WELLINGTON.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2191, 15 May 1908, Page 3

WELLINGTON.

(Special to “Times.”) AVELLINGTON, May 14. A TRAINING SHIP.

.Sir James Mills, whom I saw on his return -from Sydney, says that no definite scheme has yet been evolved regarding the Union Company s ship for training officers. The first thing will be to get the right sort .of man to tako command and on this point nothing has yet -been decided-. The Dartford will be used largely for this purpose, but at the same time she will be made to nay her way as a cargo carrier in the Now ZealandAnstralia trade. AVH-E AT-GRIOAV IN G.

Mr Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock, says that farmers in Otago and Canterbury are going in more extensively for 'wTica.t-growiixg than was the case last year, and. there will be a record area sown in North Otago and South Canterbury, the turnip crops not- having turned out well and the growth having been checked by the extremely dry weather since the beginning of tho year. lIA LLWA Y M A INTEN ANOE.

The Hon. Mr Hall-Jones states that everything in connection with the railways has gone up. They cost more to build and more to maintain. There lias been an increase in the wages hill of £651,000 and only two or three years ago a similar sum for a like purpose was provided. THE BODICE FORCE. Commissioner Dinnie says it is not correct, as reported in a Dunedin telegram, that’there is a scarcity of recruits for the Police force. The number of applicants is not as large as it was a year or so ago, but there is not the slightest difficulty in filling up all vacancies. FEMALE LABOR BUREAUX.

The Government has decided to establish a female labor bureau in each of the four largo- centres. It is understood that Miss diremner will be placed in charge of the Wellington bureau, that Airs Hawthorne, inspector of factories where females are employed;- will have charge of the Auckland bureau, and that Aliss Morrison and Miss Hays will respectively manage the bureaux at Christchurch and Dunedin. PERSONAL.

Captain Downic, formerly of_the Union Steamship Company, but now manager of the Port Jackson Steamship Company, Sydney., lias arrived here on a business visit. He is desirous of •mirchasing a small steamer should any of suitable tonnage be offered. DIRTY BANK NOTES. Regarding dirty bank notes, the Chief Health Officer has been informed by the managing director of a New‘Zealand bank that during 1905, 87,000 dir tv notes were burned. For 1906 the total destroyed was 81,000 and during 1907 the number of burnt notes was 64,000. STOCK EXCHANGE. On the Stock Exchange yesterday ‘Talisman Consolidated shares ohanmjd hands at £2 9s 6d. £-1 Is was Paul for Big River shares while Kauri Timber (15s paid) were quoted at 11s Od.