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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 51, 2 March 1909, Page 6

The Electrical Workers' Union has decided to take five shares in the proposed Labour paper. T he Nelson meat works were formally opened at Stoke yesterday afternoon. Ihey are capable of dealing with between 350 and 400 beasts daily. In the south transept of St. Paul's pro-Cathedral there has been erected by Mr. W. Beetham, of Masterton, a handsome repousse memorial brass, in memory of his late father and mother, who were at one time parishioners of St Paul s. Cabinet yesterday decided to invite tenders for tho erection of the new post office at Auckland. The following sums ■were allocated: — Public Trust Office, £355 ; Blenheim-Wairarapa railway, £2300 ; Gisborne-Rofcorua railway, £5500 ; Midland Railway, £500 ; Strat-ford-Ongarue railway, £1000. A West Coast -paper states thai- a party of prospectors has been inspecting the ranges in the vicinity of Charleston, and has already discovered what promises to be a splendid field. The quartz showc soz of e;old to the ton. On account of the unavoidable absence- of the assayer, the search for minerals other than gold •has been delayed. It is suppoed that these ranges are extremely rich, in minerals. In accordance with' an intention ha expressed some time ago, the Minister for Roads (Hon. A. W. Hogg) has ordered a, motor-lorry for the use of tho departiHent. The motor carries the metal to the place required, and dumps it out, and the wheels act as rollers and consolidates the metal as it falls. The work of road construction is thus greatly expedited, and if the machine fulfils anticipations more of them will be imported. The Wellington branch of tho New Zealand Bootmakers Federation met last evening to consider a proposal to apply for a separate award for the Wellington district, in place of a general award asked for by the Federation. It was explained by the president, Mr. A. H. Cooper, that a misapprehension had arisen, and the meeting unanimously decided to agree to a general award being applied for. The new waterworks weir at Nelson is giving a much increased pressure with the result that the old water mains have burst in various parts of the town. At one of the hotels, while the water was turned off on Saturday a lodger forgot to turn off the bathroom tap, with the result that when water was turned on again the room was flooded, and the strange sight of water pouring in a cataract from the windows into the street below was seen. No great damage was done. A membership of 17,057 is reported by the latest return of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in New Zealand. This is an increase of 442 on the previous year. In addition there are 3368 junior members and 300 on probation. The ministers number 146, of whom eight are Maoris. No fewer than 72,600 persons are identified with the Wesleyan cause m New Zealand, either as members, adherents, or Sunday school scholars. There are 324 Wesleyan Churches, and the value of the properties exceeds £380,000. Two women, Emma Wright and 'Mary Wakehara, deemed to 'be rogues and vagabonds, were dealt with by Mr W G. Riddell, S.M., at the 'Magistrate's Court to-day. Accused Wright explained to the bench that she had money wherewith to go home to Nelson. On the understanding that she would leave the city this evening, accused was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence tomorrow. On a charge of drunkenness Wright was fined 55— 24 hours in gaol was fixed as the alternative. Wakeham, an elderly woman, with 29 previous convictions, was also convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, accused promising to go to work in the country. An old man, Frank John Lawler, was fined 10s, with the usual option of 48 hours' imprisonment for insobriety. Win. Marks, on remand, who deserted from the Powerful at Lyttelton on 2nd January, was convicted ani discharged, the naval authorities declining to have anything to do with him. Mr. P. Robinson, secretary of the Manawatu Flaxmills Employees' Union, writes, taking exception to the statement telegraphed from Palmer&ton to the effect that "it is believed if a vote were taken at least 75 per^ cent, of the workers would be in favour of reverting to the conditions existing before the present award came into 'force, provided they were free from the influence of the agitators." Mr. Robinson proceeds : " The special meeting called to decide as to whether or not the union would join in applying for a revision of the award was called by circular to all our outlying branches, and was. also advertised in the local press. The attendance was fully representative ; any member who was unable to attend had the option of recording his vote by proxy, and the decision of the meeting to decline the association's invitation was absolutely unanimous. Now, in view of the facts, what becomes of the hypothetical 75 per cent.* 1 ' "New Zealander," "writing to the Wairarapa Daily Times, says : — "Anyone walking through the streets' of Masterton cannot help being struck with the alarming influx of Chinese to our town, which to many must be received with great concern. We all know that the majority of these aliens are undesirable people in our midst, and it behoves the people of Masterton to take a stand against this Yellow Peril, before they get too strong a hold in our town. I would suggest to all people who have the welfare of Masterton and Dominion at heart, to bestow their patronage on the Europeans in preference to the Chinese, and to landlords to refrain from letting their shops to the Yellow Man. In doing so they will be doing their duty to the town — protecting and saving our race from contamination with the vices of the Mongolian, relieving the rising generation from unfair competition which is sure to come if not checked.'" What proportion should be allowed for depreciation on machinery and plant when computing income tax? was the question considered by the New Zealand ironmasters recently in conference in Wellington. The practice has hitherto been to allow 2£ per cent, on prime movers only, i.e., engines and boilers ; but no allowance has been made for machinery and plant. The department's contention has been that when a machine became obsolete the difference) between the value of the old machine- and that oi the new should be determined and tho result be the value of the new plant for purposes of taxation. The conference was of opinion that a fairer basis would be to allow for an annual depreciation on the machinery and plant. In order to put their views before the department the conference waited upon the Commissioner of Taxes, Mr. P. -Heyes. Mr. J. •P. Luke, M.P., who was president of th© conference, put the case beforo the commissioner, and it was thoroughly gone into, with the result that Mr. Luke has received a letter from the commissioner, stating that the matter had received careful attention, and in future tho allowance for depreciation in assessments for income tax would be extended to 5 per cent, on half the total value of all plant and machinery. Tucked net blouses with tucked net cravat to match in ffPcen, brown, purple, peacock, tabac, black, white, ecru, at 45s each. Kirkcaldio and Stains. Ltd.— Advfc.