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Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 January 1914, Page 4

At a meeting of Cabinet recently, regulations under the Uoard 01 Agriculture Act were agreed to. ihe Vioverninent does not intend to appoint tne lour members to represent it on the board until tuc eight to be selected oy the agricultural and pastoral associations have been chosen. As a result, ol the systematic culling that has been going on for some years past, comparatively little disease is to be iound among the dairy herds of Aiasterton ana the YY airarapa (according to the Age). A few cases or mammitis have been discovered, but the beasts have been isolated and will be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. One day recently the local Charitable Aid lioahd, paid the fare of a man to Tauniarunui. The following day Mr Aislier, the .board's officer, received a letter of thanks from the man, and a refund of bis fare. Although cases in which help is given average about two a week, this is only the third instance of a refund being made in eleven year's. —Manawatu Standard. Scarcity of labour in the country is something of more than usual difncutly thisw ual difficulty at the present time, and quite a numbe/of farmers on .Friday remarked (says the Clutha Leader) that they were m a quandary for men. Mr ltamsay, the County engineer, has been unable to get men for road works, but on Monday, having secured one man, he at once conveyed nim and his swag out to the job in a motor car. According to the Ohakne Times the Government has decided not to accept any of the contracts for Ohakune-ltaetihi railway. It is their intention to eaa-ry out the work themselves for the .Railway Construction Branch of the Public Works Department taking the work in hand. instructions have been issued to the Department to put on as many men as are available at once, and push the work on with all possible expedition.