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Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 18, 20 July 1907, Page 4

. LOCAL AND GENERAL. • The chief business done in the House of Representatives yesterday was fhe production of the three sections of the Government's land proposals. Thosa were circulated last night, and will be found carefully summarised in another column. In addition tho House put through committee the Rotorua Town Bill, dealt with some other measures, including the- Pure Food Bill, and discussed m an inteiesting manner the Tohunga Suppression JBill. As evidencing the difference in the amount of rainfall of 'places situated close together it is interesting to no to that last -month Lower Hutt had 2.25 inches, Karori Reservoir 4.10, Kilbirnie 4.12, and Miramar 3.47 inches. A party of Wanganui enthusiasts will leave for Sydney to-day by tho Maheno for the jrarpese of witnessing the match between W. Webb and C. Towns for the sculling championship of the world, on 3rd August Tho stakes are £SCO aside. I'estcrday Mr. Tuck, Webb's backer, toceived a telegram from the Parliamentary party on the Main Trunk line, wishing the Wanganui rower success. The reserved judgment in the casa of Georgo Mills v. Richard Kecno and Thos. Henry Wolfe has been given by Mr. Riddell, S.M. Tho plaintiff claimed £30 and interest £6 Is 8d on a doposit and for work done in connection with a dale of land by defondant Keene. Mills, as purchaser of the land, alleged that Keene did not carry oul the contract, and as an alternative claimed 'damages 1 against Wolfe for breach of warranty. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff against Wolfe for £25, with costs £4 2s, and nonsuited the plaintiff in tho claim against Keene, with costs £2 2>. Mr. Sargont appeared for plaintiff, Mr. Atkinson for defendants. During the sitting of tile No-license Convention reports were hoard from delegates representing districts in which nolicense is in force. Tho speakers "were Messrs. M'Gibbou (Gore), Harding (Ashburton), and Baxter (Inveroargill), all of whom spoke emphatically of the improvement resulting in their electorates since the abolition of licenses. In Dunedin yesterday, Ah Ming was fined £5 for having opium in his possession. Women's white full length macintoshes in tweed oflects and popular coating designs al 470 6d, 49a 6d, 52s 6d, 94s 6d eacli^ Kirkcaldie mi Stoian. Lfa-rMsL