Otak News Items

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 May 1913, Page 2

Otak News Items

The following news items arc cull ed from the Otaki Mail:—

A referendum was taken last wee.v among the parents of children with respect to a proposal to alter tho school hours at Otaki .State school, commencing at 0 a.m.. instead ol IUO as in the past. Mrs (.'. A. W. Monokton, who has been in an indifferent state of health for several months, has returned home, much improved. We regret to learn that Mr K. J. Ryder is .again in very indifferent health, and that lie has been obliged to enter the Napier hospital for the purpose of an operation. It i> satisfactory to learn, however, that he appears to he making good recovery. An important sale of freehold land, comprising li-13 Ngjiknroro. Kaitawa Survey District, is advertised to take place at the Otaki Town Mall on June 18th next. The property is three miles from the Te Iloro railway station, is nearly all 'n grass, and has a frontage to the sea. It is an excellent property, part being suitable for dairying.

The annual general meeting of tin llorowhenua Horticultural and Industrial Society is to be hold in. Monday evening next, 2Gth inst.

Mr .1. S. Pole has just recently completed the building of the Otaki Methodist parsonage, which has been erected on u nice section of land in Kirk street, Otaki Extension. The building comprises seven good-sized living rooms, with the addition of bath-room, pantry, scullery, washhouse, etc.

How, I ask, can the farmer expect to got a living price for his produce under such conditions; and how can the consumer keep down the cost of living? Your correspondent lias said co-operation! Yes. herein lies the remedy. Not the co-operation of half-a-dozen farmers, lint a combine of all tlie farmers in •Vow Zealand. Not a "Trust" t<. exploit the customer, like the merchants have formed, but an economic, combine to reduce the cost of production and marketing., and to divide the saving between the farmer who produces, and the customer who con .smnes. "Fanner" lias said co-oper-ation I \ es, let him co-operate, and let him start a bacon factory. It will pay in tin's district. Let me commend the farmer to study the habits of the kangaroo. It has u habit of springing off its own tail. — I. am, etc.. BYRON BR OWN.