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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 105, 5 May 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL «» An average price of slightly over 3d each wan realised for a small consignment of New Zealand apples shipped to London in February last by the s.s. Remuera for the purposo of advertising New Zealand fruit at Home. Caok'3 information, dated 29th April, has boen received from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, and forwarded by tho Department of Agriculture, to tho effect that the apples arrived in good condition. Thursday, being Accession Day, will be observed as a holiday by the Supreme Court office. As the investigation into the accounts has not yet been completed, Barclay Hector, Registrar of the New Zealand University, charged with embezzling the sum of £1027 18s lOd, was further remanded for one week, when he appeared before Mr. W. G. Riddell, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court to-day. Tho application was made by Mr. V. R. Meredith, on behalf of tho Crowta. Mr. T. M. Wilford, for accused, aeked for a renewal of bail (£250), and this, was granted. Reserved judgment was given by his Honour Mr. Justice ' Edward» to-day in the Picton case of Rangi Matangi v. Tahuaroa, an action to restrain defendant from bringing a section of land under the Land Transfer Act. Evidence was taken several months ago, and legal argument was heard in February. His Honour gave judgmont for defendant, with costs on tho middle 'scale, and 10 guineas for extra day. Mr. 0. B. Morigon, X.C.. appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. G. H. Fell for the defendant. Finance, trams, streets, and drains are not the only worries attaching to the office of Mayor of the City of Wellington. There was one comparatively recent Mayor who used to leave his house for tho Town Hall each morning with his trousers pockets full of silver for distribution in gifts to the hard up who came to see him every morning at his rooms. Other Mayors before and after could tell the same tale of cases of hardship that are daily presented for their consideration fresh every morning. A considerable part of tho Mayor's forenoon is taken up in work of an eleemosynary character. The present Mayor has had quite a large list of morning callers. They show no sign of falling off now that ho has been , returned for another term. Many of them are bona fide 'applications for work j others again are seeking relief from the War Distress Fund or other funds or no funds, as tho case may be. Cases suitable for the Charitable Aid Committee are referred to that body. The pocketful of silver is, however, still indispensable, but 'it is not that so mjich as tho large amount of tho Mayor's time that goes in tho consideration of snch cases as have been referred 10. Warm shirting keeps colds sway. Ceyloneso, from 2s lid up ; wooi and cotton, from 2s 6d to 8s 6d ; pure wool at 10s 6d. George. Fqwjd^ Ui. t Wfttt-