LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4310, 20 March 1901, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The skeleton of tho baby whale killed tlie other day at Titahi Bay is now in the hands of the taxidermist at the Colonial Museum. It is understood that tho skeleton of tho old whale has been secured by a private collector at the Lower Hutt. It is announced that all accounts in connection with tho St. Patrick’s Day celebration must bo rendered by Saturday next. Prize money will be paid over this afternoon by Mr Janies Stratford, Clyde quay, ndxt to Mr M. Mackay’s, baker. The hairdressers' and tobacconists fourth annual picnic will he held at Day’s Bay to-day. Tho ferry steamer Duchess leaves the wharf at lO a.ja. and 2.30 p.m. Cordials, milk and hot water can be .obtained on the ground free. A programme of sports will be carried out. Tho principal event is the Hairdressers’ Handicap, the first prize for which is £5 ss. A first-class band will be in attendance.

I iii-iv v.-t n- sixty-eight inmates in tlio Ohi :: , liu j.i;. yswu-rday—forty-nine .'non i''"l nm-'-ti-rli women. i lie (ium'iniiti’t 1; :i - made a grant of . l.luf; towards Uiij him i for gravelli/i'' the i ’.■!);>{ 11 n! n-Wail-;auae ru;.d. 1 cudi'iv, urn to be. invited for the oh :-i mu ( , j n no.it- office nfc Toko as yon ■-I hr; oece : ,ny land lias been secured. An anieihlnio'.ijj of (he I fmiltli Aefc is hi hi: made ■ o ,a:, to'briug the Chatham Bland, ; within the scope of Government juriidicl ion as :v .special dist-net. An old ..laeri dub muj.'c oi a s'one , l"-i!-e different from any (he Maoris |n- se-:', lies neen d: co/.acJ at 'lf'ouyehareni. in i !>. Poverty Bay district. the (-a'■ l r:;i;irnl intends in call. For tender; for <m.-igiis ;„ v i(_ a ( ; 0i ,.. Girl- are to he i,sued to functions ill connect.oil ,vuh the coming Ifoyal visit. 't he Miiih,,r[ Rriilwav Coining xiofi will t f d riii to V, cl I mg!am tv the Mapourika on her w-:r I riu. K is expected that tin* (enini! t!ou will la- sitting for anot her uKciifi.

| he. -'■■tiuhird coi re iOoudent of the .!iuJ.iti!-;.:r •■Guardian” states Unit two he e’. vrere icccutiy shot in the centre ol the township. This is. the first iu--s-aiicc o! any ol these hues being; met with in the district. Air Colvin, Al,Ji.il., yesterday received a proim.se Iron: Cabinet that a vote ol !J]o,l;(J!) v. ullid be made available as a- loan for providing; a. water supply tor VV e ;f:pi‘W . Tlio water is to bo lapped li'oni Giles's Creek, a.’bcut seven miles distant Irum Westport.

•No convenient apartments being available in the Government Buildings for tire neeonimeda?ion. of the officers of the 'J mtrist, industries- and Commerce and .Health .1 ;cpa rtmeata, (die- Government Ins-, srcured die Cafe, Victoria promises in Brandon street for Air J tonne ami Hr Alason and their respeotive swa-i. Tne i- |iri ;ai',es are to he at once, renovated, and in-ide suitable, for tlio purposes for v.d'.idi they are to be used'.

At a meeting of creditors in {.lie cst;:lc of Win. Fly. Adam:;, there was mo appearance of the bankrupt by noon, • dtec Ik* lia.fl influjatcd his intention of being prevent at tho meeting, iixctl for 1) :i.m. The Official Assignee said Adams ln"l been guilty of contempt of Court, hut ho would adjourn the meeting till Km lay. .Mr j{.. O. Kirk wan pre-ten bon be 1 1 ull nr .Mr Hiirt Uil.v, tire principal cre/l i t nr.

