DUNEDIN NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 107, 7 May 1909, Page 3

DUNEDIN NOTES.

1 3 IJ&T TSWrBAPH.— SrEWAL TO THK POST.) 1 DUNEDIN, This Day. 1 Dunedin is showing. the way to Ade"4 laide in at least one detail of tramway s matter. An order was yesteiday cabled t! t3 Messrs. Boss and Glendining for 250 1 uniform caps of the same style as those I gsed in the Dunedin tramway service. 1 Fruit is not selling at all well these S days, merchants describing the market as ti" dead." Fruit is being imported, and .» less local fruit is coming forward. Good " oranges brought low rates in the sala» 1 rooms yesterday, and luscious grapes i could scarcely find a purchaser. •j Men who advocate the keeping of 'ij wages at a high standard, and who ;] favour a change only when it is upward, 4 are very thoughtful over the present' i condition of the bricklaying trade in

Dunedin. Work is scarce and workers plentiful, and as a consequence contract prices are being cut to an astonishing degree. Competition is so keen, especially for contracts in which labour only is a stipulation, that some bricklayers who on day labour must be paid 12s a ; -day are working under the contract system for 10s a day. IPRES3 ASSOCIATION'^ TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL. DUNEDIN, 6th May. At a meeting of the Otago Trades and Labour Council to-night, the following remits were adopted for presentation to the annual conference in Wellington : — "That the conference affirms the need for the statutory limitation of working hours to 44 per week as a maximum, eight hours on five days of the week, and four hours on the day recognised as the half-holiday ; that all goods manufactured in New Zealand shall be branded 'made in New Zealand,' and also bear the manufacturer's name ; that ; the Government be urged to establish i State farms and flourmills for the purr pose of supplying the people of the Dominion with the staff of life, at a reasonable cost; that, in the opinion of . tthiss s conference, the time has arrived . when the State should subsidise trades , unions or other organisations, which : insure members against unemployment; that the conference affirms the betterment principle in connection with railway construction, with the object of putting it on a more scientific and equitable basis, in the hope that it will i act as a curb on political influence ; that 1 the Government be urged to introduce more stringent legislation to prohibit the publication of indecent literature." TIMBER COMMISSION. AUCKLAND, 6th May. The Royal Commission on the timber industry, which has been visiting the North of Auckland district, returned to Auckland last night, and has been engaged during this morning in visiting a number of local sawmills. Tomorrow the commission will sit in the Government Buildings to take evidence. CHURCH DEDICATION. TIMARU, 6th May. In connection with the dedication of the new portion of St. Mary's Church, the visitors were entertained at lunch by the Building Committee, and highly complimentary speeches were made on the completion of the very handsome structure. Archdeacon Harper was congratulated on the attainment of hopes entertained for many years to see Timaru possessed of a really handsome j church, bo£h externally and internally. The architects were Messrs. Collins and ' Harman, of Christchurch. The collections for the day amounted to £384. BETTING WITH AN INFANT. FEILDING, 6th May. At Feilding S.M. Court to-day, Charles Mitchell, bookmaker, pleaded guilty to a charge of betting with an infant. Tfie facts as set out were that Mitchell made a bet with a lad named Hooker at the Feilding Easter races, Hooker being only 18 years old. A fine of £10 was inflicted. ORCHARDISTS FINED. FEILDING, 6th May. At the Feilding S.M. Court to-day a number of orchardists were fined sums varying from 10s to £1 for failing to fight mussel scale and,codlin moth. LAND DRAINAGE ACT. PALM&R&TON N., 6th May. Representatives of the local drainage boards to-day appointed a deputation to wait on the Hon. D. Buddo, in order to point out necessary amendments in the Laud Drainage Act. A BAD CASE. DUNEDIN, 6th May. At the Police Court to-day, a man named James Stewart was charged with drunkenness, and with procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order. vStation-Sergeant King explained that accused had a wife and live children,, who had been practically, supported by the Benevolent Trustees. It was one of the worst cases in Dunedin, and the wife had a terrible time. On the first charge accused was convicted and dischai-ged, and on the second was fined £5, in default two months' imprisonment. Application for time to pay the fine was refused. ART OF SWIMMING. CHBISTCHUR€H, 6th May. At the Sydenham School this afternoon Mr. J. D. Hall presented the Sir John Hall Challenge Shield for proficiency in saving life from drowning, which is to be annually competed for, and which was won this year by a team from the Sydenham school. \He also presented each of the four members of the team with a gold medal. Mr. Hall said one thing that had led his father to present the shield was that he could not swim himself, and the first thing his children had to learn was to acquire the art of swimming. OF INTEREST TO INSURERS. CHRISTCHURCH, 6th May. A case of interest to insurers against fire, as well as to insurance companies, was decided at the Magistrate's Court • this afternoon by Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M. T. Dixon claimed £100 from the Australian Alliance Assurance Company, the value of a policy over a building in Montreal-street, which was destroyed by fire on 3rd January. The case was heard on Thursday last, and the evidence showed that for years the building had been occupied by Europeans and insured as a dwelling house. Subsequently it was rented to Chinamen, who carried on a laundry business, and during their tenancy it was destroyed. The insurance company was not notified 1 of the alteration or it would have increased the premiums, as a laundry, in its opinion, was a hazardous risk. It contended that the alteration voided the policy, and refused to pay. After hearing legal argument, the Magistrate held that the company was quite justified in acting, as it did, and ■gave judgment for defendant, with costs. DEER-STALKING. CHRISTCHURCH, 6th May. Reports are now to hand from most of the deer-stalkers who went to North Otago. The average size and quality of the heads on these well-known stalking grounds was better than in any previous year, and this is following up on a very severe winter. The theory that shooting the best heads deteriorates the herd is therefore much discounted, as there are plenty of good young stags coming on to take the place of those shot. The only part of the forest where deterioration has taken place is where the ground is overstocked with deer, and there is an absolute shortage of feed. Mr. J. Forbes, of Christchurch, has just returned from Hunter Valley, where he secured a magnificent thir-teen-pointer,/40 inches in length of horn, and three royals, one of them being a most symmetrical specimen. Captain Prouse. of H.M.S. Powerful, was also in Hunter Valley, and though arriving late, he filled his license with three royals and one eleven-pointer, the latter being a very fine head. He is very pleased with his trio. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lawson (from England) went to Morven Hills, and though heads are small there in comparison with those in other parts of the forest, they enjoyed some excellent sport. Mr. Spiers, of Kurow, shot a very ' fin 6 fourteen-pointer and two royals in Temple Creek, Lake Ohau.