LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4519, 24 January 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

to a New York message a combine with a capital of £34,000,000 has been formed tp harness the world with wireless. The Hauraki Plains County Council held a special meeting to-day to confirm the new by-laws. To-morrow, the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, is the Dedication Festival of St. Paul’s Church, and will be observed by the holding of special services. The Blessed Sacrament, will be celebrated at 8 a.m., and Evensong will be sung at 7.30 p.m. On Sunday next the Holy Eucharist will be sung at 11 a.m., and evensong at 7 p.m., as usual. At Monday night’s special meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council the Mayor (Mr P. E. Brenan) took the opportunity to introduce the newlyappointed Town Clerk (Mr W. C. Alexander) tp the councillors. From his (the Mayor’s) observations he found that Mr Alexander was endeavouring to get accustomed to tlhe work, and when he had a proper opportunity to do so he believed they would have a very capable Town Clerk. He trusted the councilloris- would give Mr Alexander every consideration, as the work was new to him. —Mr Alexander expressed Ms .thanks for the appointment. and said he hoped to be able to merit the council’s confidence. “I will be a tryer, anyway,” he said. The Prime Minister, asked whether New Zealand was to be represented at the proposed Imperial Economic Conference, replied that the matter had ye.t to be considered by the Cabinet. It did ?iot appear possible that he himself would be able to attend. The Mayor of Pukekohe is reported to have eulogised that borough's “patent gas producer.” Quite a treat to see some stationary objects get a .turn —they cannot, “suitably respond.” “The Scotchman is essentially a man who keeps the Sabbath —and every other ‘blessed’ thing which he can get his’ hands on,” -stated the Mayor (Mr R. A. Wrilhigt, M.P.), amid laughter,, when welcoming Pharmaceutical Society delegates to their conference at Wellington. Wellington evidently appreciated chestnuts. On Wednesday there passel through Cambridge probably the largest flock -seen here for many a year, reports the “Waikato Independent,” comprising a mob off 4000 sheep, which were being driven from the Gisborne district to Ngaruawahia. The drovers reached their destination, Ngaruawahia, on Saturday. They traversed between four and five hundred miles, and were on the road for exactly seven weeks. The average day’s journey has been about nine miles. A team of twenty dogs was engaged in tlie big drive, and it was a treat to watch these; sagacious animal's at their work.

Speakivg to an exchange bn the development of pumice lands at. tlhe Science Congress! at Wellington during tlie week Mr W. J. McCulloch, manager of the Central Development Farm, expressed tlie opinion that before attention was turned to the poorer classes of land, such as the pumice and gum lands, and the pake areas of tlhe West. Coast and elsewhere, more, should be dolie witli pur first, second, and third-class lands, which had not yet reached their maximum production by’ any mean's’. Until we were getting the (highest return from our best lands i.t was hardly worth while going to the expense of developing poor land.

A poll is to be taken later in the month over a specified portion of the East Coast for the purpose of' obtaining sanction for a loan of £lOO,OOO ‘.o provide Jiarbour facilities at Tola.go Bay. Tlie scheme is to provide a concrete wharf extending put fli'om the land for a distance of 1500 ft in the south west corner af the bay. At this wharf coastal vessels would be able to berth' 'safely, and to load and discharge, thus obviating the difficulty and expense of lightering. The completed scheme includes, in addition to the wharf, cottages, stares for wool, and road formation.

The Prime Minister 'has intimated that he will this week announce the date .on which Parliament will meet. The customary resolution authorising tlhe Town Clerk to operate on the banking account was passed at Monday’s meeting of the Paeroa Borough Council. The annual installation of the Paeroa branch of the L.O.L. No. 73 was held in the Centenary Hall on Monday last. Bro. D. D. Underwood was duly installed as Worshipful Master for the ensuing term by Wor. Bro. W. H. Armour', who acted as Wor. Installing Master. There was a large number of visiting sisters and brethren from Waikino and Waihi. Building activity is apparent over the whole of the Plains. At Ngatea. the billiard saloon and the schoolmaster’s residence are practically completed, and the county engineer’s house has been started. At Kerepeehi the building which is to be a boardinghouse is well under way. Work on the Anglican Church at Turua is progressing slowly. Residences in various stages of completion are noticed in many places on the Plains. Owing to the time of the year there is a slight falling off in production at tllie W'aharoa dried-milk factory, but nevertheless the average for the period is being well maintained. The present average output equals 12% tons a day, as against 15% tons at the end of November, the height of tHne season. The following are the figures for the month of December, 1922 : Average grading, 92.63 ; superfine, 15,925 boxes ; firs,t quality, 517 boxes ; second quality, 121’bpxes. This makes a total of 16,563 boxes for the month, equalling in weight 414 tons lewt 2qr. '

