Untitled

Evening Star, Issue 14308, 5 March 1910, Page 6

An application of some importance and interest to tho people of Dunedin came before Mr .1. R. Bartholomew at the Lawrence Warden's Court on Tuesday laid. The Dunedin City Corporation a few weeks ago made application to the Otago .Laud Board to purchase about 3CO acres of bush reserve adjoining the electrical power works at Waipori Falls. The Board in due couise referred the application to the warden for his report. Objections against tho application were lodged by the secretary to tho Tnapeka Miners’ Association, and a petition by residents of Waipori was also presented against the granting of the application. Air D. Finlayson appeared for tiro Dunedin City Corporation, and Mr Fletcher for the objectors and petitioners. Air Finlayson stated that tho principal objects which the Dunedin City Corporation had in view in applying to purchase this urea of land were to replant it with trees, to clear away tho undergrowth and fallen timber, so as to lessen tho risk of damage to the electrical power works from bush tires, apd to conserve (ho water from the area in question for electoral purposes. Mr Fletcher, for the objectors, contended that there was still plenty of timber on the land in question which could be used for mining purposes. Ho called eight witnesses, including Ah L. 0. Beal, C.F. and .surveyor, Dunedin, in support of tho objections. The witnesses proved that there was an area of about fifty acres of bush on the kind in question, 'and that there was a considerable amount of manuka, birch, and goai trees and saplings thereon, suitable for mining purposes. Tn euppoit of The application, Afr Finlayson called jiessrs E. E. Stark (City electrical engineer). Williams (C.E. and surveyor), and John Edie (engineer to the Tuapeka. County Council), These witnesses proved (hat there, was an area of about thirty acres of bush on (his land, and that a considerable quantity of saplings and small trees, principally birch acd manuka, wero growing on it, but that • most of it was in rather inaccessible places, and that there would be considerable difficulty in getting out tho timber. They also stated tint, even if this area, of land were alienated to tho Dunedin City Corporation, there .would still remain about 1,500 acres of the Waipori bush available for the miners, and that portions of this contained,much better timber for mining purposes, and more accessible, than the land in question. Tho Warden stated that he bad gona carefully over the .area of hush land'in question, and tho adjoining bush kind, and lint after receiving representations from the Alines Department ho would send his repent on this application and objections to the Otago Land Board.

