Wellington News

Southland Times, Issue 19799, 19 April 1906, Page 2

Wellington News

WORK THAT PAYS. Per United Press Association. Wellington, April is. The expenditure by 'the City Council on the purchase of properties for widening four streets amounted to £148,035. The expenditure in compensation for ground taken, labour, improvements, material and valuations accounts for £.•2(5,007, making the grand total £108,702. To meet this £120,000 was.raised by loan and the balance (£18,702) came from the district fund. On the credit side the city lias a good showing. Properties which resulted from the street-widen-ing purchases have been sold to the extent of £50,332, and the Council has properties let in Willis street worth £56,4 17, on a 4-J per cent, basis. There remain unsold properties jn Adelaide road to the value of £13,000, leaving a balance of £!8,923 as the cost of widening the streets up to the present. ' POLICE FUND. The police provident fund stands at £27,121, as against £24,875 in 1 Constable P, Nolan, of iVoo.dhaugh, «t)tago, has boon granted a •pension of £B4 17s 3d. TOUCHING THE POCKET. A movement is on fool to establish a consumers defence league, the object being to secure sj, reduction of . tli ■ duties on necessaries and to ; object to a further increase of direct (taxation. The league will be non--1 political. j PERSONAL. It is expected that Mr W’arburton, : Conl l ■()11.-r aii" 1 Andit or-Geueral, will Ibe able to resume his duties next | moiit hj. ’ BOGIiR BUTTER. | Speakimr of butter-faking at Home, ;Mr Kiliselia, Dairy Commissioner, says “My opinion is that until a British Butter Bill is passed, and until representatives of the colonies have same powers and privileges under that Act as representatives of the British Board of Agriculture would have, little will be done to pul down this dangerous and very unfair practice, which is being earned oji in connection with handling and sale of butter from various colonies.” DIVIDEND. The Opera House 00. pays a dividend of 8 per cent, on the paid-up capital.