ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 8

ACTIVITIES IN GENERAL.

:; in': particular.' ; xThejiiairyvfactory at Wober>hd 'the creamery opened for :the';"hew season's sup<plies 'yesterday. In; common 'with other -dairying -districts,-the .Weber 'and:Eua' Eoa'-ddiry-.inen'./arfcj expecting.a .''bountiful season.'. There' lis': optimism ; in theaif. in 'dairying: districts .just,-nbw.'.%V'V •.■:.'; '.>:■•''.--V.':■■".' Vvv '■'■ '• ;:-Mr:«C.; E..; Eyan,' of' Woberrhas ■ installed • a ','milKhg Machine. ?, -:■;■'/;,/''. ■; v'•'•>:', ■'..'■ .'.".'.■■ I .::'(At/an'-annual meeting of- th'e'Eairanga Dairy. Company the balance-sheet, showed a' credit •of i v j632l:lss.:Out of:this adividend of -5 per cent. ;is ;.t6 v ,-be ■ paid, - the/rest -to ..be : written ' off. : ifMessrs'.VW.'J.iCapp and P.--§» Mildon werere;ele,ctod;; directors..-" Mr. G.-: Scott ; .was re-elected '.auditor iand.''Mr..'-Collisi'was .'re-elected chair-'mah-'of.' directors..:,; ':'■:><■';• -'.■'''-.. "..'/■.■-.:'.'■- '■"■''■•' ;i; A ! meeting,.'at' ; /Dannevirke, ; has.,. enthnsiastijCallyVdecided'^to;form: an 'A.!'anJ-,";P.'Associa-•tion. thbre,Yarid committees 'have Been ■' formed .in-a.'.'score of districts to canvass. 'The'move-; ' ineht jwas, .initiated: by. Messrs." Averill,. M'Don.'ald/'and 'D.'-M'Kenzio, It -js : claimed\that' a •DanheVirke. show will ;have-.tho , whole .of the ,'cduntry.,from PalmerstonrNorth-tpiWaipviinrau '•to "work- on.'.:' ■< V '■■.;..: : .v .■■;■' "■;.-■; ■•'.'':-..■ /'. .' .{-.':., ■'■ '-: J B6nusos on; bird's';eggs have,always been a 'popular.qucs'tion'among boys,.although' the,best way'to. distribute :them ;has- sometimes been : sought'iwith"'considerable'•.perplexity, v Foxton.'.'Horticaltural •Spciety ;< on_ Friday, 'Mr. Newth -suggested that .th'e-spccial'prizbs' "doiiated. by.-Mr.'B. 6.'Gower, "ttM" - of; bird's eggs/,'should be'so : awarded ,os.'to give, every vcollector'a.'.reward'.'for his labour.: Ho stated that some ;bpy's -pooled : the : eggs''collected, ■ and this disheartened boys'with'suiallor collections, : who '-'w.oujd',;n6t. compete.. \: It', collectors . were paid' out'■ of;'thb special: prize',fund'- at: so much ''per hundreid^'he; thought!a more, vigorous, war would be Waged,' -against!; the tribe;. (rTliis seems .'avvelyrffair arrangement affording : "Sp'pils tp I-. ■/.-'%; .; ''".' ■-!■.; '" 'Home "separatotsjiOtS apparently', not despised : . '■byvthe Ball'ahce-Ofoperative -Factory.: -.This .factory.is 'apoutstb'.ihstal'a,pasteuriseriat. the Koninitfactory, ; :ahd ; j'itis:;intended to accept 1 homo-separated. cream,: :there. _. The present pro,'spepts':of held to'warraiit the '< payment.' of ..IOJd. vpor lb; for .butter-:ftfc'----'^'.th«v',inst9Uarion; -6f--tHev-Konini..pas- j ;t'our.isM;; : pr6ves.C'as;succossful-:-as: is..hoped, one :will.be'-'installe'd,at the' Balance! Factory also.'

