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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1920, Page 2

Mr R. Farmer, Government District. Valuer, has arrived here for the purpose of undertaking the revaluation of the County of Westland.

The County Chairman (Mr Bruce), notifies in this issue the result of the recent County poll in respect to the machinery loan. The proposal was rejected.

The official declaration of the Southern Riding County Election appears in this issue. Messrs Jeffries, Chinn, and Ritchie are declared elected. At the official count yesterday, Messrs R. Wild and G. Hanssmann were present as scrutineers representing candidates, Messrs Searlo and Jeffries,

A retur?) prepared fpr members of Parliament shows that general headquarters staff pf the New Zealand Staff Corps includes one major-general at a salary of £I2OO, one brigadiergeneral £IOOO, three lieutenant-col-onels £615, two majors £475, three captains £365, 'and one lieutenant £305,

The Prime Minister stated on Saturday that the duty on tea certainly lybuld not be changed before the end of tlie current financial year on March 31 next. He would not know tlie exact financial position until the financial year had ended and in the meantime he did not intend to sacrifice any revenue. The clause had been inserted in the Bill in order that the Government jpighf have power after March‘3l if financial cpndjti.ops justified the change, to lift (the duty from tea and so relieve the consuming public from one of the burdens added during the war.

It was the eighth anniversary on Friday ]asfc of the discovery of the bodies of C’aptajin Scofcf, £)r Wilson, and Lieutenant Bowers, the last surviving mejnbefs of the British Antarctic expedition, whp, after reaching the South Pple pn January 18thj 1912, met with disaster, pwing to terrible bli.zziirdg, after starting on their return journey. Patty-Officer Evans died on February 17th and Captain Oates on March 17th, the latter leaving his tent to meet his death in a blizzard, hoping thereby to give his three comrades a better chance. Captain Scott’s last diary entry was dated March 25th. The bodies were found by a search party on November 12th. The news of the tragedy was brought to New Zealand by the Terra Npva, which arrived at oan»ary op February 10th, 1913. CLINCHER. CROSS—the motor-ear tyre that is superior. The result of painstaking and extended research, experiment, and long years of wear. All garages can supply..

Advance showing of spring fashions. Tastefully designed models in millinery just opened for your inspection at Schroder’s. Also ready to wears, flowers and sports coats—all of the very latest. Select early before the pick is gone at Schroder’s.—Advt.

The- Alt Saints Boy Scout Troop hold a social in aid of the funds in All Saitlts Sunday igjcliool, on Thursday November 18th.—Adrt. There is danger in delay, so conic along to Mrs J. JAoyd’s where will be found a nice selection of millinery and flowers for the summer season. Ladies doing their spring cleaning j would do well to see Mrs J. Lloyd’s | selection of linoleums, rugs and cur-j tains. j The arrivals in New Zealand during j the month of October exceeded the departures by 719, the figures being:— Arrivals, 3391; departures, 2672. In October, 1919, the respective totals were 2662 and 1943. i A special meeting of sawmillers will be held at the Education office to-mor-row evening at 7.30 o’clock, to con--1 sider the sending of a deputation toj Wellington in connection with siding i accommodation at' Hokitika. 1 . • . The bowling green is now attracting devotees of the game each evening, and, some of the players are showing excellent form. The green is playing excellently and with a few days fine warm weather should roll out better than it has done for years. -The playing surface even now is excellent. Quite a nfumber of articles now have been donated to the ladies arranging j the produce stall at the Bowling Carni. i Val on Saturday. The ladies will make i a very brave show. The various competitions for which trophies have been donated os prizes should cause considerable competition and create.much interest. Heavy frosts were experienced in the country on Sunday and Monday causing considerable] damage to potatoes and other vegetables. The damage done in the town was not of a great amount, the gale of the previous few days doinrr far more damage to the gardens.

For the week ended noon on Monday 38 cases of infectious diseases were notified in the Canterbury and West Coast districts. Details in the Health Department’s weekly bulletin are: Inangahua.: Cerebro-spinal meningitis, one. North Canterbury: Diphtheria, eight; tuberculosis, eight; puerperal septicaemia, one. South Canterbury: tuberculosis, one.

The weekly tournament was held in St Mary’s Club rooms last evening and proved very enjoyable, the attendance being large. Miss Mandl kindly donated the prizes for the occasion. The first ladies’ prize, a case of jam spoons and butter knife, was won by Miss Bell The second prize, a ladies’ purse, was won by Mrs Tlios. Heenan. The gentleman’s first prize, a morocco pocket wallet, was won by Mr J. Cahill, and the second, a 'silver mounted cigarette holder was won by Mr G. Howe. The music for the dance was supplied by Misses Reid and Scott. Mr Tbos. Reuse had charge of the floor.

An instance of what can be made off the land—the fertile Otaki land—with proper care and attention, is to be seen in a small market garden kept by a Chinaman (says the .“Mangwatu Daily Times”)- On an area of about two acres of land he had 20,000 cauliflowers, planted last autumn. During the past few weeks these cauliflowers have been selling at hrbout 26s per sack, with some 24 to 26 cauljflgwers per sack. If the present price is maintained for a month—and there is every prospect of it doing so,'the gardener will receive approximately £IOOO for this one crop—of about two acres. This afFords a remarkable instance of the money there is in market gardening in Otaki, but it was a specially good crop, and hardly be taken as an average.

Mr P. J. Ivelleher, of the Internal Affairs Department, has been appointed secretary of the Racing Commission The Commission will commence its sittings almost immediately, as it is required to report not later than January 31st next. It has “to determine tlie racing clubs to which licenses are tp be granted under section 50 of the Gaming Act, 1908, in the racing year.commencing August Ist, 1921, and the number of days on which the qse of the totalisator js to be authorised by egch of those licenses; and generally to enquire into such other matters relating thereto as may come under its notice in the course of its investigations.” The Commission has power to conduct any enquiry at such times and places in the Dominion as may be deemed expedient, to call upon persons to give evidence on oath, and to ask for the production of books, papers, documents, or records of racing clubs. Mr F. Earl (Auckland) is chairman of the Commission.

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