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

', Additional rules for the examination of masters and mates, under the Shipping and Seamen's Act, are gazetted this week. Waikato-street, Island Bay, is, according to a decision arrived at by the City Council last night, to be taken over as a public street. Tenders received for leasing a portion of section A of the Town Belt have been referred to the Reserves Committee of the City Council. No. 3 Battalion of' School Cadets will go into camp (pEobaHSVy at Lower Hutt) about the middle of December. Major Burlinson will be in charge. For vagrancy Harry Grand was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the Lower Hutt Police Court this morning before Messrs. Cudby and Chapman, Justices of the Peace. The Wellington Letter Carriere will cord their annual picnic and sports at Day's Bay to-morrow. If the weather is regandedi as suitable, a flag will be hoisted aa a signal on the G.P.O. No flag will signify no picnic. Hearing of the case J. W. Maskayi v. William Vickers, a claim for £50 alleged to be due as commission to tha plaintiff for finding a purchaser for a property, was concluded before Mr. Riddell, S.M., yesterday afternoon. Hi* Worship reserved his decision. Mr. Dunn appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. AfLoan. for the defendant. In chambers this morning, Mr. Justice Chapman made an order in the case of Black v. Black granting the defendant an extra fourteen days In which to^ file his statement of defence. The action is to be tried at Napier, and question of cost 3 was reserved. Mr. ToogoodT appeared for the defendant in support of the motion, and Mr. Cornford, of Napier, appeared for the plaintiff. Arrangements for the Sunday excursion of the De&p Sea Angling dub to Palliser Bay were completed at a committee meeting last night. It was announced that accommodation was nearly all token up, and that there had been a considerable increase in club membership. An extended trip to the sounds at Christmas is contemplated, and arrangements are being made. It is ths /intention of th© club to charter a vessel suitable for the Sounds trip bo as to ensure the comfort of the passengers. A meeting of the ratepayers of the Miramar borough is being calle3 for th* November to consider and confirm the negotiations entered into by the council with the Wellington Har^ bour Board. The deed executed by the board and the council provides for the payment of £5000 by the council to the beard on the completion of the board's works at Evans Bay. These works must be commenced before 31st December, 1909, and completed within eighteen months of that date. It is pointed out that a considerable improvement to fcha Evans Bay TTater frontage will be effected, the present road along the foreshore to the Miramar cutting will b« widened to 80ft, the cutting itself widened to 66ft, and the wharf considerably enlarged and provided with a modern equipment. The New Zealand Express Company pack, store, and remove furniture at specially low rates. Only careful, competent men employed. Goods sent to any part of the world. Telephone 133. — Advt. The operation of the 6econd ballot will doubtless be watched with a good deal of interest in several of the Wellington electorates, and it will be a now experience for somo of the former members to have to go to the poll a second time to secure their seats. There is a question, however, upon_ which the electors of the various city divisions are unanimous, and that is that tho store- of C. Smith, Ltd., tops tho poll every time. The value and variety given, being unsurpassed in tho Dominion. The hosiery and glove department will amply repay a visit of inspection. A special feature this week is tan lislo and oashmcre hoee in every wanted shade and weight. — Advt.