Scales, W. F. Sbortt, P. Sidoy, W. D. Stowart, P, Townsend, and Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency (Mr T. H. Hanna). Councillor Lingard’s proposal, “ That as the day following New Year’s Day ia the usual Saturday half-holiday, and in commemoration of Her Majcsty’alengthened reign, all Corpora tion employees be granted a full day’s holiday and on full pay,” did not njeet with the unanimous approva) of the City Council last night, and it lost. There have been unusually heavy lists of civil cases presented at the Wellington Lower Court lately, and late sittings are the rale. The defended cases, of coprse, take up a great deal of time, and the postponement of causes low down on the list is of almost daily occurrence. Allusion was made last night to the amount of work the Stipendiary Magis trate has boon getting through lately. “And for very poor pay,” remarked a lawyer at the .table, “ Yes, not nearly enough,” put io I another.
