CAPITAL, £600,000

Evening Post, Volume 27, Issue 77, 27 September 1907, Page 6

CAPITAL, £600,000

There are some who are hopeful that the Dominion will one day bo known as the iron and steel producing country of the Pacific. Another step towards this hoped for consummation was announced to a Post reporter this morning by tho Public Trustee (Mr. J. W. Poynton), who stated that tho underwriting of the capital of the Parapara Syndicate for developing the concession of the late Sir Alfred Cadman has been completed both in this country and in England and the flotation of the company on the market will be undertaken at the first favourable opportunity. The capital is £600,000.

In response to requests it has been decided to lepeat the illuminations at the Parliamentary Buildings, Government Buildings and General Post Office to-night and to-morrow night, from 7 n.m. to 11 p.m. Musical selections will be played in front of the Government Buildings as follows: — To-night from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. by the Municipal Tramways Band ; to-morrow night from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. by Jupp's Band. It is expected that another band will play in the Parliamentary Grounds. Mr. H. G. Ivar, hon. secretary of the Newtown Brass Band (formerly the Engineers' Band) writes explaining that the absence of the band from tho Dominion Day celebrations was owing to the fact that it had not been invitea. The" musicians read in Wednesday's Post that they wore expected to take part in the following -day's proceedings, but it was then too lato for them to make the necessary arrangements. In connection with the overcrowded state of the Town Hall last night, Inspector Ellison states that a squad of men took up a position at the Cubastreet entrance of tho hall, and wen consoling the people disappointed at not gaining admission to tho Dominion celebrations, when tho doors of the building were opened. The police fell back, and in an instant a surging mass made its way up the stairs of the hall, crowding^ passage-ways and door-ways in all directions 'J'be Inspector had difficulty in again closing the doors on account of the custodian, for firn emergency purposes, demanding that thry should remain open. Tho Inspector expressed the opinion to a Pobt reporter that had (he doors remained dosed for another five minutes longer the crowd i would have dispersed and the trouble [ bepa averted*