A good record has been attained by a two .year-old heifer in a .herd of pedigree Friesian cattle owned by Mr J. Hart, of Tatuanui. In 127 days it has given 250,881 b of butter-faa Two cows have also done well, one giving 227.361 b of butter-fat in 89 days, and the other- 162.271 b in 58 days. One of these animals is milked three times a day, while a short time back i.t gave over 1001 b in a day.

The Taranaki News state?, that Mr J. S. Connett, chairman of the Taranaki. County Council, has tendered his resignation as the result of, objections taken by the Audit Department to his action in using part of the county’plant for work pn his property at Bell Block. As Mr Connett had paid for the use of .the plant, and everything was done above board, the Council passed a resolution expressing their sympathy with the ex-chair-man and confidence in his control of county matters.

Tlie ceremony of unveiling the soldiers’ memorial window in the Holy Trinity Anglican Church at Tauranga was performed by the Bishop of Waiapu. The church was crowded for the service. The window is a very beatuiful one, and is an exceedingly fitting memorial of the sacrifice of the men of the parish who fell in the Great Wat’. The deisigr. of the window depicts tlhe Crucifixion. There are 43 names, on the tablet recording the names of the fallen.

During the year 1922, 7075 cases of notifiable diseases were reported to the New Zealand health authorities. The previous year’s total was 8285. Nd cases of beriberi, leprosy, or smallpox were reported last, year, though'Nn 1921 there were two cases of the first disease, two- of the second, and one of the third.

The reappearance of al large blowhole no White Island, Bay of Plenty, is causing anxiety. Nine years ago an eruption at that place resulted in tlie loss of two lives and the destruction of about £20,000' worth of property.

Speaking at an educational meeting of the New Zealand Utility Poultry Club in Christchurch Mr J. B. Merrett. declared : “lif : .the poultry industry in New Zealand is to go ahead we have .to foster an export trade. If we do not, the club might as well close up and the Government experts might, as well be dispensed with.”

“Your Government is missing a wonderful opportunity of making the Wuitomo Caves one of tlhe most popular tourist resorts' in New Zealand or Australia,” said Dr. A. Chegwidden, of recently. “I have several times visited the Jenolan Caves ; also the famous caves in other parts of the world, but there is nothing finer anywhere than the Glow-worm Cave at Waitomo. I am not alone in this opinion. The trouble is you do not advertise .them nearly enough.” Dr. Chegwidden is making a threewecks’ tour of the Dominion, and will spend most of the time in visiting the various tourist resorts, including Rotorua and Milford Sound.

There is in the town of Marlborough, England, an inn with the sign of “The Five Alls.” It consists of five human figures with a motto to each, thus :' A king in his regalia, with the motto, “I govern all.” A bishop in his pontificals, and “I pray for all,” as his motto. A lawyer in his gown, with the motto “I plead for all.” A soldier with tlie motto, “I fight for all.” And lastly a labourer with his tools, who has for a motto the words, “I pay for all.”

At the Woodville A. and P. Show “Billy,” the giant pig, is to be placed on exhibition by his owner, Mr Joe Gardiner. “Billy” is claimed to be the largest pig in the world, weighing, as he does, nearly half a ton. He is 3ft 9in in height. Bft 3in long, and lias a girth of 6ft 9in. Although not. actually a fat pig, “Billy” scales 10681 b, and being only two years and two months old is increasing in weight at the rate of 301 b a week. He is a Tamworth-Berkshire barrow, bred at Leith'fleld, near Christchurch. It. is Mr Gardiner’s intention to take “Billy” to England to compete for the world’s heavy-weight pig championship at the great Empire Exhibition. For Influenza, take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.