LATE LOCALS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1924, Page 3

LATE LOCALS.

A combined meeting of the M estliind Chamber of Commerce and I'mgress League will meet at the Comity Cliainbei.s el 7.30 o'clock to-night. In prepare matters afleoting the district to be brought before the Railway Commission due here next week. The death took place this afternoon at the Gre.vmoutli Hospital of Airs It. Koown, sour., relict of the late- Robert Koown. Deceased was a native of London, England, and leaves a family of five, all of whom are grown-up, and several grand-children. Deceased was in her 88th. year.

The District Health Officer has informed the ICumara Borough Council that in view of its failure to contribute to the salary of the Health Inspector, it is proposed to require the Council to have the work of disinfection and control of sanitation carried out by olio of the borough ollleeia.

“Stale competition is having a serious effect on the forest tree nurseries in many parts of the Dominion,” remarked Air Green (secretary of the Association of Nurserymen), at Dunedin. “The economic waste resulting can be gauged when it is known that for every tree the State has sold the private owners have lost one and a half. The private nurseries can and are willing to supply all the trees needed not only for private planting, but also for the State plantations, and exotic forests. and, if given forward orders, at lower prices than the State. One private nursery in a district free from State competition sold this year over 1,0(10.000 forest trees.