WHAT DOES IT MEAN ? TO THE EDITOR.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 8

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ? TO THE EDITOR.

Sir, — In Friday's issue under suburban news items, there is one paragraph which requires a little explanation. The paragraph referred to reads : Reporting to the Hutt River Board, the engineer, Mr. Laing-Meason, stated that he could see no reason why permission should notj be granted to the Petone / Council to divert Everest's stream into the closed western arm of the Hutt River. It will be remembered that the late Mayor submitted a proposal to borrow £9000 to divert this, and other streams 'in the Petone Borough, and at the time stated that the Hutt Borough was subscribing £3000 to cover additional cost of including Everest's stream m the general scheme. This proposal was rejected at the poll. Recently the present Petone Council announced its intention of proposing that £6000 should bo borrowed to divert the streams running from the hills, within the Petone Borough. The difference between the two proposals is somewhat interesting, but his point is this : Seeing|that Everest's stream is in the Hutt Borough, is the word Petone in the paragraph a misprint? If not, then in plain English, what is the "little game ?— I am, etc WATCHMAN. "'

DuriDg the trip of the Rarawa fiom New Plymouth to Onehunga last Friday one of the mail -bags was found to be on fire. The outbreak was quickly extinguished, and an investigation showed ■ that tho damage was confined to one bag containing a number of official T)ooks, four of whioh were somewhat burned. No letters or papers of value wero affected by the fire, tho origin of which is unaccountable. A novel proposnl ia on foot in connection with tho coining cooks and waiters' annual "social." One table is to be set aside for an exhibition of fancy cookery manufactured by tlic male and female cooks of the city It is expected thai a, splendid exhibition of "good things" will result. A similar proceeding is followlovied by the coolfs> and waiters' luiioiiii in tlio Statsa, and already Wellington cook^ are vicing with each other aa to who will.turn out ita biiei argole.