< The election;of Messrs Henry Bunny, James George Cox, William Cundy, James Donald, and George Reynolds as members of the Licensing Committee for the Licensing Dis trict of Featherston, under the Licensing Act, 1881, has been gazetted. At a meeting of the creditors of Leonard R. Jaggar, of Wellington, clerk, held Feb. 9th at the Supreme Court, Mr H. Todd was ap pointed creditors’ trustee. The liabilities were filed at £ll7 8s lid, the assets being set down at £3O, representing the value of the debtor’s , furniture, books, and personal effects. The following appointments in the Survey Department of New Zealand have been gazetted:—Henry Dugald McKellar to be cadet ; date of appointment, 10th January, 1881. William Edmund Carew Moss to. be cadet ; date of appointment, 29th December, 1880. Maurice Crompton Smith to be cadet; date of appointment, Ist January, 1882. The charges fixed for the use of Government telephones are as follow :—Where the line used is not more than four miles long, a uniform charge of 6d for the use of same for any period not exceeding- five minutes, and a further charge of 6d for. every additional five miputes or portion of. five/, minutes. Where tfi? line used is over four -miles long, the charges will be Is for the use of same for any period not ex ceeding five minutes, and a further charge of Is for every additional five minutes or portion of five minutes. Any message telephoned by a subscriber through an exchange to a bureau station, and received and delivered to the de partment within the ordinary circuits /of de livery, will be charged 6d in addition to the above rates. Messages outside of the limits described above will be subject to special charges for delivery, according to the extra ex pense incurred in such delivery. At the meeting of the Harbor Board last week, Mr J. E. Nathan inquired whether it would not be possible to use cordage made from phormium fibre in place of hoop'-iron in dumping wool. Mr Jackson replied that one or two trials had already been made with it, but they had not proved successful, partly owing to breakages and partly to the cordage stretching. 