WELLINGTON NEWS

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 November 1925, Page 5

WELLINGTON NEWS

ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.

(Special to “Star’’)

WELLINGTON/, Nov.; -27.

At the annual , meeting of .the .'New Zealand Astronomies j Society, Mr.; A. C. Giffqrd presided in • the absence, of the President (Sir/ F. R. Chaptoaff). The annual report, which. was/jadqpt? cd, stated that .the membership 101. The three provincial sqqiefifes,. Dunedin, New Plymouth, and Wellington were members of the . New Zealand Society. During . the yearn the Society continued the policy qf/dis? tributing literature of general interest. The Society had made arrangements for the receipt Of bahlegraffis. Announcing astronomical : discoveries, which were sent by thfe?Cehfre Bureau, Copenhagen, arid during the. year, a number of. WL been received. These were I forwarded to members with the result that thediscoveries, visible -from ,'-Newf. Zealand, had been kept ‘undqr'olo.3s Ob/ servation. The Society had avaluable collection of lantern slices/ from the Royal available fp,r loan. The. showed the Society has. a-credit balance of £lB2 which it was ; suggested should be used to elaborate; the sent publication? of the Sqcidty. The following officers were? - President: Sir Francis,-Bell; Vi<|ePresidents: Sir Frederickß. • Clmpr man, E. G. Hogg, Sir and E. D. Bell;. Treasurer, C. G. Berrys (Editor; J;/T,. Ward; Librarian, R. 6. Hayes; Council, John" Begg (D*unedin)» ..Brqfesepr Coleridge Farr (Christchurch), Pro? lessor Florence (Wellington)., Prqfqssor Somerville (Wellington)/Thotiias Allison (Wanganui) / . --•, t . •, CHRISTMAS HAMCS/ : Hams, like other Christmas luxuries 1 are steadily rising in price from that; charged in previous years. The quota-; tions to-day at Wellington was Impound wholesale and at tha| ders are heffig., ham was. .and : a few years ago 17- was; considwed ago.od retail. pricefor haul $ll oybr 1 :' ffew Zealqqd. ffise of 4d oq the l/does not look much, but it as .33 1-3 per cent., and represerits q ..rise/ of on a twelve pound hamj It is seated, hpvyeyer, that orders, are being taken at 1/3 in soine quarters. CITY- .- The Wellington City aggin, to consider the question of'appointing: a city manager. The matter vyas sidered at a recent meeting of ance Committee, in conjunction with the appointment of a town . clerk, the latter position having ;yacajit since the retirement of Mr J.; R. ; Palmer for health reasons. :.:It is considered probable that if a efty manager i% appointed, the position' ■of town clerk will be allowed to lapse. During his election campaign, Mayor-Norwood expressed himself as being in . favour of this change in control. The position of Superintendent of the Fire Brigade has also, been , vacant for. some-time;- • Though there have /been half-a-dozen applicant, it is Understood, that: no appoiatjpent been made. OJL FIELDS. -7 Search for oil in New. Zealaridkj? being continued with renewed ;ei}eigy> especially in. ■Gisborne, and • Taranaki districts. New capital has been ; arefanged for, most of which wilj-bq'der. voted to surveys of petroliferous. In the past,; experienced./ have been, engaged from America, whence those 'engaged in the.actual drilling also hailpd. A; chahged/RPjicy is now considered 1 desirabfe.;,-. Most the new work wifi, be .carried put ■ New Zealanders. A number of ' these will be young : men who have . distinguished themselves at .the. Ptago. Uriivarsity and who have pai'itspemql tention to. tlie study of Nsw:: Zealand "eology. Residents of this 'Dominion, will also carry out the operatmns. Though the work; WtU,. be- carried out by New Zealanders, r fnost-qt the new capital’ has its source, in 'Australia, an,cl thq whqlq bf it has-.'been found' by British; interests. • ■ • -