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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 145, 16 December 1913, Page 6

Mr. J. Griffiths, a resident of Petono for many years, h«B presonted tho local council with a framed photograph % of "The Rocket," the flrst s.team locomoti'vo to be constructed. The picture is to bo hung in the corridor of the munioipal buildings. Further ' Improvement to tho running of tho Brooklyn tramway servico has been affohled by the opening of the Willis-street duplication for tram traffic. . Tho appearance of the street is, moreover, much enhanced by the removal of the unsightly network of overhead telegraph, telephone, and other wires, In connection with the difficulty ro« garding the enclosed western arm of tho Hutt river, tho Mayor (Mr. J. WM'Ewan), the engineer (Mr. A. Cowie), jnd Councillor's For»yth and Findlay were at last night's meeting of tho Petono Borough Council deputed to confer with the representatives of the Hutt Council on the matter. "A Reformer/ who has l)a<} his oyes on the Parliament Houbp ground? as ho passed by "two or three times daily," found more weeds in the Bowon-Btreet bank than The Post reporter bhw, and he compains that the v weeding has not been satisfactorily done. "A Reformer" liolds that tho grounds need more careful weeding, especially opposite the Museum. Tho difficulty of identification in a time of great excitement was evidenced in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when several witnesses stated that they could not swear positively as to whether the tramear which struck a mounted (special constable's horse on 6th November in Cuba-street was a double or Bingle-deck car. It wag not till Inspector Liardet cleared up tho mystery that there appeared to be a certainty about the matter. He stated that the car was a double-decker. Tenders have been uoceptod by tho Public WorkV Department for the erection of the following buildings :— Post office at Brooklyn, Parkin Bros. (Wellington), £1120 8s 3d; Departmental Workshops, Wollington, W. H. Bennett (Wellington), £2632 9a lid. The unaccepted tenders for tho Brooklyn post office were : H. H. Knight, £1198 ; Humphrios Bros., £1274; W. H. Bennett. £1312 I3s; G. L. Wukelin. £1345; for tho workshops— J.. L. M'Millan, £2783; Murdoch and Wallis, £2864; H. H. Knight, £2889} Sanderg Bros., £2995; M'Lean and Gray, £3300. Finality was reached after The Post went to press yesterday in the case heard by the Ohief Justice, Sir Hobert Stout, and a jury of twelve, in which Phillip Shannon sued The Drapery Importing Company of New Zealand for £1600 damages 'for injuries sustained through being run over by a motorlorry owned by the defendant company. In answer to i6sues put by his Hpnour, the jury found that tho cause of tho accident was the negligent management of the defendants' motor ; that the plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence ; that tho plaintiff was entitled to recover* £400 damages. Recommendations by the Reserves Committee of tho Petone Borough Coun« oil were agreed to last night as follows : (1) That St. David's Association Football Club be granted the uso of No. 4 ground for tho ensuing season upon tho same terms and conditions as obtained last year. (2) That tho Petono Association Club be granted the use of a ground over the stop bank at a rental of £5. (3) That tho engineer bo instructed to put tho grounds over tho Btop-bank in good condition, by top dressing or otherwise, for tho coming football season. (4) That a dressing shod with shower baths be ' erected at a cost not exceeding £50. Dr. Mackenzie has a property in Eastbourne having a long frontage to th« main road. It ho& been trequently urged upon the local council that aa it ia regarded »r a bay to tho wrogress ot tho borough, it should, if possible, be acquired at a reasonable amount. Tho latest Government valuation assesses th© value of tho property at £4220, and Mrs. Mackenzie, as agent for her hußbund, has offered it to the council at a bedrock I price of £4000; but the Reserves Com- ! mitteo reported last week that "the latest offer made is not sufficiently attractive to* warrant the council in accepting such offer." The report was adopted, after some discussion, on the motion of Councillors Marsden and Preston. One of tlio principal matters dealt with by the council of the Wellington Zoological Society last eveningj Roy. J. Crewes presiding, waß the proposed purchase of animals from the collect/ion which will shortly bo passing through Auckland on the Niagara. Tho City Council has approved the purchase, and the curator of tho Zoo (Mr. Langridge) has already loft for Auckland. Tlio chairman stated that the recent appeal for funds had met with a very gratifying response, and as soon a$ the result of Mr. Langridgo's visit became known a report of tho collection of monoy and tho purchase of animals would be issued. It was announced that the following had become members as a result of tho recent canvass:— Mr. and Mrs. F. Sidoy, Hoii. F. M. B. Fishor, Dr. Hardwick Smith, Dr. A. Martin, Dr. R. A. Cameron, Dr. F. T. Bowerbank, Mr. W. Ferguson, and ! Mr. J. [Gallic. ' I There appears to be somo dissatisfaction among tho city butchers at tho action of the Master Butchers' Union and the Butchers' Union of Workers in arranging to observe the 27th hustant as a, holiday in connection with tho butchers' annual picnic, after a previous decision had boon arrived at to hold tho picnic on the third Wednesday in February. It is pointed out that if tho 27th is observed as a holiday houseI wives will havo to take in a supply of meat the day before Christmas J)«y (25th) to carry them over Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If the proposal is carried into effect it will I mean a great inconvenience to those butchers who have contracted to supply largo public institutions, for it will prac tically mean that they will bo unable to carry out their contracts. The butchers' i award provides that the tliird Wednesday in November "or such other day as shall bo agreed upon for the butchers' annual picnic" shall be observed as a holiday, and tho. butchers who are complaining contend that a bettor day than tho 27th should havo been selected. Tho Health Inspector has advised tho Petone Borough 1 Council that there are two cases of infectious disease within tho borough. Eight tenders woro received for the orectwn of & breakwind round the tennis court at tlio South Wellington School. That of Messrs. Rough and Co. was accepted, also the tender of Messrs. Thaokcr and M'Donald for the asphalting. If you have anything you want delivered, shipped, distributed, sco ii«. We aro posted in all details, and can advise you to your benefit. Tho Now Zealand Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Cus-tomhouse-quay. — Advt. Among tho numerous lists and catalogues issued at this time of tho year,, wo consider that tho 0110 on pngo 4 of tho Evening Post for Friday last, 12th December, is tho bo*t list of apooio.l Chnetmas gifta on record, nnd it will no doubt bo preserved and looked to many times by all kcon shoppers during Hie next fow weoke. Tho particular Christmas list wo refer to in one belonging to tho well-known firm of C. Smith, Ltd., of 96, Cuba-fctreet. If you have not taken particular notice of thnt list, do «o, and sco what thoir advortieing manager offers to all curoful reader*. We iiotice, too, that their shop is looking par uoularly emart for jthis Christmas.— Adv/