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Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 6

On the 17th and 18th inst. hearing of claims against the Government in connection with the acquisition of the Carrington Estate, containing 6178 acres, near Carterton, will be taken before the Chief Justice and Messrs. Jl.J 1 . M'Kerrow (assessor' for the Government), Stevens (assessor for the Public Trustee), and Bunny (assessor for the claimants). Mr. D. M. Findlay will represent the Minister for Lands, Mr. Myers will appear for the Public "r*'z^ an , and Mr. Skerrett, K.C., will' *>-'\\ other claimants. That one bad action may operate in a. way that was not intended was shown in Picton some years ago, according to Mr. R. M'Callum, chairman of the Marlborough Education Board. He told the 'Marlborough Herald that a former Picton school committee gave a teacher a very flattering testimonial in order to assist him to get another position. The teacher failed to get the position. Tho committee then asked , the board to get rid of him, but the tsachcr produced tho committee's own flattering testimonial, and so they were "hoist by their own petard," 'and the teacher was allowed to remain. The residents of Lower Hutt are soon to have their long-looked for water supply in operation. At a meeting of the Bprough Council last evening it was decided to hoid the offr^ .opening of tha works on Sating gfeaNfflf*-, lne arrangements ] e f t in tae hands of tho Mayor, Mr> T . A . Peter . km, tho town clerk, and the , engineer. . Several councillors % oke of the b & ensfit3 that would accrue * m the ÜBe o{ the water supplied, whi, h was stated te be , an excellent one. It waa intimated that residents could l proceed with the connections within ip proper w 8O * s > te ready to c^/withtha mams at the earliest ip or tunity. Several tradesmen itf '„;__ TTawWa Bay,, were recently p, J™} f or ha^ ing in their possessio- weiuhtß and scales which did not eJhroJrecSi Fines were imposed an the s Ses for" treated, and it suggc ts bee t hat , g future the inspector, £b£i Tprc* cutmg tradesmen, should i ,; n t mi f t T, nf tho scales and weights are n £ t ™t adjust/ them, his fa stam P t tS %ood until his next annual visit g °° d There to a brisk fight *,„* ou^ide thr general Post Office at about noon yesterday. The combatants, about twenty of Ihuii, got to close quarters, and rustled and hustled. The dust flew upwards and sideways with the fierceness of the scuffle. Nobody, however, was severely hurt, though some eyes must have smarted after the bout. The fight was merely like one of the War Office's battlos-'-on paper. The disturbers of the peace were drab sheets of brown paper, yellow paper, all sorts of discoloured paper, with which the northerly played. This behaviour of litter at the steps of tbe Chief Post Office of New Zealand was not in accordance with the dignity of the institution or the Corporation. Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., delivered judgment this morning in > the case of M'lntosh v. Comstock Company. Mr. Morii=on appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Skerrett, K.C., with Mr. Fair, for tho defendant. The case was one in which plaintiff claimed £30, being the amount of damage sustained by the plaintiff through water escaping from the premises ot the defendant company into the premises of. the plaintiff. Plaintiff and defendant company wer<j tenants of the same landlord. .The plaintiff occupied the ground floor and tho defendant company the top floor. One, night water -.escaped, from a^wash-' hand basin, and damaged plaintiff's goods. In the opinion of the couri the cause of the mischief Vas .a defect in the overflow pipe. It did not consider that the damage was caused by the defendant's default or neglect. Judgment was therefore given for tha defendant, with costs. i Judgment was delivered at the Magistrate s Court .this morning by ■ Dl\ ' M'Arthur, S.M., in the cae© of the Commissioner of Crown Lands > v. Whiteford and Lloyd. Mr. Fell ap-> peared for plaintiff and Mr. Quick for Whiteford and Lloyd. , Plaintiff ■ sued defendants for £30, being the amount etated to be due for the rent or tha license to remove clay from. Reserve 15, Adelaide-road. In 1904 plaintiff had issued a license to defendants to occupy the land at a rental of .£lO per annum. The defendants had previously tendered at this amount, and had paid the first instalment, together with £1 Is license fee. They had paid - no further instalment, and had removed only a small portion of clay. The judgment held that whether the defendants took much or little or no clay at all from the reserve did not interfere with their liability to pay the instalment. Judgment was therefore given for plain- ■ tiff for the amount claimed, with costs. Auckland business houses are determined to do the bulk of the trade with the settlers along the Main Trunk Railway line, says Mr. Remington, M.P. The member for Rangitikei was travelling akng the line a few days ago, and he informed a Post reporter this morning that he could not nelp being struck with the way in which the Aucfdanders are pushing business in the newly-settled district. In one township, he found four commercial travellers from tho northern city and all were as keen as possible. Wellington houses were not represented at all when he was in the place. Everywhere he • went he saw cases of goods, tents, etc., with Auckland brands upon them. Mr. Remington says hs does not begrudge Auckland a share of thfr trade ; but he thinks Wellington businessmen are foolish in not pushing themselves forward. The. only explanation of their apathy, that he can suggest it that they are doing so, well ft the more settled districts south rtf Taihape that they do not want to bother ab'otit extending their operations further north. It is not enough for & man to be "handy," he may ,ba a past-master ia his trade, but he must be able to show his credentials; the most solid craftsman must fall back for support, sometimes, upon a "little bit of paper. * These things were, brought out 'in & debate by members of the Petone Borough Council last night. A plumber, who had no certificate, applied through tho engineer to be licensed. Councillor Castle considered that all craftsmen should be/ forced' to produce certificates of competency in their particular trade The Mayor was inclined to take a more lenient view of tho matter, arguing that m cases where the borough engineer thought the applicant to be a thorough tradesman the council should grant, a license. Other councillors, together w4Ui the engineer, demurred to tins proposc^T procedure. It was, they Raid, a great disappointment to a man who had procured, the certificates, of tor great efforts and study, when a permit who had not sat for examination was licensed by the council. After further discussioa Uk> council resolved that in future no licenses for plumbing, gasfitting, etc., would be granted to new applicants, unless they possessed certificates from a guild or technical school. The present licenses would, however, continue to bo recognised. . Soft kid belts in black, navy blue, tan, and green, with smart gun metal buckles, worth 3s 6d, going at 2s 6d each, at the semi-annual sale. Kirkcaldie and Stains,, Limited. — Advjfc.