Local and General.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9617, 20 April 1900, Page 4

Local and General.

" The Borough foreman is doing very good work " —Cr Clark. Kepaira nave been effected to the Waio* tahi o-rt bridge at a cost of £25 14"J 9d. One of the legs of the Karaka Creek flrebell is in a very rotten tiute. and will be renewed

The "Borough sinking fund is :a credit .£923 Us 2d; vaterworks sinking fund, £16471258d.~ ' 'ihe contract for the remov.il of gravel from the Waiotihi aqueduct has been fatisfactorily completed. The advanci agent of Fitzgerald's circus ( and menivjerie airived last evening to make .arransementa for opening he^'e on Monday, May Ist. It is doubtful whether much more ta> ring and winding can be d ne this year in the .borough, as the wet season is thought to be too close. Mr John McPike's tender to lea~e the orphana?e ground at Kauaeranga for £1 | 103 per, year has been referred to- the?, Borongti Finance Committee/ '• ' ■ Though recent showers have improved the Waikie^ie reservoir supply, it is scarcely sufficient for all purposes, and a supplementary supply is still taken from the County when required. i Mr T. J. Mountain has been granted i permission to stack cinders on the sido of thq road in Baillie street, conditionally on M=. lighting a lantern at night for the guidance of pedestriansWaihi telegrap*h offlca now opens,between 7 and 8p ml ' ;. Borough Council goldfields revenue for | March realised 2". A telegram from Invercargill states t'nat Brodie won the draughts championship. , 1 he Mayor is authorised to frank letters, parcels, and telegrams on Indian famine relief fund business. Two < applications? for old age pensions we' c, adjoui ned yestjrday, one for birth certificate, the other for valu tion of property Magistrate Bush, on gum buyers' risks: ""W hen a man goes into that business he t kesthe risks and charges., accordin ; Hy—,, in .kes the good ones pay for the bad ones!" " A request for supply of water during the six (summer) months of the year for tha Thames'boiling green,-; Buillie street, has been referred to the General Purposes Committee of the Borough Council.

Did anyone ever know a cow without a keen sense of humor ? asks a Stratford corespondent. I was passing along Broadway the olhfr day, and there under a verendah, sheltering from the rain, wa3 one of the ancient kine that find a prcc -rious livelihood on the bystreet. I passed on the roadway to oblige v the lady,' who had stiiibned herself somewhat athwartships, and as'l passed she winked at me with her adjacent optic, and at the same time her more rginote horn in the dr ec^ tion of the shop> door. It was that of the poundkeeper! . It was:statedj at the Borough Council last n>ght"that 3'oot or 4000 tons of mmm«, debris had been tipped in the Upper •Waiotahi '.Creek, 1 awaiting transit to the Borough during the winter months dismssion at the Borough Council last ni^ht en the state of the drains, and.a,. motion was passed, 'directing,» the attention of the foreman to the .need of ;,woo'',en. ;drain:?bottoms. Sound drain bot|6ms and a -good flushing system will do much fojremedy present evils'. .. f .News from Wellington states that Mr Justice' Edwards has resigned the office of ■ president of .the'A-rbitration Court. Bumour has it that Mr Justice Margin, who has been, recently;>promoted to the Supreme 'Court Betfch will be permanently . appoint (ted top eside over the Arbitradon,Courc. :*.•* It is reported.; f'om Pretoria, that after receipt of some bad news President Kruger became so violently oxcite* that he went mad, and had to be kept under rest: aint. for twenty-four hours.'-.'■ He seized hie gun, and went rushing'about giving all sorts of wild orders,but ultimatsly calmed down

Dr" James, Wellington health officer, 'has been aslied to recommend to the Government a suitable medical man as superintendent of fumigations.,' Reports ;received tend to create an impre ?ion that the midicil men of the colony fight shy of such appointments owing to the prejudices of patients. In the gum-removal case y?sterJay, Mr ClendonremarkedV; "Theborder betwem conversion^ and theft U a very narrow one " •and addedthat-Puch a ca.e might even be brought within the Criminal Code. Mr , Bush:''i'; Tijere rare very few .things that cannot be brought within the four corners of the Criminal Qo^e/', '-: ■',!; ■ .)

A young nan named. James Burke met with an accident in one of the coal mines at Huntly on..Tuesday.'. The man appears to have b.eeii j";mined betweenla truck and a wall; CHei'was.'at.'Joncß'^reindveijio .the Waikato Hospital, where it was; fo.un,d that ha was suffering from a fractured pelvis. Hopes are entertained for his recovery.

A telegram from Gisborne states that the whole ot the timber of bridge, swept. awa>; last week, has been secured, with the exception of two pies and a stringer. The County Council,should Jo^e .no time in re-erecting' the bridge, as the crossing .. of ' the "creek is in'a'dangerous itate, and vehicle traffic has been, plopped. . t The.. Katikati,,Schcol Committee has passed a Aresolution;-regretting' that' the : 80/ijd of; Educatipn.has in the pa"t accapted theSinspector's views and ignored the committee's "representations as to local requirements*; also, congratulating Messrs McKenzie, Lambe and McL^ed on tbeiielection as representatives of '■ the country c chop! ,eohnaittees and of those committees that object to being ruled by paid officials.

Mr J. H. Witheford told an Auckland .audience that he had informed the Premier that he believed, in ihe true interests of the Liberal Party in New Zealand, he should stand for the City teat, aDd that he ,bad signed the nomination paper, feelinar satisfied that the Premier,^aa^the head of the. Liberal Pairty would have no cause to regret the step he (Mr Witheford) bad taken. ..,, But .what about spli'ting^the party's votes ?

A meeting of the Board of Administration underthe Police Provident.4 Fund Act wis held^at Wellington to^ddal with three notices of retirement^' from tlie/-iofc6l Sergeant John ■Belly" >o'f..l)une'din," aged 62, having 1 upwards.of 38 years'^servicej-was granted a retiririgvallowfince for life,p^=S.l2O 9?,,. Sergeant. ,Q.,.,Fras:/;r, of Timaru, 62 years of age, with 34 years' service, was granted, a. retiring allowance fon life of ' S 2d. '7;toonstaHe^pharlfa'McDonald, of Nelson, '63 gear's of ;age, with" 3'4-years of service; was'granted an allowance of £93 Is ,; Jhe.Town Qlerk. jhas, made-yp tiie,Ceme few,« Committee's"" financial statement separate from the Borough balance shee^ in^ accordance with the Cemeteries Act Act,iß9B. «5 he'-AuditDepart-inent bonterids.\however/;thai; this Amendl--ing Act does not repeal the provisions of the 1882 Act, and that where a loca' authority hasbeeri' appointed Trustees ro separate ( statement is required. The Town Clerk ;has written a further letter to the Department arguing, I;the; legal, aspect,'and awaits the Department's reply.

The Mayor of Auckland has received a memo, from His Excellency the Goiflernor. asking to be supplied with a return covering the past three years, under a Gazett--notice published April'sth, 1894, -which requires every medical practitioner, i.i attandance upon any person sick of small pox cho'era scarlet fever, measles, typhoid fever, diphtheria, or other infections difca.se, to report the same to the loc .1 Beard of Health. The penalty for failing to so i eport is £10 The return will be furnisher! as completely as possible, but His Worship fea> s that the med'cal men have not sup:pled the int'orm-itionas fully or as often a? hey should have done. ■•■.-'