cases reported froir> the Hutt County. ( A large deputation from\ the Bible-in-Schools League will wait upon the Premier at 11.30 a.m. en Monday. The speakers will include the Bishop of New Zealand, ohe> ,Rev. Dr. Gibb, and other leading members of the league. Referring to the statement of Mr. G. Witty, M.H.It., that the Chamber of Commerce in the four chief centres had recently approved the provisions of tho Land Agents Bill, Mr. S Carroll, Secretary of the Wellington organisation, says that tho contention is not correct so far as this city's association is concerned. Assistance for a young man who 6ince his recent' arrival in New Zealand has becom* absolutely deaf as the result of an accident is sought by Mr. Moore, of the Missions to Seamen. The unfortunate man is •without money 'and friends, and Mr. Moore wishes to raise a sufficient sura to defray cost of sending him back to relatives in- England. The tender j>f Mr. J. 'Moftytt, at about £7000, has been accepted for' the erection of a brick warehouse of three stories in Old Cuatomh6nse-strae,t for Mi*. Georgo Hunter. The building will bo nearly 2Doft long. Messrs. Penty and Blake ar© the architecta. The exnibjtiop of pictures at the Art Gallery will close at 10 o'clock' to-night. The hours are 11 a.m. to 5.30 and 7.30 to 10. During theee times there should be no dearth of visitors, for the pictures well deserve patronage. The Petone Library and Institute will re-open on Tuesday night. The Mayor will preaide, and a full attendance of members is requested. The hearing of tne charges under the Licensing Act and the Patents, Designs, and Trttde-murks Act, 1839, against Thomas Wm. CJapham, licensee of the Ngahanrnngit Hotel, and Edward Fitzgerald, licensee of the White Horse Hotel, was concluded by Mr. Riddell, S.M., yesterday afternoon, judgment being lesorved. Tho \ chaiges had reference to draught whiaky of one brand alleged to have been placed in Dottle;, labelled caae whisky of another brand. • Nominations closed yesterday for tho vacancy on the Petone Borough Council caused by the resignation [of Councillor Macfurlano. The following nominations ivcre received : — James Austin, nominuted by G. W. Wntson, C. Couchman, and others ; Jhhn G. A. Castle, nominated by Richard Wylio and Alfred Colea; Archibald Colquhoun, nominated by T. Riddler, J. Elvines, and others. • St. John's Presbyterian Church will celebralo its fifty-third anniversary tomorrow, when Dr. Gibb wilt preach at both 'niorning ,-md evening services, and special music will be rendered by the choir. Men who wish to bo well dressed will find some intere«ting in the advortiienitnt ol Mcui'i, KlrkcaldTo nnd Sttuni, Ltd.