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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 22, 27 January 1911, Page 6

It wais resolved by the Wellington Tirades and Labour Council last evening to join the Federation of Labour, as approved by the Trades Council Conferenca of 1910, as a district council. The Brooklyn Municipal Electors' Aw sociation Ls to be informed that the City, Council cannot undertake to incur any) expenditure in forming or acquiring recreation grounds for Brooklyn this year. There were only four places in tho Dominion at which discount stamps were sold during the December quarter — Auckland, Christchurch, Nelson, and Wellington. Except in the case of Wellington (£409), the transactions wei-a vory small. Gorse on the Town Belt is regarded by the City Council both as a publia nuisance and a public danger. Instructions have been given to lessees to cleat their sections, and in case 3 the council has done the work itself and is prepared 1 to recover the cost. Prosecutions hava been threatened in a large number of instances, and the Reserves Commit tea has a number of these under considers tion. The fire brigade r-eceived a call at 4.27 o'clock this morning from No. 4 Char, lotte-avenue, off Tory-street, a four-room* ed house owned by Mrs. Monaghan, of Karori, and occupied by Mr. James A. Fowler. The building and contentfl were badly damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown, but the inmates heard a crack-, ling from the kitchen vicinity. Tbe con* tents were insured for £75 in the Australian Alliance Office. In their dispute with the employers Patea waterside workers have been of-, ficially assured of Wellington workers' sympathy. At the Trades and Labour Council meeting last evening, the following resolution was passed : "That this council gives the Patea Waterside Workers' Union all the support it can, and) that the Waterside Workers' Federation! and Seamen's Union be asked to co* operate in the matter." During the year ended 31st December the toku number of persons arriving in tho Dominion was 35,769, including 20,161 males and 11,382 female adults, and the departures numbered 32,361, in* eluding 19,032 male and 10,629 female adults, leaving a net gain to the Dominion of 3408. Of the arrivals, 18,526 came from New South Wales, 9367 from the- United Kingdom, 4281 from Victoria, and 1660 from Tasmania, while 20,493 left for New South Wales, 4690 for Victoria, 2509 for the United Kingj dom, and 1444 for Western Australia. ! It is interesting to note that 209 Chinese arrived and 298 left during the year. At last night's meeting of the City, Council, the city engineer referred, in vi written report, somewhat pointedly to the civic activity of Ratepayer's' Associations. "I desire," he said, "to point out that a number of the requests which/ are being made by the various ratepayers' associations are necessitating a, great amount of work in connection with! reports which take up a considerable amount of the time of this department. I do not object to this being done, bub wish to refer to the delay occasioned in, continually reporting upon these requests." "They are self-elected bodies," declared Councillor W. H. Morrah, "and generally consist of a few persons, who don't always reflect the opinions of the residents. The Outlying Districts Committee is constantly getting requests from them, .which there is no possibility of the council's carrying out. Money is allocated at the beginning of the year* and none is available now." A question was asked by Councillor; Fletcher at the City Council last night as to why the City Engineer's report on the new tunnel scheme was not on the order- paper for discussion. The Mayor (Mr. Wilford) replied that prea i sure of business had caused iiie Financa Committee to keep it back. Councillor Fletcher said he had inspected bha, locality, and was of opinion that another routo was worthy of consideration. There would be an easy grade if tha hill were, approached by leaving tha present track at Brougham-street and proceeding via Queen-street and Rixongrove to a point fifty or sixty yards from the existing tunnel. There would be a grade of one in forty or fifty, to a place near the present exit, when the grade would be about one in twelve, but a detour behind some houses in Waitoa-sfcrcet woiild obviate this. Could a report be obtained on this route? ha asked. "Not in less than a month," replied the Mayor. In speaking to an Auckland Star re* prcsontative yesterday anent the attitude of the Farmers Union towards politics, the provincial secretary (Mr. A. J. C. Schmitt) remarked (telegraphs our special) that there was no doubt that a farmers' party would be brought into existence. "We want a party of our own, pledged to no interests but those of the agricultural and pastoral community," said Mr. Schmitt. "We cannot organise on any other lines, and we will not attempt to do so. Neither Government nor Opposition supporters, even though willing to espouse our platform, will do. We must be right in Ilia middle of tho road, and run our own candidates, who will be pledged to ths fieehold, revenue tariff, a change in the land valuation system, and other planks in the union's 'platform. At present, each of the thirteen members of tha executive of the union have been asked to formulate schemes, which will be considered, at a special meeting in a month's time. We will then set about organising in every district in tho province, and expect to have arrangements completed belore the next genera) elections in November."' Letters wero read at the City Council last evening from Messrs. Stewart Dawson and Co., and Geo. Fowlds, Limited, complaining emphatically of the dust nuisance at the corner of Willis-street and Lambton-quay and the corner of Manners-street and Herbert-street respectively. The former firm wrote in reference to the nuisance on the 18th January. It was really dreadful. Matters were made worse by the practice of the men who cleaned out the tramrails. They simply scooped up the dust and threw it on the road, thereby making the corner the most disagreeablein the city on a windy day. The watercarts occasionally watered Customhousequay and Harbour-street. Why jshould they not water the corner of Lambtonquay and Willis-street? It would be a great cemfort fo pedestrians. "We are also compelled to keep our doors dosed on such days as this," concluded the letter, "and this means loss of busiuess to us." j Councillor Fletcher said that the particular day in question v/js so bad that it was impossible to keep the dust down. The letter was received. Why fetter yourself with baggage whoa wo check it free to your destination ? You've nu bother. Baggage arrives soon as you, and you pay only trifle for express. Naw Zealand Express Company, Ltd. — Advt. For the next few weeks two rival interest 3 will occupy practically every household in tho Empire City, viz., 'Summer Holidays and Summer Sales. Even tho mere man will bo more or loss affected thereby, whilo the ladies, of course, avo deeply concerned with both. Tho Sale that stands out above all others for the valuo and variety available will bo found at the establishment of C. Smith, Ltd., Cuba-street. This house has a groat and woll-oarnod reputation for value, and two Special Lineh of Sunshades now on offer at 2s lid and 4s lid will enhance tho prcstig-o of the storo. These goods cannot bo described, and they ato selling too fast for any list to remain accurate. See thee? without delaje.— Advfcj