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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1587, 21 December 1885, Page 2

! At the last meeting of the Wellington Municipal Council, Councillor FitzGerald suggested the taxing, of cats, so as to improve the breed ; but Couucillor Richardson pointed out that moonlight rambles would be necessary to enforce it. .. ; ; i '■■■•.'■. We understand that a movement is on foot amongst the farmers and those m terested m tanning circles iv this district to propound some scheme for the amelioration of the present depression. ! A number of gentlemen ' largely interested m the district hare m projection a trip Home next yea.r, and it » thought j chat considerable good might accrue to j the district by farmers generally associating to devise means by which some actual benefit should result. It is not known yet whether the intentions of the! promoters lie m the direction of attempt-' ing to make better arrangements for J cargoeß, securing cheaper ' money, or what their intentions are, but we can see. m this scheme the means of doing much good if it is only carried out iv a proper manner, and we anxiously await further particulars. — Herald. At a meeting of the creditors of W. Bond, of Bulls, m answer to Mr Begg us to how it was a strong, lusty fellow, without any family should be m that position. The debtor said he was sorry to say it was owing to the temptation to spend money m strong drink. The debtor said he could make no tnroposk tion as to paying his qreditors. He could not pay 30s out of 50s per week. . He had rent to pay and household wants to supply, and his tobacco lie would not give up for anyone. On the motion of Col. Gorton, it was decided to instruct the Deputy Official Assignee to bare the debtor publicly examined' at the first | sitting of the District Court at Palmerston. ' We have to thank Mr B. Z. Davis, of the Makino Cheese Factory, for a cheese which he has forwarded to this office as a sample of what he oan turn out. The outer covering ot calico, branded with the nnrae of the factory, was neatly put on giving a clean outside appearance to the package. On dividing the cheese across the centre, we found it of excellent quality and agreeable flavour. It reminded us of somo of the best samples ot those Old Port Cooper cheeses which had such a good reputation m the early days of the Canterbury settlement. Pro/nits richness we ju>lge that when ripened with age, it would equal, if not suipnss, some of the best specimens of English oheeae. The sample sent to us was not picked, but taken at random from the shelves. — Star .