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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 77, 30 March 1912, Page 4

The aiming meeting of householder*) for tho election of school conttnitteeff will be held at 8 o'clock on the night of Monday, 22nd April. Nominations close on. 15th April. Decision .was reserved by Dr. M 'Arthur, S.M., yesterday afternoon in the civil caee in which 11. Stairmand claimed £17 18s from. li. E. Manning, builder. Defendant counter-claimed for £10 3s 6d for goods supplied and alleged defective workmnnship. Mr. 11. E. Anderson appeared for olaintiff and Mr. A. Blair for defendant. * Tho Fire Brigade received a call at 8.20 p.m. yesterday to 232, Taranakistreet, a two-atoned confectioner's shop and five-roomed dwelling, occupied by Henry Mullev. The fire was located in. a, cupboard. The shop and two rooms at the rear of it were slightly damaged by fire The property is owned by, Mr. Dimock. Tho contents were insured in tlie Yorkshire for £60 and in the Phoenix for £50. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Wanganui Meat I'reezmg Company, was held on Wednesday, when the resolution passed at the meeting held on the 6th in&t., authorising the company to borrow £40,000 from the Tyser Line Steamship Company on debenture*, and giving the company power to nominate a director or tho Meat Fi-eoßing Company go long as tho nioiwy is owing, was confirmed. Tho mission which hae Obeen carried on at the Sacred Heart Church for somo days past i» drawing to' a close. Last night tho Rev. Father Kimboll preached an eloquent sermon on "Faith and the Dangora to It," after which tlu> men present, numboring over 500, went through the impressive ceremony of re« newal of baptismal vows. Tho attendance^ at the early Masses and at the evening instructions have been excellent, practically ©very Catholio in the parish having attended th© mission and fulfilled the duties attaching thereto. A general communion for the men will bo Held at a special Mass at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning, aft or which ther« will be a Communion breakfast in tho schoolroom. The mission .will commenc* at Wadestown and Northland at 10 a.m. to-morrow. The Now Zealand Ironmaster*' Aesociation Conference concluded at Christchurch on Thursday. It wa* stated at tho conference that the brass and ironfounders intended to aek for a new award shortly. The conference decided that a remit ehould be forwarded to the Employers' Federation Conference, asking that an endeavour be mado to have the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act so amended as to bear equally on all parties. Tho election of officers resulted aa follow :— President, Mr. W. Cable, of Wellington; vicepresidents, Messrs. Seagar (Auckland), J. B. Laurenson (Christchurch), and M'Gregor (Dunedin) j executive council, members of the Wellington branch of the New Zealand " Association. It was decided that the next conference should be held in Wellington, during February. Not the least interesting portion of th© work connected with the drainage srfhemo at Lower Hutt is the method employ^! by the engineer in breaking up the road. Breaking up a hard surface with picks te usually clow work and costly, for besides keeping the picks in order there are the wages of many men to pay. At Lower Hutt, where the roads' in some pivrts aro particularly hard, one man is doing th* work of ten, and in a quarter of the time. _This is the explanation : About six inches below tho surface a light charge of gelignite is laid and exploded. One shot will loosen the ground for about 4ft, and it is a very easy matter to remove the spoil with a »hovel. By this means a. veiy big saving is being effected for tli© borough. There is no danger to life, as the explosion is Very slight, and the. workman can with safety stand within a few feet of the spot. The Napier-Wellington exprea* met with an accident at Otaki yesterday evening. When it wae slowing up to enter Otaki the engine jumped the Eoints. and ran into the siding. A oree-box followed tho engine, but tho first coach, a first-class "smoker," left the railo. Attempts were made to lift the car on to the line, with tho aid of ropes, but the weight was too great and they broke, and eventually the car was jaoked further away, and the line ,wae cleared. Meanwhile the Now Plymouth express arrived, and when tho lino was cleared tho two trains were joined up, and they made th© journey to Wellington as on© train, arriving at Wellington juet after 9 o'clock. ■ No one was injured, though the passenger* m the smoker were badly shaken. Tho accident cannot bo accounted for, a* the points are said to have been securely locked and .the usual precautions, taken. The names of those electors who failed to > record their votes at tho last municipal election at Petone have been struck off the rolls. Altogether about 1500 names have been erased. This course has not been followed at Lower Hutt, nor at Wellington, and there a,p. pears to be 'a difference of opinion regarding the powers of the Returning Officer in this direotion. It is claimed on the one hand that the law only intended the roll to be purged every two years. In that case ' if an elector failed to vote, either at tho general election of councillors or at* the election of Mayor in the following year, then his namo would come off. This ie -provided for m clause 6 of the regulations under tho Municipal Corporations Act, 1908. On the other hand, it ie asserted that the Town Clerk hae every right to eras© names, and that the powers in this connection are very wide. The clerk' is given authority to etrike off the rolls the name , of any person who has not the necessary qualifications. It ie held that, if an elector fails to vote, the clerk may take that as prima, facie ovi« denco that that elector is an absentee, and that, therefore, the clerk would ba within his rights in erasing the name. The clerk is given full powers under tho Act to amend the roll at any time. In the meantimo full enquiries are bo> ing mado regarding tho position. The matter, it was pointed out to a, Post reporter, will not b& (serious as far as Petone is concerned. If tho clerk finds that he is in error ho will bo at liberty to use the old roll, a.nd to add to that any new name 6 that have been received. The Wellington Technical School Board met last evening, Mr, D. lloberi,son presiding. Others present wore :•— Messrs. J. G. W. Aitken, J. IE. Fitzgerald, G. Frost, J. P. Luke. The financial statement showed a debit balance of £332 6s Id. Travellers by train or boat can avoid all discomfort by checking their baggage through the Now Zealand Express Company. Tels. 92, 2410, 1333, 3068.Advt. A lnrge amount of interest k boing centred on. the connug Mayoral Election, and it is to be hoped that the citizens will exercise their vote and return a strong man for tins most important position in the city's aftmrs. In the meantime exercise your own judgment in another direction, by inspecting new shipments of real hider Down Quilts at C. Smith's, Ltd., Cuba-street. Now goods that bliow best workmanship, and the latest improvement*-, prepared from the beet grade Lider, which retains its elastio nature, purified and ventilated in. feather-proof French sateens and Bfttine in a wide range of colour* and designs. Double bod size, 6x5, 21s, 23* 6d, 26« 6d, 29s 6d. Sit, 6d io 7?s 6d. Cot Down Quilts, 4a lid, 6* lid, S« lid to 10s 6<l. &pccUl Hn© ,Inp.v JI6S6 Silk Cot Quilts at 6s M nnd 6* 6<l. — Advt.