The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. "Te Oranga Moti Iwi." FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

Motueka Star, Volume I, Issue 32, 29 November 1901, Page 2

The Motueka Star PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. "Te Oranga Moti Iwi." FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1901.

j We give a final reminder of a general meeting of the Motueka branch of the New Zealand Farmer's Union which is to be held in the Church of England school-room on Saturdayevening. "With reference to the registration of births it may be pointed out that under the amended law parents, who have neglected to register the births of children born prior to November, 1899, may now do .so on payment of £1 fee and dij-ect application to the RegistrarQeperal. This course obviates undesi-

rable prosecutions. The Act only extends to November 8, 1902, so parents it applies to " should take advantage of it;

"One for- himself and one for the pot" is the- title of a very handsome pictorial easters der for 1902 which we have received from Mr T. Goodman, baker. The: picture represents an octogenarian in the act of distilling a cup of that, which, according to the pot t Cowpen "cheei s but not inebriates". There is a look of supreme content on the countenance of the man which indicates that Be is at peace with all mankind. We have to thank Mr Goodman for his offering which will have pride of place in the house. Messrs Laery & Co. Ltd. of Wellington notify that they have lib chip raspberry baskets for sale, in quantities to suit buyers. The Secretary of Agriculture is sending a circular to all Borough Councils stating that as the inspection of slaughtering places is now vested in the department, in accordance with the Slaughtering and Inspection Act, he will be obliged if the Councils, unless they have already done so, at once arrange for the cancelling of the appointment of any inspector of slaughterhouses appointed under the Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894, this Act being now repealed. The lesidents of Inglewood have a Savage Club which was started twelve months ago with a membership of ten, and has grown rapidly and consistently ever since. The club has at least one sensible man amongst the list of members in the person of Mr Percival, who in proposing the toast of "The Press" made pleasant reference to the "advantages derived from a local paper instead of having to depend on the larger central papers. At one time he was of opinion that it would be best to have only the large papers from the centres, but he had quite seen the fallacy of that idea, and saw the absolute necessity of having their own local paper for bringing up their local wants, and fighting for their local requirements." Residents of Motueka and surrounding district are gradually but : urely waking up to the fact that the a guments apply with equal force to t >is locality.

The Picton Press rec ads the death of Mrs Butt, wife of the late Yen. Archdeacon Butt, which occurred in Blenheim last week. Mrs' Butt, who had attained the great age of 86, had been a resident in New Zealand for 77 years, having arrived in the Bay of Islands as far back as Christmas 1824 —sixteen years before the days of colonization. Her father, the Rev. Richard Davis, was a missionary. In 1843 she married Mr (the late Archdeacon) Butt, and came with ' him to Nelson, removing thence to Marlborough in 1857, when her husband was appointed to the pastoral cure of the "Waifs-u district. The Archdeacon died i j 188©.

Gossip in Wellington regarding the new evening paper which is to be started there is to the effect that it will be illustrated, and that there will |j3 a certain amount of English money nehind the undertaking, which will start with a capital of £49,000. Premises have been obtained in Cuba Street, the machinery and paper are on hand, and it is expected that the first issue will appear about the New Year. It is further reported that the new journalistic venture will be Seddonian in politics.

A correspondent writ* s :—Some people think ducks can't be raised without water to swim in, but they can and ve-y nicely too.' I raised 140 List year and they had only water to drink. I gave them six pails a day—two at morning, noon, and night.