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Evening Star, Issue 22193, 22 November 1935, Page 10

The jeport of the E.P. and L. Committe of the City Council states that the consulting engineers’ report on the x ,ro S ress works in connection with the Waipori tunnel during the past period of two weeks shows that the contractors have 19 men employed, tlio whole of these being on the pressure tunnel section. A start has been made to lay tramway and concrete invert along the level from the foot of the incline to the portal, and the floor has been trimmed and rails laid lor a length of 100 ft. Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., presided at the Port Chalmers Court this forenoon. John Watson Ltd, obtained judgment by default in the following cases : — Edward Larkins, £2 8s (costs 8s) : Frederick Gibbs, £1 2s 5d (costs 8s); Robert Thomas Medex, £4 8» (costs 13s). Eric G. Rouse obtained judgment by default against Thomas Waugh for £2 10s, with costs (8s). John Watson Ltd. sought orders against Gilloto Pero, fisherman, £1 Bs, and Arthur Brindly Cook, £l2 8s 3d. The orders were not made, as adequate means to pay was not proved. James Pope pleaded guilty to being unlawfully on licensed premises last Sunday and was fined 10s, with costs (10s). At the conclusion of Mr F. Jones’s meeting in the Macandrew Road School Hall the chairman of the School Committee asked permission to bring before the meeting a matter concerning the school. After reviewing the history of various efforts to get a new school at Macandrew road, Mr M'lndoe moved—- “ That the meeting views with alarm' the action of the Education Department in again postponing a decision regarding the Macandrew Road School, and endorses the action of the Education Board in its efforts to procure a new primary school at Macandrew road.” Mr H. R. Ross seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. According to the new president of the New Zealand Manufacturers’ Federation (Mr D. Henry), the number of persons engaged in manufacturing industries has increased considerably during the last two years. It was stated at the Manufacturers’ Conference at Wellington yesterday that the figures were: 1933 (March), 52,800; 1934, 54,800; 1935 (July), 65,000. The traffic returns for the tramways for the last fortnightly period, as compiled'by the tramway manager, show an increase in revenue, as compared with the figures foi‘ the corresponding period of last year, of £225. The revenue and expenditure statement for the '2B weeks ended October 9 discloses a net surplus for the period of £3,877, which is £2,298 greater than_ the surplus for the corresponding period of the previous year.

The Finance Committee of the City Council reports haying given consideration to an application from the Jubilee Institute for the Blind for remission of the charges, amounting to £23 7s 6d, for the use of the Town Hall on the occasion of the recent concerts by the Institute Band, and desires' to report that, as a matter of policy, it is unable to approve of the Town Hall account being utilised for the purpose of providing financial assistance for any organisation. • In view, however, of the special character of the present application, the committee recommends that a grant of £lO be made to the applicants, such grant to be a charge against the unauthorised vote.

At a dinner given by the New Zealand manufacturers to their new Dominion president, Mr D.: Henry, last evening, reference was made to a recent speech delivered by Sir William Hunt. Replying to that speech, Mr Henry said: “A good deal of nonsense is talked about the relative importance of the primary and secondary industries, and there is a common fallacy that the national income of New Zealand depends chiefly on exports. What are the facts? In the last year for which complete statistics have been published (1933-34), the total production of the Dominion was £98,000,000, of which exports accounted for only £46,000,000. In other words, less than 47 per cent, of our total production (primary and secondary) was exported, while over 53 per cent, was consumed here in New Zealand. Exports thus accounted for considerably less than half of our total national income.”

As the rate of interest payable by the council in respect of the 1924 housing loan (reports the Finance Committee of the City Council) has been reduced by the National Mortgage Corporation from 4) per cent, to 41 per cent., instructions have been given to notify those, persons to whom the loan monies were advanced by the council that a corresponding reduction of \ per'cent, in the interest rate will be made in the case of all half-yearly instalments which are paid by due date.

A wide variety of subjects is included in the work being shown at the annual exhibition of the Otago Art Society in both the oil and the water colour sections, while worthy examples of the photographer’s art are also tp bo seen. The pictures represent the work of artists from all over the Dominion, and the standard of quality is, on the whole, very high. One of the features of the exhibition is the outstanding collection of Japanese prints which have been lent to the society by Captain A. G. Humphreys-Davios, and they form an unusual and interesting display. The sale is reported ‘of the following pictures: —‘ Morea Island, From Tahiti,’ by lone E. Todd; ‘ The Old Bridge,’ by A. Dickison; ‘Quiet,’ by. Alan Elliott; and ‘ Malmesbury, England,’ by N. B. Curtis. The exhibition is open daily from 10.30 to 5.30 and from 7.30 to 10 o’clock in the evenings, and will be continued till December 5.

In order to facilitate the operations of the Harbour Board on the Leith canal, the hoard has requested permission to have the existing pedestrian bridge at Harbour Terrace closed for traffic. The desired permission _ has been granted by the Works Committee of the City Council conditional upon the board providing a screenings pedestrian track on the north bank of the stream, from Harbour terrace to Forth street bridge. The question of a hew bridge at Harbour Terrace on completion of the widening operations is being taken up with the board.

David Fitzgerald was fined £SO at Ashburton J'or using a billiard saloon as a common gaming house. The police said , defendant carried out extensive bookinaking in small amounts, and had £39 in his possession when arrested. The case was the sequel to a raid by the police last Saturday.—Press Assockitaon*

Owing presumably to tho call of the hustings, so many city councillors are unable to be present at the next meeting of the City Council on Monday night that it has' been decided to adjourn the meeting to the following Friday (a week from to-night). The postal authorities advise that the Monterey, due at Auckland on the 29th from San Pedro, has 144 bags of American and English mail for Dunedin. The mail is due at the local office on Monday, December 2. Intimation has been received by the General Committee of the City Council from the Education l)oard that its finances will not enable it to offer a higher fee than £SO for the school swimming classes next year. Up to 1932 the fee'was £9O per annum, but since that year tho board has not been able to pay more than £SO per annum. Under the special circumstances, and in view particularly of the fact that it is essential that tho school children should be afforded a full opportunity of obtaining tuition in swimming, tho, committee has decided that tho Education Board's offer be accepted.

To see or not to see—the question is who to sec. Sec Stunner and Watson, opticians, 2 Octagon, Dunedin.—fAdvt.l Attention is drawn by advertisement in this issue' to the Portobello railway ferry’s excursion. to Xatacoa Hoads on Sunday nosi*