Tree’s Good Yield.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 112, 10 April 1940, Page 6

Tree’s Good Yield.

A small apple tree in Mnsterton lias produced a fine crop of very large apples one of which weighed lib 2ioz. There are more than 100 on the tree. Fall In Production. . Buttorfat production in Hawke's Bav, in contrast to some other parts of the Dominion, has declined seriously as a result of a lengthy series ol drying winds and sunny, rainless days, causing a lack of succulence in pastures. Primate's Influence. His conception ol the functions and duties of an Archbishop of New Zealand was set out by Archbishop W estWatson in a sermon at his installation in Christchurch Cathedral. "The Primate cannot take upon himself to speak or to prescribe for our church. His authority must be exercised in concert with the Bishops of the General Synod. His real influence is in striving to counsel and advise as a father-in-God where advice or counsel is asked," said the Archbishop.

A Popular Zoo. For the year ended March 31, 73,251 adults and 183,127 children exclusive of organised parties of children, visited the zoo at Newtown, ‘Wellington. National Patriotic Fund, The latest donations to the National Patriotic Fund swell the total to £82,650, including £SOO from the Public Service Association. The total expenditure to date is £40,685. Plague of Ants. Ants are entering the homes and stored lood of Napier residents. This nuisance is nothing new in Napier, but a.t present the ants appear to be in greater numbers than ever Indore. Heavy Traffic Fees. The amount of heavy traffic fees collected i.u the lvairanga County during the last quarter was reported to the council yesterday to be £B4 2s 4d out of a total of £2908 Ids od for local bodies in the No. 9 Highways District. The apportionment to the comity from the No. 9 Highways District for the quarter was £346 4s 2d. Forfeiture of Seats. a discussion in committee, the Wellington Hospital'Board decided to report to the City Council that two members of the hoard. Mrs C. H. Chapman and Mr W. J. Gaudin, had forfeited their seats through non-com-pliance with the statutory requirements regarding attendance at meetings. Under the circumstances, however, the hoard was agreeable that they he reappointed. Health Camp Finance. The urgent need for continued and even greater effort in raising money for the maintenance of health camps still existed, said Mr C. Mcachem, secretary of the Otakf Health Camp Association, at a meeting of the School Committees’ Federation. There seemed to he an idea prevalent that part of the King George V Memorial Fund was available for the maintenance of the camps, hut it was not so. Unusual Find On Beach. The description of a curious object which she found on Waitarere Beach is puzzling Mrs J. M. Mudforil, of Taikorea. It is a hollow object, with only a small opening, and is shaped precisely like a pig’s foot. ft is extremely light in weight, and when found was of a light brown colour, though it is darker now. Mrs Mudford has kept the object for a year, hut now she is considering sending it to a museum for identification. Equal Justice. A reminder that Law Courts make no discrimination between people on the grounds of money or society was given by Mr Miller, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court at Napier when summing iu> in a case in which it had been pointed out that the defendant was a man in a. big way in business. “It has been said that this man is in a big way.” said the Magistrate. “That has nothing to do with this Court. There is not. one law for the big man and another for the small man.” Shortage of Fencing Wire. Mr Hugh Morrison, president of the Wairarapa provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union, at a meeting held in Masterton, referred to the shortage of fencing wire, and said that under the inflated conditions ruling it was not likely farmers would he carrying out fencing in a big way, but there would always be a certain amount of fencing to do. He considered the executive should write to the head office and ask it to advise the executive about the position of supplies and ask if there was any profiteering taking place. It was decided to make the inquiries suggested. Auckland West Seat.

Interest in the filling of the vacant Auckland West seat in the House of Representatives is growing in the electorate, in both Lalsour and National Party circles. The selection of a ■ Labour candidate to contestthe seat will be begun at a special meeting to-night. The attitude of the National Party is less clearly defined. However, there is a growing belief that if the Labour Party selects a man whom the National Party considers likely to support the Dominion’s war effort vigorously, there may be no National candidate chosen to oppose him. Escapees Recaptured. Smart work by the constables on night duty in Palmerston North was responsible for the apprehension, at 2.40 o’clock this morning, of two hoys, aged 14 and 15, who escaped from the Weraroa Training Farm. Both escaped between 9 and 10 o’clock last night, and, it is reported, removed a ear owned l>v Air J. Welplev. of Levin. On the journey to Palmerston North, it is alleged, they siphoned petrol from cars and wrenched a letterbox from the roadside with a view to using it to hold benzine. The car was discovered in Queen Street and the hoys were subsequently located in a different part of the city, wearing overcoats stated to have been removed from the ear. Survey of Dominion.

Among the new matter introduced in the New Zealand Official Year Book for 1940 is an interesting subsection dealing with the survey system of New Zealand and explaining the sig nificance of the various types of survey that are carried out. The important sections on education and on pensions have been rewritten, this having been rendered necessary in the latter case by the social security system. Into the section dealing with imports there have been introduced some new classifications of imports according to their purpose or use and also by stages ol production. This year’s issue of the Year Book consists of over 1000 pages and is about 50 pages larger than the previous issue.