A. new /hai in about in open -.-i fruit Mini produce mart in the promises ill VI it lin street recently vacated by Messrs Marry and On, Limited. Tho principals nl” .Vies-,tv. Levion, Slmllcross |and Co. Ira vi> Imd considerabic experiene'e in tile saint' line in Nelson, and commence with a knowledge of the fruit business in particular which will bo of great service. in their now undertaking. Mr Shall crass lias been for some years accountant in ilie* auctioneering firm of Sh" •■;) and Hons, Nelson, and Air Levicu has bad expelicneo both m Nelson and Wanganui. -Mr Hurroil, chairman of the Ratepayers’ Association, speaking last night of the interview between the Premier and the Mayor and City Couueillorsi with regard to the Royal visit, expressed I lie opinion that the language used by MrSeddon to Unit deputation was of j a. must insulting character. He thought j it an utter disgrace for anyone to speak i ns .Mr Seddou had done to tho Mayor. It was a disgrace in this way—-that there was no foundation for tho remarks the Premier had made. Mr HiirreM went on to quote what Wellington had done in tho ease of tho Hawke’s Bay and Brisbane floods, and tho Brunner mi no disaster.

So far no satisfactory solution of the difficulty between tlie widows of Brunner minors who have again married and the Public Trustee has been arrived at. One of those interested, says the “Grey Star,” issued a writ some time ago, and the Public Trustee paid up. The Advi. sory Board wet- and recommended that all. those who had remarried should receive their ,12u per week the .same as tho others, who were still widows. The Public Trustee has replied that he cannot sco his way to agree to tho recoin. ■mcndatifni, but will make a. grant to those who have married of £OS, being equal to two years’ allowance. Those interested; bare declined to accept the offer, and have instructed: Mr Guinness, solicitor, to; take action in the Supreme Court to compel tho Trustee to pay them; a t weekly allowance of JAs

At hist night's meeting of the. Kate-1 payers Association, the following mo-I tion, (allied at tho previous meeting,! was considered, “That it ho a, recoin. 1 nioudatnni from this association to tho | Incoming Council, iht one of their first j acts, to set up v. committee of inquiry, as to the capabilities of the whole of, 1 ) tho- Corporation employees.” Finally 1 tho question was postponed until after tho.municipal elections. Instead of debating the remaining points of the programme, the association went on to discuss tho extended tramway scheme, amt it was eventually resolved' that a deputation, consisting of the chairman, tho secretary, and Messrs J. P, Maxwell and, Arnold', should interview tho City Council at its .next meeting, and urge that tho questions of paving tho streets and erecting a Town Hall should' not h P submitted, to tbo poll ora the samp date" us the tramways.

, The residents of the townships -of Ekotahuna and Shannon have for years pa.st been agitating for a road or track to connect tho two localities. Last session a deputation obtained a promise from tbo Minister of Lands.that a surveyor belonging to Inis department would hu commissioned to investigate a new Pl'. 1 . 10 . I bat hud boon discovered. Mr vidkiuson, an experienced surveyor, slated that lie had found the route for a, track that could ho constructed without difficulty over the dividing’ranee. ■lt is understood that Mr Biggs, who survey oil tho Langdalc ostato"W the Government, has been instructed to ii-n'i • I * ll communication with Mr iVilkir.soii in regard to tho matter, .tuaids bo rail hot ween Shannon and Ekotaiuiua have been constructed a considerable way on both sides, so that there remains only* a. distance of about twenty miles in all to bo explored. Eurther argument, was heard by tho Court of appeal yesterday on a preliminary motion in tho case John McPhee, appel ant, and Wright, Stephenson and Co., Dunedin, respondents. In deliver-, mg jnugmont Mr Justice Williams said: —-Ino Court is unanimously of opinion that the appellant in this case, by his conduct, has precluded himself from prosecuting tho appeal. Tho point involved, .however, is a now one, and tho matter is one of considerable importance, and the Court considers it desirable that the reasons of tho .judgment should be given in writing. 'That will he dune at a later date. In the meantime, the motion of the respondents is allowed.” The costs of the motion were sot off against those of a motion to strike out the appeal on tho ground that it was out .of time, which latter motion teas disallowed at the previous sitting of tho Court. The case had reference to tbo disposal of certain oats, and the amount involved was about WOO. Two and a half years’ time had been occupied in connection with the litigation.

'■ Are you m U.ralised?” was the question asked of an aged foreigner by the Benevolent Trustees yesterday. ** I am not naturalised,” was Huy reply, ‘'but I have vote l ' far rt member ol Parliament.”

The Colon Steam Siiip Company has deeided to charge passengers from Sydney with Hie cost of I .heir maintenance on hoard vessels dining the period of detention in quarantine at Aucklandand Wellington.

