Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 May 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

Aliau is a very small station compared to Levin, yet from that place (we havo been informed by a competent observer) more fat bullocks are sent away that from any other two stations along this line.

Nearly the whole lot of the sections in the Kukn and Jluller Es-tnt-06. that were offered for-sale by auction yesterday, in Lovin, wore sold. The prices ranged from £-10 to £55 per acre. This slttnrs that there is a keen demand for very good land. Now that, Ohnn has had" its, wider holdings cut tip wo. would like to see some of the best land at the north end of the town cut up. The TCawiu and other blocks are good enough in quality to warrant them being cut up into email farms, and probahly they would evoko as koon competition ae the Ohan lands <sid.

The Ashburton Guardian has learner from a boiia fide source that gold in payable quantities has been found in one ol' tho hill districts in or near Ashburton County. A great deal of .secrecy is 'being observed in the matter, and certain legal difficulties havo to be encountered and overcome. In the meantime very little information regarding tho matter can be ascertained until tho difficulties have finally been disposed of. Some of the people iu the Sutton district ,seeni to he indulging in the rather unique pursuit of forming the rabbits (says the Otngo Daily Times), for these abound in such uiiiiiliors as to suggest the fact that they have been encouraged to increase and multiply and inhabit the land. Nobody is thanked for shooting thorn, and one rabbit«r wsa heard to remark ruefully that if tTier* wore not so many 6 heep there would ho far more rabbits.

Under elate of London, March 19 Dalgety and 00., Ltd., report a& follows on tho London wool sales of March last.--The sales opened with iiionnos generally par to 5 per cent, dearer as compared with closing rates in January, and -fine crossbrede m a similar position, whilst medium crossbreds were from 0} to 7id per cent, dearer, tho low finalities in particular showing tho greatest appreciation. Ae the sale Progressed it was evident that there ivas a good deal of irregularity about the buying, good sliafty wool soil'"K "-ell «H through the series, but lioavy wasty parcels wore id lower than last sale prices, and medium crossbreds suitable for America also vero easier. At the end of tho first iveek ordinary medium crossbreds "•ere hardlr selling as well ae at the opening, and could not now he quoted at more than 5 per cent higher than last sale rallies.

Mothers who have bad occasion to "so the "Nursery Hair Wash" from C. S. KeedwelPs Pharmacy are more that satisfied with the results. .Being simple to use and most effective it lias indeed proved a hoon to the worried mother. Prioe, one shilling per bottle.—Adrt.