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Manawatu Herald, 3 September 1895, Page 2

As in Foxton so at tfawera, as the Press Association Writing On the late fire there Says there were plenty of willing volunteers, but a want of system and direction. Mr Foster, Manager of the Estates Company, says the net profit yields 3.80 per cent, per annum. One thing which partially accounts for the depression is shown in the Eailways report and that is there was a difference of OVer two millions of bushels of wheat exported during the past year to the previous one, The Illlk of passengers travelling by l'alhvay declined by 67; 123 last year compared with the previous .yean * | the total length of Government railways open for traffic on the 31st March was 1,998 miles. To-morrow Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a stock Bale at Otaki and one at Palmerston oil Thursday; To-morrow evening a meeting of the railway committee will be held at 7.30. In California one of the best authorities says that fruit trees should not be planted on newly fallen bush Janet, but in the I.evin State Farm they are planting fruit trees On ten acres that have been stumped. The Shahifcada presented to the Queen an aiUrigrtlph letter from the Ameer of Afghanistan in a large and most valuable casket, made of gold and embellished with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and other precious stones, which has been valued at £6000, exhibiting n distinctly expensive taste in conducting a correspondence. The great \V. O. Grace, is a theme for all English papers to hand. We notice that it is remarked his skill as a bowler has been somewhat ee'iprted by his batting triumphs, but it is a fact that for many pal* he was one of the most accomplished bow ers, his most successful year being in 1875 when he dismissed 192 ' batsmen at a cost of 12;1O runs pcl 1 wicke'ti The inhabitants of Eap Island, in the Pacific, have pink hair. The. New Zealand Farmers' Dairy Union held iheir second annual meeting rifi Thursday in Wellington, anil amongst' other business decided to remove the registered oiYic. of the company from Palmerston to Wellington. The Messrs Nathan also agreed to reduce the commission on Home shipments to 2i per cent. Mr James Anderson, formerly SergeantMajor of Police, died on Friday evening, aged (}:■}. He earned note by carrying out the " one policeman policy " of the late Hon. J. Ballance in the native difficulty. It was he who arrested Titokowaru at Taranaki in 188(>. The elasticity of the I'ttihVay revenue fci 1 credit obtaining purposes is shown by the Minister for Railways in his report to Parliament. The interest on capital invtsted has declined from £2 17s 9d per cent, in 1893-94 and £3 Is in 1892 93 to £2 14s 6d in 1894-95. The railways, however, earned about £40,000 for services rendered to the colony bnt not paid for. Had this amount been credited the earnings would have been £2 19s 9d per cent. Just so, but in the previous years the earnings would have been similarly increased. Mr Macka.v, the chief clevkof the Labour Department, says "by the roadmaking, fencing, and bushfelling the value of the property (the Levin farm) has been considerably enhanced, so that even if it were determined to abandon the experiment the Government has an asset which will more than repay the cost of outlay." This is very much open to question, as the cost of the ont'ay has been much mere than if the work had been done by the usual labour. Some months ago the Minister for Labour visited the Levin State Farm and insisted on the hands forming a co-operative farm, warning those who did not choose to join they would be looked upon as " cas- ' uals." We doubted, at the tinie, about the likely rush there would be on the part 6f the hands to throw up an easy certainty of live bob a day for the uncertainty of "cooperative farming, and we are now led to inquire what about this farm ? At the Borough Council meeting last night Cr. Westwood, in moving the vote of thanks to the retiring Councillors, and more especially to Cr McMillan, referred to the interest displayed In Borough affairs by the gentleman in question during his term of office, and in all matters connected with the advancement of the town generally. He believed it to be the last sUting that Cr McMillan would attend, owing to his severing his connection with the Borough, and his fellow-councillors would all agree that they were only doing right in passing such an expression that his services had been appreciated. The Mayor and several other members also spoke in complimentary terms, and the motion was carried unanimously. Cr. McMillan, in reply, thanked the Council for its expression of opinion, and spoke of the good feeling which had always existed between them in conducting the affairs of the borough. Although he would very soon be leaving the town to take up his residence at Palmerston North, he would always take an interest in the welfare of the town.