Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2758, 15 July 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The master linkers of Sydney Imve in area sod tin* price of the two pound loaf to 5.1 d. The borough ranger reported to last night's Borough Council meeting that during the month of June 2/ head of stock had been impounded and driving fees to the amount of .15/- had been collected. Those present at last night’s Borough Council wore:— Ilis "Worship the Mayor (J. Chrystall Esq.) and Crs. Bryant, Smith, Walker, Parkin, Adams, Ross and Thompson. A motion of sympathy was moved to Cr. Colev in his illness.

The lamb which pays the farmer is tht‘ one which can be sent along to the freezing works “off the mother,'’ and this is also the lamb which the oversea market wants. Thus speaks the annual report of the New Zealand .Meal Producers' Board.

Three hoys of North Sydnev were playing witli a service rillc in a yard. The one carrying the rillc slipped and pulled the trigger in falling. The bullet passed through James Roberts, aged 12, killing him instantly, and then struck Alfred DecaulzUj wounding him in the head. He died later in hospital.

At last night’s Council meeting (. r. Adams brought up Hie question oJ piping the open drain at the rear of the gas wmk-, and said this work should be done as the smell arising tram the drain was very unpleasant. Ibe .Mayor: ■•lt's a good healthy smell." A ( 'ounciltor : "It might he a good healthy smell, blit it's a, d—disngroea tile one."

Speaking on footpaths at hast night’s Council nn-cting, Cr. Adams said he had been approached by a ratepayer and asked to support a proposal for a footpath on the north side of Thy line Si. There was a emder footpath on the south side of that street and half way down it l here were lupins growing on it "thick enough io block a team of l.iulloe ks.”

Matters in connection with the local Chamber of Commerce are, as a rule, treated rather dubiously by Councillors- at Council meetings. At last night's meeting ol' the Borough Council the local Chamber had "bat might be termed “a Held day” with respect to suggestions forwarded by them to the Council. When the matter of erecting a water trough at thei eastern end of the town was under discussion, one Councillor said "he supposed he'd belter support it.” The .Mayor "Are you a member of the Chamber of Commerce Cr. ' "No fear, they might want a bob out of me” was Hie rejoinder.