At the Mount Cook Police Court yesterday, bet ore Air it B. Dw.ai, J.P.. a female first-offender, br,'night up tor drunkenness, was convicted mid discharged. Alichael Riley, for dninkeniie;--. wa . fined os, in default twentyfour hours’ hard labour. A musician hailing from Germ-me

aha id. seventy-eight .'cars of age, was broagdit hefo!c the Benevolent 'lni-.tecs i yesterday, a relative having applied that he should bo oumitted into the lionm, i( was decided to make inquiries into Hie case. A eircuLr loiter from the 'Health Department in connection with the plague outbreak iu Australia was read at last night’s meeting of the Melrose Borough Council. Tho Mayor (Air Frost) said he had informed Dr Mason, limb he would like him to visit the Borough. It was well known that ?.Ie!ro-e was not drained in any way. There were .several things to which tho attention of Dr Mason might with advantage bo called. We have to flunk tlio- Occam Occident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited,for reading us through tho Xeiv Zealand manager. Air C. ivi. WSiitcfiore, a copy of the company’s wall calendar for idol. Wo beg to- acknowledge receipt, also, of Air .H. CL Knight’s ornato coloured business card for display in offices, tho leading features of which are representations in colour of the flags of various nations, and also the marine-code of flag signa’

‘■The t otiec to remoi o I heir lints has piuUy well paralysed the fishermen at island Bay,” said the clerk at the mect--1 nig of tho Melrose Borough Council last night. It appeared from what was said during a brief discussion that (hero was some connection between, tho receipt of tho notice to remove tho huts and tho stoppage of tho carriage of boulders from, tho island by tho fishermen. Tho boulders arc wanted by the Council for breaking up into road metal. Tim well-known Palmerston North institution known it; “Pearce’s Land Mart,” , merges into tho firm of Pearce, Ilaycnhill 1 and Co., tho first-named partner retiring and Mr Ravonhill being joined by Messrs F. V/. Connell and IT. G. Bagnall. Mr Connell has been connected With the legal firms of Baker and Cocke and 1 Hankins and Loughnan for the last ten years. Air 11. G. Bagnall has been on the staff : of tho Union Bank of Australia at Pal- • merstou for six years. Tho now firm ! starts umltir very favourable auspices. Melrosd Councillors last night listened with some amusement to a. Mitchelltowu resident, who discoursed on the good: points of pigs as consumers of household | refuse. .Ho said that if it were a question of having the refuse rclmovact by scavengers or allowing pies to bo kept to consume it, he would favour the latter alternative. Had it not been for pigs, ho added, Alitchclltown, would have been visited by serious diseases. That evil had bgon avoided by making use of pigs to consume potato peelings and other . waste stuff from tha kitchen. j

Tho custom followed by tho local butchers of tying the legs of sheep together when conveying them to market in carts was mentioned at the meeting of tho Society for thfo Prevention of Cruelty to Animals yesterday. The remarks of tho Magistrate on. the cruelty involved in this method of conveyance, prompted by revelations in a recent case before tho Court, were quoted, and tho introduction of the English fashion of carry- j ing live sheep to market in a netted cart advocated.

It was reported at tbo meeting of tbo Melrose Borough Council last night that tho Council’s overdraft was now only £443. The Mayor (Mr Frost) said lie did not know that the Council bad been in such a happy position at the end. of a, financial year for many years past. Councillor Fulli'ord, amid laughter, expressed tho hope that no accounts for legal expenses, or for works incurred during the year just closing, would bo left to bo paid by tho incoming Council.

The u.sc'of machinery in ida.ee of the more stolid bullock for the hauling of logs is becoming general amongst New' Zealand b ashmen. A wire .ope is cm-’ ployed, and is worked by a steam winch. Nob only is the work rendered easier by this means, but the machine can be used in rough country where bullocks would bo practically useless. The, other day Messrs W. Cable and Co. completed one of those log-haulers for a country order, and Messrs Robertson and Co. aro supplying another which has been made at their foundry in Old Customhouse street for the Pohangina Timber Company at Ariuurst. A letter which had appeared in the press stating that now piggeries had been started at Mitchelltown was discussed at last night’s meeting of tho Melrose Borough. Council. “It is a perfect farce,” said one Councillor, “for this Council to pass by-laws and then allow people to ridp roughshod over thpra.” Other Councillors doubted whetuiV notion should bo taken of anonymous Jotters. The Mayor said the question of piggeries was one of incise in regard to which ho wished to interview Or Mason, with whom ho hoped to make a personal inspection of the borough. It was decided that the engineer should investigate the matter aucl make a report.

