Unusual Nest

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 711, 11 December 1933, Page 4

Unusual Nest

It is not generally knofj wild duck frequently nestst| able distance from the "wat^J quently nests have been trees high off the groundjl a Wanganui farmer noti/J hawk was hovering dailjjg certain piece of natiye bjj property, and one eveninraj grey duck fly into some Some days later he was sa see a duck, which he belirfS same bird, with a clutch ofH ducklings on the groundjS of a pine tree. Ducks 9 knoivn to carry them yc|l from trees on their bacaj mother duck had evident^l in this instance. j Bequests to Catholic ChiM At the Supreme Cour® on Saturday probate offl the late James Thomas ■ Hamilton, was granted H our, Mr. Justice Hei'dffJ Public Trustee. After w vision, inter alia, for tltfH giving successive life children and grand-cbild™ ed's will bequeaths the Roman Cath'olic Eierai'J Zealand for specified cln™ es. The value of the esfeB provisionally sworn at -9 principal New Zealand fl well-kno'wn "Te Mimi" ■ Morrinsville which canij® cows and other stock. assets include substantiaW Indian and Ceylon tea9 plantations. ^ Slaughterman's Skill When it was stated fl meeting of the Christc™ Council the other night #9 er proposed to bring ^9 from the North Island® slaughtering operations, ■ mayor, Mr. J. K. Archd9 they had not butchers i"9 who could dress well as any butchers inqBj then all the practical bury should be ashawei® selves. He said he had ® dreds of bullocks in though he had not dre® 40 years he guaranteed® do it in a workmanlike9| without damaging the H. Andrews said he v$9 versatile man, though "JH killed a sheep, but he»9j motor-car. He was r® altogether in favour Auckland butchers in Pr9j Christchurch butchei'S- H