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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8728, 31 January 1907, Page 2

The University Senate carrjoil a motion that the date of matriculation should be the Monday nearest May Ist • It is stated thai Government appointed two inspectors to enquire into the working of the toUlisator at the Wel.inglon meeting and report tlierc--011. Among the proposals formulated by ; the Flaxmill Workers' Union is one to ' empower a. three-fifths majority of _ the men in a mill to procure the dismissal of ihe cook ! The People's Eeserve, of 50 acres, at Kaihu, studded with immense and Miluable kauri trees, is on lire. The lire sprei d from the adjoining open fern country. A large boby of men are engaged in fighting the flames, but the Park append doomed. The University Senate adopted the recommendation of the Music Commuice tuat it was desirable to es-t-blisli a IS'ew Zealand eonservatoruim of music, an 1 appointed a committee to report at next annual meeting what st ■. a should be tikeu to emuu.-ftge the scheme Detective Mcllverney, of Invercarcacgi:l, has bei n appointed ChicfJJeteetive in the office of the Cornmi s : oner cf Police. Hit duty will be to investigate special eases from all parts of the colony. During the four days ending on I7th in*!, tin n were sold at Sydney wool sales 111,5l.)l) bales. On th« two closing days a weakness was manifested, as at the late Wellington sale, on wasty and burry parcels. It is interesting to note that while medium crossbred was ruling at Kid on the .Bradford market on lDth January, I'.IOG. it was 17id on January 18th of this year, medium crossbred being isd hi 190(3 and 18.\d this year. The following tenders were accepted by a committee of Manawatu Connty Council at a meeting held on Wednesday. Present Cr. J. (x. Wilson (Cnuirmari), T. Masters,]!. B. McKenzie and J. Palton. Contract No. 3, Thompson & Fasjan, 4s per yard ; No. 4. W. S. Hirst, 4s Id; .No. 5. A. It. McNae, 3s 8d ; No. (>, H. J. A'LVmrt, 8s fid ; No. 7, W. K. Anderson, 4s lid'; No. 8, W. ]{. Anderson. 3s 3d ; No. i), T, H. Simpson, ss; No. 10, Wliiti Katana. lis (id and 8s (id ; Nj. 11, J. JJei'nn. 8s (id per chain. It was decided to call fresh tenders for contract No. 11, to be in by next met ting. HiiHUMo cures rheumatism, gout, sciatica and lumbago quickly and permanently, ft is a thoroughly safe and absolutely reliable remedy, AU ehemi*t» and stores, 2/6 & 4/6