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Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 135, 4 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The work of Parliament yesterday was of an interesting nature, though not a great deal of legislative business was done. The land question was among the subjects discussed during the afternoon, and the evening sitting — which lasted till daylight — was devoted to consideration of the Estimates. The Government was defeated on the vote for the salary of the financial adviser in London (Mr. W. P. Reeves), which was struck out by 35 votes to 25, and a long and sometimes heated discussion took place in regard to the Land and Income Tax Department. The Legislative Council put the Hospital and Charitable Institutions Bill through its final stages. The House of Representatives resumed work again at 10 o'clock this morning. The Wellington slaughtering- season has already begun at the Gear and Wellington Meat Export Companies' works, but is not yet in full swing. The season opens with a bit of a spurt as a general rule, in order to get the advantage of the winter freights, and then slackens off again until just before Christmas. Sheep were rather late in coming forward, but considerable quantities are now coming down. Sheep are being delivered in first-class condition, but lambs, owing to continued wet weather since lambing, and the large number of twins which were born, are not turning out so satisfactorily as at this time last year; but generally speaking the quality leaves no room for complaint. As to the London market, the most recent cable advices received tend to show that the outlook for bpth mutton and lamb is not very cheering. There seems to be every prospect of lower values ruling on account of the abnormally large exports from Australia. The exports from that country alone for the month of November amounted to 275,000 sheep and 575,000 lambs, which, as compared with the same month last year, show increases of 175,000 sheep and 200,000 lambs. December will probably show increases in the same proportion. This fact alone — to say nothing of South American exports — may account for a very large number of sheep and lambs being in store when the new sea-son's New Zealand meat arrives. The London Post Office gives notice that owing to interruption to cables and British and foreign land lines, telegraph traffic on the Scottish, North England, and South Wales lines will show considerable delay, and generally some delay on other English lines j also heavy delay on all Continental lines. A consignment of 350 Corriedale ewe hoggets, twenty Corriedale ewes, and twenty Corriedale lambs was shipped to Sydney yesterday by the Warrimoo, on behalf of the New Zealand Loar and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. It is understood that the Wellington Shopkeepers' Association does not favour the proposal to celebrate Anniversary Day (22nd January) on the Saturday upon which it actually fall*. The association favours Monday as the day, and a suggestion has been made that as the matter is one of some moment, it would be well if the Government at some early date gave a lead in the direction of declaring Monday to be the day *or observance as a holiday. To do so, it is further stated, would do. away with possible trouble regarding Arbitration Court awards. One herald is proclaiming in a displeasing manner that Christmas is approaching. His proclamation takes the form of a reminder that at this season of the year there is an increasing demand and a good market for poultry. Suburban residents in general, and Kar rori householders in particular, on counting their hens in the morning have learned this to their sorrow. It is reported that the depredations have been on a wholesale scale. In Karori it is said that as many as a score of poultry have been taken from a roost in one night, and in some cases the "chickenstealer" has paid a return visit. In a case between Henry Edwin Manning, Wellington, contractor, y. Alfred J. Craddock, Wellington, engineer, the plaintiff claimed in the S.M. Court today a sum of £191 19s 7d, being the balance alleged to be due to plaintiff for the erection of a five-roomed house •for defendant at Oriental Bay, and extras. The claim was made under part 3 of tne Wages Protection and Contractors Liens Act. After hearing argumenthis Worship (Dr. M'Arthur) reserved his decision until Tuesday next. Mr. A. Fair appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Yv. Arnold tor defendant. His Worship also reserved judgment in the casK brought by John Rigg and Co., merchants, Wellington, against E. E. Grimmett, pastrycook, Wellington, claiming possession of three show jars valued at 14s od. Mr. H. F. Yon Haast appeared for plaintiffs and Mr. A. Dunn for defendant. At the quarterly sitting of the Pahfatua Licencing Committee, the police asked that the licensee of the Herbertville Hotel should forfeit his license, as he had been convicted of an indictable offence. Counsel for the publican pointed out that the offences were committed before the man became a publican, and urged that section 180 of the Licensing Act was not retrospective. This contention was upheld by the magistrate, and the case dismissed. There is no need to wear a soiled hat when such first-class ones can be had for 15s 6d. See our special display. Just .the thing for summer holiday wear. Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd.— Advt.