Tho Society for tho Prevention, of Cruelty to Animals held its fortnightly meeting yesterday. Tho Rev H. Van Stavercn occupied l tho chair. There were also present—Messrs G. L. Burgess, E. Stew (lion see,-clary), Mrs Richmond and Miss Lorimcr. Tho secretary announced that £8 12s fid had boon received in subscriptions, including—“ A Sympathiser,” per Mr J. S. Jameson, £3; Mrs A. Symons, £T Is; Mr Geo. Webb, 10s (id; Rev W. O. Waters, Messrs W. Mowbray. T. Wardeli and Mrs Deakin, 10s each; Dr Martin, 7s 6d; and tho balance in .smaller sums. Tho inspector reported a number of instances of cruelty to horses in which ho had had occasion to interfere. It was resolve:! to place tho particulars of a case of cruelly ill-treat-ing poultry in tho hands of the police. The “Huntervillo Express” says that Mr Edwards, tho “organiser of tho Liberal party,” has been in tho Huntcrvillo district for some four days in connection with, tho Patca scat. His visit was in tho interests of Mr Hoslop, a Ha.wera. farmer, with political aspirations, and also to induce Mr Remington, if possible, to stand: down. He lias not succeeded, however, as far as that gentleman is concerned. The “Express’’ goes ou to say that “ Mr Edwards has sounded various Liberal electors as to the candidate they would prefer, but we have not heard ou whoso side ho considers the weight of opinion lies. However, it has to be kept in mind that tho decision decs not rest altogether with people sit this cud of the.electorate. The largest vote is on the other side of the Wanganui river.”

Mr Lloyd’s tender has been accepted for tho erection of a lock-up at Hawcira. Tlio Government lias decided to invite tenders far the construction of a railway Inidgo over tlio Wanganui rive* - at Taumaramii. All the other br-dges from the Boru-o-tarao tunnel (loan to that point arc now well in hand. Regulations under the Shorthand Ro porters Act and for the appointment of examiners under the Act have berm approved hy Cabinet. Air Sprang, chief reporter of tho ‘‘Hansard” staff, is to bo cbicif examiner, and is to have acting with him another examiner at each of tlio four centres.

A conference took place yc-torday between a sub-committee appointed bv the Ai elivise Borough Council and the City Tramways Committee upon the subject of tramway extension to tho suburbs. Aftc r a lengthy discussion an arrangement was made between tho Alayors ol Wellington and Melrose fora- conference, with a view to tramway extension into the populated parts of the Melrose Borough.

Though tho Victorian polo players have left tho colony, interest in polo will be kept up fora time hy the tournament to comimmco at Aliramnr on Monday next. Two cups aro to bo played for—the Savilc Cup and a. Handicap Cup. There is bound I<o be some very fine play, and hard fought games, on the ground during the week. Tho Oroua men who met and defeated the Vic. torians, here on Friday fast have left their ponies in Wellington iu readiness for Aioiuiay next, ami at tho end of tins week teams will reach hero from Christchurch, Hawke’s Bay, Rangitikci and Hawera. The local club will be represented by two teams. On Saturday, tim 30th inst., races and polo sports will be hold. Tho sports will afford much amusement to spectatorsS

Tho sevduth concluded game in the match between Air Alason (chess champion of New Zealand) and Air Barnes (an ox-champion) was commenced at the Working Aleuts Club last night in the presence of a. number of on-lookers. Air Barnes opened the game, Air Alascu adopting a French defence. About the

thirtieth move Mr Barnes sacrificed a pawn to secure an attack, which, however, failed. Air Alason having the .stronger position when tho game was adjourned at 11 o’clock to the Wellington Chess Club rooms. Air Alason here continued to’prcss his advantage. Having a pawn to the good, he proceeded to exchange first a rook and next a knight. This left him a winning position. At tho forty-seventh move Air Barnes resigned. Tho match now stands—Air Alason four games, Air Barnes three games. One of the games (the sixth) was drawn. The next game will be played on Friday night at the Chess Club.

