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Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 18, 11 October 1901, Page 4

Our correspondent at Ngatimoti writes : The raspberry growers are busy working their gardens, but the sort of weather this district has been having of late, does not help to kill any weeds there may be. but, on the other hand, it makes the grass grew, .vhich it is doing at a rapid rate. There should be plenty of fooel for stcck this year, and no doubt will cause the faimers to have good cuts of hay. " What would you give me for it ?" Mr Seddon enquired of the Opposition en Tuesday, when the salary of the Agent-General was under discussion. " Oh anything," reared the Opposition in choius-—,£10,000 if it would get riel of ycu." " What wculd ycu take to go ? ' asked Mr Massey. The Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand have enteied into a conflict fcr a new 8500-tcn beat for the tisscle between New Zealand and Calcutta. They have also ccmplete'd contacts for the building cf a new passenger steamer for the intercolonial tiade. She'will be semewhat larger than the Me ana. Her accmedation and ecuijment will he up to date, and her sveeel will be a little in advance of the existing beats of the cempany. She is expected to steam 19 knots on ler trial, and to maintain 15 knots in eielinary circumstances, when in her ewn trade. She is to he finished next August, and will reach the eoleny in Octcher of next year, in time to take jait in the sv.n:mer service of 1902. Mr Alfred Saundeis, the veteran politician cf New Zealand, is still residing with Mrs Saunders at Southampton. His attachment to New Zealand is unheted, and if the opportunity effered he wculd probably be found as active and vigorous as ever in political life. Regrets have been expressed by New Zealanders in this country that Mr Saunders was not afforded the epportunity of serving the colony in the Legislative Council. . Last Saturday's Greymouth" Star says: The hon. Mr Bonar is now on his way up to Wellington having left per Wainui last night. Parliament has only been sitting three This easy mode of attending to the "* country's business, is pretty conclusive proof of the ability of the colony to get on without a second chamber.

Nelson Bros, freezing works at"Gisborne has re-opened. The firm, are paying 15s for fat sheep in wool, and 13s for shorn sheep. The cosl of the opened railway lines of this Colony amounts t0.£17,207,328; whilst the unopened lines ran ub to .£1,022,729. TAIICRING.—Mr O.G. Bird, representing Messrs Everett Brothers, of Nelson; is at present in Motueka for the purpose of booking orders for tailor-made, up-to-date and fashionable clothing. He has a large range of samples, including a choice selection from England. Mr Bird will visit settlers in Riwaka, Pangatotara, Ngatimoti,. and other districts. Address : Holyoake's Hotel.—Advt.