The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1884.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1248, 8 May 1884, Page 2

The Ashburton Guardian. Magna Est Veritas et Prevalebit THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1884.

Owners of gorge fences abutting upon s public roads often omit to keep their pro- | perty withii legal confines, and at each , seed time the fence encroaches farther f upon the highway. The evil is n6t so rampant in the Ashburton County as in , some longfet settled districts, but the , Upper Ashbirton Road Boa d has found it necessary to take the matter in hand and has had jorse removed from roads at the cost of adjoining property holders. At the B.M Court this morning the clerk to the Board recovered the cost of this work frog a dpfaultiflgjj£2grietor.__^ The adjourned monthly meeting of the Library Committee takes place this evening. As important business is to be transacted a full meeting is requested.

On Tuesday number i.f gentle men interested in the cheese and lutter industries were present at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of inspecting samples of cheeie brought by Mr Bowron, Inspector of Cheese Factories, from Te Awamutu, Pateranga, Rukuhia, Pukekohe, Taurauga, and Bay of Plenty. Mr J. C. Firth occupied the chair, and in a few introductory remarks referred to the importance of the cheese industry. There were, he said, iweutyone cheese factories in the colony, of which sixteen were in the North Island. Those present had tested samples of cheese trom the Waikato factories, and so far as he coal t learn were very well satisfied with its quality. Toe difficulty experienced by cheese companies was th it they had not yet found the best means of disposing of their chetse, and on this point ha invited Mr Bowron to speak. Mr Bowron said that cheese from Ashburton had sold in London at from 56s to 70s per cwt. Another thirty tons had been sent, and he venture 1 to say it would rea’ise about 74i per cwt. Mr Bowron then wont on to explain that in London large cheeses of about SOlbs each would bring about LlO per ton more than smaller sizes. Next year twenty factories would be in operation here, and each would be abe Ito manufacture fifty tons of cheese. If the product, 1,000 tons, were sold in London, tay, at 84s per cwt., they could sea the amount of money it Would bring to the cclony. He was of opinion that there should be one factory for Cheddar and double Gloucester cheese, and all young persons engaged in the business should take certificates of competency there. ll# was also convinced butter factories would be a success in the colony. Mr Firth said ho would put it strongly before the Directors of the New' Zealand Shipping Company and Shaw, Saville and Co, whether it would not be a much better policy for them to take cheese in considerable quantities in the cooling chambers of their ships at £d per lb, for the present rate of freight was simply prohibitive. The cost of delivering cheese in London at present, viz., lb, was more than the industry could stand. All the single and'*married men who arrived by the British King have either found employment or have gone to their friends in various parts of the province. The single women who booked for Auckland are engaged, and twenty young women who were becked for Canterbury, but who have no friends there, have decided to remain in Auckland and take situations. The young women were of a superior class. J. Webster has been chosen for the New Zealand footballers in the place of Whiteside. F. Clayton will be the fifth man ; he is a forward. This completes tho Auckland contingent. Much regret is expressed at Whiteside’s absence from the team.

Yesterday tho Bluff Harbor Board’s dredge was caught by a heavy squall from the westward, and driven out to s?a. There were three men on board at the time, including the senior pilot. The steamer Kakanui went in pursuit of the 'dredge, which was seen going in the direction of Toitois. After an anxious period of suspense she overtook the “ blowaway ” and brought it safe to the wfoarL The d:edge stood the unusual experience well, ipaking but little water.

Residents of the Poverty Ray district are getting up a testimonial to Major Ropata, sympathising with him in his treatment by the Government. The wreck of the brig Rio Grande and her cargo was sold yesterday for LI 50. The Wellington Post last night says it is understood that Mr George Thorne, jun., the superintendent of agents in the Government Insurance Department, has been suspended from duty, in consequence, it is believed, of certain matters which came to light in connection with the recent prosecution of Joseph Mackay, one of the travelling agents. It is not yet known what further steps will be taken in the matter.

The Union Steamship Company have purchased from Mr Ewing his steam launch Gareloch. She is to bo used on the trip of the Wairarapa to the South Sea Islands for landing passengers at various points of interest and other purposes.

At tho New Plymouth Supreme Court civil sittings the case of Boswell v Samuel for alleged libel was commenced yesterday. This was an action for damages laid at LL.500 for alleged libel and slander by the defendant, who is a solicitor. The alleged libel is contained in a telegram to the defendant, and the alleged slander is said to have been uttered before a Com mlttee of the New Plymouth Harbor Board. In the first plea for libel Judge Gillies recorded a non-suit, and in the second for slander, which he left to the jury, a verdict for defendant was returned with full costs.

The S.C. Amateur Athletic Club sports commenced at Timaru yesterday with fine weather, and a good attendance. F. N. Robinson, champion of Jthe years 1889, 18S2, and 1883 won the 100 yards, half mile, quarter mile, and 250 yards races, and long jump. A, E. G. Rhodes won the two mile walk. Herbert A. LeCren won the mile and a half steeplechase for the ladies’ cup with T. S. Baker, the winner 1879, second. The contes a generally were good. For the one mile bicycle race only tho brothers Cutten (2) of Dunedin entered. Ic was won by F. A. Cutten.

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