THE AUCKLAND EXHIBITION.

Evening Star, Issue 10783, 18 November 1898, Page 2

THE AUCKLAND EXHIBITION.

TO BE OPENED ON DECEMBER 1. AUCKLAND, November 18. Arrangements for the opening ceremony of the Exhibition are fairly complete. The opening has been fixed for Thursday, December 1, which will doubtless be a general holiday. The procession, which will march through the city, will consist of J ,500 volunteers, permanent artillerymen, and mounted infantry, members of the various trades unions, friendly societies, and fire brigades, the mayor and members of the City Council, the Harbor Board, suburban mayors aud councillors. At the request of the Governor the last two carriages will be for tho Yice-Regal party, Lord Kanfurly’s carriage being last of all. The guard of honor will receive tho Governor and etcort him to tho entrance of the Exhibition, where the president of the Exhibition and the Executive will receive His Excellency.

PIMPS AS CAB-DRIYERS.

AUCKLAND, November 18. Cullen, reporting to the City Couuail on two applications tor cab-drivers’ licenses, said he wished to point out that Auckland was the only town in the colony where men of notoriously bad character could obtain licenses to drive cabs. It might be the correct thing for some Auckland cabmen to act as touts for prostitutes, run brothels for them, associate with the lowest thieves aud prostitutes in the town, aud allow their licensed cabs to be turned into wheeled brothels, but such conduct would not be tolerated in any other town in New Zealand, and the inspector hoped, for the sake of the good name of Auckland and In the interests of law', order, and morality, that it would be put a stop to without delay. Certain parlies might blame the traffic inspector, but tiro writer did not think that officer was in fault. He considered that the blame should rest on other shoulders. The traffic inspector reported that ten drivers had had their licenses cancelled during the year. The town clerk explained that all applications for licenses were forwarded to the police for report, and were frequently returned endorsed : “ Nothing known of the applicants.” The Council decided to thoroughly investigate the t omplaint.

POLICE REFORMS

WELLINGTON, November 18, The Government have decided to adopt a number of suggestions made by Commissioner Tunbridge and the Police Commission for the improvement of the Police Force, and they will come into operation as soon as the necessary preparations can be made. Four sub-inspectors are to be appointed at tire chief centres, and the office of sergeantm.;j >r will be allowed to die out. The present classes in all ranks will be abolished, and a system of increments for length of service substituted on Hie lines laid down in Hie official report. Lodging allowance will be given to married nun unprovided with quarters who have heeu over three years in Hie service. Clerks and acting detectives will get one shilling per day extra. Men' who use their own bicycles with advantage ■o He service will receive an allowance. A training depot will be established at Wellington, Recinits will be taken from all •inks of the community, bub tho maximum ‘go will bo reduced from forty to thirty.