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Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 121, 20 November 1908, Page 6

The distribution of the subsidy of £3000 to public libraries will take place 011 4th February, 1909. The Government offices throughout the Dominion will be closed on tho 30th instant (St. Andrew's Day). The Postmaster-General has forbidden the sending of correspondence lx> 3. M'Grigor, Huufer-street, Sydney. ■Regulations for the establishment of a.Volunteer Veterinary Corps are gazetted. All officers of the corps must bo members of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons or hold equivalent credentials. The officer commanding the corps will bo designated the Director-General of Veterinary Services, and will be charged with the administration of the Veterinary Services of the Dominion, and th© supply of veterinary stores to the Defence Forces. Veterinary officers, far-rier-serge&nt-tnajors, and farrier-ster-geants will be paid capitation as for Mounted Rifles, on tlx> certificate of tbo 0.C.D., and counter-signed by the Di-rector-General. Enquiries as to the whereabouts of the leaves of yester year are not more sad or more futile than those for Wellington's public markets seem to be. A-dvocated by newspapers, many people, and some councillors — spoken for and written about by all classes for many years past — they fail to materialise. Councillor Fletcher asked a question about them last night, when the proposals regarding loans were being discussed by the City Council. On the suggestion of the Mayor, Councillor Smith — a member of the Markets Committee — undertook to bring the query before the committee at its next meeting. With reference to a paragraph published by us yesterday from tho Otago Daily Times conveying the impression that there had been an outbreak of swine fever at Stirling, Mr. J. L. Bruce, the Agricultural Department's inspector in charge of the Otago district, informs The Times that this is xiot the case. The Chief Veterinarian has already investigated the cause of the mortality> and has pronounced the disease affecting the pigs to bo pneumonia, and not swine fever — a disease from which the Dominion was gazetted free in May, 1906. It is satisfactory to learn that the Tnalady is abating, and that there is no cause for any alarm regarding the outbreak. The Minister for Internal Affairs hae written to the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society regarding the society's com plaint that whilst the tuatara lizard was protected in the Dominion, specimens were easily obtained in England, and asking if the society had any information as to whether or not the specimens were obtained before or after the lizard was protected. The secretary stated at a meeting this week that according to a newspaper paragraph the lizard had not been protected, although legislative power existed whereunder it could be protected. It was decided to reply that the council had no information on the point except that the specimens were for sale in London during tho past six months. The Minister's attention is tv be drawn to the statement that the lizard was not protected. Regarding the proposal of the Wellington Gas Company to take mains via Tory-street to the city boundary, the Mayor explained to the City Council last night that the city engineer's department recommended tho granting of permission to the company to proceed with the work. The Mayor explained, in answer to Councillor Biss, that to grant this application would in no way prejudico the council's former and present objection to any extension of the company's mains into the Melroso district, nor to any extension of the mains beyond the Town Belt. If the council refused to grant fho present application, the company would only have to give forty -eight hours' notice to proceed by another route, and in that case, unless the council could raise some valid objection, the work could not be stopped. . When, jurymen are applying for exemption from duty, their attitude to the judge is usually as conciliatory and politely persuasive as the circumstance makes politic. But at Auckland last Monday, according to the local Star, a ltluctant juror adopted the argumentative attitude. With confidence in his voice, eye, and general demeanour, be informed the Judge that he wanted to be excused, as ne was a grocer without any assistance, not even a wife to hold the counter against his return. Wherefore, he had perforce to put up his shutters before repairing to Court. "My caise is one in a thousand," he announced, with the air of one who had settled the whole bubiness. "You certainly know how to blow your own trumpet. How long have you had this business ?" inquired the Judge. "Eighteen months, md I am making my fortune, of course, although I can't afford to take a week cff," returned the grocer. "Well, in spite of your impudence, I will let you off. You can go," and the storekeeper departed, looking eloquent thoughts. A voice pf protest from the Plumbers' Union reached the City Council last evening by the medium of a deputation. The difficulty arose over a provisional masters' license being granted to a man from another town. Other men, the deputation pointed out, had to pass a severe examination before they could work as this man had been working in the city, and they did not see why an exception should be made to the general rule. The Mayor explained that tho man, a master plumber, took up a con- i tract, but before he finished it the new j bylaws came into force. He entered j for the examination, but failed. His work was good, and it was thought by the engineer, his Worship, and the committee that he should have an opportunity of finishing the contract. Bui Jt. was understood that the authoritieo, in acting as they did, were not establishing a precedent. The deputation 'eplied that the man had done other work than the particular contract mentioned. His Worship said the whole matter would be enquired into. Walter Samuel Free was charged at the S.M. Court to-day with lmving stolen two pieces of timber, valued at 4a 3d, the property of John W. Easson. Air. P. W. Jackson appeared for accused, who pleaded not guilty. Sub-Inspector Phair conducted the ca«e for the police J?rom the evidence it appeared that the stolen timber, which was part of j a consignment, marked privately, and forwarded to Easson, and landed at j Miramar wharf, v?as discovered under ' some sheets of iron at accused's resi- i dence. On the night the offence was alleged to be committed accused- was j seen down at the boatsheds, and later, ' in company with another, he wag observed about ten o'clock carrying some timber up from the beach. The arresting constable states that Free admitted having taken the timber, and was willIng to pay for it. Accused, in defence, said he picked the timber oufc of the A'ater. This was corroborated by a witness. His Worship staled that, accepting the story of Free as to having found the timber, it was his duty, knowing other timber was oq the whart, to have enquired about his find. The accused would be convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. The cheapest drapery in the Dominion is advertised by Warnock and Adkin on page 4of to-night's Post. Startling reductions are made in the dresses, millinery, and fancy departments; these are very special. All departments are heavily reduecd in prices, and you arr> asked to note the prices in ouv full- > cage advertisement to-night. — Advt.