Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 17 August 1949, Page 4

Local & General

Railway Line Blocked. Re-ballasting of the Palmerston North-Foxton railway line at Rangiotu has been earried out slnce Friday by Railways Department workmen to replace metal which was washed away by extensive flooding in the area last week. A foot of water covered the line at Rangiotu. It is believed that the route will once again be opened for traffic on Friday.

Rooster Laid Eggs! In New Plymouth is. a rooster that was a heh. ' Two years ago Mr. J. Firth toought a White Leghorn pullet, whiqh laid eggs for two seasons. Then it bfegan to crow, stopped laying eggs, and developed the characteristics of a rooster. These &re now co'mplete except for the tail, which is expected to appear after the bird has moulted. Killin gs At Abattoir. The following stock were killed at the Levin abattoirs during July, the figures for the same period of last year being shown in parentheses: — Cattle 664 (786), sheep and lambs 4699 (.5653), calves 101 (7), pigs 488 (251). Two cows and four sheep were condemned. Fees collected for the month amounted to £1103 3s 5d as against £1125 2s 9d in July of last year. In his report to the Levin Borough Council at Monday night's meeting, the manager, Mr. F. E. Larsen, said that the new soakage pit was in operation and based on the present requirements should be satisfactory for the next four or fi've years. Longest Place-name. A postcard carrying the longest name in the world' — gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwmiantysiliogogogoch, a village in Wales, has been received in Napier from Mrs. Alice Roberts, of Latham, Street, Napier, who is at present visiting England. The name of this welsh village, which means "The Church of Mary, in a hollow

beneath the white hazel, near the rapid and whirlpool and the cave bearing the Saint's name," is one letter longer than the name of a hill near Porangahau — .whakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu. Well-known Stud Property, Waihuka §tation, the 10,600-acre breeding ground of many outstanding show Herefords, including Royal Show winners, will pass to the Crown early next year for subdivision for soldier settlement. The Crown's acquisition of "the property has been the subject of long negotiations. Estabiished many years ago by the Hutchinson brothers, the blood lines of this stud have been widely sought and many newer pedigree establishments have been founded on Waihuka strains. The Hereford stud wiil not be dispersed, but will be transferred to another Hutchinson property! . Butchers' Complaint. Complaints regarding the standard of killing at the Levin abattoirs were received by the Levin Borough Council at its meeting on Monday night from the Levin Master Butchers' Association. It was stated that the standard of killing had deteriorated further and a request was made that the council tighten up and make some endeavour to give the ibutchers a service equivalent to the fees charged. The Mayor, Mr. H. B. Burdekin, in commenting said that it had to be admitted that the complaint was justifted. It was decided to pass the correspondence on to the manager with the request that action be taken to bring about an improvement.