. A successful concert, tho proceeds of 1 which go to Hie funds of the Public ' Library, was held at Sawyers Bay lust 1 evening. Air E. H. Clark, member for the ■’ district, presided. 1 The traffic returns for Hie City Corpora- , Hon tramways for Hie fortnight ended , (February 26. as compared with the corres- . ponding period for last year, were as fol-f low:—1910: Receipts, £2,859 10s Id; \ mileage, 45.340 miles 21 chains, 1909; Receipts, £2,574 6s 6d; mileage, 42,254 1 miles 8 chains. . At Wednesday night’s meeting of the ■ City Council Cr, WilSou will move : “That clause 1 of tho Finance Committees report ! dated October 6, 1909—viz., ‘Your Committee rccomriierid that in connection with 1 the proposal to allocate, tho balance of the ’ special fund to be expended on works to bo > specified, the matter be held over until the • completion of the underground conveni- . cnees’—ho rescinded.”/ At last night’s special meeting of the Otago Harbor Board the following motion was proposed by Air F. W, Platts ’ and carried :—“ That it is desirable Hiat 1 the Board should in tho near future carry i out the necessary dredging at Deborah j Bay and Koputai Bay, and deepen a l berth that will enable ships up to 30ft draught to take advantage of the port, ; and that this matter ho referred to the Works Committee for consideration and report.” i It is understood that proceedings are to i bo taken against the management -of the Besses o’ Hi’ Barn Band for a breach of tho Municipal Corporations Act. by playing on the Caledonian Ground last Sunday without permission. A middle-aged man with a bedraggled air of gentility was before the Police Court for drunkenness this morning. Hi? ■ name was George Frederick Grierson. The, ; evidence of Air Gumming, was that ho had been drinking very heavily for some time. Witness hud got him into the Benevolent Institution for a couple of days, and then . into tho Home in Filled street, where he liehavcd well until he again took to drink. Ho was in such shaky condition that Air Widdowson remanded him for a week for medical attention. In the Police Court this morning a Hist offender was lined ss, in default twentyfour hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. , William Egan, who pleaded not guilty to (he same offence, was remanded till Monday. to enable him to produce evidence. , Another charge will be preferted against him. Last night a young woman, while cicrs- ■ ini' Rattray street, was knocked down by 1 a cyclist, and while no serious injury was . done to her the shock was considerable, | and it was some minutes before she could 1 proceed home, assisted by a friend. Th» •' city inspector, who witnessed the accident 1 and took the name, and addrer-e of the : eycliiil, slates that lie had neither hell nor light when the collision occurred, i Our Invercargill special wires:—lnvercargill is 'in the throes of Hospital Saturday. At noon Hie total amount collected ’ was £lOl, as compared with £l2O last year. At one o’clock the total was £ls-1. 1 You’re furnishing a house.’’ Well, visit l 121 George street for estimates; reliable furniture, moderate price. Sanders. —[Advt.] To-morrow, at 11 a.in., 3 and 7 p.m. also ‘ | Tuesdav, Wednesday, and Thursday, Colonel Brcnglc, of the. Salvation Army (trom LonI dou), will commence in the Dowling street ’ Fortress a revival campaign. Brigadier Aibiston, Alajor Carmichael, and Ensign Cooke ’ i (a sweet singer and musician from America) , ! will assist the colonel. The colonel is an able . : author, preacher, and revivalist, having been ’ i an officer in the Army for twenty-two years. 1 ' Ho has travelled in America (his native conn- ’ ■ try), Canada, (treat Britain, and Europe, ami , ! is'now about to do a. comprehensive tour in ( j New Zealand and Australia. 1 The Maheno will run marine excursions, ’ | calling at Johnstons, Bussells, Binkleys, Alac- ! Andrews, Broad Bay, and Portobcilo, to- . | morrow. ■ j The portraits by Biimio, photographer, I George street, arc recognised for their artistic merit. Nothing is a trouble when cn- . soring perfect satisfaction to each customer, i T’iione 1,974. —[Advt.] , , The Froehel Chib hold their seventh amnia! ’ meeting a.i 4 p.m. on Tuesday next, :ii the f I Y.W.C.A, Hail. Air H. Gilkison will lie in . ! the chair, and the Rev. U. E. .Davies, A..A.. • S who is much interested in kindergarten wi rk, • j will deliver an address. Is is honed that an educationist, front London will also speak. ' ! banger School of Dress-cutting, opposite iiD.r.C. The latest invention and most rcli- , i a hit; method of teaching cutting.—[Advl.] I ! Attention is directed by advertisement in i this issue to some addresses to lie given ' ! concerning mission work in Egypt by Air , { Wm. Bradley during the coming fortnight. j Air Bradley is a member of tho Egypt Genc- , j ral Mission, an interdenominational society 1 j working in the chief cities and villages about . I the delta. Having teen mi active service , i for over a decade in that land, which is I ; looked upon by many as the strategic centre j of Islam, his hcarets will have the oppori tunity of learning direct, many facts con--1 | corning the political, social, and religions conditions of present-day Maliomedanism, lie is. expected to arrive in Dunedin’by Hie Alcana next Tuesday. Morris, photographer, Princes street, devotes time and skill to all branches of portraiture—babyhood to old age—-arc portrayed at thoir best. Telephone 859.—[Advt.] At St, Alatthcw’s Church. Stafford street, there will be harvest festival services; to- , morrow. There will he celebrations of the Holy Communion at 8 and 11 a.m. (choral), and evensong at 6.30 p.m., at which Canon Curzon-Siggcrs will ha the preacher. The , church has been tastefully decorated with - corn, flowers, fruil, and vegetables for the occasion. Tho attention of Highlanders is directed to the Gaelic service which will bn held tomorrow tit a quarter to three o’clock in First Church Jlall. Everyone is delighted with exquisite work of the Acme Photo Co., George street. Their moderate charges still create attention. Telephone 865.—[AuvL] Tho Methodist Conference citizenship meeting will be held at the Garrison Hall to- ! morrow afternoon. The Rev. W. Ready, formerly associated with the Centra! Mission, will preside, and the speakers arc the ; Hcv. H. K. Hellhouse. of Ashburton, and Mr J. H. Blackwell, who for throe years has | been Alayor of Kaiapoi. Tito Central Mission choir, under the leadership of Air W. R. ’ Don, will lead the, singing. The pulpits of Hie various Methodist churches of the City will be filled by visiting - ministers of the Conference to-morrow. At Trinity □lurch tho Revs. J. .1. Lewis, of , Nelson, and W. Bauinber, of Timarq, both i well known in this City, will preach morn- ’ ing and evening respectively; while at Central Alissimi the Rev. T. Trcstrail, of Kaiapoi, and liev. W. A. Sinclair, of St. Albans, 1 will conduct tho services. At. Hanover Street Baptist Church 10-1 1 morrow special services will he. held, at Which Hie Rev. Wm. Hay will bo the preacher. At, 1 (he people's service in the evening Aliss Clark, of Wellington, will sing 'Sun of my . Soul.’ i -Speight’s ole and flout aro acknowledged ■ by the Dominion public to bo the best on , the market. —[Advt.]