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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 610, 11 October 1913, Page 4

It is v.ported that boring is likely to be resumed on the Gisborne Oil Company's options, probably by an outside company. The second r.idirr; of the Land Kill was carried in Furl lament on Wednesday by 19 to I'i Sir Joseph Ward and a considerable number of other members of th : Opposition voted for the Bill.

The District - Valuer, Mr H. A. Ellison, paid a visit to the Ohura this week for the purpose of arranging objections to valuations. A few matters of mi unimportant nature were adjusted, and a sitting of the Assessment Court was not necessary. , The New Zealand football team in the second match of th* tour defeated the University of California by 31 points to nil. The game waa featurelose, the New Zealandera being overwhelmingly superior. The rainfall at Napier during September was only half an inch, snd the total for nine months of the present year was .about ten inches below the average. The hours of sunshine recorded in September was 70 per cent, of the passible amount. Ths Farmers' Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zeaalnd, with a nominal capital of £500,000, was this week incorporated. One of the objects of the company is to organise co-operation of daii-y and other companies for the disposal of colonial products in England ar,d elswehere. The railway returns for the year ending March 31st show the value of the traffic at Wilson's Siding, Te Kuiti, to hav" been £1193 17s 2d. The largest amount of traffic value on the line was contributed by the Taa-pii-i coal mines, where the amount reached £45,723. The following sign was posted at the opening of the baseball season in tho office of the Chicßgo Postmaster: —"Special Notice. —All requests for leave of absence owing to funerals, weddings, lame back, house-cleaning, sore throat, headache, indigestion, etc., must be handed in not later than 10 a.m. on the day of the game." The predictions of the weather prophets concerning the change at the end of this week were verified and copious rain 3 have gladdened ths hearts of the farming community. Yesterday the temperature was much lower than has been ttie case for a considerable time, the conditions be ing almost wintry. A start with the seasons' dairying operations has been made at Tangitu, and a greatly increased output is expected from the district this season. Mr Boddie, chairman of directors of the Te Kuiti Co-operative Dairy Company, intends paying a visit to Tangitu next week, and will probably arrive at the settlement on Wednesday morning. Referring to the cubled announcement of the 3J million loon being underwritten in London, the Hon. Allen stated on Wednesday he could not vouch for the correctness of the message. "All sorts of rumours emanate from London," he remarked. He regretted that he could not make any statement on the subject of the mesasge, nor could he indicate particulars herein the message incorrect.

The stock traffic on the railway at Te Kuiti for the year ending March 31st last was fairly heavy, the number of sheep received being 25,566, while 25,329 were sent away. Cattle to the number of 5777 were received, while 3-104 were shipped away; 699 calves were received and only four sent away. Similar figures for Taumarunui show that 28,903, sheep were received and 2944 sent away; 2432 cattle were received and 636 sent away, while 851 calves arrive and five departed.

The railway returns i'or tke year ending March :11st show that the total value of goodG forwarded from the chief Kin?! Country editions was: Taumarunui .■£•!!». :.Y>7, To Kuiti £22,094, vHoriihr.nini .iTiSSS. The value »"orw:!V(ii i n imiii Ohakune was £45,;<(!(!. I-! jv: }••:>''. <o passenger trafli.• Tuuronrnn:!? ::hows the large total of iit'iu'i: ; r.-i.i oi' Te Kuiti •>:*!. uiorohanga 12,306, Olinkui." Ciiakune's timber tragic wa* feet, Tautnanuuii 1 T;". IV Kuiti ">,214,500, ami ' Koro'.jai, About •'v .-hoc re dealers and export:; i-wt T. '-i: : High OmmsiV.ei.'/r >or \V»v Zealand, on Wednutnis* v r.mi in* pin 1 led the ahipof >'i;o\v ; : i :i!. Ironi Dunedin. Ninr of tii" ir.'Turu'r in speeches made dur in:: a irnehoon tendered by Mr iWa« , k , . , .:u:it\ oxpri't : : : '-.i the opinion that •: :h wrs "1 e;::'rije,ii rn-Jie. Condhion, asul . :•■••• = i; > . !'nr said that fluun-i':' wort.' t-he her; j'nni Now Zi'Kimiii. an-.i another doi'laivd that i ln\v ran the Kn-iirh .ior lv. Ail rninirs'siwil be <i<tlY;vn:v v.-i-.-n these r.mi lasf: y»-;"'Y j-bsr-i-'-'ni r>n:ny of w hi pit i-'howni Ptm'let.snrrr. Mi make. which -ante ai i ri I >n;r. 1 to read '• oJ sale bore. I\m' Iviaekenri'' adtiiitUui ppvol M-snos.,-'. but. assured titoni ■;ha ; . past. fauHa would bu corroded in I future. I

