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New Zealand Mail, Issue 839, 30 March 1888, Page 33

The Provincial Di trict Audit Department is about to be abolished, the duties iu connection with that Department beiug amalgamated with the work of; the AuditorGeneral's Department. ; The whole of the staff have therefore receivtd notice that their services will riot be required after the 31st March. Three months’ leave of absence on full pay will, however, be allowed. Messrs R. Macalister (Provincial District Audi tor), of this city,, and Ollivier, chief officer of the Department at f hr;stchnrcb, - have protested against thc-ir dismissal, as tney allege that their office is provided for in the Civil List. We believe the po ition taken 'up is not tenable, as the Governor can at any time dispense with their services. : , At'the meeting "of the City Council last night week the City Solicitor submitted a memorandum bearing on the case Luke and Son v. the Corporation,, and the "judgment of Judge. “Richmond. He stated that judgment had been given for the sum of £3OOO in addition to the £ISOO already agreed upon between the parties as compensation for injury to buildings and machinery, making the total award £4SOO. He continued—•'* The' Messrs Luke have ;;13Sft frontage, and the reclaimed land was valued at £2O a foot on the next street by the Court. Forty feet having already been given to Messrs Luke at £25 per foot under the said compromise, representing £ 1000 of the £IBOO, and 14ft having been set aside to meet the claim of the reversioner of the leasehold portion of Messrs Luke’s premises, there remain 84ft at £2O per foot to go in part liquidation of the award of £3OOO, leaving £1320 to he paid in cash, in addition to the £BOO already agreed to be paid.’’ Councillor \\ illiams remarked that it was the most unsatisfactory case the" Council “had yet had. '-(Several 'Councillors : Hear, hear.) Councillor. Allen said that having got .rid of >the'leaseholders’ claim the next claim; they, might probably have would be the freeholder. Nothing further was said about the matter..: On y a iinoderate number of bowlers turned rip at the Wellington. Bowling Green on Saturday. The following are the scores of five rinks played on Saturday :—No."" 1, Messrs Eliott (skip), Kerr, Reid, -and Hutchens defeated Captai n. Hume (skip),, arid Messrs Dransfi6ld, Blackett, and Barraud by 24 to 17, and again Messrs Eliott (skip), Hutchens, Reid, aud Barraud defeated Messrs Dransfield (skip), Blackett, Hu trie, and D’dabury by 21 to 19. Rink. No 2 Hon 'Mr: Fergus (skip), and Messrs Exley, Crase, and Barron played Messrs Gale (skip), Cooper, Stuart, and Lindsay, Mr Gale winning by 21 to 16- Rink No. 3 —Messrs Campbell'(gkip), Sloan, G. P. Wilson, and Lambert against Messrs Scoullar (skip), Ballinger, Blair, and Gray,” Mr Campbell winning by 2i to 4. The green will be open for practice by the competing rinks, every day this we&k except Friday, on which day no play will be : allowed; Most of the rinks are now in fine order, the heavy roller which is used'- having effected a marked improvement, and. consequently ,play. can now be better depended on to produce the result aimed at by the bowler. There are, however, one or, two places where the bowl refuses to take the curve. The grass is very fresh, and only about' two’ spots ■reveal the., poverty underneath them. Three rinks will be prepared for theapproaehing contest with Wanganui,-which takes place next'Saturday, and Mr; Napier promises to have ; them in perfect order. The, chosen rinks have practiced a good deal, but owing to many of them being unable to attend lew combined games have been played. -