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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 25 February 1913, Page 6

During the pnet fortnight four connectittie have been made with tho gas mains at Lower Ilittt, and eeven with tho water wains, making the total number of water connections 977 to date. Under the drainage and sanitary bylaws 725 permits have been issued. The contractors for the new building for the Te Are- branch of the Bank of New ZoalamJ, Messrs. Cw«pboll and Burke, are making good progvesa whk the structure ai the corner of Mannersstreet and Cuba-street. The ba»k is to bo_ of four stories, the material being brick and concrete The frontages to both Mannm-streot find Cuba-street vriil he very handsome. The building is to l>o completed iti October ne*t. _At the request of a country practitioner, th» council of the Wellington District Law Society hits made tho following pronouncement: "Die cwinoii sees no objection to a solicitor bftinff remunerated on 0, commission bftnia tw his services in effecting a 8 &U w hi* clients inPtriictionß, but it may bo inadvisable that such solicitor snail act tor t.ie purchaser- in approving title.", Very good progress is being mftu> with the additions to the reservoir at J^wef Ilntt. 'lhe borough engineer (Mr. W. J. Roche) reported to the council last mght that the timber had been taken" from the walls and reused for centring for tho cover. A good deal of reinforcing steel is ih place find coneretmft would start early naxt week. The cost to the 15th inut. had totalled £574 4s 6d. A* there would be lio mof e steel or timber required the engineer stated ha considered tho job, bo far, well within the estimate. Several complaints were received by the cduncil of the Wellington District Law Society during the past yew from solicitors aggrieved at the methods alleged to be adopted by the Public Trust Office to obtain business". The council (states the annual report of the society), being aware that similar complaints from practitioners outside this district had been made to the Now Zeat* k* w S° Cl ?fcy« and that a deputation from that society had waited upon the Public Trustee and reported, -sent the complaints received to the. New Zealand Law Society, in whose hands the matters still remain. As a means of preventing cka-slot metera being broken Into and the money extractetl-a* ha« happened in a few cases lately in Lower Hutt-it was resolved at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that in all eases where siot-weter« or ordinary meters are installed applicants for gas supply must deposit with the council the sum of ss. ÜBers of the slot-meters when leaving a house will have to apply to the counu io \ a l '£ mA of , the deport, and the borough officers will then have ample time to see that the meter is in order, lhere are about 80 slot-meters in use at Lower Hutt at present. "It is 'pretty plain what a racecourse gueseer is,' remarked Mr. Justice Edwards' at the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday. "I tlon't know many racing men, but o, gue«ser in my opinion is a man who goes t« John Smith and tells nim that a certain horeo is sure to win, and then goes to other man ajid tells them that other hordes ate bound to Ret hon» first. Having exhausted the whole of the horses in the race, one of his til* is bound to be tight, and, thei«fore/at lea6t one man feels grateful to him. The gueteer approaches the mm to whom he has gtvsn the correct tip and usually secure* uome remuneration' for life kifld« ness in placing valuable information tA a friend'n disposal." AM&a]* ii * ti P* t ? i r>eaths Kegistratjou Amendment Ad cornea into force on Jj» l«t March (Saturday). It provides that the usual addr«w of tltt parents .is to be etated in a notification of birth, which ffluat be endorsed by *oine person ' present At ihe birth. In a borough the birth must be notified to the RegUtrat within forty-eight hottra, nnd within twenty-otje day* in any other ease. Un> registered births can be registsred up to 7th November, 1913. In regard to the registration of deaths, the Act providea that the undertaker is uolejy re fiponaible, and legislation must be effetjted within three day* after death if it takes place in a borough, or within seven dayß in any other cae«. The ago of tho widow must also be given. • Tlie final conference of the Wellington Primitive Methodist Sunday School teo^horg M held last evening in tho Webb-street Schoolroom, the president (Mr. J. B. Haddon) occupying tile chair. A paper by the Rev. P. J. Cossum on "Sunday Schools in Methodism" proved both interesting and instructive. The speaker referred to various phasea of Sunday School work, and suggested many improvements. Owing to the quarterly conference having proved of such great benefit to teachers during the past nine years, a resolution was passed suggesting to the Methodist District Committee that a quarterly conference of the teachers of the combined Methodist Sunday Schools be held in future. A vote of thanks wa« accorded the president (Mr. J. B. Ha-ddon) and the secretary (Mr. H. R. Thompson) for their service* during the past year, and also to the Webb-slreet lady teachers for providihg refreshment*. The Mayor (Mr. D. M'Laren) had an interview to-day with one of the officers of tho Boys' Institute,' who stated that *the Auckland Public Schools Band is likely to visit Wellington at Easter, and suggested that their services might be ft vailed of in connection with the Easter Carnival. The Mayor Baid tho Buggestion had his hearty approval, and ho thought the carnival general executive would also approve of it. As thcro are some 40 boys in all who will visit Wellington, it will bo necesßary i to _ make some arrangements for the billeting of the lads, as was done in the case of the Canadian Cadets and the New Zealand Cadets on their return from Canada. On receipt of a communication from tho Boyß' Institute, tho Mayor intends to go into tho question of securing the assistance of citizens who would like te show some hospitality to the Auckland lads at Easter, tt is said that the band is a very good one, and will be ah additional attraction to the carnival programme. Two juveniles, a boy and a girl, wero taken, before Mr. W, G. Ridtlell, S.M.. this tfioming to answer a charge of having stolen a pair of ladies' shoes, valued at 12s 6d> the property of Robefb Pearson. The boy was discharged, -and tho girl convicted and discharged. With our motor vehiclo wo can remove furniture long dutta-nces, cither into or out of Wellington. Sav*c lot handling, also time, money. Tho N. 2. Express Co., Ltd., 87*91 CnstomhouEuquay —Advt. Tho proceedings of the City Council meeting last week wero brought k> a r&thor sudden conclusion when 'IHUo moro than half tho businonß scbwluU'l for the meetinß hud been deftlt *i«>. The full stop w«s brought b$ ft motion mudo by a councillor th&i the- council ishauld ndjourn. The action 0/ t/>»i> councillor had it* motive in the Mayor . ruling out of ordw 0 prone-sal to amend a clause in ihn report oi tho Ri«6r\f>B CommUter, which Kttommantloti thru a eltu't bo niitlft in beautifying the 'city. A Cuba-street firm havo alronay started beautifying their part ol the oity with tlio ni»w BPa»onV Rood* to hand. Tho »hor» is looking hotter every day. Wa refer to C. Smith*, Ltd., Coba-streft, who ftn> chewing tho choicest good* \\tovidoil /01 m«ny yCHW. This Wtvlk they urn making 0 special show of Indies' knitted Norfolk coats, in the Ridiniy colon is, tv(. 12h M e&oh. Thut lino is worthy of inspection by ftu who uNidy, their personal oppear.*nce.— Advt.