LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 255, 20 September 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“ Mr. McLeod is the political bully and loud-mouthed speaker of the Keform Party.”—Mr. F. Lye, in his political speech at Momnsville.

Mr R. D. Mason, of the Putaruru post office staff, has been transferred to Tiki Tiki, on the East Coast, his place being taken by Mr. W. A. Cur rie, of Huntly. Mr. Mason left foi his new appointment last Tuesday.

“ For many years I advocated political action ‘by the Farmers’ Union, but I have, changed my mind and now I am strongly opposed to the union entering politics. But I am. still m favour of farmers taking action, as 1 am quite sure that if they do not they 'will never get anywhere. Captain Colbeck at Waitoa. The entries for the various sections of the Putaruru Daffodil Show schedule were as follow : School 147, cut flowers 78, cooking 83, industrial 141, narcissi 96, total 545. The increase in popularity of the Daffodil Show may be gauged from the entries received during the three years of its existence ; 1926, 142 ; 1927, 256 , “ I like your impudence —it has nothing to do with you,” was the replystated by Cr. Darby to have been given to him by a man employed in digging a drain for which he had no permit. The councillor instanced these remarks as the high-handed attitude which some people adopted towards local bodies, and he felt that drastic action should be taken. This week a Putaruru businessman received a telephone call from his wife with the anxious inquiry as to whether she should pick his prize daffodils. “Why?” was the amazed ejaculation. tl Because it is snowing,” was the astounding reply. And so it happened that a slight snowstorm passed over the western part of the town at the time.

Interesting information relative to the turnover transacted at Putaruru station for the year ended March 31, 1925, is contained in the annual railways statement. The following statistics are included:—Outward, cattle and calves 1854, sheep and pigs 22,236, total goods and passengers’ fares £37,594 19s 6d. Inward, cattle and calves 2754, sheep a.:d pigs 27,253, goods 46,918 tons.

“ I am pleased to have the Hon. A. D. McLeod’s assurance that the Country Party will not be opposed to Labour,” said Captain Colbeck, speaking at Waitoa on Wednesday night. “ It only' goes to show that Labour has a good deal more appreciation of a good and sound platform than Reform had. Coates and the confidence trick evidently does not appeal to them. I am afraid, however, that Mr. McLeod is too optimistic on our behalf.”

Replying to a question at Wednesday’s meeting at Waitoa as to what was the attitude of the Country Party on a no-confidence motion, the organiser, Mr. R. H. Feisst, said the party was essentially a Constitutional body but it had no confidence in the present Administration because they had a majority great enough but they could not or would not restore the economic balance. In the event of a no-confidence motion being moved the Country Party would vote against the present Government or any- other party that failed to take serious, honest and constitutional steps to restore the economic balance, no matter what person or party moved the motion. A highly-talented Maori mission party is to visit our district in the near future in connection with the celebrations of the 106th anniversary of the establishment of the Methodist Maori missions. The personnel of the party is very strong and the educational value of their programme has been referred to in the highest terms of appreciation in press reports everywhere. It is evidently a programme that nil our children and young people should see and hear.®