Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896.

Manawatu Herald, 4 August 1896, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896.

There were over four million passengers by the railways last year. To ba exact 4,162,426.

The Taranaki Associated Dairy Companies have let a contract for 30,000 batter boxes.

The new steamer Tutauekai for the Government is expected in the colony about the end of next month.

The Levin people are going to give Mr Mr laitt a welcome tea on Friday, and he afterwards will deliver a lecture.

" There is a good deal of stagnation " in parcels, says Mr Cadman. He thinks the Express companies are answerable for this. Perhaps so.

A notification in the Oazettee offers a bonus of £200 for the discovery and working within the Colony of deposits of marketable mineral manures.

It is said that the initial expense for raisin-growing is about the same as for wine-growing, the chief cost being that of preparing the fruit for market.

As to the probability of a call by the Colonial Bank, Mr Haggitt, in reply to Judge Wil iams said " All I can say is that those who know most about it do not think there is any probability."

At Dunedin Mr Peterson, a grocer, applied at the Supreme Court for a mandamus to the City Licensing Bench to compel the issue of a wholesale license, which had been refused on the ground that it was not required in the neighbourhood. The Judge said there was no ground for objeotion, and granted the mandamus.

Anyone desirous of entering into the profitable venture of running a public hall in this town will have an opportunity of realising their visions of wealth by purchasing the Temperance Hall which will be sold by auction on Thursday afternoon by Mr J. B. McMillan.

The Minister >for Railways declares he is in favour of a progressive pohoy mainly for passengers and colonial products. He, however, desires to safeguard the revenue (another term for maintaining present rates) until a net return of 3 per cent, from the railways is realised.

The waste products of a factory are largely answerable for its profits. Some few years ago the meat companies cheerfully sold the pelts and offal of sheep for £2 per 1000. After a time an English firm obtained them for £7 10s per 1000, and today they are reckoned worth over £10 per 1000. The first buyers must have done well.

At the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a resolution was carried that the abolishing of delayed telegrams and the substitution of the preßent system has not worked in the interests of the public, and that the department be asked to revert to the old plan.

Mr Smith, of South Australia says there, dried peaches are only just beginning to be sold in commercial quantities, and the price realised for the best has been from Id to 2Jd per pound above that of apricot? ; this is unpeeled fruit.

A. G. Mortensen, licensee of the Albion Hotel at Napier was on Friday fined £10 on two charges of allowing gambling on his premises and selling liquor after hours. He was also subjected to one endorsement on his license, making the second within six months.

Mr Booth-Tucker, of the Salvation Army, in a recent oration at San Francisco, likened the Salvation Army on its onward march to a running horse. "Look at it," he continued. " Isn't it beautiful ! The angels are looking down on it, leaning over the battlements of heaven, and betting 10 to 1, 50 to 1, and 100 to lon it. Then comes Angel Gabriel with a kodak and snaps it. The picture he hangs upon the mansion of heaven, and the angels are inspired to sweeter musio as they look upon them and reflect what grand work we are doing down here for God,"

An eight furrow plough has been success fully tried in Victoria.

In another column it is notified that Mr P. Dudaon's household furniture is now for private sale.

Mr Andrew Jonson has received an order from tho Manawatu County Council to build a new boat for the Shannon ferry.

Nothing like making things look pleasant. The Government credited the railways with £36,152 for services performed for Other Government, departments.

The Realisation Board has sold the remaining portion of the Carnarvon Estaie, containing the residence and other buildings to Mr Toxward.

The Chief Engineer of Railways reports " Painting has been carried out extensively." What he would have said had he had the fences on the railway property at Foxton painted can only be imagined.

Mr Purnell, the newly-appointed clerk to the Manawalu County Council, is a son of the Town Clerk of Wanganui, and has had three years' experience in a bank, and as many years in his father's office.

The alterations and additions to Mr Loveday's shop are nearly completed by the contractor, Mr J. W. Liddell, who appears to have carried out the work in his usual careful style. The addition is a great improvement to the shop.

The Timaru Herald reports that Mr J. S. Butherford's male emu has hatched nine young ones out of ten eggs he sat upon. He was found sitting on ten eggs on 19th May, so that the period of inoubation for emu's eggs, in the climate of Albury, is about 05 days.

Obtaining signatures to a Native lease is no joke. The Messrs Barber for & renewal of their lease for the Himatangi run have been here, there, and everywhere for nearly a twelvemonth, hunting up owners, successors and trustees. Mr H. Barber, however, on Saturday completed his task by getting the last signatures at Motuiti.

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In illustration of the system we will give an example. Take for instance No. 7 parcel, whioh contains 7 yards of double width stylish fancy check tweed ; 2 dozen buttons and silk and twist to match ; 2 yards of body lining and 4 yards of skirt lining. This complete parcel will be sent, post free, to any address on receipt of 15s 9d, from Te Aro House, Wellington.

One of the drawbacks of country life, at least to the small settler, is undoubtedly the increased price he has to pay for any articles of clothing or general drapery, by reason of the extra charges for freight or carriage. This drawback need exist no longer, for extra charges are done away with under the new parcel system which has been inaugurated at Te Aro House, Wellington.