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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1262, 7 May 1896, Page 22

The Wellington Scenery Preservation Society have accepted an offer made by Mr Girling-Lutcher, to prepare a guide to Wellington. The Society now number 50 members and the receipts last year were in excess of the expenditure.

Mr J. C. MacEwau, Government Dairy Expert, has returned from a visit, to Victoria and New South Wales, taken on the invitation of [the Victorian Government. (lis visit, was for the purpose of looking into the question of cheese-making in that colony, and to report generally on the dairy industry there. Mr Mac Ewan spent 10 days in New South Wales, and took the opportunity of inspecting the working of the factories in that colony, ilo also visited the Victorian and Tasm'anian centres. The question now occupying the attention of Victorian and New South Wales dairymen is tliafc of shipping, ami also the work of instruction in connection with factory managers, education of the milk suppliers and the improvement of dairy herds. At the present time the work undertaken by the Department of Agriculture in these colonies is not so comprehensive as that undertaken by the department in New Zoaland.

f Argument in the case of tho Southland Frozen Moat Company v. Nelson Bros., Limited, will probably last for two days longer. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society has a credit balance of .£l3l li»s Sd this year.

Tie? members oi' the Fruit-growers' Conference have been admitted to the privileges of the Parliamentary Library during the sitting of the Conference.

Notwithstanding the unfavourable weather, there was a fairly good attendance at the Wesley Church, Taranaki street, on Tuesday, on the occasion of a musical recital given by tho choir in aid of their funds. The first portion of the programme consisted of an organ solo by Mr \V. .1. Uarland, a violin soia by Mr Mac Duff Boyd, a vocal solo by Miss Hicks, and the anthem "Seek Ye tho Lord" (liobarts/, the solo in which was sung by Air Li. 1). Williams. The various items were well received and greatly appreciated. The sacred cantata" 1 he Daughter of Jaivus " (Stabler) was then performed by the choir, as>isted by Miss Kandeil (soprano), and Messrs J. \V. Hill (tenor) and 11. Wright (has-;). Mr W. J. Uarland presided at the organ, and Mr ft. B. William conducted. The cantata was well sung, the choir giving evidence of careful training, and the evening's entertainment was greatly enjoyed.

The examinations in connection with tho City and Gudd of London are being held this week at the Technical School. Tho subjects are: —Plumbers' work (preliminary, ordinary and honours, and practical), mechanical engineering, telegraphy and telephony, brickwork and masonry, carpentry and joinery. The siiDorvisors are Messrs J. A. Tripe, M. Toihurst, A. Kamsay and J. Dryden, Tho examinations will conclude on Saturday.

The number of rations distributed by the Benevolent Trustees last month wad 15,8 >2i.

Some time sinee tho Eight Hours Committee wrote to the -Minister of Justice complaining of the long hours worked by the warders in the city gaol. At the meeting of the committee on Tuesday a letter was read from the Inspector ><[' Prisons (Colonel Hume), who stated th.it fiie pay of the prison ollieers i--, considerably higher than that of the police, because tie' former have to work longer hours than the latter. A reduction of the prison oiiieer.V hours meant a corresponding reduction of pay, as the .staff would require to be considerably augmented. The MinisLu- would endeavour, when the lime was opportune, to put the prison officers on the same footing as regards hours of duty ami pay as the police. The meeting considered the reply unsatisfactory, and the secretary was instructed tJ write to that effect.

The syndicate on whose behalf Messrs Johnston and Co. have written to the City Council in reference to an improvement of the city tramways propose, if the Council will grant an extension of the lease for 15 or 20 years, to substitute electricity for horsepower and run a fast and thoroughly up-to-date service. Tie; extension of the line to Karori and Island Lay will in all probability follow.

A boy named George Maldox hid his hand crushed in one of Messrs Edwards and Kussell's printing machines on Tin sday. lie was taken to Mr FilzGerald's. Dr Paulke was called in, and with Mr Fitz Gerald's assistance sowed up the injuries. It will be two months or more before the lad is able to resume work.

At the meeting of the Benevolent Institution Trustees on Tuesday a native of Zanzibar applied to be sent back to his "own world." His father and mother had died in " this world," and he had been left penniless ami hoin.'less. tie had been working,' with the Maoris, but had not been receiving any payment, and had walked from Foxton. Tho Trustees decided that flic man should remain in the Home for a while, as he is very useful. A largo numbor of other cases were dealt with.

Tho Loynl Sister Wallis Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., held its usual meeting on Tuesday, P.M. Maxton acting as N.<l. One candidate was proposed. The secretary of the Social Committee (Sister Hill) reported that arrangements had been made for a " social" on Tuesday, the I'.lth hist., when a varied programme will be given, and it was decided that the low charge of sixpmieo lie nude.

Some samples of quartz broken from a red' iVhcov; red about to mile fro,,i Wcil'.n-;!. m have beer, brought to the city by Mr li. If. Klliotte, who lus for some months past, been prospecting on the Tararux ranges. He has discovered nine distinct goM-hcuring reefs, and from one of them has taken a quantity of quartz for treatment at tin.- Thames School of Alines, tic has acquired the necessary rights (ll „. ia !,!e him to open up any part, of the country over which he has been prospecting, and shmild the trial pa-eel yield s ifisfac.tory results it is probable a large number of men will soon bo engage 1 in mining operations on the Tar.irua-:.' Mr Mil lotto speaks in terms of grateful acknowledgment of tho encouragement ho Ins received from the (lovernnwmt. but wishes thee: was an experimental crushing plant in Wellington to save the expense of numling quartz to the Thames for treatment. A large quantify of tinstone n now on view in the windows of Mr E. C. liatkiu's tobacconist's shop, l.amhtoa quay. The tender of Messrs Waddoll, McLeod and Weir, of Wellington, has been accepted by the Public Works Department for timber for joinery work in the Government Printing Oiliee extension. During the month of April the number 0,. applications in this Colony for letter patent was 71, of which nine were from Wellington. The number of applications made for registration of trade marks was 19, two of which wero from Wellington. The act of bravery of a Quecnstown youth named W. Mehaffey, in saving a man named Frederick Hunter from drowning, is to bo brought under the notice of the authorities. A local paper reports that two drunken men pushed Hunter into the wafer, and mado fun of the fact that he was nearly drowned.

Tho Westport paper reports that a fire occurred at Stevenson's Hotel in a bodrooin occupied by Mr K. 11. J. Peeves, M.L.C., a gust of wind blowing the curtains into contact with the lighted candle. Mr Peeves managed to extinguish the flames, but burnt his hands, one of them seriously. Tho Hutt Borough Council has decided that the general rate for the ensuing year shall bo Jd in the £. A deputation of residents of Brooklyn and Ohiro is to wait on the Education Board at its next meeting, and urge that a school should be established at Brooklyn. Efforts to float a freezing company are afoot in kelson,