WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11953, 30 April 1902, Page 6

WELLINGTON NEWS NOTES.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—own correspondent,] Wellington, Tuesday. JUDGES' SALARIES. The Council of the Wellington District Law iSociety has passed a series of resolutions, expressing the opinion that the salaries paid to Judges are inadequate, and that the question be brought under the notice of the New Zealand Law Society. LEGAL PRACTITIONERS. The number of legal practitioners in the colony is, as nearly a.s can be ascertained, 600, a decrease of three in the year. There are 145 solicitors practising! in the Wellington district (an increase of two over last year), and of this number "8 belong to the city and 63 to country districts. The Wellington District Law Society has a membership of 96, of whom 66 practise in the city. There are 50 members of the legal profession in this provincial district who are not members of the society. i MR. GEORGE HUTCHISON. . According to a correspondent who writes from Johannesburg to the Post, Mr. George Hutchison, formerly member for Patea, is as prominent a figure in the public oyc oil the Rand as he was in New Zealand. He has already gained the . reputation of being one of the foremost advocates of the High Court, and consequently is kept exceedingly busy at his professional duties. He is quite one of the Rand magnates now. FISH. Flounders are very scarce in Christchurch' at the present time, so much so that frozen flounders from the Thames were on sale in that city a few days ago. It is suggested that as the Wellington market is supplied mainly from Hawke'a Bay a direct steam service should r>e established with the Sounds, so that supplies could be reinforced regularly from that part of the colony. There is a very good 'lass of flounder at the Sounds, as well as large quantities of blue cod, but if Thames fishermer can successfully supply the Christchurch market they ought to find ample and profitable sales for the fish in Wellington. TOWN HALL. The City Council is likely to proceed with the erection of the new town hall at once, and apply Intel on to the ratepayers for the rdditior.nl £10,000 which it has "been found will by necessary before the building) is completed. It is probable that the tender of Patera?!' and Martin will bo accepted for the town nail. POULTRY FOR EXTORT. As a proof of the difficulty of meeting the demand for poultry for export, it is stated that orders have been sent to New Zealand for 60,000 birds per month for shipment to South Africa alone. ' A iydney merchant has contracted for the supply of 20,000 head of poultry to the Capo every month and is surprised to find that he will be unable to fill the whoie order in New Zealand. The condition of a large proportion of the birds sent to the various poultry depots in this colony is said to be very unsatisfactory. They are, the Government poultry expert (Mr. Hyde) states, Urge enough, but have not been properly fattened, and are therefore not suitable for export. For that reason half the poultry sent to the depots has had to be rejected.