The Pan una Exposition will after all include representative German exhibits, over 1000 firms having intimated their willingness to exhibit. Ths Governor of the Philippines, in a speech at Manila, declared that the United States intended ultimately to grant independence to the islnds. Pili* pinos have a majority in both Houses of the local legislature. Profesßor Sellin, the n'jted explorer of Palestine, whoße excavations unearthed the ruins of the city of Jericho, haß now definitely located the site of ancient Shechem, beneath a village now called Balata, a short distance east of Nablus. Experiments are being made by Mr William Cook with 6000 Orpington henß kept in hen houses lighted by electricity in the early evening and mornings, thus artificially lengthening the hen's day. In this manner the output of eggs has been increased by .'SO to 40 per cent., while the growth of the young chickenß in the winter baa been accelerated by one-third. j The last of the series of winter hocibls in connection with St. Luke's Church, waß held in the schoolroom last Wednesday evening. There were not nearly so many present bb at the previous one, but it was none the losb ore of the moet enjoyable that haß been held. As usual a sumptuous sup- | per WBB provided by the ladies, and I tb<-re was nothing lacking in that reI Hpect. The music was supplied by ! M<:inr» Hetet, Poutawera, Christian i and Lipacombe, and was quite up to ! the usual s'.andard. Messrs McColl | and Poutawera were two efficient ! M'e.C., and must be given credit for I the way in which they kept "the | hall rolling." A ponderous stone weapon, like b mere, fitted with a long handle, was recently found by Mr Eric Neale in a cave at the foot of Ngamoko, WaikaI remoana district. It was bo heavy I that it required two handß to lift it, and it >• not therefore likely to have been a weapon carried in battle. Some J of the Maoris suppose it was merely 1 used for despatching prisoners taken in war, others that it was left in the { cave by Te Kooti in his trek from j Mobaka or Waikaremoana in the [ '7o'a. The probability is that it is l very much older, and that it belonged to the Taboe or Urewera people who | fought in earlier days all over that district, not only against Ngatikhungcco but also against the Ngapuhi ; warriors of Pomare.

In another column of this issue appears a notice by the butchers of the town requesting prompt payment of accounts. This has been found necsßsary in consequence of a circular ?etter addressed to the butchers trade by the various stock auctioneering firms as follows: —"We, the undersigned auctioneers, have this day agreed that on and after Wednesday, October Ist, 1913, all butchers' accounts are due fourteen days from date of purchase, and any accounts not paid within that time will be charged interest at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum from date of invoice. And, further, should any such accounts still remain unpaid after thirty days from date of purchases, no stock will be delivered by any firm or firmß to whom thfiy may be owing. With regard to accounts owing by butchers before this rule comes into force, it will be necessary for them to make arrangements for payment with the particular firms to whom any such amounts may be owing. The auctioneering firms reserve t) themselves the right to refuse to deliver any stock except for cash before delivery if any firm has reasons to believe that the forteen days should not be allowed."

Considerable amusement, as well as annoyance, has been created in Canadian circles by certain statements in the British press that the Dominion is financially embarrassed by the large influx of immigration. The fact is that for the last 17 years Canada has derived her chief financial profit from this source., The average amount of capital taken into the Dominmon by the immigrant is estimated at 1000 dollars. As during the past seven years 2, 000,000 people have migrated thither, they have contributed substantially to the country's wealth, and as most of the settlers take up agriculture, and within a year or eo produce crops, they aho contribute enirmously to the country's products. True, certain cities, in endeavouring to meet the needs of the newcomers by extending manufactures, building railway?, and supplying municipal facilities, have sometimes suffered temporary financial stringency, but these expenditures are not looked upon in the light of an expense. Every season, until the crop is harvested, there is of necessity some tightness on the money market, but in the fall this is invariably relieved. The actual cost to the Dominion of each immigrant is about 15 dollars.