Judgments for plaintiffs was delivered • by Dr McArthur, S.M., at the AFagis- ! t rate’s Court yesterday morning in the following dobjb eases:—Smith and Smith v. T. F. .Morloy, 17s 6d, costs £1 2 s 6d; Empire Loan and Discount Company v. A. Wilkie, £7 5s Bd, oasts Bs*; E. J. Walsh and Co. v. John Shannon, £2 6s Sd, costs ss. In judgment summons cases judgment for plaintiffs wa.s delivered in tho following eases:—W. O. FI. Tonking v. R.. J. C. Hickson, £1 Is 3d; to bo paid within seven days, in default three clays’ imprisonment. Wellington and Alanawatu Railway Company v. W. F. McLeod, £l2 11s; to be paid by the 26th instant, in default seven days’ imprisonment. In tho civil action G. Oakes v. Joseph Saunders, £l3 6.s 3d, plaintiff was nonsuited, with costs £1 Is. Air Skerrett appeared for defendant, and Air Fliudinarsh for plaintiff. In the cast* F. Rownall v. R. J. -McKenzie, judgment was given for plaintiff, for whom Mr Luckie appeared, for the amount claimed, £2 17s 6d, and costs £2 4s.

From the statement of his .affairs, filed with idle Official Assignee yesterday, by tho bankrupt, Cecil Ernest liarcourt, it appears that his liabilities amount to £123 7s, duo to creditors in different parts of tho colony, including’the Government Life Insurance Department, £37; Messrs C. Rogers, New Plymouth, £11; Strange and Co., Christchurch, £2l; and Hyams, jeweller, Dunedin, £l2. .Tho assets aro put down as nil. The bankrupt, in a written statement, says that ho is » canvasser residing in Wellington. Ho was in the employ of the Government Life Insurance Department, until July or August last year, hut was now acting for the Equitable, of New York. He was a. married man, and had been £IOO in debt for sonic time, which ho had kept paying off as he could.- Pressure of creditors was tho cause of his filing. Ho mado an offer of ten shillings in the pound on all debts provable under his bankruptcy, subject to reasonable terms being granted. The first meeting of creditors will bo hold on the 38th inst.

A swindle of' a particularly mean character was “worked” upon the organisers of the recent performance of “Judas Maccabions,” in connection with tho Wesleyan. Conference proceedings in Wellington. Tho secretary received a letter from an unknown correspondent, who expressed his ability and desire to help the performance by disposing of tickets at Karori, if a supply were left for him at an address in the city. Tho secretary sent twenty tickets, no doubt, blessing the voluntary worker. Almost simultaneously another official connected with the performance received a letter from another volunteer, who was burning to help “the causq” by disposing of tickets in Petono, and who requested that a supply should ho left lor him at another address in town. Again twenty tickets were unsuspectingly sent; and it was only when the officials compared notes and found that the two letters wore written by the same person, and signed by fictitious names, that they realised they had been robbed by a. new and ingenious' metilfod. There is, cf course, no means of tracing tho perpetrator of tho swindle; hut tho facts arc published as a warning to organisers to beware of spontaneous philanthropy of the kind described.

In tho case Inspector of Factories against S. and W. Mackay, Dr MoArthur, SAL, delivered judgment in thc Stipendiary Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Tho defendants are agents for the Christchurch “Press,” which papers arrive every ’Wednesday, tho statutory half holiday, sometimes after one o'clock in tho afternoon. Defendants’ premises are closed at one o’clock, hut in order to allow tho papers to bo distributed to the runnere, the door is opened for that: purpose. One of tho runners is a lad who is in defendants’ employ. The -Magistrate held that tho opening of the door under tho circumstances did not constitute a breach of the- Shops and Shop Assistants Act in respect of failing to close tho shop cn Wednesday afternoon. On the second information charging the defendant with having employed an assistant named Belmont after 1.30 p.m., his Worship decided that as the lad sells and delivers papers on his own account, he could not see that he was at work in connection with tho business of defendants’ shop when lie was so doing. Both informations would therefore bo dismissed. Mr Myers appeared for plaintiff and Mr Atkinson for defendants.

