Bulls Items

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 53, 6 May 1884, Page 3

Bulls Items

• — (FROM OUB OWS COEHEBPOND3NT.) Bulls, Maj 3. The other day a friend said, "Do you erer weigh your bread ? If not do so." Well, acting on his suggestion, I weighed the loaf as it came from the baker's, and found it was 3ozs short. I then obtained a loaf from another baker, which was "S^czs short. I then thought I would also weigh the butter, which you know is done .up m pound pats, and was disgusted to find that it was 2fozs short weight. My friend said that he had been carrying on his investigations for over a month and that in not one case was the bread up to weight. Now lam under the impression that an Act was passed last year to protect buyers or the " staff of life," but in this township at least the Act is a dead letter. Who is responsible? The people. Some think the police should move in the matter, but the " gentlemen in blue" are wise in their generation, anJ do not needlessly make enemies. If the public are content to be swindled, that's their look out; the police are after all only the reflections ot " public opinion." The same remarks apply to the Licensing Act and Sunday trading. Until the people move, and move unitedly, the police will not be over energetic, or make enemies of the publicans, who, after all. are a power in the body politic. A policeman will do his duty when he feels that he has the unanimous support of the community in which he resides. The Harvest Thanksgiving at St. Andrew's, Bulls, was a great success. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and the music was carefully rendered by a large choir. Mr Williams, of Sandon, took Mr Frood's place (who was seriously indisposed) at the orean. The sermon was preached by M r Copenger, of Palmerston, and was listened to with marked attention. The offertory, which it te be devoted to church improvements, amounted to ten pounds ten shillings. General regret is felt at the removal from onr midst of Constable Manning, who, during his residence of nearly five yean, has done his duty in a most impartial but courteous manner, and hnjs thus gained the esteem of all those who respect the v majesty of the law." Little or no interest is being taken in the coursing match, the final events of which are to be run this afternoon. I hear that proceedings are about being instituted against two sportsmen, who -weut shooting on Mr Dalrymple's property en Good Friday or Easter Monday, and broke the lock off the fastening of the boat, and used her on the lake without permission. Such action is unsportsmanlike and nngentlemanly, and has caused Mr Dalrymple, who was always noit obliging, to withdraw all permissions to shoot game on the Wairarapea estate. ihi^