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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 09, 11 January 1908, Page 5

"Smell, oh 1 " writes complaining of the stench arising from tho main sewer at the junction of the Miramar and Seatoun tram lines. Complaint is made by ihe samo correspondent of tho manner 'a which the drainage from the houses in Park and Sutherland 'toadb is disposed of "Urgent measures arc required to suppress tho nuisances," he says. The chairman of the Conciliation Boards Vfr. P J. Q'Regan, states that notwftnstanding the lact that the Farmers' TXnion has decided to decline to -appear before the board in connsction with the shearers' dispute, the board has power to compel witnesses to appear and give evidence on the issue of subpoena^. When the new Clerk of Awatda (Mr. Hawkins's success.or) arrives instructipns will bo issued to him to subpoena certain farmera to appear s-i the Wanganui and' Palmerston North ! sittings. In the meantime what voluntary bvidence is offering will be -taken at the sittings already arranged for 1 in Masterton and ■Napier. The date fixed for sitting at Palmerston is Fvi^ay next. Over 37,000 acres of Government land will be opened for during the next five or six week's. The Pourerere settlement of two thousand odd acres, about 20 miles from Waipawa, will bo disposed of on 22nd January. Shf days later the Rowi settlement, of *1700 acres, near Hamilton, will be under offer, as wel' as 3500 acres of the Raumati settlement, Hawkes Bay On 3rd February > the Otekaike settlement, of 29,925 acres, situated some 28 miles from Duntroon, Ota#o, will be available. In the case of all these lands the lease •will bt for 33 years with a perpetual right of renewal ' Preference, under the new Land Act, will be given to married men with families, and to unBucces'sfu' applicants at previous ballots. | Steady progress is being made with the workers' dwellings at Seddon Terrace, Coromandel-stiieet, Newtown. The block of four semi-detached 6-roomed houses is already !et at 15s 3d per week bare rental for each dwelling Tho j other houses being in! concrete are 'taking longer. Four of them are being built by day labour, and two by contract. '1 uev will consist ,of four and five-room-ed (Swellings, and the rents will be extremely moderate when the high rents of the locality and the modern character of the dwellings are taken into consideration. The rents will be determined shortly and applications for Iho dwellings will be invited in about three weeks. Tho proportion of applicants is expected to be greatly in excess of th.> number of dwellings available. The Chief Inspector of Factories (Mr J. Lomas), m course, of conversation with a representative of The Post this morning, said there was still a great shortage in the labour supply. "A woollen mill owner in the South," he said, "is badly hampered for want of girl and boy labour. He has informed me that he is willing to take any •families coming out from home and givo the fathers of the same- £2 a week •whether they are able to earn it or not." Girls for mill work are very scarce They cannot be kept for long as there is a constant departure 'of girls fromclothing factories into the bespoke trade. Carpenters, bricklayers, and plasterers ore v«ry scarce. None ate unemployed ,\n the city so far as; the Labour Bureau can ascertain, and there is a large unsatisfied demand for such skilled kbjur in the country Sonio months ago the question of the , necessity for declarations being lodged with Maori Land Bqards was challenged, and', the pbjectora took a case I(Higgins v Ikahoa Maoifi 'Land Board) 'to the Supreme Court. . The result was that the of the board was npheld, and a number of applications for approval to-ieaseti were thrown out, .05 the judgment of -Supreme Courtwas very clear as to declaration under sect. 26 of the Maori Land Administration 'let, 1900, beiiig deposited with, the board previous to the execution of the lease. By sect. 20 of the "Washingup Bill" of last session provision has beau made to give relief^ and -to allow anyone who had not complied with sect. 26 of the Act of 1900 to make a fresh declaration, and to apply for approval of his' lease within two months of the (passing of the Act of last session. Tie board may approve the lease, subject to any subsequent rights which may have accrued in the interval. Sect. 26 of the "Washing-up Bill" of last session, also makes provision fdr tjie validation of timber and flax cutting lights, subject tq application being made vrithin two months of the passing of the. Act The b')ard has power to enquire and recom.n-end to the Minister that an agreement should be validated as it stands or modified. As the Act in question was passed on the 25th November last any application must necessarily be lodged before tho 25th irist. A "cold tea" \ story from the King Country,' told to a Pos + reporter last night by a man who claimed to have been both cheered and inebriated by this particular fluid, concerns the sad experiences of two detectives who bought what they asked for, instead of what they hoped for. There was a man in that land of no-license .vho sold a most exhilarating brand of cold tea at half a sovereign a j bottle, and the detectives wera sent up to do what they could to discourage him. Unfortunately for them; the sly-grog seller knew their vocation, and when one pleaded tearfully for some* brandy to ,ease his great pain the liquor was supplied as a gift, and every tender of money was refused. The detective's ?ain passed off, and a chat on dryness ollowed. Ono detective finally rejm'arked that he had heard there was an excellent brand of cold tea to be bought from their host, at half a sovereign a bottle. The host admitted he had such a fluid, but its price was now one pound per bottle, he said. The detective gladly paid over his pound, and received in return a bottle containing something that looked like brandy Then he and his companion rode sixty-three miles to take out a summons. To make sure of their case they had the bottle opened and •tested before the magistrate of whom they were seeking the summons. Its contents were exactly what they had been represented to Us by tho sellercold tea — and the summons is still unsigned. Motor Cars. — We have just opened a shipment of Enfield and Stuart Motor 1 Cars, ana have every confidence in recommending tho 1908 model as a "British car of the highest class of manufacture. Immediate delivery. Ask for a trial run. Inglis Bros., sole New Zealand ntrents, Willis-street; motor garage, Harrisstreet. — Advt. New Customs Inv\fL. — Information regarding changes can bo supplied by tho New Zealand Erpiess Company, Ltd., 20 Customhouse-quay. Telephone No. 2410. —Advt. This is the tirr.o when wo lake a survey of tho events that haia occupiad the preceding twelve months. One year 13 very like another to tho majority, and it is "moro to tho taato to louk forward to the present year than reflect upon the year that is done. We do not intend to draw from 1907, but look to tho bargains wo are offering for the month of January/ New hats for the present month, including a choice assortment for tho holiday* Those are exact copies and modified copies of the ]ate?t Pans models. Some special good things will ho offered this week in s»ed hats. Our price 10s 6d, 15s 6cl, 21?. O. Bnaith, Ltd., Cuba-street.— Advt.