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Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12, 15 January 1910, Page 5

It was suggested at last night's meeting of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club that members of the police force should be induced to compete- at athletic meetings, and thus add interest to the various competitions. The Auckland Harbour Board is considering a proposal to erect hot salt-water baths. For heating purposes it is intended to use the hot water, calculated to bo 2000 gallons per minute, now running to waste from the tramway company's condenser. The Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, has written to the secretory of the Canterbury Agricultural and Tastoral Association, stating that he will attend the conferet-ce regarding the Trozen meat export trade, which will be held in Christchurch on 27th and 28th January. "One of Them" writes complaining that the other day, at Lyall Bay, a picnic party monopolised vthe ladies' dressinggheds; to the great annoyance of other ladies who desired to use them. He suggests that if there is no one in charge of the sheds, noticeo should be # yut up cautioning persons against U&irig them for purposes other than those for which they were erected. The statement is made by the Hawkes Bay Herald that ab Dannevirke on Wednesday an information was laid against a sheepfarmer in the Weber district for having committed an alleged breach of section 4 of the .Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1908, in that the defendant did create a lock-out. It is understood that the lock-oUt took place through the shearers refusing to shear $lieep which they considered too" wet to be shorn. , Whitebait, according to an announcement in this week's Gazette, may be taken in the Manawatu River only on certain conditions. Set-nets having an opening of not more than 9ft by lfb may be used. No person shall use more than one set-net, or use a set-net and hand-net at the same time, or place a eet-net or use any fishing-net within a distance of two chains from another net. Any person committing a breach of the regulations shall ha liable to a penalty of not less than £1 and. -no exceeeding dS2O, except where otherwise provided. lit the course of a general discussion at last evening's meeting of the Hutt Valley Tramway Ebar.d, Mr. J. T. Hawthorn said that the board was going ■ to encounter very strong onposition in certain quarters on account of a section of tne Middle Waiwetu-road route and the route down. Park-avenue having been eliminated from the original proposals. In order to get over this, lie thought it would be advisable to give an undertaking to construct the liuea in question, provided the £85,000 to be borrowed was sufficient. Personally he considered it would be. Other members agreed with Mr. Hawthorn, and on his suggestion, it was decided to esk contractors, in tendering for the work, 'to give alternative tenders for the whole route (which includes the two additional sections)' and the route which the board had previously resolved upon. The * cab proprietors and carriers in Napier are petitioning the Minister for Jlailways regarding the new railway time-table, lliey allege that, owing to the late arrival of the "Wellington train, they have to work four .hours longer than before; that under the old system they were enabled to concentrate their attention on the two principal daily services, but under the new arrangement the passenger service has been disorganised, and petitioners' takings have beon consequently reduced by some 25 per cent. The service between Wellington and Napier is now the slowest in New Zealand, and this fact has a harmful effect on the tourist trade, and contributes to the above-mentioned diminution in the petitioners' earnings! They also state that they were led to expect sympathetic treatment from the present Government, which has always eVinced as part of its policy a. desire to shorten the hours of the" working classes, and they ask that a more convenient timetable should be adopted. A correspondent, writing to the Ashburton Guardian upon the subject of profit-sharing as "an industrial soliition," says :—": — " In my own small way, on my farm, 1 have tried profit-sharing, and I know it pays. One concern of which I am a director pays bonuses each year to a large number. !My vote would always be for extending it to the office boy and the charwoman — every one to participate. The profit-sharing idea is spreading in England and /the United States. It is right, and it will spread, though slowly\ It pays the employer, for he gets enthusiastic support. It is „ fair that those who work should have some of the spoil. A share in urofits makes work less of a drudgery, and more of a pleasure. The plan will, v-Jten widely established, lessen strikes. It will allay 'something of the bitterness between employer and employed, and it- is a reform that must oome. It has everything ih its favour, and no real argument against it; but aid-fashioned ideas ' ahd prejudices take a lot of fighting before they are beaten." A movement in Wellington to have an alteration in the date of the New Zealand championship regatta, to be held at Picton this month, has not been successful. The races were fixed for Monday, 24th because it was believed that that day would be observed as a holiday in Wellington instead of Saturday the 22nd (Anniversary Day). As, however, the holiday will now be on the Saturday, and the Union Company was not prepared to ruri an excursion steamer on the latter date, rowing men "here were anxious that the xegatta should be held on the Saturday. This would have enabled the Canterbury and Otago crews to return to Wellington in time to, catch the late steamer for Lyttelton on Saturday, and the crews from districts north of Wellington to get away home on Monday morning. > This morning, Mr. A. D. Bayfield, hon. secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Sowing Association, received a telegram from the -Marl - borough Rowing Association, stating that it was impossible to alter the date, as all arrangements had been made for Monday the 24th. The regatta will, therefore, be held on that date. The weekly session of the Star of Wellington Lodge of Good Templars, held in the Socialists' Hall, Mannersstreet, was opened by Bro.' G. Fraser, C.T., After businet.s the lodge was thrown open to visitors. The following ; members were elected as district delegates : Bros. Fraser, Rigarlsford, Weßton, and Simpson, and Sisters Rigarlsford and Simpson. Musical items were contributed by members as follows : Pianoforte solo, Sisters Allsopp and Scon; songs, Bros. Cresswell and N2Wtoii, and Sisters fiairett, Pemberton, M'Ginity, and Williamson; recitations, Bros. Allen, Price, and Reid. One member was initiated. Bowlers, quote number under picture in our Willis-street window. If you do not ccc it therje, skip along to the "Zak" Studios, 59, Manners-street, and get a Ipsting reminiscence of a successful tournament. — Advt. Once moro th& industrial world is threatened with a disturbance which is likely to affect the Wellington district. The vague) rumours of strikes do not interest the public so much as the securing of bargains at the great summer sale at C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-street. The opening day will take place on Saturday next, 15th Jaifuary. Everything throughout the establishment has bseu reduced for tho great event, and p. special staff has been engaged to cope with country orders We strongly recommend our many customers to shop early. Doors open 9 o'clock Saturdny next. — Advt.