The local ballot for the election of Council Secretary resulted in Mr Archibald securing 24 votes and Mr Millar 3.

Mr J. S. Keen, who had been out of work for some time, left Napier about a fortnight ago, with the intention of making a pedestrian journey to the Empire City.

It is pleasing to note that the Executive Council has removed the restriction formerly placed on members of the Auckland Typographical Association. Previously Auckland clearance-cards were not received by the N.Z.T.A., but now they entitle the holders to the same privileges as are extended to the members of other Typographical Societies. This action of the Council should tend to establish more friendly relations with Auckland than have existed since the secession of the latter body. I hope that the next step taken by our Auckland brethren will be in the direction of re-union.

I have been favored with a copy of the report of the Auckland Typographical Association for the half-year ending January, from which I notice that the Auckland Craft, in common with members of other Typographical Societies, contributed handsomely to the strike-fund during the late struggle.

A former member of the Hawke's Bay Branch, Mr W. Stewart, who left for the Old Country about two years ago, and at latest advices was employed on the Manchester Evening News, writes again to friends here, and as usual regrets that he ever left the colony, as the genial climate of Napier is far preferable to that of Manchester, He mentions that Mr S. Lord, formerly of the Dunedin and Hawke's Bay Branches, who left Manchester some three years ago in search of health, died in Sydney last year. Mr Lord's first port of call in New Zealand was Dunedin; but the climate proving too trying, he journeyed farther north, ultimately reaching Sydney.

The Salvation Army have removed to new quarters, next to the Telegraph office. It is fortunate for the comps that that journal is an evening paper, as they thus escape the nightly musical exercises of that demonstrative body.

Mr A. A. George, of the Hawke's Bay Branch, left on the 19th inst. for Auckland, to take part in the Fire Brigades competition,

Trade has improved slightly, and the temporary briskness has absorbed some of the surplus labor.