LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 20 September 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our Correspondent writes: that ...the;; Kaukapakapa Eesidents' Ball Has been postponed to November 3rd.

Mr W. A. Laii-d, Jeweller etc;,'Ms a replace advertisements in our colums this issue.

The Bank at Helensville will be closed on Monday next the 25 inst., on account of Dominion Day, being a statutory Bank Holiday, ;

: Mr H. E. Cole, owner of the roadster stallion " Young Major," notifies breeders of weight carrying hunters and harness horses, that he will be in attendance at Kaukapakapa during tho season.

The Factories Inspectoi visited Helensville during.last month, and his visit is still fresh in the minds of six or seven of our local business people who have received notice to appear at the Magistrates' Court on October 2nd for breaches of the Factories Act.

The date of the Helensville Musical Society's Concert is altered to 3rd October, from 6th idem, in consequence oi; a ball having been arranged at Kaukapakapa for the latter date. Programme'• of the Concert will bo advertised in our next issue\

Mr E. Thurlow Field, Independent Opposition Candidate, notifies the electors of Kaipara that ho ■is a

candidate for their: suffrages at the General elections in November1 Mr Field addresses the.; electors at Woodhill Thursday, Waiinauku on Friday, Taupaki on Saturday, and Katikapakapa oh Monday, and Parkhurst, Tuesday.

The Auckland [Farmers' Union Ltd., notify shareholders that they have declared a dividend of 8 per cent for the year ending 30th June, 1911, which is now payable at thoir office VYhangai'ei. Shareholders have also been granted 2;j per cent;, on siock commission Avhich is also payable on application at their head cince.

Last week Messrs liuckland and Sons held a clearance sale at Mr Mannings iarm, Parakai, when dairy cows fetched from £11 to £14 ; yearling and empty heifers made£3 9 ; two horses fetchod £1 i ond £12. A small quantity of dead stock was sold and fetched fair prices One item in the shape of traco chains fetched 3s 9d per pair, these articles can be bought new at os, that alone gives an idea of prices realised by auction for dead ! stock. The following instruction has been issued to all postmasters:— When aiij' postmaster has rrason to believo that an old age pensioner has become possessed eJE property or income m excess of tho amount allowed by law ill respect of pension granted, o;' is in receipt of regular employment, or mis spends his pension in drink, ho shall, at one<! report confidentially to the Commissioner at Wellington and refrain from paying further instalments until otherwise instructed.

The Kaipara Dairy Company have placed 50 tons of this, their first years output, for export at 11 gel per lb. Northern Wairoa Dairy Corupauy has sold its output-.ior the season at 11 .yd; The Kaipara Factory -would probably have got a better price 'if it could havn guaranteed a larger quantity but as this is the commencement and they only expect to put through about 100 tons during- the season it is considered satisfactory. Nest | year they expect to turnout about 200 tons.

A sensational tramcar accident occurred on the Mt. Eden line (Auckland) nnar the railway bridge, shortly after six o'clock on Monday eveningl, one passenger, Mr Henry Williamson, o± Essex St. ? Mt. Eden, being killed outright, and twelve others injured It appears that two oars were going down the Mt. Eden line a short distance apart, when the rear cor ran into a lorry with the result that the brakes woie thrown out of gear, allowing-the car to run away at terrific speed,- over taking and crashing in'o the car in front, both cars being telescoped.'

: A farewell was given to the Rev. and | Mrs X Tealo, Vicar of Warkworth and ;lace of HeJensville, by members of ;the Anglican Church on the llthinst., ■to wish them G-od speed on their : journey back to England. As a slight mornento of his work in Warkworth, ;Mr Teale was presented with, a purje :of sovereigns; while Mrs Tealo received a greenstone paper knife which might serve to keep green her memory of Warkworth and' her friends there. Mr Toalo thanked the eomptury for tluur good wishes and presents which he said wero especially acceptable in the form in which they were given. Mr Teale leaves for tine Old Oouutiy ißttrly next month.

Maori Land Court is sitting to-day,

We draw attention Mr J. C. Rimmer's advertisement. ....

The Auckland Farmers' Union held a successful stock sale at their local yards yesterday.

The Baroona had the misfortune to strike the Aratapu wharf on Saturday and smashed the stringer of the fender piles.

There is still no trace.of the prisoner Powelka. who escaped from the Terrace Gaol on Sunday, August 27.

Constable Driscollhad the misfortune to to thrown from his horse on Monday, and received gravel-rash on his face and hauds.

We areipleaaed to learn that the children taking part im the^ May-pole dance and "Moral March; whicli is Dart of the programme of the Presbyterian Church Concert now being arranged, are almost proficient, and the rlnte of the concert will be shortly announced!

. The final, decisions., 0f... the Representation Commissioners will be presented to Parliament next week, The Commission for the North Island commenced -their ■ deliberation^'ik 1 Wellington on Wednesday last and decidednot to receive any personal deputations in support of objections.

It is,notified.in the current cumber of the NZ, .Gazette that Government offices throughput New Zealand will be closed-on Monday, the 25 ,th inst., in celebration of the'f ourth anniversary of,tho day on whioh the colony of New Zealand was created a Dominion.

At the Kaipara Chamber of ' Commerce meeting' at Dargaville last week, the {.present-• steamer service between Helensville and Waiioa came in for some warm criticism, th 6 president Mr,B. £). Williams, holding-that the service was totally, inadequate to the requirements of tie district. The secretary of the Chamber said the postal authorities appeared to be under the impression that the Chamber was responsible for the alteration in the time-tablej•-under wWch the steamers no longer call at Euawai, . and. as a resuH of which the Paparoa-Wairoa mail is left stranded at Euawai for three days. Mr A E Harding said the company • had ■ been-- forced'-into thp position by the unreasonable attitude cf the Otamatea County ' Council in regard to the Euawai wharf, and therefore they had decided to cut Euawai out of the time-table. It was resolved that Mr Harding be requested to tr\ and arrange at the next meeting of directors of theKaipara &8. Company for the cream-boat to take the Paparoa mails from Euawai to Dargaville on Wednesdays, Mr Day complained of the excessive railway freights' on the Auckland-Helensville line,' and said tho result was that a large quantity of cargo -was brought round from Auckland to Kaipara by sailing vessel^ and steauiors. This Avas a loss io :the; railway, and also a reason against the Kaipara S.S. pursuing a non-forward policy. It ■was resolved to bring the matter under the notice of tbe Minister for Eailwavs.