LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 22 January 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Passing of the Home Kule bill. Business premises close at 12 noon on Show Day. The Auckland Farmers Union held their usual monthly sale yesteiday, when there was a fair yarding, and prices showed a slight decline in cattle. The Auckland Farmers request clients to be paiticular to have .all sheep entered for their sales dipped and branded in accordance with the act. Notice is given in another column that the local branch of the Union Bank of Australia Ltd., will be closed all day on Wednesday, 29th January, being a special Bank Holiday. Mr Marsh, of Wharehine, was operated on for appendicitis, at the local Private Hospital last Wednesday by Dr Marchesini of Auckland with Dr Meinhold. The operation was successful and Mr Marsh is doing well. Nurse Sew.ell has taken charge of the local Private Hospital since N urse Baily's retirement. Nurse Newdick, of Waihi, has taken up the duties of night nurse, Messrs W. Towitt and H. E. Phillips have a notice in another column that the price of milk on and after February Ist, 1913, will be 2d a pint. Tenders for cleaning the Helensville District School for a term of twelve months are invited and will be received by the Secretary up till Wednesday, 29th inst. Specifications of work can be seen at Mr A, Becrofta' shop. Aluminium goods, wholesale, is the heading of Laidlaw Leeds replace on page one of this issue. Mr Frank Gordon and family express their warm thanks and appre~ ciation to the residents of Hwlensville for the great kindness shown them in their great trpuLle owing to the Motor Car accident. Mr G. F. Willis of the Helensville Fruit Depot notifies those intending preserving fruit that now is the time to bay. He is prepared to supply large or small orders at the shortest notice, with the best fruits for the purpose. The death of Mr John Bryce, at the great age of eighty-three years, has removed another of New Zealand's pioneer settlers and ono who for many played a considerable part ia her pub' lie affairs. A Land Transfer Act Notice appears in another column notifying that allots 58 and 59 parish of Ararimu and portions of Tekokopu and Kiwitahi Block (near Helensville) containing 3990ac. 2r, lip. occupied b/ Alexander Bell, applicant, will be brought under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act, 1908, unless caveat be lodged forbiddiug same on or before the 16th day of February, 1913. We wish to draw farmer's attention to a replace fo Messrs u K.einpthorne, Piosser and Go's advt on Page one of this issue, drawing attention to their Weatfield Grass Manure"A," at £6-10 per ton,less 2A, packed in t£ cwt bags 16 to the ton. A special feature of Westfield "A" is that the clovers generally grown with grass are greatly benefited. Hen cc it is little wonder that such a successful Giass Manure i 3 hailed with delight by farmers every where. The following paragraph taken from the " Ohristchurch Press," of Wednesday, January loth, was forwarded to us by a resident at present, visiting there : — " Yesterday's heat brought the Municipal Tepid Bath particularly into request. As many as 700 ladies used the Bath between'the hours of 2 p.m. aad 9 a.m. which Mr Billsou. the custodian, declares is quite a record attendance on ladies' afternoons. Between one and two hundred men, who did not know the hath was only open to ladies, were turned away during the afternoon aud evening. " He added ;— (i What Prioo ii we could g^t a few crowds like this at the Belensvi'le Hot Springs — " Not much need to worry the Governing al"* " Holiday excursions tickets' will be issued by the New Zealand .Railways from any station to any station in the Auckland District on Anniversay Day (29th January) available for return up to aud including ioth February, 1913. A train will leave Kaukapa* kapa for Helensville and Auckland at 6.30 a,m. The usual 4.42 p.m. train Auckland to Helensville will ruti through to llaukapakapa. The 9.2.5 a.m. train Wellsfoid to HelensvilLe and the 2.15 p in. train Helensville to Wellsford will not run. Special trains will leave Auckland, for Helensville at 6. 10 a.m., 8.30 a.m. and 9.25 a.m, returning, leaving Helensville .at .5.15 p.m., (-5.15 p.m. and 7.35 p.m. Stock and other exhibits for Helensvilie Show will be conveyed by the train leaving- Auckland for Helensville e.t 6.10 a.m. and Helensville for Auckland at 7,35 p.m.

The patients at the Private Hospital injured in the Motor Car accident are making satisfactory progress. J. Jones, auctioneer, Victoria and Lome St., Auckland. Eeports, that poultry came forward in very large supply to a falling market. Most birds were moulting and in poor condition. We quote—Boosters good, 3s to 3s 9d ; others 2s Id to 2s 6d ; cookrels Is to Is 9d. Hans good, Is 9d to 2s id ; poor Is 3d to Is 6d. Duck, Is 3d to 2s 2d. Turkey gobbler 10s to 14s 9d ; Hens 4s 6d to 7s. Pigs 10s to 15s. Potatoes prime, L 5 15s Od to L 6 10s Od ; others 4a to ss, cwt. Onions, local 7s 6d. Fruit. —Apples, desert 4s to 6s 9d ; cookers 3s 9d ; to 5s 2d ; plums, burbank Is 3d to 2s 4d ; english varieties 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; peaches, 3s to 5s 3d; pears, 2s to 4s 9d; tomatoes, 7 ; nectarines. 4s to |5s 3d. Butter, bulk 9d to lOd. Eggs, Is to Is 2d. Cheese, 6d to 7d, Bacon, sides B£d; hams 9 Jd. Maize 4s 9d. Wheat, oats 2s lOd. Bran L 5 10s, Sharps, L 6 103 Od. Chaff, L 6 0s Oi.