LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12881, 30 April 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlw Farmers' Mutual Fir© Insurance is greatly appreciated by the Marton farmers (writes our travelling reporter)and according to Mr C^ R. 056k, secretary, there are S3 policies belonging to tho Marton,'brancli, thfe risks coveied totalUng £32V299v of which' £409") repijssents .th© new- busine£s for tht3 year. . . '.'■"' '■ ' .'*'. '~ ': ■■.'•'

•; ,A ; firok.en axle on the -road between Patea, and, WaVcrley nearly caused a pasty, accident 'aifew days ago. As Mr; G. Hirst, Mrs Hirst and farrly wero driving in ther diixjction of Patea, point had beep; reached about opporjife.tho Waverlqy racecourse, when the a-*l4: snapped.and caused-some of tho occupants :.»x the vehicle to be • thrown mil.- Jlrs, Jlirst• "VKas- bruised by. tho fall, .and,th<? 'youngest bdji ljadi-a; few abi"asi6hs'oh the^facel" Otherwise, the --i-aity' wfronbt'ir>;iired.v ; . * •"' "

The; Monday night's meeting-of the- .. Ghn^VO^UT^^ri^^hipners,7Mr I)'Arcj" ?aaa|['^|ai: 'ysfeir!jto'^t""^nsus said, did not 'in'd&a-fe', iinythlng like that, but in connection with the debits extinguishing proposal, he cuggested that a canyass: foe'made, and theassis tanos -of many- Anglicans who were.nots 'chitrch.:'ipcoolo "be eplioitcdi j''.v,-. •>^ %-s-';;'-j. ■".Gonville, v w«S at1 thj&"^^MaoStriate?s Court ycsteidiiy iine<|. 10s and costs. This case ' w rft> .first., called, a' fortnight ago, aiid was adjourned- on "account, of .the ; iibn/ttipearance of the Labour Department's local office t; Mv Mosten. On that occasion the Magistrate remonstratoil ,aj?mst any t)ractic*; which suggested 1 thai the tradespeople were >bfing pin- ! pricked by-:being'prosecuted'for teclinijcal- brea;ches"l3f a.#irdsl : Tile Magistrate -agaitf m^wl©; refei^eiice } morning to" th^ UinpYession of this na- ■ tare; rw'hich. Was given, btit; rtlie' state- :: ment-made by the Inspector pi Awaids- ! placedy-ia diffefoht complexion- on tht-: matter; *• /BeV.stated ' that .duaring ' last' year 143 complaints'had been" made of breaches of awards;' but;-of this :num-' her- only four*'haY^bee^ bi^'xigiit to, Court. -f; It wais /'only; afiKr' repea: teid;: warnings that prosecutions were .filed/

Setting/ in. eiyU- jurisdiction,. at. ,tbe. Magistrate's.-, Cour- yesterdtay morning ' Mr W. Kerrj.,s.Mv, /ga.y«! judgment by default in the .-following cases: S. J. McKoe and Co v. C. H. Allen £2 4e, AD. Willis Ltd; v. F. Minvxm £19 63 7d, B. Hart'y,; John James £28 3s 3d, Young and Collins; \ Ltd; ..v. T. R. Brown ~':£8- 75.,' Southern' Cross Biscuit Co. Ltd. v: Adam'iAikman £16 7s Bd, J. I). Janes -arid Co. v.';H. Keripo £6 los.;, "Warnock's v. W> Sheehy 'jun., and Mary Sheehy, iun^ £1 lls 7d; vv&nganui Meai- Freezing Co. "Ltd. v: Sam Waitere 65., same v.C. M. Allister £2 9s 2d, Herbert Delaheye v;.ltankura Raniora £8, Frederick Symes vAlbert J. Burtt £80 ss. 6d, Bert Hart v. Brocklebank Bros. £10 125.. On Huig and Co. v. "Wilhelmina Titshaji 10s 10d/ Burnett, Mcß^th and Hogg v. George W. Gray £12 125., Thomas and Arthur v. Ada. N.,Bourne £7 lib 6d, J. P. Cmvie v. R. G. Caddy £3 ISs 3d., amount to bo paid forthwith in default four days' imprisonment, warrant to be suspended if defendant pays £l,pGr month; Jessie Clark v. William Cri-nb £11 lls., ?.mount to bo paid' forthwith., in, default 12 days' imprisonment; *Hh.llenfltein Bros. v. A. Mitchell £2 2s 6d, amount to be paid forthwith, in default two days' imprisonmont i Horsley a.ml Harris v. Vvilliam Baml>er, amount, £8 95., to be paid forthwith, in default nine days' imprisonment. H. A. Mainwaring was S'Vtm judement against Tamohana Ko^ l.iii for. £6.

