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Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1911, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

To-day the Hon. 11. M'Kenzie left for Auckland, where he will attend the opening of the Australasian Mining Congress on Monday. On Tuesday the dele- ; gates will go to the Thames district, and will inspect the goldfields. Customs revenue collected at Welling- 1 ton during the week ending to-day amounted io £25,245 17s 9d. Beer duty totalled £212 16s. For the corresponding week of 1910, Customs revenue amountod to £20,355 12s lid. A large number of owners of dogs in Wellington have neglected to pay their registration fees at the Town Hall, anxl are to be summonsed at once. The cases will be heard in the course of a week or two. His Grace Archbishop Redwood will to-morrow solemnly open the new Marat Brothers' School at King and Tasmanstreets. The ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. The relations of the late Mr. H. M. Lyon would be gkd of any information that- would, lead to the recovery of a pair of field-glasses which deceased used on the day of the fatality. The straps and case were found on the body, but there was found no sign of the glasses. The new school erected at Makei'ua by the Education Board, out of a special grant from the Government, was formally opened by Mr. W. H. Field, M.P., yesterday. There was a large gathering of residents of the district, including visitors from Shannon and Tokomaru, and the event wae celebrated by a picnic in the afternoon and a "social" in the evening. The Hon. Geo. Fowlds, M.P., who was New Zealand's special representative at, the opening of the South African, Parliament by H.R.H. the Du\e of Connaught, will speak at a, gathering of the New Zealand Club on Tuesday next, at 1 p.m. Mr. Fowlds, who, In company with Hon. A. Fisher, Prim© Minister of Australia, travelled all over the Union, will speak not only of the inaugural ceremonies, but also of the resources and future of United South Africa. >Th& bulk of the fish brought to Wellington from the Chathams by the Nora Niven yesterday will be sent to Australia, where there is a ready market. The shipment, which consisted of ten tons of blue cod and hapuka, would have been larger but for the fact that Mr. John M'Lean, from whose station afc K&ingaroa it came, has been experiencing a scarcity of labour. Fish in the waters round the Chathams are very plentiful, but as the spawning season is now on the catches of late have been comparatively small. Lord Islington is an enthusiast in: town-planning. Before he left for New Zealand he gave a well-prepared address • on town-planning, especially the relationship of dwollinghouses to public health. Discussing England, His Excellency remarked that of the total deaths 39 per cent, occurred among people who had lived in one-room tenements, and the percentage was only 6 for four-roomed residences. These figures and others, compiled by Lord Islington, were quoted by Dr. Findlay in his recent address at Dunedin, under the auspices of the Eugenics Society. "Trade generally showed a marked improvement during the last half-year as compared with the two previous terms" — thus the December, 1910, annual report of the Board of Management of the- Wellington, Typographical Onion, while noting that a number of members wore unable to secure employment of a continuous nature. The membership roll shows a decrease" of five. The credit balance for the half-year was- £14 13s Bd, and that carried forward £967 lkls sd. The assets amount to £1045 7s sd, as against £1066 l'6s 3d for the previous half-year. The union's annual meeting will be held to-night in the Oddfellows' Hall. Payers of dues, on ships are entitled, under the Harbours Amendment Act, passed last session, to two representatives on the Wellington Harbour Board. The election takes place on the day upon which the poll for the municipal elections are held. It was decided at a meeting of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand Shipowners' Federation, held this week, to request Mr. C. W. Jones (Huddart-Parker Company), and Mr. R. C. Rennet (Patea Shipping Company), to allow themselves to be nominated. Both gentlemen have acceded to the request, and will therefore bo put forward for election as the nominees of the federation. Peaches — the early sorts — came in with a rush, uut tney are now scarce. It will be some time before the later varieties come into the market. Nelson peaches are realising from 5s to 7s a case, and medium quality 3s to 4s 6d per half -case. The Hawkes Bay peaches, usually in heavy supply at this time of year, are short on account of the severe frosts which affected a great part of this district. The market is very full of tomatoes, however, supplies coming from Hawkes Bay, Nelson, and Hutt Valley The weather has been distinctly in their favour. They are now selling at 2s to 3s per half-case for high, class goods, and for extra fine up to 4s per half-ease. A very fine specimen of the silversmith's art in the shape of a trophy for presentation to the British Bulldog Club of New Zealand arrived in by the Athenic on Wednesday, and is now on exhibition in Mr. F. Cohen's window in Willis-street. It consists of the figure of a prize bulldog iii almost solid silver, standing on a beautifullyenamelled plate coloured to represent the Union Jack. The base is of polished Engliah oak, to bhe sides which are fastened eleven silver plates forihe names of winners. The trophy was ordered in Birmingham by Mr. E. T. Taylor, of Wellington, president of the British Bulldog Club of New Zealand, during his repent visit to England, and has been presented by him to the club for the Dominion championship each year. In connection with the Calliope .Dock controversy, Mr. T. M. Wilford writes : —My final answei* to Mr. Entriean is as follows: — If I am incorrect in my statement's, how is it that Mr. M'Far- ! lane, engineer of the Calliope Dock (in his evidence given before the departmental enquiry of the Harbour Board on the 2nd April, 1910) said: "The pumps are both of an obsolete type, and worn out at the water ends," and, further, "Money spent on the present pumps would bo wasted, and you would still have an obsolete job." Mr. Bradney, of Auckland, writing to the Auckland Star of the 23rd of this month, Hajs:— "That. Mr. Entriean should speak for himself only," and also states as follows: — "I can speak with absolute certainty that the pumps were obsolete when they were installed, that they have been out of repair for years past, and have only been kept going at great expense to the board. ft Where is the answer to that criticism except the one supplied by Mr .Entriean, namely, "•We are spending the money to put them right"? I did not state, as Mr. Entriean avers, that "I was in the dock," and I prefer to baso my arguments on the reports of tfie Auckland Harbour Board's experts and tho practical effect on vessels using the dock, as I previously stated. Kirkcaldie's Great Summer Sale will be continued all next week, and thosa who want special bargains should shop on Monday moaning. Kirkcaldia and Stains, Ltd,— Adyt. ' " ,