■'i. About 'twenty'teachers' have completed theii'Wtmght's: Mr.; W. "OV Davies,'--Education BoardvAgricultural In'stru'etor''at - Greytown. f he. -courso included analysis -of 'soils,-.-classincation''bf-' weeds and grasses;'experiments-withfertilisers and'other things: ;A-Jantern : lecture.illustratcd.tho wear-. : ihg'. of ! ibets: and - volcanic\ph'eiinnijpna,; and an •excursion-'up' the Waiohino., river-bed ; pave.an :bTjjec'We'ssbnin il nature study;:,: .:..: i :; : ; -~ - ■' The' ; shcep': returns for the' year'' ended April '.'SSf --.show./'a. satisfactory'.increase all ■'through ttie'.Busn; districts.; ■■Tho,' number ,of ; she6p'-ihPahiatua County was' returned at i23i;070, 'as.'against 228,082 for the:previous year. Cheese opened' for 'the. season ■' >V\-■';,/" ..'.:? r 'Mri' : "Bra(lstock, headmas'ter-of Eongokokako School; ','iht'ehds. to ■ deal mbre';extensively''this season ! 'at'.the'school:'with -'agriiultural education. ; ; ;s :■'■:;:' '. r i-y -.■'-';•"■.;' '"'-' -■''.'. • i ,' : - : was. in heavy flood on Saturday, and burst its.'/uahks, ,with the Tesiilt' J that'.'the Konini flats wore all.under i water. Thb' Euamabahga' Ilivor "was also in f100d...:N0 extensive damage to stock; has been reported; however.' .;..;•''■. ■'-." .'-,'., '..;. :.■ ~ - ■ The clnily milk 'supply at the''Maugakin'oka' .Chdo'a 'Factory, is 'over. 1000 'gallons.. Tbi6 is moro" than double;■ tho 'quantity supplied 'at this, .timo last year. -A;, hew :i whey .tank: has been erected, and, a'hew. vat;and .press havo been ordfi'red,' and 'will bb'inut: in .early; in, October. The first shipment ot cheese; amounting to 103 cases (about 7} tbns),'will;be.shipped by the ;Arawa,. Forty-five ." sOpplicrs are at Tprcsent delivering milk to the [factory, .and - thcrp.:. oro several; yet \who havo'not started ,to]deiiver, their-.milk..',:. ::-■-■'. : .-'-- At an annual ■• social of the suppliers ; ;to the'Eongokokako' Cheoso.Factory on Thursday '.'evenirig, Mr:: J. ;■ A. Daysh, who 'had resigned from the. directorate, was -presented with a largo' 1 easy chair, as' a ,mark, of .esteem. 'Mr. ■W. Elliott," in making, the presentation on IjDhalf.of, the snppliors, said: that Mr. Daysh had been ono of- the promoters of tho -company, and -its biggest.;supplier. ■ 'Mr.,Daysh acknowledged . tho presentation' in- suitable terms.'■.'':'.'■/'•:;';'•■■. _.-'.. . ■.. '\'-'-'!-'; ■;"'' ■.:■:. ''■The site.-for;tho freezing works of the-.Wel-lington Farmers' Co-oporativo MBat Companv is ■.- still i; undetermined. On Saturday morning last, the' directors, inspected the. AVaihgawa ; and Woodsido sites, and subsequently met in Masterton, whore the question was debated, at considerable length. As far-as can be ascer.J

tained the directors are favourable to, Waingawa, but they are not prepared to.'pay. the price asked, viz., "£W nor acre, which was .considered in excess of the value of the land. It was eventually decided to pay another visit to the ,'Woodside site with a.viow, to finding out i the cost of procuring a water supply, or of gravitating it from the Waiohine Eiver. Iho directors will meet again to-morrow, and the- result of their deliberations will 7 be submitted to the shareholders to. deal with by ballot.. .."■' !-.■ . T J>c "Winton: liecord" (Southland) ..states that Mr; J. R. Hamilton, who was not satisfied, with tho prices offering locally for oats at tho beginning of .the season, shipped 533 sacks Home, and has now received word that ooAil rea m? d 2ls - M:and 225. 3d. per quarter of iMb. ,1 his '.works out somewhere in the vicinity of. 2s. ;on,, trucks,at; Bluff, .... ,_ Four motor : car' events are provided' 'at- the Manawatu A. and P. .Association's Show, PalmerfJSi « rt &.' be h6ld on November o, 4, and 6, isih. on the first day: two events are forgoutlemen only, and one for ladies, with a 'sweepstake competition. Tho prizes are restricted to trophies to the value of £3 in each class. Tho competitions are for testing-and displaying skill in the handling of a motor-car. .Full particulars may.be had at the A. and P. office, 106 Cuba Street, or. Box 85, Palmcrston North.'.