At a special meeting of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Board called by the Inspector-General of Hospitals (Dr Vnliiitine) yesterday, an important proposal was made by tlie Health Department in regard to the decision of tho Board to engage «. bac: teriologist for tho hospital. Dr. Valintino said tho matter proposed to be put before the Board was an important one. Ho believed the Medical Superintendent (Dr Hardwick Smith) had been instructed to engage a bacteriologist in London. The proposal which he had to make was that Dr Hurley (Government Bacteriologist, of Wellington) should bo appointed bacteriologist to Iho Hospital Board together with hie staff. The total salaries ,of the bacteriological staff would amount to £1150 Her'annum, half of which would be paid by the Government and half by tho Hospital Beard. The Board would retain all fees, which would amount to about £200. The department would hand over its. m*esent equipment, so that instead of having two laboratories there would; bo one thoroughly up-to-data in every respect/ If this arrangement were agreed to, a similar orrangoment would be -made with other centres. The department would have the nsa of the pathological block at the Hospital, and the Board would be able to call en tho service of Dr Makgill (Government Pathologist). The Government would require to occupy only about two days per month for the manu- ; f-'.tuTc of T:»ooino. . ■

Tenders are invited by Messrs Crichton and McKay for the election'sb Palmerston North of a branch" of the Bank, of New Zealand.

In another column,Mr D.,BkChdiar4>* of Waitaranui, Ngutuwera, adverti's&sr that trespassers with dog or gun. ,on his property. will be prosecuted. ' / ; " ■';;^ Wi "Speaking in connection * with ' Harbourßoard matters at Gonvilie; last night Mr, A. G-. Bignell. observed,,tha,t if; was remarkable how many" a'mateurj engineers came forward on the. : eve/,oi: an election, with suggestions. and posals as to the carrying on of a. work^ ''A man, has the greatest assumption to air his ignorance on engineeringl matters," he said. ; ■■. .7 • All those electors who have Hot' had a chance of seeing the various candi-. dates may see most or them in-"the1 large show-oases at the Tesla; Studios, opposite the Post Office.' The above studios, with their usual "up-to-date^ ness, have gone to a lot of trouble arid prepared three life-size enlargements of the Mayoral candidates (which, by the w«ay, are speaking .likenesses); together with a number of the new municipal aspirants. * -'.''".=".

The Public Trustee has acceptedi the tender of Mr John Jones for the erection of the handsome two-storey ferroconcrete building to be erected; _:£or-. Public Trust business "at the: corner of Market Square and Campbell Place. The tenders were:' John Jones £3355 9?. 9d. with £40 extra for granite (accepted) ; James AldeHon £3844,. witk" £48 extra for granite; Howell Bros £3925; O. M. Burroll, -£4207, •■ with £115 extra for granite; Dick iand Fiyger £4475; Russell and Bignell £4485; Walpolo, Darlington and Patterson, £4587; T..W. Toug £4G69'; Wooleston and Hewitson £8200. In our next issue we purpose publishing an illustration of the buUding, of which Mr T. H. Battle, of Wanganui,- is the architect. Easter weddings this year were apparently very numerous, as the ,Tesl» Studios have one of theh- large, showcasesfilled to overflowing with. .nothing elso but bridal groups.