LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume I, Issue 5, 15 November 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rabbits are prolific breeders and landholders in this district should note that, according to evidence in the Court at Taihape last week, no less than 76,000 rabbits were captured on a 5000-acre property in the Maownango district in IS months. The supply of concrete pipe.-, for county use came under revision at tne Count v Council meeting on Friday, members reporting that those could now be obtained locally, saving the heavy cost of railage from Auckland. The engineer intimated that he appreciated this, and, in fact, thought it would probably prove feasible in due course for the Council to make ns own concrete pipes. This would provide work during the winter months for permanent employees. On the motion of Cvs. Stopford and Pchlen, the matter of obtaining supplies locally meanwhile was referred to the engineer. A subdivision plan of the property opposite the post office. Putaruru. on which is at present situated a- law office and a smithy, was submitted to the County Council tor approval on Friday by Mr. -T. Price, oi Matantata, He explained that the subdivision was for business sites, the sections 'bavins' about 30ft frontage and 90ft depth. As far as possible town-plan-ring princinles had been observed, but attempts to arrange with the adjoining owners for a comprehensive scheme had not had the desired result. The council approved the plan, subject, to everything being- in order in other respects, it was mentioned incidentally that for a residential site nothing less than ■< quart- “ . JCVP was leo-al in the* countr>. but no -neb restriction, nppliod to bu>ine.-s sites. 4. Dr. East wishes to announce that he has confirmed his decision to estabiish practice in Putavuvu and surrounding districts, and may be con suited at the Putaruru boardmghou. - until further notice.* —-The Rev. Dr- David Somerville, an netogerian. of Kansas, U.S.A., who i* on a visit to his brother at Okoru.re, r-pve the address at the service at the Putaruru Methodist Church last S.undav.' giving a very impressive discourse on the subject or temperance. Arrangements are being made for ]! ■ Somerville to conduct tne service next Supday morning also. Described a- a weird mysterious performance, dazzling in its grandeui, ~ theatrical entertainment under the title “The -Marvellous D’Almames ffto be presented at the Putovuru Town Hall to-morrow com a.Hl IC a"d-ts include:E«A Night With ” r .- v.j-ri-;.” pantoinrme coitieu.,, - ventoffiequial comedy. ' Lightning,' .-Dal and George: *• Dorothy, tae Dream Girl,* 1 etc.*

By advertisement published lust I Sa’ur.lav tile Government has ex- , tended the time for the receipt of tenders for the main Avapum contraci — head works. etcx-l'or two , months, namely, from hebiuaij -S . i o April 30. The "ail"' constructing' the Manguiti deviation tTokoroa - AtiamurD^Jws tha'" I 'Vlii i ' ere non a big number . ”• ‘i'n ere aged on the job. The pros- J li'-'Cfs of completing' it by Christmas j nr.-, however, still regarded as remote. Those fanners who have rabbits on their land; in any numbers should t ike rot p that the authorities are out after the scalps of those who tail to do their rabbiting properly. A farmer at Cambridge was recently fined £lO for failing to clear his land of rabbits. The Minamata glass season apparently is not as far advanced as some adjacent districts, where haymaking has already commenced. In connection with farmers here we learn that towards the end of the present monto will be. the earliest that a start v II be made. Rain is wanted to promote i VtG necessary g,TO\\tli. A railway line lives ' onsi ' ! . ~! gang that is pulling up the o.d _-H----heßoSri^cirgEjch This, at first sight, looks cryptic, but it stands •he name --Thames Valley - Rotorua railway. The secretary of the Potaiuiu ; branch of the Acclimatisation Society, Air .1 Knife, advises that lu na. written the headquarters of the soci- . . t-hi"' for an allocation of tioiu r-w for this district and mentioning nai'lieulaily that the Oraka •mh-ed Wthe pthfon in regard to •he liberation of feathered game -and deer in these parts. No reply has rot *>ec!? received. If ? mosquito is having a meal on vour body let it fin.sh before you kill it. That is the advice of Pro-, lessor Harold Maxwell -Lefroj, Riofessor of Entomology at. the Impel ml College of Science and Techno og>_, South Kensington, one of the lead proboscis - » organ-—out or the >kin, u. probably out « patience 1 ; but it is the best thing to do. • The 0 -'v d trade”’ was manifested*last week during ’the Manawatu Power partfof'the machinery ’in'the powerio se • watu Daily Times. ‘ i o-o vou si v -\v o vded letter forthwith Zealand union. He "'fmaner Urn local cup fixtures hav- ■ imr been completed months ago, and tel that steps be taken at once to deal with the appeal. The lettei Lhoulcl have reached Wellington in lime for last week’s meeting of New Zealand union and a u pb J- ™ awaited. The suggestion of a town board f or Putaruru was made at the Mat,--mata County Council, meeting on Friday. The matter arose »f • letter from the Putaruru District Development Board asking for drum-a„-e of the low-lying portion oi th. Th-au road just above the post office. The engineer, Mr. M E. Fitzgerald, said Putaruru was a place ai, “bills and puddles” and a compielUnsive scheme of road formation and drainage was really needed. Also filter would come footpath needs, sewerage, water supply, etc. There wa' now talk of forming a town board at Putaruru and 1m thought such a body should rightly deal wit.i these requirements. Members concerned and it was agreed to reply stating that the engineer would confer "do the Development Board or a public meeting on the matter. Tradesmen of Morvinsville and Matamata were the victims last week cf a man who issued a number ot cheques, which on presentation at the Bank they were drawn on proved valueless.' Giving the name of James Gordon he wrote to various firms enquiring the price of goods. Subseouentlv he called, made his selection, -and offered in payment a cheque signed “ James McNieoll,” explaining that the cheque was that of Mr. J. McNicol. a well known settler ol fie Avoha. by whom he was employed as mana°fv of one of Ins farms. Tlu the signature was not noticed. the goods were handed over and in all cases cash for the difference between the amount of the cheque *md thr> cost of the goods purchased. He is now being anxiously enquired for.