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Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 28, 2 February 1907, Page 4

Special orders accepting surrenders of leases in the Market Reserve, Wellington, held by Mr Samuel Gilmer, and granting a new lease or lea&ss for the balance of tha existing term, with peTeptnal right of renewal on the terms already agreed to, wer.3 passed by the City Council at a special meeting held last night. At tha sama meeting a special order was passed accepting suTronders of leases of section 57a and part of section 59a, Lambton reclaimed land, City of Wellington, held by Mr. W. H. S. Moorhousc, and granting now leases for the balance of the existing terms with perpetual periods of twelve years and one calendar month. Frequenters or the public parks, in addition to hearing bra«a bands aud occasionally listening to ministers of religion in these cpots on Sundays, will in future be able to pick up stray scraps of Socialistic pT-inciples if they feel so inclined. Last evening the "City Council granted an application by the Now Zeailand Socialist Party to use the Basin Reserve, Newtown Park, and the Botanical Gardens on Sundays. In the application it wa6 made clear that the gatherings tha society wished to hold would in no way interfere with the bands ot any other meeting, and on this understanding it" was granted. The Auckland branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation is not satisfied with tho recent appointments to _tho Legislative Council. Mr. T. Harle Giles, the secretary, expressed surprise) to a New Zealand Herald representative that Mr. P. J. Nerheny, president of the Auckland branch, had n6t~ been called to the Council. "The late Premier himself intimated to me before hia visit to Australia," said Mr. Giles, "that it was his intention to recegnisa Mr Aerheny's great services to tha Liberal Party by elevating him to the Upper House, and that intention ia well-known to the prpsent Premier. Tho general feeling, so far as I' con ascertain from the people I have met, is one of intense surprise that Mr. Nerheny'a name is not among the list of those, appointed." The Weekly session of the King's Coronation Lodge of Good Templars was held last evening, when there waa a good attendance. Ono new associate member was admitted. The installation of officers for tho ensuing term was carried out by Bro. A. Drjrden, L.D., assisted by Bro Geodger &nd Sister Elsuni. Tho officer's repd"r,tO showed the lodge to have increased its membership to 48. and the finance's ta> be in a good position. Bros. Brakhage and Dryden wei'e recommended for positions of E.D., and L.D.', respectively, Bro Dryden being also nominated as" a Grand Lodge representative. District lodge delegates Were also elected for tho y6ar. A personal explanation in reference - t*i the appointment of delegates to the Maril time Conference was given by Mr. A. R. ' Hislop at last- night's meeting of mafinti | engineers. Mr. Hislop stated that whem " the Government was fixing up the con« ference, they selected ihfee men to" go Home— the Premier, a representative of the employers of the colony, and a' representative for the seamen. _. The offideru felt that they were being shut out, and the Evening Post took the trouble t<J ?tad a representative around amongst ■ shipping men, and gave the views' of' the principal shipmasters and mates, who all agreed that something should be done. It was eventually agreed that a deputation, headed by the shipmasters' ' rejjre'senta* tive,' should wait' upon the Premier td>jse» ( if the officers could be represented. Th« matter was taken up by the Premier, dad as a result a fourth representative <va« sanctioned, the Premier letting 'lb drop that he (Mr. Hislop) was to be appointed. This was right enough for a time/ 'and then a small section of people created unpleasantness in the newspapers. Those were the full facts of thft case. It \fao not his intention to raise a discordant note in the evening's gathering, hut "h» felt that some explanation -was due. Further discussion regarding the Mangahao endowment leases of the City Cpngcil I took place at last night's meeting of that body, when the Legislation and I/ease., holds Committee reported that it had cdn* 6idered the petition of the lessees Of th« sections in the block (that a report b» obtained from an independent valuer with reference to the new rentals recently paid by them for the sections). The committee lust night recommended the council 'to agree to the appointment of an ( outside valuer as requested, upon condition. thai) the tenants contribute half the cost of - obtaining the report. Ia the course of a discussion. Councillors Hindmareh, LuKe, and Winder supported the recommendation, and Councillors Biss and Smitt^objected. Councillor Biss said it would"b» aya v very dangerous thing indeed for tho council to try to set an award aiide^ because it was obnoxious, to thd tenants. If the award had been against the council, what chance would there have been for the council getting it altered ? . Tho Mayor expressed himself that if any on» was to blame it was the tenants themselves. If the valuation* were t riedly made, or if any rnisiake tttosi, th& deeiie of the tenants to avoid delay jhad been the contributing cause. His Wor> 6hip was riot prepared lo move An amendment to the committee's recommendations, but he thought it would be unfair to aslr. the council to pay any part of the expense of the independent report if that report supported the original " Valuation. The recommendation of the committee was agreed to. \ The Wellington Kennel Club' held, ito annual meeting last evening. , Dr. Izard presided, and thnre were about thirty-three members in attendance. The report and balance-sheet showed that the assets amounted to £89 10s Sd with a bank credit balance of .210 6» 3d. Officers for the ensuing year wore appointed as follows: — Patrons, Lord and Lady Plunket ; president, Dr. Izard ; vice-presidents, Hob. T. W. Hislop, Major Hume, Dr. Faulkc, Messrs. H. Smith, J. Webster, A. G. Petherick, G. H. Scales, J. Horrax, J. Duthie, A. Smith, W. R. Morris, Paul Hunter F. Cohen, F. Dyer, E. w. B. Hornabrook, C. B. Mor'isdn, E. Kirkland, W. 0. Quinnell, J. O. Aitkon, Mesdames Kernot; Faulko ; hon. secretary, Mr. I. M. Levy; hon. treasurer, Mr. F. T. Quinlan ; hon. auditor, Mr. J. S. Orchard ; delegates 10 New Zealand Kennel Club, Messrs. E. Bernasconi, W. Janson ; hon. veterinary surgeon, Mr. W. C. Quinnell; con\mitteo, .dessrs. Bane, J. , Soitierville, W. Janson, Adams, E. Born&sconi. C. Lu'ots, W. Shepherd, Perry , Clark, P. H. Smith. Several new members were elected. Dr. Fauljte, the retiring president, was elected a" lif o member of tho club. A incmber was suspended for three months for "unbecoming conduct." The General Superintendent of tho Missions to Seamen (Rev. G. F. WiUbii, M.A.)j who has recently arrived from London, will preach at the Pro-Catho-dral on Sunday morning, fle will also preach at thd Missions to Seamen in .the evening, when brass memorial tablets to the memory of the late Premier and a Lancashire sailor Will bo unvqijed. On Mtinday a reception will bo held in his honour at ihe institute* Tenders are invited by the Deputy Official Assignee, Palmferston North, in connection with the bankrupt estate of A. H. Sadd, tobacconist. Miss Hardinge-Maltby leaves Sydney by the Maheno to-day, and will resume her elocutionary teaching next Thursday, j tho 7th, at 107 Lambton-qupy.