LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 10 November 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On the fourth page is printed a very interesting article explaining " over-run" in butter factories.

There are still 136 million superficial feet of kauri in the Crown land and State forests of the North.

Guy Fawkes Day was celebrated in Helensville by the liberation of crackers and squibs and the lighting of a number of .bonfires in different parts.

The Helensville Domain Board has received a cheque for £20, from Mr Tony Keane,- Hinemoa House, for-improve-ments to the Spiungs grounds' A few mpre seats would be a boon.

The annual meeting of the Otamatea Regatta Club was held at Pahi on Saturday last. It was resolved to hold the annual regatta on Saturday, January 14, 1922, End a good programme of events is to be drawn up.

One of the chief at,trations at the forthcoming Church of England bazaar will be the Sunday school children's stall. The children have been working hard for months past, and intend to have a really good exhibit of various attractive articles.

The King wishes that on Armistice Day (to morrow) there shall be a suspension of normal business throughout the British Empire, and a two minutes' silence observed, commencing at 11 a.m. A message to this effect was read by the Prime Minister in Parliament.'

There was a fair attendance at the annual meeting of the Helensville Regatta Club. The balance-sheet was adopted. Mr C. West was elected chairman, Capt. Ross senior commodore, and timekeeper, judges, starters, and committees were appointed. Mr A. J. Skelton was elected secretary and treasurer for the coming year. At a meeting of ttie Hawera Farmers' Union a member mentioned that a farmer whose land had been infested with blackberry had managed by dint of hard work to considerably check the pest. A Government valuer had then paid him a visit and' had raised the valuation, while at the same time a neighbpur who had not bothered to eradicate the weed had his land re-valued at a lower sum.

"It is not the bad times that are to blame just now so much as the people being spoiled by ttie years of high priqes and prosperity," said a farmer to a reporter recently When the dairymen sot 2s 6d per lb for butterfat last year, they were looking for 3s 61 this year, but instead were getting Is 9d, and they were growling. He maintained that high prices were no good to the fanners, who would be just as well off if butterfat was selling at Is per lb, provided everything else came down in proportion.

The Helensville Terinis Club held their'\ opening day on Saturday last, when there was a moderate attendance, including visitors from adjoining clubs. The day was not an ideal one for play, a crosswind making things unpleasant. In. the absence of the president and two vice* presidents, Mr C. N. O'Neill, the energetic secretary, made a few appropriate remarks, and Mrs Jas. Stewart served the first ball on to the courts, amid applause. Afternoon tea was provided, the tennis ladies, co-operating' with the bowling ladies in this departmeni^the result being most satisfactory. The courts were not in the best of condition for playing, one ■especially being very sticky in patches. Considering the club has imposed a substantial membership fee, prompt provision for better playing facilities will have to be made. ' Itching Piles Cured. Mrs T.W., Lower Valley, Wairarapa, writes:—"l suffered from itching piles for five years. I tried various remedies, but at last procured your Zaun Double | Absorption Treatment, which cured me i after using two lots." j This is typical of many similar letters. | Write to-day for v copy of new book on ! piles, telling about their cause and treat- ' ment. Eno&se 3 penny stamps. Address the Zann Proprietary, Box -952, Wellington.

Dairy farmers and others are reminded -I that entries for the milk test competition J in connection with the Helensville A. andf '; ' P. Association's annual show close on ', j Saturday next, November 12th. ■ . ,'■ The revenue for the year is. estimated % at £28,000,000—over a million and a. \ quarter less than the estimated expendi- ---^; ture, but the existence of a cash balance of over four millions on March 31 makes it possible for the Minister of Finance to predict a surplus at the end of the current * *•■' year. ; .

The total numbers of stock slaughtered throughout New Zealand during the year ended 31st March last were as follows :— Cattle 366,565, calves 30,308, sreep 4,615,520, lambs 3,563,970, swine 143.676. In addition to the above, 26,024 pigs killed and dressed by farmers were Govt.inspected at butchers'shops.

A gum syndicate has started washing jtf for gum at Waipapa, Bay of Jslands. Ts«k^H first day's takings were 70 to 80 bags ofl^H gum. This is a poor, class, worth about^H £3 a sack, but the,,quantity is there. f\&^;\ is estimated* that it will take a yfe&r to*bte^ wash an acre of ground. There will be bet ween 30 and 40 men employed.

A moderately-attended meeting of the Helensville Regatta Club was held in^the Public Library on Friday evening. A good deal of detail business received con- ■* sideration, and the balance-sheet, which showed a credit, was adopted. It was resolved that the annual regatta be held on Tuesday, 3rd Jannary, 1922. A further meeting will be held shortly. '**'. '

A matter of grave importance tp -business people generally-was brought up at the meeting of the Business-Men's Association by Mr J. W. Hale (says the- Dargaville Times). He stated that some, commercial travellers were in the habit " of selling goods to people outside the trade at the same price, and in some instances even under the prices quoted* to the trade. Several other members endorsed these remarks, and. a motion was tabled that the matter be dealt with -"^^ at the December meeting.

This week's issue of the Sporting and Dramatic Review'will 'have special significance fpr the sporting fraternity, several interesting . race meetings being covered in a comprehensive series of' snapshots. Among them are the Auckland Racing Club's spring meeting, the Auckland Trotting Club's recent gathering, the Waikato Huut Club's carnival,' and the Poverty Bay Turf Club's meeting. The centre pages are devoted to Miss Cecil Leitch, golf champion, at play in the United States, while other phases of sport and pastoral are embraced in a varied selection of illustrations.

Prior to his retirement from the service", of the Post and Telegraph Department, a presentation was made ,to Mr C. Ansell by the staff of the Helensville'Post Office. Mr Ansell, who has been the local post- " '• master for nearly ten years, retired at the end of October, and ten of the statfW«i assembled to bid farewell and to express regret at his departure. On behalf of the staff Mr Sheahan presented Mr Ansell with a cheque, as a small token of esteem, and spoke highly of the recipient's good qualities. Miss Small and Mr G. Hill also made a few remarks. In reply MrAnsell expressed his appreciation of the good things said of him and the gift made, and spoke of his regret at leaving " the service.—A relieving postmaster (Mr H. A. Munn) is at present in charge of the office.

Few people who have seen "The N.Z. Diggers" perform will deny that they give a very creditable entertainment. The only thing wrong is the " hot" charges for ' admission—2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s (reserved) We cannot be persuaded that any shornvisiting Helensville is.: worth 55..\ As for the 2s seats, this is what happened • A few extra forms, without backs/were dug , up somewhere and placed in' the space between the permanent seats and the/ back of the hall, the good seats, of course,- > being held for the " three-bobbers." The ">& look of disgust on the faces of the florin ticket-holders when shown'their "seats" was a study. The management having decided to issue the lower-priced tickets,™ / it was wrong to skimp the space to a ■ minimum, because to some a" 2s ticket 18 as costly as\is a 4s or 5s ticket to others, v"