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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 57, 9 March 1915, Page 6

It is stated by the Horowhenua Chronicle that the present price for fibre (£26) in Wellington is causing great activity in the flax area of the Manawatu, and nearly all the mills are working at present. The few that are idle are short of flax to mill. The recent rains have, as was anticipated, proved a boon to Hutt Valley gardeners. As far as tomatoes are concerned, the rains have had the effect of swelling the fruit, and should warm weather _ follow the supply for market should increase considerably. At a meeting of the Wellington Tramway Employees' Union, held on Sunday, it was decided not to nominate a Labour candidate for the Mayoralty, on the ground that it would be bettei to confine the exertions of organised Labour to securing the _ return of a number of Labour councillors. A meeting of the Wellington, branch of the Land Values League last evening passed the following resolution :—": — " That we heartily congratulate the Christchurch branch on the defeat of the proposal to rescind the system of rating on unimproved values, and trust that our Olu'istchurch co-workers will proceed to secure the extension of that system to all rates," In the annual reports and balancesheets of the various mission properties vested in the Methodist Church, a unique and interesting item of income occurs in the Grey Institute balance-sheet, New Plymouth, viz., £10 Us lOd royalty on oil. The famous Tarnnaki oil wells are situated on this mission property, and for the first time royalties have been received. The Masterton Racing Club has granted permission to the Defence Department to hold kinematograph performances in the grandstand of the Opaki racecourse during the coming encampment, provided that the Department makes the necessary arrangements with the insurance companies interested in the building, and pays the extra premium. Replying to a recent letter by the Lower Hutt Borough Council, the secretary of the Agricultural Department stated last evening that tho council's suggestions that power should be given the noxious weeds inspectors to compel the destruction of ragwort plant* by burning would receive careful consideration when an amendment to the Noxious Weeds Act was being brought down. Successful tenderers for the supply of stores, etc., for the Wellington Coast Defences are as under : — Bread, Robert Shaw and Automatic Bakeries, Ltd. ; butter and cheese, Meadows and Co. j candles, Mew Zealand Candle Co., Ltd. ; coffee, Empire Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ; jam and tea, Thompson Bros., Ltd. ; meat, Garrett and Co. ; condensed milk, Nestles, Ltd. ; coal, Westport Coal Co. At its session in Chrietchurch, the Methodist Conference ogreed to appoint the Rev. W. Walker as chaplain to the Trentham military camp for a year. Arrangements are to be made to give better attention to military camps, and a special , grant of £100 was made from the mission fund to secure this. Each church was Tecoram ended to secure rolls of honour on which the names of churchmen who have gone to the front shall be enrolled. After the minutes had been read at last night's meeting of the Lower Hutt Borough Council Councillor Ball rose and asked to be allowed to make an explanation. He pointed out that at the previous meeting he had opposed the 1 motion to support the Hutt Valley Trotting Club's application for a lease of the Hutt Park. He did this under a misapprehension, and now realised that he should have supported the motion, and thus made the vote unanimous. Reports have been received by the Agricultural Department from its inspectors relative to the fruit crops in the vaiious districts around Wellington. In the Hastings district the dry weather still continues and uncultivated orchards and those on shallow soils are now suffering considerably. Pears and apples are ripening fast. There will be a very late crop of good apples and a light crop of peaches of fair quality. In the Palmerston North district early apples and pears have practically all been harvested and good crops^ have been general. The supply of English plums is fairly heavy, and there will be good late crops of tomatoes free from blight. Wanganui reports that the dry season has retarded the development of apples in some cases. There will be an excellent supply of apricots. Good-sized crops of nectarines of fair quality are being gathered, while the prospects for tomatoes are unusually good. In Nelson the prospects for apples, nectarines, peaches, pears, tomatoes, and walnuts are excellent, while in Blenheim only a medium crop of' apples is expected. Pears and tomatoes will probably be in good supply, but the crop of walnuts will b© light on account of late frosts. Another stage was reached yesterday in the case in which the police prosecuted Christopher Jansen, licensee of the Wellington Hotel, for allowing drunkenness on the premises on 28th September last. The case was heard in October, and the Magistrate dismissed the information, on the ground that there was no proof that the licensee had delegated his authority to anybody, and was therefore not responsible for the act of his servants. An appeal was then taken before the Supreme Court by the Crown, and was upheld. Consequently the case reverted back to Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M. Yesterday afternoon Mr. M. Myers, who, with Mr. J. J. M'Grath, appeared for the licensee, called evidence for the defence to prove that the licensee's son, Harold Jansen, was in charge. It was also contended that the man Saul was not drunk on the premises, as alleged by the police. His Worship said he was convinced that Saul was in the bar during the evening, and he must enter a conviction. Inspector Hendrey did not press for a heavy penalty, and paid a tribute to the manner in which Mr. Jansen conducted liis house. A fine of £1 with costs was imposed. At to-day's sitting of the Magistrate's Court, before Mr. D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., Arthur James O'Leary was charged with failing to provide his wife and child with adequate maintenance. He was remanded to appear at Gisborne on Monday next. Joseph Hams was fined 10s, in default forty-eight hours' in gaol, for drunkenness, and a. similar penalty was imposed in a charge of committing an indecent act. Peter Hughes, on a charge, of drunkenness, was fined 10s. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., have always stocked well and good in gloves, but this season have landed the best Blipply they have ever offered for sale. An inspection will cost you nothing. — Advt. Baggage a nuisance ! Not a bit if you check through us. We collect, check (by rail or sea), deliver on arrival — do everything. N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91, Customhouse-quay. — Advt. The benefit of last week's rain and cool spell was very welcome throughout the country, and we have no doubt thai both townsfolk as well as tho farmero will derive immediate profit through the change. Quite a number of womenfolk have been bus.y since tho temperature fell buyinsr their supply of tho new "boudoir" cloth, which ia specially adapted for ladies' dressing crowns and jackets. This now cloth can bo had in all colours at 1b lOd ynrd at, C Smith's, Ltd.. Cuba- , etreet. Wellington.— Advt.