DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS.

Evening Star, Issue 14998, 4 October 1912, Page 10

DUNEDIN COMPETITIONS.

Recalls for gentlemen’s eolo : Messrs M. Gemmell, G. Blackie, A. I. Russell, and E.-Drake. In tho recitation for ladies between 15 and 21 years—' Song of the Peasant 'Wife ’ —the recalls are Misses V. M'Culloch (Ravensbonrne), Ethel Churchill, Reno Aslin, and Elsie M’Peak.

Government to apply the elective principle to the Westport Harbor Board. All the members at present are nominated by the Government. The foundation stone of the i .M.C.A. building to be erected at Wanganui was laid yesterday by Lord Islington. The building is to cost £5,000. His Excellency afterwards laid-the foundation,stone of the new orphanage. There was keen competition for land offered by ballot at Awakino, near Dargaville, on the optional system. For five sections of first-class aiid two sections of second-class land, the total

area being 2,469 acres, there were 60S applications from 344 applicants, 29( of whom were residents of the Nortl .or Auckland. The Supreme Court of New .Tors'" recently decided that it is the duty o a town to pay the expenses of tin Board of Health quarantine whether tin family be rich dr poor. All attondam expenses for quarantine are >to be levied, collected, and paid by the towi in which the case or cases occur. Maters: “He has suffered more thar most men.!’ “In what way?” Waters ; “Four of his daughters sing', and an onh