THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Otaki Mail, 15 November 1922, Page 2

THE OTAKI MAIL. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1922. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Otaki Choral Society will give a concert about the middle of next month.

While a little girl, grandchild of Mrs Dorset, was playing on Friday she fell and broke her collar-bone.

At a meeting of the suppliers to the Featherston Co-op. Dairy Co. it was decided to increase the capital from £7,500 to £15,000.

The Riuiutakas at present present a very pretty appearance, due to broom which is in flower, and which extends for several miles without a break.

The weather in the Wairanipa has been very bad of late, and on Monday a hail storm swept the district. Snow is also thick on the Turaruus.

“As a British citizen, 1 am not going to America for loan money,” said Mr Massey, auiid loud applause at Masterton on Saturday night.

Hoggets, which sold tit this time last year for Bs, are now realising 21s. A line of <3OO was sold at this price in Otaki a few days ago.

'Cakes unclaimed tit yesterday's show were secured by the Society and forwarded to the Sanatorium, together u'it.ii the takes kindly donated by the children. *

At the Sydney wool sales last skirtings were linn, but Merino fleece wools were in less demand, with an easing tendency, and sold from 5 to 11 per cent, below last week’s level.

Palmerston North telephones switchover to the automatic system on Monday morning. Some 1800 old telephones were placed out of commission and a tike number of automatic instruments introduced.

The ranger reported to the lloiowhemta County Council on Saturday that he had impounded 32 head cf stock during the past month. Councillors considered that the stock nuisance on the roads was pretty bad and every effort should be made to put a stop to it.

The Wellington Aeelimitisation Society is about to commence a big cul ling expedition among the deer herd.-

jn the pro>in-.-e. including fho.se at Pal ri para uni". Alanguhao, AA’airurupa aiul Waioui-o-mata. It is the intention to kill out about 10W head, and Mr C. H. Bould. of Levin, will be in charge of the work, which will occupy about two months. •There is water to the right of file,' water to the left of me. arid water over rny head.” said a lady ratepayer from the Otaki district who waited on The Horowhenua County Council on Saturday regarding a diversion of surface water on to her land, trom which she asked relief. The Council listened patiently to a voluble harangue, on the matter, after which the Chairman. Engineer and Cr. Ryder were authorised to inspect and deal with the complaint. A director of a well known cheese company informed a ‘•' Mail ’’; representative this morning that the cheese outlook was very good. His company, 'which always consigned, had received offers of 9Jd per lb for the ..next two months’ output, but. asked lOjd. and although the company was by no means anxious to sell, there were prospects of the latter price- being accepted. If so, it would mean a return equal to 2 per lb butterfat to suppliers. In any case, he thought IOJd would be reached on the Horne market, With these prices it was a shame, he said, that several South Island factories had sold their season’s output at 7Jd and 8d per lb. A thanks notice appears c-lsc-where. Tetfiers tor firewood are invited by the Manaknn Co-op. Dairv Co.

The Anglican Church is to be repainted and tenders for the work are invited. • ’ v 7; fj-gj Messrs Jojiiin and Co. will sell at 10 a.nt Saturday a fine horse, several pigs, etc, '£ ai&r&er gardener wants to buy about five acres of first-class land in Otaki, with cottage preferred. Mr Sue Gee and Co., fruiterer, etc., has on hand a fine assortment of goods, fresh and reasonable in price.

A meeting of the Railway Cric-ket Club will be held in Joplin and Co’s, office, Otaki Railway cn Thursday evening at 7.30. Messrs C’has. Begg and Co ’s. piano ] inner and repairer, Mr Barton, will be. in Otaki from Thursday (to-morrow)J and will be prepared to undertake tun- * ings and piano repairs on behalf of the: arm. : Summer is here again, and if you re-, aaire a pair of white shoes, we have a large selection of tennis, walking, bowling, or cricket boots and shoes at town prices. Try Irvine's Shoe Store, Otaki,

It is expected that the bridges being built on the Rimutaka road will be completed by Christmas. The milk yield in the Wairarapa is keeping up well, feed being plentiful. Farmers, on the whole, are doing well. The Paekakariki telephone exchange is now in working order, and proving a boon to residents. It is hoped to complete the Paraparaumu exchange at an early date.

The sea-side resort at Otaki bids fair to rival Paekakariki and Plimmerton. Jto less than forty-four new houses have been erected since December last. Bowling green, croquet and tennis lawns are to be constructed and a water supply is being arranged for. A post office will also soon be installed, and other matters of interest carried out.

A strong protest against the use ol school buildings lor electoral pur- ] poses was made by members of the Auckland Education Board, states the Herald. The matter was introduced in a letter from the Whatawhata School Committee, protesting against such use of the school when a hall was available. Members said it was not fair that the schopl should be closed on election day when tlie votes could just as well be taken in tire local hall, while the use of school buildings for electioneering addresses in ttie evening was equally undesirable. Where there was no hall, the position was different. It was decided unanimously to protest to the Department against the practice in districts where halls were available.