LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6457, 11 April 1899, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

m There is an addition to the already large potatoes on exhibition in the window of ilie Commercial Restaurant of two others, their respective weights being 31b Boz and 31b 6oz. They were grown in. the garden of one of the Islington employees, on the riverbed. These are the "boss" weights of the reason. Mr James George, who left Christojiarch on Saturday for Aatal, in the interests of ilie Christchurch Meat Company, took., with other produce, samples of the new potato Eclipse, grown_nt the trial grounds at Islington. It is a potato of the kidney variety, pinkish in co-lour, white, firm end floury when cooked, excellent in flavour, a fine cropper and a good keeper. A special meeting of the City Council tfas held at noon to-day, for the purpose of confirming a by-law consolidating and amending the existing by-laws. There were present — the Mayor and Councillors C M. Gray, A. Appleby, J. Hamilton, J. Stapleton, *R. Kincaid, W. Prudhoe, G. Pa-vling and J. T. Smith. On the motion of 'Councillor Appleby, seconded by Coun- " cillor "Smith, the by-law 9 were confirmed. In speaking last night on the question , of a central yard, his Worship the Mayor pointed out that it was a question for the Council to decide whether they would go at once to the ratepayers for a small loan of, say £30,000, for this and other small works, includvnsj the payment of the overdraft, or whether they w»uld wait for the larger scheme, which would supply a water scheme, electricity, etc., and which would require a larger sum of money. 1 At the meeting of the St Albans Borough Council last night an application was made, on. belialf of Mrs Saber, for assistance towards the erection of a fence on the Carl-, ton Mill Road. It was urged that, as the Council bad apportioned the cost of a fence enclosing the old mill site, the applicant should be similarly treated. It was speedily explained, however, that tlie cases *were on widely different bases. The old mill-race was given to the Coxincil, and in making the C)ft it was expressly stipulated that the Council should erect a sufficient legal fence. The new by-law that has just been passed b^ T Ibfl City Council, in addition to consolidating and amending several of the previous existing by-laws, deals with repairs to buildings in the inner area, crossings over footpaths, restricts the use of certain fuel except in chimneys special'v constructed for th* purpose, deals with the use of the public squares, betting in the streets or public places, circus licenses and th° cancellation of lic?nses. One facetious Councillor suggested that the Town Cle7k should send a copy of the by-laws to the editors of the local papers, in order to prevent nonsense on the matter of the Council's by-laws appearing in theii" columns.

•'••■ Detective >Ctissells this morning arrested - a mas, .-at -Marshlands, on a warrant eharg- ♦ ing-Jiim with having, on March 31, stolen £7 at' Midhurst, near Stratford, North Island. In- ons flf the trespass cases heprd in ; • thauMagistrate's. Court this morning, Air ; . Donnelly - urged , that his client, the defendant, was not iv betting man at ail, and. did not go on to the racecourse to bet. ?-'.Tbat>-.does not matter in the least/ •. tfeplied Mr Cresswell, the prosecuting solicitor, ,'■' the . club can debar anyone it likesJ^from entering its grounds. Why, I if 1 was on the ground and was told - toi.gu,.>l should have to do so." At the meeting yesterday afternoon, the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the South Waimnknriri River Board reported that the Board was at present jn a good financial position, and could afford to re- < •jdHce'.itn^itejs.for the year. The rates were, ion the committee's recommendation, rei duced by two-sixty-fourths of a penny in Class l, r and- one-sixty-fourth of a penny in , Class 2. T;he Chairman, in referring to the < .question , said they should make the* reduction and blk>\v the City Council what they < could do. He believed the Rivei* Board was ' .• about the onlyßoard in the colony that was ! able to make a reduction. " And make it ! • fconestily/^initr&i Mr Taylor. The funeral of the late Air IT. R. Hoinau took place., .yesterday at the Liuwood Bublic Ceinetory, and was largely attended • by. members of the rowing and. athletic • clubs, N.the.tmnsioal societios, trie Savage t Club and other frrends. The bearers were • iMegsrq J, K.jiißraus, W. Lake, .1. J.Collins, li Wjjnkson, «. Aim'tjuy and Q. D. Maefarlane, .- A, large number oi floral tributes covered v the coffin, ..•including wreaths from the Canterbury.«Kowin<£. Club, tho Canterbury Amateur Athletic Association, the Canter- . :bury Eire and Marine Insurance As3ooia- : fcion,v the ..Incorporated Institute of Ac- . coimtaijts,, the Savage Club, the employees ; - -.of tho' Fuctnei's' Co-.qperative Association, ! Messrs Ay^rs, Beaucbamp and Co. and JVfeatirs Mucfjtrlane und Hoiuan. The serv vice. was. conducted by tho Ilev U. Duni .nage.