DREDGING RETURNS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 63, 11 September 1909, Page 6

DREDGING RETURNS.

.[BY TELEUEAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Additional _ dredging returns :—Blackwater, 340z <sdwt; 'Waikaka United No. I. 40oz 6dwt, No. 11. 250z Bdwt; Olrig, lOoz sdwt.

The various camps of boy scouts which have been held in Wellington and jsuburbs during the past week were brought to 'a close to-day. The youngsters lived under the conditions set out in Baden-Powell's manual, and the scout masters report that very good work was done. The behaviour of the boys is described as excellent, and all appear to have benefited in heaJth by the outing.

Mr. Ben Fuller, of the Fuller Proprietary, has advised Mr. John Fuller, jun., by cable, that he has secured films dealing with incidents in the return of Dr. Cook from the North Pole. ' Mr. Frank C. Bird, of 156, Ingestrestreet, reports the sale of two houses off Vivian-street, on account of the Public Trustee; also two houses off Ghuznee-street on account of Mr. A. Bachelor.

The Government steamer Tutanekai, having completed repairs to the broken No. 1 cable in Cook Strait, returned to port this morning. Captain Post reported having secured the large black buoy' which broke away from the scene of operations during last week's hea^y southerly gale and sea, and which was observed on Wednesday last by Captain M'lntyre, of tile Stormbird. The buoy had in tow 240 fathoms of mooring wire, a seven -hundredweight mushroom anchor, and twenty fathoms of wire cable weighing six tons to the knot. As showing the terrific force of the gale and sea, it may be mentioned that the buoy and all its ponderous appendages had been carried about eighteen miles north of the spot where it was left. During the Tutanekai's operations, Captain Post discovered that another of the Cook Strait cables was showing a flaw, and the vessel is to leave at daylight on Monday to effect repairs. There are two more buoys adrift in the vicinity of Cook Strait. Customs' returns for the week ending to-day again compare favourably witn the figures for the corresponding week of last year, the number of oversea vessels with inward cargo having given the revenue a fillip. The total talcing for the week was £21,562 lls lid, as against £21,777 17s 7d last year. Beer duty totalled only £20 l&s 6d (£lB7 6s last year).

A correspondent reports to the Auckland Herald that the O.K. geyser recently discovered at Okoroire, -has, at intervals during the past week, blown up steam a height of from 100 ft to 150 ft.

An entertainment that should prove vory attractive will bo held on Wednesday, 22nd Sept., in the Town Hall, when, as announced by •advertisement, Mr. Driver will deal with spiritualism. Ho- promises startling exposures.

Hookey players will be specially interested in this week's New Zealand Graphic. Nineteen photos of the teams and play at the recent Napier ladies', tourney are given. The WellingtonAuckland match, and teams, are illustrated; also the Girls' College hockey team. A budget of other topical photos makes up an interesting number.

Messrs. Levion, Shallcrass and Co. notify that their next sale of household furniture and effects will bo held at the Central Auction Rooms, Wrllis-street, on Thursday next, at 2 p.m. A large stock is advertised for private sale in the meantime. The same firm also advertise a number of properties to let and a farm property of 176 acres at Pahautanui for sale

Rev. G. Bond, of Auckland, who has been in town this week as a delegate on tho Methodist Conference Committee on Boundaries, is staying over to-morrow, as tho guest of the president (Rev. T. Fee, Thorndon), and will take both services at tho Molesworfch-street Church.

A special steamer will leave town this evening at 7.30 for Day's Bay, in connection with the Skating Rink, returning from the Bay at. 10 p.m.

Mr. Wai. Rough will lecture at the New Century Hall to-morrow evening at 7, on "Inspiration and Obsession."

Miss Muriel Pringlc, L.A.8., notifies that she will resume teaching on Monday, the 13th.

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