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Manawatu Herald, 21 April 1896, Page 2

Mr Mayo a few short montha ago informed a resident that he believed in frnit trees being allowed to grow up tall. In answer to a query a9 to how the fruit was to be oarefully pioked he said he would not bother about that, but sent men up into the branches to shake the fruit down ! We did not agree with this view and we find that Mr J. G. Blackmore advises orchardists to gather all fruit carefully, without bruising, grading to Beveral sizes. This is more in accord with our experience as to what is best, On Thursday Messrs Abraham ft Williams hold a sale of stock at Falmerston. We are in receipt of Friday's copy of the new paper published at Levin and called " The Levin and Manukau Express." It is well printed and the editor appears to be of an energetic turn, perhaps a little more forcible than polite, as it terms the Shannon paper many extraordinary things. The Express appears, however, to ba well supported by the " coasters," and the paper must be a severe thorn in the side of our Shannon contemporary. The Liberals are having a bad time of it, at least those Liberals who have invested their money in " organs." Only a few issues ago the N.Z. Times was lamenting the few advertisers in Wellington, and our Shannon contemporary lately drew attention, in rather an unhappy manner, at the small amount the Government thought it worth their while to spend with it. "People who live in glass houses should not throw atones," and we quite approve of the sentiment, but when you Bee the pot oalling the kettle black you must have a say. The Shannon paper laughed at the editor of the Levin paper not knowing how to spell Manukau, but in its following issue it spells Poroutawhao Purutatua. Not bad? Only seven hundred persons signed a petition to the Premier asking him to do something, last November. Those seven hundred people still wait for a reply. What wonderful irrelevant matter gets imported into a case in Court. For some time on Saturday two p-notes for £50 ro* muddled up in a question of accounts, until it was fortunately shown they had been paid months prior to the disputed agreement having been made. Last Thursday's weekly Press contains photos of the winning teams in the polo tournament at Palmerston, as well as a group of all the players. We notice the names of Messrs Gower and Robinson need reversing to be correct as O. Robinson is the outside man on the back row. This reminds us of an inoident in the tournament when the Oroua Club was playing, a young lady, fair to see, was " barracking" for the Oroua and kept calling out, as did near all the spectators "Go it, Octy." A friend asked her why she did eo, and she replied, I was told to ' barrack ' for Oroua and I do eo, but I have no idea who Ooty is. Her friend showed her the man, and needless to say it did not tend to lessen her barracking. By a local elsewhere the value of our mutton in the London market has steadily fallen from 4|d to 4 and l-16th penny per Ib, a big difference on the hundreds of thousands frozen. Prime North Canterbury mutton is about |d to §d per lb above ordinary N.Z. mutton. We have got to find out the reason why. Is it right ? The photo in the Press of the winners of the Savile Cup show that two players wear their sash over the right shoulder and two over the left shoulder. The average annual rainfall for New Zealand from all observations is 54.037 inohes. Tables, not four-legged ones, but statistical ones, are useful. The average price for prime N.Z. mutton in London was in 1889 4£d per lb, 1890 4|d. 1891 4§d, 1892 4Jd, 1893 4id, and for 1894 4 and M6th penny per lb. »

Mr John Spelman is having erected a two-roomed dwelling on the section he lately purchased from Mr3 T. P. Williams. Mr Englebreitsen has the contract. Mr Mortensen has lately been in Paltnerston arranging for machinery for a saw mill ho purposes starting in this town on the bank of the river. A good supply of timber has been secured up the river. On Friday Messrs Abraham and Williams hold a sale at Levin. There are over 1000 sheep offered and in addition the whole of the stock of Mr Basaett, who has leased his farm. Witnesses make odd remarks. One, last Court day said he had tumbled across 500 feet of flooring in his books 1 a queer place. Mr Robert Gardner obligingly draws our attention that by the last hemp brokers rppor's dr'.trd 24th February and 2nd March manila was quoted at £16 10s to £18, and wure made of N.Z fibre and holders firm. The difference in valna be. tween the two fibres is remarkably small. Unfortunately sales of sisal still grow in Volume. Mr Mayo recommends the cultivation of the castor oil plant in the garden or orchard as those green and brown beetles which are such a nuisance would, by settling on it bo killed. Look out for the berries and carefully place the misfortunes of ! little Tommy, told in Masterman Ready, before the children, when sufficient warning will have been given. Mails for Australia, Tasmania, India, China, Japan and South Africa, also United Kingdom, close at local office on Friday, at 8 p.m.

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