LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 March 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tiie matter of erecting TTanger signals at certain points along the beach and the posting up of charts showing the procedure in the case of the apparently drowned was referred to by Councillor Fosella at last nights meeting of the Levin Borough Council. The Town Clerk said that he distributed a few of the charts and anyone could, have one on application. Hie May : ■ tKought that if too many posts were erected along the beach it would ha rs the effect of frightening the people on the beach. He thought it best to erect a board on the bridge approaching the beach cautioning people of the danger of bathing at low tide. C-ounclilor Fosella thought that the board rouM be used as a target by people who wander around with guns. Couneilkrs remarked that they could not help that. If they erected the board they had done their duty and so it was (loddcd to erect the board on the 'bridge.

A letter was received by the Levfn Borough Council last night from Mr Thomas Bevan, Manakan, offering the use of the traction engine for stonecrushing at 15s per day, the Council to find driver, coal and oil. The matter was left in the hands of the Mayor and Town Clerk to'deal with.

The Feilding Borough Council tiae about 25 cast iron gas lamp poles to dispose of, and they consider them to be worth £3 10s each. A letter from the Feilding Town Clerk wajs received by the Levin Borough Council last night enquiring if the latter body required any of the lamp poles. \o action was taken.

What, a cold on fihe chest * Rub a littl« "NAZOL" where yon feel the tightness, and cover with wadding. Snift a few drops through t Naeol In haler. The treatment l[?*yg aoothe*

The stone-crushing plant commenced work on behalf of the Levin Borough Council at the Queen-street gravel pit yesterday. On page four of this issue will be Found an extract from the speoi-h delivered by the High Commissimer, +Le Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, to the No.'' Zealand forces in -Egypt on January 9th. The extract is taken u'om tin Egyptian Mail, for which, the C'voircle is indebted to Mr A. ixray, Levin, whose son, formerly of the Levin school staff, is at present in Egypt with the forces. Miss Una Carter is lecturer and 'nstructress for the Wellington Gas Company. Her duties, however, do not occupy the whole of Jier time, and she is at present offering her service to various towns where gas is installed, to give lectures and instructions on use of gas for cooking, etc. *he points out that by educating the publio on the advantages of cooking by gas the consumption would be increased with much benefit to the gasworks. Levin is one of towns to which slie hat offered her services and a letter from Miss Carter was received at last night's meeting. Her terms are 15s per day for one day per week and travelling expenses only. If for odd or single days the terms are £1 Is per day with hotel and travelling expenses in addition. Tlir letter was held over for iurther consideration. The Messrs Horrobin have sold theii farm properties in Levin, and have volunteered for active service with the New Zealand forces in the British Army. Mr W. Horrobin's property at Ohau na been acquired by Mr Zinart, and withear that he pitends to merge it in his neighbouring farm and instal an up-to date plant ol milking machinery thereon. Mr Alex D?an lias acquired Mr A. HorroUin's farm lands on : lie southern side or Lake Papaitonga, and already has entered into possession.

Some varieties of wheat of reeeni introduction seem to have proved of no small merit in a dry season, whatever may be their worth milder favourable oi normal conditions. At any rate, wo ("Oamaru Mail") have heard of a small area of Red Marvel having threshed out an average of 50 bushels per acre, this being by several bushels an acre the biggest average recorded so far in North Otago. The achieve' ment is made noteworthy by the fact that other varieties growing contiguously to the newcomer gave much smaller returns than it did. The berry of Red Marvel is large and of good colour, and it is said to be a good wheat for gristing purposes. Another wheat of recent introduction that is reported to have withstood the absence of moisture well is Dreadnought but we have not heard of any actual yields from it this harvest.

Wellington D Battery, which is on trek from Wellington to Palmerst-on North will camp at Manakau to-night, arid will pass through Levin shortly before noon to-morrow. To-morrow night the battery will camp at Shannon.

A cheque for £3 7s has been handed to Mr F. G. Roe, Levin secretary of the Belgian Relief Fund, by Messrs Abraham and Williams Ltd. Tt -epresents the gross receipts from sale of stock donated to this fund. A porker given by Mr R. Robertson M as sold for the excellent price of £3 7s, and a canary given by Mrs R. Rollesotn was sold for ss. During the week ended February 23rd the butter exports from Nwe Zealand amounted in value to £71.814; cheese to £47,249. Goid worth £7952 was exported in the same week; also frozen meats to the value of just under £130,000. The wool exports are set down at £383,410 and hemp £4254. A copy of the Egyptian -Mail (.dateJ ytii January) gives details of a ''maximum price of foodstuffs an.l articles of prime necessity iu the cfty ot Cairo. 7 ' It was advertised as uie eleventh tariff, and was to remain in force from 9tli to loth January. In readiness lor tlie next general election, the Government iias drawn up a new list of polling Dootlis or Otaki electorate (.amongst others;, which supplants the list previously existing. Ihe re will be no polling oootiis other tha n tiiose given in the list winch runs as follows: —ike Courthouse, otaki (p. uicipal); the Council Cna libers, Levin: the Hail, ie Horo; the Hall, Waikanae; the ilall, Paraparaumu; the Hall, Manakau ; the Hall, Paekakariki; the Hail, Oliauij the Public School,, Koputaroa; "the Hall, Sliaunon; the Public School, Moutoa; the Hall, Tokoinaru; the Masonic Hall, Foxton; the Public School, Kangiotu; the Public School, 'l'aikorea; the school, Oroua Downs. .'t will be noted that in the case of' Levin the public schooiliouse has Ueen struck oft and the council chambers substituted.

The annual competition lor the Field Shield, a trophy presented by Mr VV. j~i. Field, -M.I 3 ., is to be nred at Pallnerston on a Saturday of the present month. All the rifle clubs of he Otaki electorate are eligible to enter loams which consist of a total of ten men from, each club. Levin llifle Club is hopeful of getting a team to make the journey this year.