LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 August 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. Teal bas been appointed caretaker of the Levin district water races. Bill , Lang knocked out veteran BiLl Squires in the fifth round in the prize fight at Brisbane recently. Councillors H. J. Richards and James Prouse. accompanied by tlie County Council engineer and a number of interested citizens, on Saturday afternoon visited tbe plantation between Buller's Estate and the State Farm wbich stands on tli© paper site of the proposed public roadway. It is satisfactory to be able to record that they bit upon a practicable way of obviating any destruction of the plantation, but whether this can be put into execution with the sanction of all 'interested parties is quite another matter. Nio doubt there will be developments in the course of iuwjither day or two. An important resolution was adopted at the Horowhoniia County Coulnoil's meeting om Saturday in connection with the raising lof aloan. It was in the subjoined: terms, nnd was moved by Cr. .Watson and seconded bv Cr. Windley :— Tli'at the clerk take the ne'mssary steps to raise a loan of £1800 over the nrop&rtv iat Te Horo. purohtised' bv Messrs Barber and Fraser, for tbe purpose of roadiing, metalling, and construction of the water races, and that pending the raising of such 10-n.n, an indemnity he aco»ntedi from Messrs Barber and Fraeer corerin? tho amount of the loan to indemnify the council in the event of the loan, througfb an-v cause, b»ing not firanterl by'tWe Advances Department, and that Messrs Barber nnd-. Froser .euarantee hank

Tho workmen who aro employed in recovering relics from the American warship Maino in Havana had last week discovered several human skeletons within two days.

"Practice makes perfect," is an old, and true saying; so ladies, vouV, mitWlo aged and otherwise, start'practising on making bouquets, buttonholes, trimming hats ami sunshades for competition at the Sprino- Fair and Bulb Show There is a prize for the best in each class. -Advt.

Recently a cow was poisoned by tutu on the Branch road, in the Pohangina riding, and the owner claimed compensation from tho lo-hano-ina Council. The matter has now"'boon amicably settled, tho owner accepting M m full settlement of the claim. — Manawatu Times.

General sports will ho the profrm.mme at the Levin Skating Kink tn Wednesday, 23rd inst. Details will appear later. Tho proprietor would he glad to receive tho names of the children who intend to enter into the next carnival to 1)6 held the. first Wednesday in September. A special feature in this carnival will he an original illuminated grand in arch.

Mr A. H. Ro.Ho. the Otaki sheep hreeder, confirms tho reported prosperity in New South Wales, and the booming state of affairs in Sydney. Tn the city the demand for labour is quite- unsatisfied, rents are abnormally high, and houses aro almost impossible to bo obtained. Mr Hollo considers that the price of rural land when its relative inferior carrying capacity is borne in mind, is considerably dearer than in NewZealand.

Considerable perturbation has been occasioned among the surface, men at the decision of the County Council giving thoin a monfh's notkie, and calling for appliieatimns for the vacancies. No doubt the large majority will he taken an again, though it is quite possible, some of the hands will find their services not required after four weeks , time. The unfortunate ones will he those to whom Cr. Stophenson alluded' as "riding on their bicycles, 'to work,' with a gun instead of a shovel"—and this despite _ the County Clerk's jocose interjection that "'they wore possibly only going to shoot ratepayers!"

Tlio tender of W. Close at 4s 3d per yard for metalling MacdoiKild roadj has, on the motion of Or. McLeavov, seconded by Cr. Prouse, boon accepted by the Horowihonua County Council". At Saturday's meeting of that body the instance of Or. McLcavoy. seconded hy Cr. I , rouse, the tender of 11. B. Cooper at £'l I 7s (id was '.accepted for eontract So. I(>2. Ft was also decided that no tender be accepted for TCowa Kewa road, the question to be left in the hands of the members for the ri diner.

T.hoft i)l' young trees from tlio plantation near Honiti's bush is complained of by Mr George Ramsbotliam, who li;ts boon to trouble and expense in replacing with valuable trees five damage occasioned by the lire which spread to the plantation last summer. Lately he has missed some, pinu.s mnricata which ilvo planted a month or so buck, and judging from the fact that four-lagged cows

which uproot young trpos always lpavo tlio roots nnchcwed. lio is of the opinion thai tlio row who stole these trpps is nob of "tlio bovine var-

why. Mr Uamshntham offers a reward of CI for the tlotoction of the offender.

A meeting of fruitgrowers was held at Waimate recently to consider the refusal of the Government to make eoncossioas in the railway rate for return of empty crates. .It was pointed , out that it cost inoro to iiyt t>nek tliu i.-mplv rr.iltw I'li.jn Lvt forward the fruit. One. speaker stated that bottles from breweries were returned Uvo- in crates, though the empties weighed almost as much as the full consignments. After a long discussion it was decided to again petition the Minister and 28 of those present signed a petition. A suggestion to form a fruitgrowers' association wa.s not acted upon.

One of the most interesting of Into snlos was tlint of a farm on tlio Main South road, towards flays the Farmer. Originally the far in was of 31.3 acres, and since hcitic*; cut ii]) it is now carrying four families, which is another instance of the rapid tendency towards close •settlement in Taranaki. The- four prices averaged CM los per acre. One patch of oO acres, with nothing on it but a live, fence and no sub-di-visions, Hi an,sod hands at CfiO per acre-. This is one of the finest pieces of grass land in Taranflki, and the absence of all improvements allows us (says the ITawcra Star) to act a correct view of the value which buyers and sellers placed upon tlio flctnnl soil. Tt is reckoned tliat the ■")() neves will carry 10 cows, and of the -">0 acres probably five will 'bo broken up each year for cultivation.

A Domestic. Workers' Union has been formed in Auckland. Speaking at the meet in , * at which til in Union was formed, Rmily Nicol, who had been investigating the conditions of employment, said that she had been to one place where a breakfast for twelve liad to be got readv by 7 a.m.. in addition to which the servant had to perform all the attendant work. The hours of work were from 0 a.m. to 8 p.m., and all for 12s fid to los ]w week. The food supplied to some .servants was beyond description. On occasions Gutter of the worst class was bought for the maids, and instead of fresh milk the,v Ikhl to be content with skim milk. Also the_ furnishing supplied to the retiring rooms of the girls was not what it should be. The bedsteads were decrepit find tottering—-no wardrobes, no toilet requisites, small, insanitary rooms, and insufficient bed covering.

A considerable* amount of 'business was transacted at tlio Horowhenua County Council on Saturday, ami was crowded out of our nret and second editions. Among the resolutions adopted was one moved by Cγ. Venn and .seconded 1 by Cr. Stepbenson and nscreed to. It wa.s us follows:—That in the opinion of this council the mode of election for harbour boards should be as per resolution passed on two occasions by the local dolebates at the Palmerston conference, viz.. that the names of candidates bo in the bands of local bodies parly enough for .such bodies to-record tlicir votes flt their ordinary meetings, and that we strongclv orotest agaiast the present 'cumbersninf and expensive system. Another resolution moved by Cr. Venn, and seconded bv Or. Stcplienson was adopted as follows:—That t.'iio councillors for Tokomani, together witli the inspector, bo empowered to call for tenders for the maintenance of the Tvinnsf-on road for a term of oho year, and to accept, the same if they consider it advisable.

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