LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 September 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tt was derided at Levin Borough Council last evening, on tho motion of tho Mayor, seconded by Cr. Palmer, tliat tho auction sale of the municipal leases, section 8, block XI., he held 011 Wednesday, October '19, at 2.30, in the Century Hall, and that the same be advertised, such advertisement not to exceed £20. Tho Maytfr informed the couiiitiil that at its next meeting the matter could be discussed of reserving certain sections. The council, ho added, had not considered tho matter of the appointment of an auctioneer.

At a meeting of the Otaki Road Board a transfer of sections GO and 61, Manakau, was made to Mir F. W. Robinson, on tho application of Mr C. Winge, the holde"

Mr A. 0. Retter left Levin for Hamilton by this morning's train. •Ho is starting a business on his o)vn account-in the Waikato fafan.

At tho Marlbdrough Kennel Club's showjasfc'-week, Mr T. Harris, of Levin, took first prize and special -in deerjiound class. Ho also took a second prize in variety class (any breed).

Some folk have passed their leases in, and others feel dejection; but Pink's big hammer makes a din still on the same old section. There,.at the same old gravel site, new shoes lor cash he proffers, at rates that make the frugal smile and help them till their coffers — Ad.vt.

llaiees are to bo held at Bulls. Rangitikei, on llth and 15th .September. Hulls, in regard. to facilities for travel, is handier to Levi" than many may think, the 'tramway between Sanson and Biills being the connecting link. Details of the tramway time-table for both race (lays are advertised in The Chronicle to-dav.

'Mrs E. Collins, hotter known by her business name of Miss Fatf|Uhar, purchased a business at (51, Vivian street, Wellington, and she is leaving for her now sphere of endeavour to-day. She hopes to see her old friends at the new address whenever they pay visits to Wellington.

Dressed in skirts and playing with one hand only, the .Rovers will meet tho Levin Ladies at hockev o ntho reserve at .'5.15 to-morrow. .Mi- Shankland will hold the whistle. The Hovers' backs will plnv forward, and tho forwards take tip the defence. . - Tho Rovers will be represented bv: Howe, Outfield. Allen, Arnold, Ooppin, Hotter. Smart, Williams, Touhv. Walton, and Laurie.

An unusual accident bofel a fishing vesso lat tho Nuggets which has had an effect upon the supplies that roach from that source. Tho vessel was return in a to Port Molyncaux when tho pro" poller was stripped through 00111 inn in contact with a, .shark. The sho?k to the engine was a very considerable one, as can readily br imagined: and broke tho flywheel and caused other damage.—Southland News.

Tt is not often that applications are made fur Innrl in X olv Zealand'? island 'possessions, but such an application camp nwler tlio notice ol the Crown Lands Hoards for the Auckland district at tlio last -meeting. A relative of tlio family at present residing j n f] ie ori-ou]) reouosted that'two sections on Sunday Tsland. in the norma doe Group containing 2880 acres, should Ik thrown open for selection under renewable lease. The -onr<l decided to grant ;] to request.

Civilised nations, it is calculated use 7,000,000,000 matches a vear and it is said that half of them are burned in the United States. -Watches are cheap and very insio-. in,icant compared with some articles of wood, but the manufacturers complain that tliev are beginning to find the raw' material lor their product scarce. Onlv the choicest portions of the best trees are suitable. Sapwood. Knotty, or cross-grained timbci w ill not do. The pines, linden nspen, white cedar, poplar, birch, and willow are the most suitable match timbers.

Bov. I). C. Bates' summary and forecast as wired by Press Association from "Wellington Inst night is as follows: -The barometer lose everywhere on Saturday night with strong soul horly winds aiid cold and shuwory weather. To-dav has been fine except in the Auckland dis'jriot. Present indications are for a southerly wind strong to gale with squally and showery weather northward of Kawhin and East Cape and for freshening northerly winds elsewhere. A change is provable after eighteen hours and incireasing haze and cloudiness in the meantime in the South, the barometer falling fast evervwliere Soon.

As ;i j'o.Sitlt of experiments, Professor Fi«nk Smith, oi' the United States Government fish hatcheries, at Coos Hay. lias discovered that live fish may he frozen in a block oi ice. kept lor months, or shipped around ilie country, and then ■be _ thawed out ali.Ve. ' Professor Smith has shipped salmon fry frozen in ice to' Seattle, and' when thawed out the young fish were as lively as when they were sent. I[< has kept lis.li fnozeu in a block oi ice for two months. "When released they were found alive and ii. gobd condition. Professor Smith believes salmon fry can be kepi Irozen much longer than two months, and will doterniiino how huig a period ol cold storage they will survive.

Tiro mailer of the public lighting ol the streets and their condition cropped ii pa t last night's meeting ol the Levin Borough Council, when (■{■. Williams moved that owing to "the very bad state of the ro:n!s and the difficulty of travelling alter dark in consequence, a lamp 1)0 placed at the corner ol Makomako road and .Mabel street; also one at the northern end o! the borough somewhere about the corner ol lyno street and Cambridge .street. GY. France seconded. hi connection with this, Or. .Mackenzie remarked that the roads had gone to pieces, and what was wanted was systematic repairing. The .Mayor observed that he du. not think that the roads were so terribly bad considering that within the last two years the councii had put in water and' gas services. At the same time ho was not going to say they were all they might be. Hut those who went toother towns pared favourably with those, of other places. Eventually the matter was referred to the [lighting Committee.

