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Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 24, 9 January 1878, Page 2

We understand that it is the intention'of Mr Maysmor to shortly erect, cattle yards m Feilding for the sale of stock. We perceive that the Palmerston Reading Room has taken a fresh lease of life. The old Committee have been collecting subscriptions, so as to make the annual revenue sufficiently large to merit the Borough endowment. They wisli now to get the institution into thorough working order, and established on a good and permanent, basis. They are, therefore, calling a meeting of all the subscribers so as to consult as to the system of working. It is to be hoped that all who feel interested m the institution Will be present, and help to make it as useful to the town as it ought to be. We frequently hear complaints as to the . expense of w.ti,cr-oarriage between Foxton and Wellington, more especially m connection with the timber trade of this place. An account, from one of our shipping agents has now been handed into this office which shews clearly enough that there is just ground for "disatisfaction on the part of timber producers. By this account it appears t-hat'.a little over 10,000 feet of timber were received and forwarded, the charges upon which amounted to £15 13s 6d, besides £6 7s 6d for railway carriage, making |a total of £22 Is. This seems out of all proportion to the value of the timber m Wellington which would be about £58 1.2s 6.d We cannot wonder that the cry is ""the timber trade wont pay," when so much of the profits are absorbed m transit. The following is a copy of a cable message received by the Mayor of Wellington : — " If not sent you from Madras, please note telegram received here and acquaint provincial Mayors : ' Your exertions, and those of committees m all parts of British dominions, have brought such liberal aid that, under present favorable prospects, we gratefully say collections may cease. Munificent contributions from Australian colonies excite profound gratitude. Total receipt all quarters, eighty nine lakhs. Kindly repeat Mayors Sydney, Adelaide, Hobarton, other centres.' — Fitzgibbon, Melbourne." A wash composed of lime, salt, and fine sand, or wood ashes, put on m the ordinary way of whitewashing, is said to render the roof fifty-fold more safe against taking fire from falling cinders or otherwise m case of fire m the vicinity. It pays the expense a a hundred-fold m its preserving influence against the effects of the weather ; the older and more weather-beaten the shingles, the more benefit derived. Such shingles are generally more or less warped, rough, and Cracked. The application of the wash, by wetting the upper "surface, restores them to their original or first form, thereby closing the spaces between the shingles, and the lime and sand, by filling up the cracks and pores m the shingle itself, prevent its warping for years if not for ever. — "Sydney Mail."