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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 9, 10 July 1909, Page 5

A return of Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington for the week ending to-day shows a considerable falling-off compared with the figures for the corresponding period of 1808. The total for the week was £8624 3s sd, while last year the week's figures wer"e £13,139 12s Id. Beor revenue yielded £195 14s, as against £281 19s 3d in the corresponding week of 1908. For disorderly conduct while drunk in Hunter-street yesterday, Samuel Karsten, in the S.M. Court to-day, was fined 20s ; in default, one week's imprisonment. John Price, for drunkenness, was ordered to pay a fine of ss. An alternative of 24 hours' imprisonment was fixed. Of three first-offenders against sobriety two (were fined 10s, and the other ss. IFlaxmillers will come 'before the Arbitration 'Court in August, on the 12th of which month the present award expires. The employers will ask for a reduction of wages, which, it is held, ■is rendered necessary by the state of ithe hemp market. The employees will resist this to the utmost, even if they xlo not ask for an increase on the .present rates of pay. Cartage of water-pipes to the Northland district is now going on, in anticipation of tEe early reticulation of that quarter of the city. A beginning has been made, also, with the excavation of a site for the tank reservoir, that will be necessary for the working of the supply scheme. Tire tank is to be built alongside the present one at Kelburne, and the one pumping apparatus will be made to serve both receptacles. Regarding the Harbour Board and the recent deputation from the Wharf Labourers' Union, a member of the union, in a letter to The Post, asserts that "the secretary and four other members of the union met in secret conclave on 2»d ult., passed resolutions, and submitted their deliberations to the Harbour Board without being ratified by the executive of the union, thus infringing rule 9 of the Wellington Wharf Labourers' Union." The correspondent, basing his contention on the assumption stated above, protests that the opin?on of "the whole union" was not .voiced. There was some plain speaking by Captain Somerville, of the Wellington Naval Artillery, at the annual reunion of the past and present members of the corps last night. He stated that, although the company was 100 strong, it frequently happened that only half the men on the roll appeared in uniform on parade. Many members of the corps, however, turned up in plain clothes, and watched their mates going through their drill. Such a state of things must not be allowed to continue, and it was his intention to inflict fines for non-attend-ance. Authority to do so was given commanding officers by the Defence Act, and the result would be that men who did not " play the game " would either nave to attend parades or leave his company. It. was most disheartening to the officers to find so many men absenting themselves, and it would not be his fault if a. stop was not put to the present unsatisfactory state of affairs. As between contract and day labour in the construction of such important undertakings as the putting down of a tram line, the Mayor of Karori (Mr. I. Dasent) has no second opinion. To his mind the latter idea is much to be preferred, as producing, tindoubtedly, the more satisfactory results. Last night, at a meeting of ratepayers, in reply to a question as to whether in the proposed extension of the Karori tram service along the Main-road the track would be put down by day or contract labour, the chairman expressed a decided preference for day labour. He informed the questioner and the audience that much of the contract work in the iWellington tramlines was proving very unsatisfactory. He was convinced that the track-laying carried out by day work under good and constant supervision wouldf mean a satisfactory job. Generally, the trouble under the latter class of contract was that too often there was a large quantity of superintendence of_a low quality. Two interesting old newspapers were on view at the monthly meeting of Friends last evening. One, The Australian, was proudly called by itself "A commercial, political, and literary journal," and bears date. 23rd June, 1830. Issued in Sydney, it was a fivecolumn folio sheet of iour pages — price one shilling, containing leading articles, markets and shipping reports, and court news, also a letter horn our old friend, "Pro Bono Publico," who had something to say on something important. The copy of the paper was procured many years ago from an old convict. The second paper was even less pretentious, being a four-page foolscap production, apparently lithographed. ifc Was called the Melbourne Advex-tisei-, "•written for and published by J. P. Fawkner (Port Phillip), on Bth January, 1858. Price sixpence." Really, the paper was printed at and issued from Bendigo. An interesting appeal is made by the proprietary of the Advertiser — namely — that "those of the subscribers to the above who took credit when they favoured this establishment with their support, are most respectfully informed that it is usual to pay up all arrears at the beginning of the New Year." Last evening, at a meeting of the' Karori ratepayers, it was decided that a poll should be taken on loan proposals amounting to £27,500 — a sum to be expended in the extension of the existing tramway system along the Main road to the Recreation Ground. The Mayor {Mr. C. I. Dasent), who presided and outlined the proposals, announced that the new ground, he felt certain, would be the means of attracting a large traffic of sportsmen, players, and week-enders. Under the present condii-ions, locomotion from the tram terminus to the ground — I a shade less than If miles — is per omni- I buses. A few facetious aspersions were cast on the venerable four-wheelers, which, in addition to (he carnal sin of growing old, are involving the council in a yearly loss of £550. But the chairman stated that the ratepayers did not suffer, as the surplus accruing from the tram service more than made up for the 'buses' deficiences. This meant that less revenue went into replacement, reserve, and sinking funds. It would be a different matter if the car line were extended : any loss then would be met out of the ratepayers' pockets. But the speaker was confident that, after the anticipated shortage on the first year's working, the Recreation Ground traffic would materially assist to put them on the right side. Already he had applications from clubs enough to fill the ground three times over. Apart from this, however, he considered that, if the ground paid for its caretaker and general upkeep, it was doing all that was required ol it. Have you furniture or goods you want stored ? We have excellent accommodation in new brick-built stores. Lowest rates. The N.Z. Express Company. ,Tel. 1333.— Advt. Following a week of cold and blustering eoutherly, Wellington was visited by a few hours of sunshine, but the. weather is far from settled. The official forecast is to the effect that we are in for a spell of cold weather. This cold snap will bring into nrommeoce the warm sample gloves *t C." Smith's, Ltd., winter sale. If you are anxious to economise and get tho benefit of these oxtraoidinary cut prices,, you should come to this store at once. The lino comprises 60 dozen sample gloves in Cashmere, taffeta, etc., lined or unlined, in all lengths and colours. We have divided the rango into three lots — Is, Is 6d, Is lid.— Advt.