LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Cb;iin;er.t> ng ic-niglit, the 27th inet., the hours of attendance at the Levin telephone exchange will be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. continuously. The icqu.'site number if >nb. cribers lias now beon cr>n.-«:-tcd tip to permit. of the extension . A s'.iortliorn steer, 2J years, was Bold at ilte L; v n Va: els seven weeks ago at £9 3.5, and lias since changed hands at the Mine yards through various auctioneers no less than seven times. The Inst sale was at £12 15s. Altogether he realised £77, and contributed £3 Is Gd in commission.—Manawatu rimes. A settler in the Foxton district recently sold 200 bullocks at £21 a head'.

The settlers' holdings in the Heatherlea Settlement show evidence of the favourable sciason being experienced and the industry of the owners who have mad;e much improvements, on their sections with n the last twelve months. Onion seed lias been sown to some extent. They are growing well and: given the absence of adverse conditions should yield well. The potato crops appear healthy and seemingly have escaped the blight which has been noticed in other parts of the d:istr'ct. The crops in the -Fail-field district are looking particularly fine.