KAIKOURA.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14978, 21 May 1914, Page 4

KAIKOURA.

The local stock inspector, in a statement mado by him in Court on Tuurs : day in connexion with a charge ot neglecting to-destroy rabbits, po.nted out that harmonious working .on the part of every farmer iv a rabbit-in-fested area was absolutely necessary to produce the best results, (Some landholders were doing very good work— tho utmost in their power, respectively —but their work, though effectual on tho property dealt with, was 'very largely discounted (practically nullified) throuch tho absence of a generaJ scheme of cb-eperation. Were it otherwise, suppression of rabbits in Kaikoura would soon be/brought about — their number would speedily be reduced to vanishing point. As tho case was uot a flagrant one—quite the contrary, in fact—a small penalty was imposed, but- a "woe-betide-serious-offenders note was struck by tho Bench. Ono widow's pension and two old age pensions were granted by Mr F. 0. B. Loughnan, S.M., on Thursday. Recently complaints have been heard afcout ' "re being a scarcity of butter here. ose were declared to be well founcl'u, atvd tho irony of such a state of affairs in a splendid district liko Kaikoura formed "the subject of free comment. Irony has 6inee presented itself in another form, viz., the export of dairy factory butter from this place! On Friday the steamer Wakatu took to Wellington a consignment of nearly half a ton of butter, the product of Murray's Woodbank (Clarence. River) Dairy "Factory. And yot the same vessel will, ou her return next week, probably bring a good quantity of North Island factory butter —maybe twice as much as that exported from hero! The Wakatu's freight list for Wellington on Friday included some six hundred bushels of wheat, shipped by Mr J. A. Coup to tho order of Wanganui flourmillers. Mr Coup has the farm forniorlv known as Close's, tho fame of which stands high. When tho late Mr Albert Close owned it, sow.o wheat g'-own by him in tho late seveutios was shipped to London; and there realised a, prico exceeding that obtained for any other wheat- ever sent from New Zealand to the "great smoke," except another consignment from a Kaikoura farm (Trefoil), which was disposed of at the same time and for the same price as ploso\s. The quantity .of wheat grown iv Kaikoura is comparatively inconsiderable. At a social gathering, held under the Ausniccs of tho Kaikoura Hockey Club (ladles), in the Esplanade Hall, on Friday evening, tho members formally said au royoir to the Rev. N. Friberg, their president and "coach." Mr H. H. Allison., vice-president, on behalf of the club, presented the reverend gentleman with a hot-water kettle, and warmly'extolled the recipient's zealous jin^T.successful efforts.ou behalf of tho club and the game in Kaikoura. Thoso who had been associated with him in the matter would never forget what he had done>»-furtherance of the pastimo hero, and tho presentation- very imperfectly expressed the appreciation of the donor? and their pood wishes for his and Mrs Friherg's happiness and prosperity. Musical honours followed. Mr Friborjr's acknowledgment of the memento of his connexion with the club an<d the game in Kaikoura, was particularly happy.