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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 27, 31 July 1912, Page 6

Dtrring tho month ending to-day thor<J have been two small bankruptcies ut Wellington. By order of the mortgagee, o-nd under; conduct of the Registrar of the Supremo Court, Messrs. A. L. WiUon offered at auction to-day a section of land in Mar-joribanks-Btreet, containing a rood, on! which is erected a ten-roomed dwelling J house. The property was bought in by the mortgagee for J81550. In accordance with a principle affirmed) and acted upon over a lengthy period, the Wellington Education Board yesterv day decided that— except in special circumstances — no teacher could be con» sidened eligible for promotion who had served for less than two years in his 01; her present appointment. Th© Post's Greytown correspondent reported, under yesterday's date '.—Wo iue experiencing cold weather. The raim is not so heavy, but heavy enough, to keep farmers from sowing seed. Thooa who did sow just prior to tho bad weather will, in a number of -ease*, have to resow, as the seed has rotted. Mr. A. H. Vile, who wa» granted leave of absence at yesterday's Education Board meeting, intimated by letter that he wished to withdraw the following motion standing in hie name.—" That th* Wellington Education Board has noknowledge of its members having been canvasser for appointments of teachers."' " We are all at heart against limitation of area," said Mr. Campbell at thq Farmers' Union Conference to-day. "You know/ ho added, "that we putthis matter of limitation of ayea to the public, but wo ,do not believe in it. There is not one of you here," ho concluded, "who would not buy out your neighbour's farm if you could." "Th© on© blot on the order paper, "> w<uj the «xpresaton used by Sir. R. Fletcher at the Municipal Conference today, regarding a remit from Taumartinui that no person should be eligible for election to th© council, other than those having a ratepayer's qualification. One delegate said that all rentpayero were ratepayers, and another asked where in Now Zealand there was a place in which there wero no rate* and no rent*. Ho would be glad to know, as lie would go. there as quickly as possible. The remit \vaa ignominiouely bundled out, 1 only on© delegate voting "Aye" to it. That excellent compilation of the Dairy Division of tho Department of Agriculture, the Register of Dairies, is just issued. It sliowb a falling off in the number of creameries of 13, there being 172, as against. 185, but factories show an increase of six. Private butter factories have also decreased by 56. The number of packing houses, 84, is the «ame as last year. There are establishments this year, as againet v 777 last year. Many of the factories have, however, plants for the manufacture of both butter and cheese according to thef prospects of the market for these com* modities. Spendthrift Maoris wero briefly con« fcidered at tho Farmers' Union Conference to-day, Mr. Ewan Campbell said he had lived in a Maori country, and knew what the 'peopl© were. He instanced Maoris who had received thousands of pounds for their land, only; to squander it all in a, few month*. They frittered away their money derived from lands. Ultimately, uiuew tlio Public Trustee had the proceeds 'of th« land handed over to him for investment! in their interests, the Maoris would be* come paupers, and would have to be> supported oy the whites, and by white* who would not get any benefit from thef .sale of the lands. Natives wasted their money on finery and motor, care. , Major Lusk remarked .that tho only .salvation! for the Maori was hard work. It was a very serious thing to place large suing of money into Ins hands at one thno. Temporary arrangement* have, beert made for the carrying on of the secondary classes at tho Greytown District High School, owing to the building having been burned. Word was received by the Wellington Education Board at yesterday's meeting that the committee was prepared to provide £120 for furnishing and fitting the new building. Mi*. Lee (chairman) said that the designs for the new school to replace the old were beforo members. The building would run into a fairly large sum of monoy, and tho board had stretched its generosity as far as it could in this matter. Their, funds would only permit of theerection of the school in wood. It wa«> decided, on the suggestion of Mr. W. C. Buchana-n, to apply for a vote to put. up a building in brick or concrete for preference. At the Municipal Conference yester,day afternoon, Mr. W. Organ (Eastbourne)— moved — "That local authoritiesbe empowered to make provision that no second-hand timber whatsoever shall be removed from one district to another unless such timber shall have been first inspected and approved by a duly appointed officer of the local body governing the district' into which, it as proposed to bring such second-hand timber,, 'Rttd that no second-hand timber whatsoever shall bo used for building purposes in any district unless the same shall have been first inspected and. approved' by a inly appointed officer of the local, body governing tho district wherein such timber is proposed to be used." In Eastbourne, said the mover, second-hand timber was being put into buildings, and tho council had no power to stop it. Thd motion watt carried unanimously. Tenders were recently called by th«i Miramar Borough Council for the erec- 1 tion of an electric power station for tho) district, and the tender of J. L. M'MiUann has bean accepted, the contract prico* being £2972. Other tenders wero: — H. M. Davies, £3040; Sanders Bros., £3088} Hoffman and Petley, £3289 5s 3dj Murdock and Wallis, £3632 10e; Meyer and Illingwortk, £3771 ]7* ; Jones and Cameron, £3783 9s. The estimate of the engineer (Mr. K. L. Mestayer) was £3000. Mr. M'Millau built the Newtowu tram shed for the City Council, and the X shed for the Harbour Board. An' area of half an acre has been acquired as a sito for the power station, near the junction of Irasstreet and Broadway, and close to what is known «« the Chinamen's Gardens. The engine room is to be 78ft by 43ft, and &torerooms and offices will occupy a space of 43ft by 24ft. The building will bo of brick on concrete foundations, specifications for the equipment of tlio station are in hand, and tenders will be called ehortly. The schoof at Horokiwi haa been closed 1 owing to the removal of scholars to another school in the district— at. I'almitatiui . To all parts of the globe we forward parcels, goods. We effect insurances, collect invoices against delivery of goods. N.Z. Express , Coy., 87-91, Cus« tomhouse-quay.— Advt. Reciprocity is now on tho horizon, and indeed if un exchange of products can %» arranged between Australia and New Zealand on fair and equal terms, il should be welcomed by all, not only as good business exchange, but us a paving ofihti way for other considerations of a mutually boupficial character to both Dominions. A strong example of thin mutual spirit may bo observed in Cuba-street, Wellington. Tho firm of C. Smith, Ltd., after a Very successful sale, are eloping this week with notno special oddinent ofI faring* in tho dross department. Theto oddments, together with tho whole balanco of dresa remnants, will bo od'ei-ed at half their «nU pric*» for entire clearance. You know what that means, w>\\« advijs you to get in o&rly for bargains.-** i Advt.