Rating of native lands was discussed at a meeting of the Otaki Road. Board held last Saturday. The Otaki Mail gives the following summary of' the discussion:—Warden Judd mentioned the fact that a suggestion had been made to him that a test case bo made relative to so," tiring overdue rates from the Natives, and he was under the impression that it would, do no harm. Warden Mead agreed, and contended sunh action would do good. At present the Xatives owed a deal of money and ;C2 spent 011 a case would he the cheapest money's worth the Board . over got. He saw no reason why Maoris should not pay. The clerk pointed out that beyond getting a .judgment —and they had several already —

they could do nothing. The chairman agreed that something should be done, and saw no reason why who could bo proved to ho receiving rents from their lands 'could not bo made to pay. Some wore quite able to pay, but would ii,ot. Tf the Board secured judgment they could then got an attachment order. Warden Skorman said it was a shame rates <#>uld not be collected on such lands: and 011 his motion. seconded bv Warden .Tudd, it was decided that a case ho brought forward.

The Secretary for Education lias written to the Levin Boro'ugh Council stating that the department did not propose to take any further action at present in regard to connecting the Boys' Training Farm, Woraroa, with the Levin Borough water supply system.

The phrase "staff of life" may he applied to rice almost as truly a' to wheat. The world's wheat crop is estimated to lie 190,000,000,001, lbs and the world's rice crop to be 170,000,00,0001b5.

I Mr James Hose wrote to the Levin Horough Council, last night, stating that tenders for the position of ranger, pmindkoopor. etc.. should ho called for ovovy twelve months, and asking the council to nilorm him when tenders would be called. The letter was foirmallv received.

Levin Rorough Council last evening received a letter from Mr E. A. Hi tellings, stating that he had received a notice from Wellington in which he was charged 10s"foi water rales. As lie had no watei on his section lie did not understand the charge. Mr Hitchings also inquired whether tho council could sell the section for him.— Nio action was taken on tho letter. Mr 11. A\. Cjiniio has communica ted ith Levin Horough Council on the subject of numbers for painting on tho fire plug plates. This letter was received at yesterday's meeting ol the council, and ,\li unniie stated that Mr Climio, fun., would next week see the contractors on the subject. In regard to the automatic, gear, he was aware that owing to the water not being drawn ofi qni'.-klv enough the geai Mould not work. He was therefore, having a device made to li\ on the valves so that thev would alternate with the smallest flow throng.') the main.--This was noted.

I ig-sollmg in England contrasted with methods of selling in New Zealand offers some radical points o: difference. Mr G. Seabrooke, or Rotorua. Waikato, had many years' experience in all kinds of farming at Homo. "At Homo,' lie said. "pigs are sold bv tho 201 hs weight, the price varviiig between ; s (, 1 !l l]s M. A man in England with throe pics is as well ofi as a man in New Zealand with six. When Jus pinj.s n , O |. oa , f ] v f OJ . \Pt. an .English farmer will someimes go to market town, and there tell the dealers and butchers of tne fact. The buyers would then out fo his place in a few days tune, and make lrim an offei tho pigs in the stye, and the aimer would be aiblo to net the best price possible for his stock. ," E»Kinnd there are no bacon factories (o dictate prices."

l 0 . eourse of a paper on U omen 111 Public Health Act Administration," read before the members of tlio Xorth-Western San. ta ry 1 nspectoiV Association, •}t 'j.rtiirini. Arrs K. Saunders, sanitary inspoetor, of Strotford, said that discussions on infant niortait.< would still be a mockerv until they were compelled lo notify tlio primary cause of death. Multitudes were born unfit lo live, and were kept !iye by mcdieal science only. .Die dear old cow was o f_ ton blamed for a -rent deal of i„. I ant moi'tality, lint if thoy •seen sonip of the receptacles 'i,;' not' nut' 1 th 7", {||C T would .V '"'f., 1,1(1 <>n Hp cow or on I"' 10 milk rcfailer.

Lite question of insurance in connection wifh the municipal resc/i ve<,V i' ,!ls ' t ''veiling, Av.hon the j y ( " '""ml: That the building Hih"h" lV 1 - ass ° (! 0,1 -Angi/sl i . ' I,f ' s ' ll ndcd, and that the'following be substituted : That Hit lessee shall insure in the ioin! ,4?- J <> ">2° nocessarv delav be Inul < in 0 ). wdiich < ii,e !V "-r i] -' mS,3OOt been received 'The" J,n V r moving (],, ™ " right (o project k Pioporty and to project tin! I ot.icr persons on (]„. |,| (V j (j ™ ™ vorv simple clause, lr hi"h -a J!' 50 '. ° every lease ano a }. nir i,n '' i"s'. one. CWilliams thonaht the mot ion n. s, unreasonaole. He couM -i piesent lessees to insure Im/ %zy» r r>, mt ** ■ -! V' OVI '. cost If Was most unfair tc ( 'e him to injure. Or M,n W,o op,,K<,erl the motfon.' £ an. hat it involved harassinf rerations Crs. *"<l, Ha,man '£ motion, whicli was carried.