NEWS AND NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1924, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

A stroll:: protest, aixaiiist the alleged ceotioued flooding .*V tie* Addington market with North Maud cattle was made tit a recent meeting of Ihe Lyttelton Harbour Board (.state-, an exchange). I lie dis* n '-mom am .* ml of a letter from the ('iiristc bun h Won!brokers' Association asking the Board to remit the 10 [er cent, .surcharge on live Wtock wharfage. The chairman said lie could see uu great objection to granting the reipi -it ; the amount was .small. Mr W. Ah. Alpine: “I must oppose it. We don't get any s; i*t la I consideration from the- North Island, so why should we assist them. The Addington market is overrun with fat cattle from the Ninth Island. Week after week the market is eouiitmnlly flooded with fat cattle from Auckland and different- parts of the North Island, and the local ealtle-raiser lues not got a chance against them. We want all the revenue' we can get. We have given a great number of concessions already, and I don’t see why we should assist the North Island farmers to compete against the farmers in Caute.i bury. ! move* that no action lie taken.” It was de-ided lo remit the .surcharge as requested.

•‘America is amazingly cHh ieiif ami .he hist word in comfort and luxury in he wav of travelling and hotels, etc..”

writes a Hamilton resident oil tour, ('spiles the “Waikato Times”), “hut between America and England there is ill the ilifferene that there is between straight lines and circles. Ame-rica is lit and dried, and ail to plan, blocked lo the inch; England is all winding aml deviating, with ever the charm of the unexj ceted. A'oii never know, save in the main routes, ins! what a street is going to lead you to. ’

Tin- <-(■!(■ In:itii> ll ' in tin- Wairarnpn in lininmr of a Scotsman, Hon A. IX Me1.00.1, who lias lieon elevated to ( ahinel lank. could not he allowed to pass without rel'ereiiee to the destiny ol Scottish folk, on earth or in heaven. Mr Smith, a rural councillor, in paying his tribute to Mr McLeod al the haorptet, raid he was surrounded in his district, by Scotsmen. ‘-McLeod is one Mde. Met I re-tor on anotlu-r. McPherson in front, and McDonald la-hind me.” Insaid. “Where do I slam!:-” •'Kiijiland’s splendid isolation.” .pioted one of the e'nests. “The Hritish Empire is none the worse lor the Scots.” said M- Mcl-e-id. when his turn etiine to speak. "Si.imetintes, however. they have tronhle when they leave it.” he remarked, as he told the story of St Peter having refused admission to a Scotsman, as they did not appreciate the trouble of cooking porridge for niu'.”