THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 4 October 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Headers of the "Mail" are notified that subscriptions in advance for the ' current quarter are due. By paying in j advance a saving of Is may be made, and all who wish to secure this concession should do so at once. The monthly sitting of the Otaki S.M. Court "ill r a k._■ place to-morrow. ! Speaking at Masterton Mr G. R. Sykes. M.P.. Mud thai he tva.- in favj our of free travelling on the railways j for children up to five years of nt-'e. and half fare for children up to U year s of ac--. Mr Ben Ling, now in California, has forwarded to Mr .1. Fielding, secretary : of the Otaki Brass Band, a parcel of : music, which he desires should be played f-r the Otaki races in .Tune next, i The gift is much appreciated, and the bandsmen are very gratefui. I An old land-mark, in the form of a building, has been removed from Tgsman Road by Messrs Tews is believed to have been built over fifty years «<ro by Archdeacon Samuel William-, and then used a* u shearingshed, sheep from various pari- being brought to Otaki for shearing purposes. In the vicinity was a dairy, which waused many years ago as n milk depot, residents calling there regularly u,r their supply. Mr .1. M. (Crieffj Smith, son of Mr W. Burns Smith, of Otaki. who is assistant instructor in Agriculture, has an able article in thr- last issue of the N.Z. Journal o: Agriculture on reclamation of stvstcp land l: Wi Tato prison farm. Trentham. Zi-ci.zg vrirb the matter he points out that during the past year a i&rge are& o: ■--.. sour, unproductive STramp has beer, converted into fertile agricultural land, there are reprint.- sho-aricg the gro—h

of phormium and rushes before reclamation, and a portion of the reclaimed area, showing- crops of turnips, rvegTass, ere. Thett.- i>. Mr Smith state.-. still a large area of the swamp in its rough' - Mate, and that it is the intention of the management to bring this Under cultivation. If you require anyt&ing in the footwear line call at Irvine's. Any goods not in stock we will do our be_-r to procure for you. We always have plenty of odd and jon lines to sell a: sale, price?. Try Irvine's Shoe Store. o;aki. AdTt. • '-""—■ t»™"«i

On Monday next the Kev. Father Zurcher (U.S.A.) and Mr A. B. Todd, of Dunedin, will deliver addresses on prohibition, starting at S p.m. The increasing popularity of whitebait catching is demonstrated daily on both banks of the Grey River. Perhaps one of the largest crowds seen for a very long time was netting the almost, unlimited shoals which were to be seen in the river one day last week. The National Mutual Life Association, owing to a great rush of business, has decided to extend the financial year to October 9th, while from now on annual bonuses, instead of tri-uunuul, will be declared. During the past few weeks considerable business hus been transacted by the Association, people evidently realising its value. Mr J. B. Tustin, local agent, has also done exceedingly well, and those wishing to insure should consult him now and thus participate in benefits offered. A I.rood, is advertised as lost. A bicycle is advertised as found. Mr L. Kilmistcr advertises loiuato I plants and flowering annuals for sale. Mr B. H. -Just. I'almerstoti X.. oilers tomato plants, best sorts, for sale at ' low piices. Messrs Jopliu and Co. advertise a ; clearing sale on behalf of Mrs .1. Knox, I whois leaving the district. The firm ! also advertise that they will sell meat on Saturday at 10 a.m. Ice creams and iced drinks may now i be secured at Miss Baxter's, and customers may test assured that they arc of the best. Confectionery of till kinds are also stocked, while Miss Baxter makes a specialty of afternoon teas. Mr H. T. Jillett, blacksmith and farrier, has erected a smithy near the post j office, where he will be pleased to see ' both old and new customers. It will ' be found that his prices are right and the material he uses first-class. I Messrs Sawyer and Evans, experiene- , ed nurserymen, have opened a business at Manakau, and will offer all kinds of plants at lowest prices. Mr Evans. who gained fame as a judge, is an oxperl gardener, and was for some considerable time at Government House, which is a recommendation in itself. He also laid out the gardens at the Wuipukurau sanatorium, was gardener , for Mr Hermann Lewis for three years, ; was with Messrs Evans and Sons for seven, while for laying out the grounds I al Wonderland, Mirimar, he was prei sentcd with a valuable gold watch. All plants, shrubs, etc., will be well grown 1 and residents and others should read j particulars published elsewhere.