Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1894.

Manawatu Herald, 6 October 1894, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1894.

The Tokomaru creamery was opened last, Monday. Two hundred gallons of milk were recaived. A settler arrived at 6.30 a.m. and the separating was all concluded by 8.30 a.m. After the dreadfully dull winter everyone appears to have been delighted with the concert on Tuesday night. It has been a great mistake not to have originated these earlier. A citizens ball is on the tapis. If properly launched a very pleasant and successful gathering could be held. We hope the promoters will be supported. If is fortunate for the labour in the district that the Manawatu County Council have called for tenders for the Foxton Shannon road. The tenders are likely to be many and low. The seal, the finder of which has not made a fortune, has been presented to the Wanganui Museum, an'l identified as a rare species and rejoicing in a rare name which simply thunderstruck the first owner. He could hardly believe that the size of the seal would enable him to carry such a wonderful name. Next Tuesday Messrs Gorton and Son hold their U3ual stock sale at Bulls. Last year 3,078.282 lbs of dutiable fruit, valued at £27,287 were| imported. Yet orchardists ask for a heavier import duly though they have freight charges, &c, in their favour.

An editor's life [ Z HCK ft| , tWu | j]e> ftg pQlTjetimea it is tttMied 10 bleftstire by an appreciative public. $ D-day, for iiisl^nce, Mr iti'ch'ard Gray orir market g'irU ncr kindly left ft snlsn&d sample of rhubarb tor our testing. The stalks measured over two feet six inches iri length and of a corresponding .thickness and in ouickly grown and tender; Can tmyo'Je beat (his ? Thfe iVianawatu County Council meet at Ranson on Wednesday, and tenders musi be in by noon of that day. Yesterday afternoon one of Mr Richard Walclen's sons fell oft" A log and fractured his right, wrist;, ftp eaine ii\ and saiv Dr OernWr, ?.ho &tt*ntiod to hiis hnris Mi' Kitchie, Secretary of Agriculture reports that the orchards are generally badly looked after. He reminds growers that until those interested in frnit.growin? wake up to tha feet that tree** require to lib attended to i^s cither farm crops arc, there is ItU'e hope of the output reaching even the local demand. Pigs have increased fully thirty per cent says Mr Ritchie, and everything favours enorinoi'.s expansion of this industry. This is the " gintleman that pays the rent " in Ould Ireland, aud will be, we hope in New Zealand, Mr Sawers spyg uotwithstaadiilg draw back?, the quality and uniformity of New Zealand export butter lias continued to iuei'eafte. The old settlei'g oi tfreiity years standing will regret to learn that Mr Andrew Young has been forced hy a bank into the bankruptcy court. During the years he was coaching between Wellington and Wanganui he made a host of friends, and ret in d moderately well oft". Bad luck has since visited him With the above result. That he may soon get into ft more prosperous " K-att " is our hearty wish. At the Wanganui Supreme Court, J. C. Mot'ey, tl tVilding bankrupt, was found guilty of dot keeping proper books. In the other counts — preferential payment with intent to defraud, and reckless trading, was found not guilty. He was sentenced to one month's imprisonment without hard labour to commence at the beginning of the session. The next Eng'ish and European Mail via Rio de Janeiro will close at the Foxton Office on Monday the loth day of October at 8 p.m., and the Han Francisco Mail closes at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October HOth. We are glad to see that Mr Thompson is to n.bk the Minister of Labour— (l) Whether the State farm at Levin is being worked on any well-defined plan or system, with the view of making it self-supporting in the near future ; (2) under what form of tenure are the workmen permitted to erect their dwellings and occupy their rections on the farm ; (8) what are the qualifications necessary to i-nable workmen to get employment on the farm, and is this employment to be permanent: and (4) what aro the rates of wages at present earned by the workmen on the farm.