LOWER MOUTERE.

Motueka Star, Volume IV, Issue 183, 22 May 1903, Page 5

LOWER MOUTERE.

.In response to an invitation issues' by Messrs Ruikin and Sons a uumber of settlers met at the Jubilee Hall, Lowuf Moutere, on Wednesday evening, to discuss dairying matters and to fix by vote upon the site for tiie new qrearaery which the firm have undertaken to erect in tune for the next season.

Mr A. R. Edwards was voted to the chair and after referring to the importance of the dairying industry and to the excellent results achieved in oth«r parts of the colony, called Mr H. I?-'11-kin to a few remarks. Mr Rankin said his firm had called the meeting to get an expression of opinion from, them and to ask them to fix upon a site. The speaker sfc;iTed that the dairying industry ha-d proved a paying concern all over the colony. They had already started creameries in other parts of the district, which had proved most satisfactory to the who had decided to give them their hearty support in the future and othe s had signified their intention of becoming suppliers. His firm had deunit.ely 'decided to establish a creamery in the Moutere and the machinery and appliances were already undei order. Me asked them for their hearty support an 1 stated that with their small holdings the settlers would find dairying a m M-e profitable ooeup itiou than cropping. Mr Rankin concluded by as dug them to decide as to the site. Land for the purpose was offered bv Messrs James Drummond, Hailey, and Ivemp and after some discussion a show of hands was taken the result being in favor of Mr Drummoud's section. A vote of thanks to Mr Rankin, and t-» the chairman brought the proceed - ;!?sto a close. A lame shoulder is usually caused by :a:n-.-.t:._;r. of "-• 'rvr.-des r.r.d ->av >■••- Rured by the viss of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment is unequalled as a soothing lotion. One application jzives relief. fry it, A, Manoy sells it, Aa amusing incident happened r >rently at trie- Belleville ineatre. Paris. As the curtain did not rise at the time appointed tne audience oceanic rattier demonstrative.

Thereupon the stage manager came forward and explained that burglars had broken into the place and sacked the

actors He added, cin'dd iUujili- ' ter, that the secondhand clothes shops of the town were being secured U> replace the missing garments. When the performance at last begaiv-the audience were convulsed at the attempt of the hero to look his part in a uniform which made him a dashing military man from, the waist upwards, and a policeman below.

At the installation of Mr Alexander Hat - rick as Mayor of Wanganui, tnat gentleman, in the course oi his address, "stated that he had great faith in the future municipal possibilities of Wanganui, and considered with proper businesslike management we should eleven years hence, when our loans would be consolidated, be ab!e to abolish rates in Wanganui altogether, beione that date we would have municipal electric trams, and these, with the large extension of the suburbs now going on, were almost if not warranted now. Many owns in the world no larger than Wanganui had ..heir electric trams, and were paying handsomely.. He would no doubt be accused of being optimistic, but he was not expressing any haphazard |opinion. A petition has been sent to the Premier asking him to introduce a Bill to give compensation to the hotelkcepers in the Ashdistrict who have lost licenses through the carrying of the local option poll. "~

The Victorian population returns forlast year do not make pleasant reading. The managed to lose 3192 ot her'copulation, n >tvvithstanding a natural (though very low) excess of births over deaths 'of 14,284. Departures exceeded arrivals by 17,470, and the exodus has been largely of Von.i.r and vigorous males who go to seek better prospects elsewhere. In spite of the lessened population, the population of Melbourne has increased by 4000 during the year. Of the total inhabitants of the States i£ per cent, now alive in the me ropolis. With a rich and scantily-settled country awaiting development, it is impossible (says the Argus) to regard the tendency as healthful.

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