The recent visit of the Minister of Lands to the northern settlements is beginning to- bear fruit already. The following expropriations of Parliamentary votes have been made by Cabinet: —A!lredton-\A cher road, £1(300; XaJ picr-Wairoa road, £1000; Ohura main road, Taranaki, £1800; Ballance bridge. £3OO.

Dr AlcArllnir, S.M., delivered Judgment yesterday meaning in tho ctisc Hcwab against f-lowat, a. wife’s appliestion for a separation order on the grounds of persistent- cruelty. The Magistrate licit! that the conduct of tho husband had been hlamable. hut the evidence fell short of what the Court must have before it to enable an order to be made. He therefore felt bound to reject the application, but considering tho husband’s conduct, no costs would he allowed.

The Wellington Benevolent Trustees yesterday listened to tho application of a doctor who has fallen upon evil times, and wanted assistance. When it was suggested that he should go into the Home, he said he had been there two years ago, hub could not live amongst such a class of people, “I am a professional man,” ho went on, •’‘awl it is a terrible thing to be sent to an institute. ” Tho trustees, however, advised him to go into the Homo. Finally ib was decided to place the ease before tho Medical Association. It was explained that tho applicant had never practised in this colony. Dr McArthur, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when Thomas Phillips, a, respectably dressed I man, who described himself as a photographer, was charged with stealing 6s 8d from Rose Kelly. Miss Kelly, mooting accused on tho 14th inst., at tho To Aro station, asked him to get her a ticket for Mastcrton. Instead of doing so, tho man appropriated tho money using it to purchase a ticket for himself in order to attend tho Masterton races. Accused’s ingenious defence failed to convince the Magistrate, who. or-

dozed him to pay a (hie of 20.“, or in default suffer seven days’ imprisonment lie was also ordered to pay the prosecutrix the sum of Gs Bd, of which she had been defrauded. Messrs John Hutcheson, M.H.R., Darvill and IVydo were present at last night’s meeting of the Ratepayers.’ Association as representative of the newlyformod Progressive Municipal Association. Mr Hutcheson explained that all burgesses wore eligible for membership of tho latter body, and in this respect it differed from tho Ratepayers’ Association, hut it was their cordial wish that tho two bodies should work in harmony, and secure that all in tho employ of tho Corporation, from the man who swept the street and on up to tho City Engineer, should he within tho purview of the Council. After some discussion, Messrs HAirrcll, McAlpine, A. L. Wilson and Arnold wore appointed a committee to confer with a committee of the other association and discuss tho platform for tho municipal elections.

The “ Westport Times ” states that a mineral formation forming part of the bedrock of the Mokihinui river, just below tho Stillwater Falls, was recently examined. Running in a north and south direction, parallel with tho strata of tlio adjacent rocks, are several bands of ore, varying in widt h from six inches to two feet. The whole width -of tho ore formation is nearly two chains, and it runs izzto the high country which forms the north bank of tho river. Samples of the ore have been tested by chemical assay at the Westport School of Mines, and pronounced to bo rich in iron. The largo body of ere which is in sight, its close proximity to railway anil water carriage,_ and the presence, in the immediate vicinity of the lode, of limestone and coal for smelting purposes, ought to make the future working of this ore, in the hands of practical men, a. com. mercial success.

Me J. p. Maxwell criticised tlic tramway proposals in a speech before the Ratepayers’ Association last night. Ho said tho citizens wore being rushed into the tramway enterprise without a proper onportunity of determining what it was they required 1 . So far as the tramway to Island -Bay' was concerned, technically they might have tbs power to vote on a loan for a tramway outside tho borough; but he thought the proposal must he wrong. Ho considered tho ratepayers ought to confine their attention first to-getting tho tramways made inside tho city. To put down a double lino of rails in a narrow street like Man-

ners street wo uni, ho thought, be fatal to traffic. Ho thought tho route a reasonable ono, because it went through the most thickly populated parts of the town; bu t candidates ought to-bo pledged that they would satisfy themselves that the system proposed would bo economically carried out. It was proposed, for instance, to put down 901 b steel rails all through tho town; but 701 b stool rails had, he believed, lasted for twenty years on the Rimutaka, and had carried <56-

ton engines. Ho did not think it was a proper thing to spend' £55,000 in putting down wood paving on the fifth or sixth part of the streets, and leave the rest of the city badly served, when £55,000 would give us reasonable streets throughout the city. °