THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, Volume 1, Issue 37, 13 December 1901, Page 2

THE RODNEY & OTAMATEA TIMES AND WAITEMATA & KAIPARA GAZETTE.

FiUDAY DSCE.UBEK. 6. 1901

Da.iry Question

Settlers are reminded that this important question is to be gone into to-morrow at the Masonic Hall Warkworth. We should say that it is hardly necessary to impress upon every settler the necessity of straining a point to he present. We have reason to believe that a large attendence will be gathered from all parts of outstanding districts, and we can °nly hope that whrtever is done to-morrow it will be of such a nature that will permit oi the Dairy Industry being established through these districts with the least possible delay. It is now fully realised that this question is of very vital interest and must be pat in hand in a business-like form and to that end we would suggest, that the meeting appoint several gentlemen of known business capabilities whose duties it shall be'to gather all the most reliable information, and from it,- to draft a scheme to be afterwards submitted in proper form to all interested parties.

The next meeting' of the Upper Mahurangi Road Board takes place on Monday 2-3 rd,

The P.'PsbyttM'inn ' lunch Soirop will be hold at the M sonic Hall on Friday December 27th. Tea and Concert pro-

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Low prices, and not codlin moth, beetle, scale, American blight, high winds, or- late frosts, are the real enemies of the Auckland orohardists; and the rno=t important business before the fruitgrowers' conference lately held was the consideration of how a better rate could be obtained for orchard produce. Contrasting lied amount they get at the auctions, tan the prices of which fruit is retailed, our fruitgrowers believe that their remedy lies in bringing producer and customer into closer touch with one another. "While to a oertain extent they are right, it is well to point out that a variety of circumstances, generally ignored by the fruitgrower, tend to justify the large margin between the wholesale and. retail rates; and further, that there are many grave difficulties in the way of establishing those ideal relations between the grower and the publio whioh would give a good return to the one and cheap fruit to the other. In the fruit trade, as in most others, the middleman has his uses, or he would not be there, —Auckland Star,

We should imagine the people will not be greatly enamoured of the step taken by their representatives in increasing their honoraria, Mr, Seddon doubtless was quite sincere, as he has for years made no seoret of his opinion that the payment was inadequate for the time spent and the manifold oalls a member* has to respond to, More over, we do not lose sight of the fact that the Conservation ory of late years has been, 'Do away with the salaries of members altogether,' which if given effect to would of ooursa mean that Parliament would be preserved to the plutocracy, and a pqor man would have as inuoh chance of gating there as the proverbial rich man has of reaotu ing Paradise.— Balclutha Free Press.

A new variant of the story of the woodman snapped by a log cornea from Traralgcn (G/ippsland) distriot. Th^, axeman had felled a tree, and was trying to split 8 ft of the butt with maul and wedges. He had got a. wedge well in at ci'ib-time, when he perohed on his log for lunch, Suddenly the wedge jumped from the green log-, as wedges sometimes will, and the splitter was snapped from behind with a. vehemence beside which the grip of an alligator would be a tender cai'ess..-^ The poor mau stayed sitting on 'that log for about three hours, and was then found unconscious. Wedges were driven home to release him, and he is now lying on his face in the hospital, wondering if he will ever dare to sit again. -^-Bullet in,

Mr. Snook's next stock sale at Warkr worth is advertised for Friday next December 20.

On Eriday next Mr Dibble hqlds a clearance sale at Mr. Milliken's farm; on Thursday next at' Hoteo Kaipara Flats.

It almost makes one wish to be a millionaire to see the hungry looks the youngsters cast at the Christmas toys aud things displayed in Hu-rison's shop windows. Only yesterday we noticed two grown-up girls (chums) looking lovingly at some dolls,

Mr. William Burke of Warkworth, met with a peculiar accident yesterday by which he had hia leg broken in two places. It appears that he was wrestling with another man named Homer when the leg broke. There is no blame attached to Homer as the matter was quite accidental, the men *ere only wrestling in fun. Mr. Fallwell, Chemist of Warkworth, was senfefor and did what was necessary to the injured limb,, pending the patient's removal to the Auckland Hospital.

The Mangawai Racing Club is be^ stiring itself. We have just-issued the programme and posters announcing 'Hack Races January 24th. It ought to be a success with Mr,- J, W. Jones as secretary.

Messrs Civil Bros, have a replace ad-

vertisement in this issue to which we draw our readers attenion They are full of reasonable wishes for all mankind and theii shop is full of good things to sell.

Harrison's—for Christmas Toys and presents, in Fancy Goods, Glass and China ware, seasonable Drapery novelties etc.,

A Positive Cure for corns—The strongest acetic acid, applied night and morning with a camel bail* brush. In one Aveek the corn, whether hard or soft will disappear,

As showing' how the recent dry weather has affected the crops around Masterton, several oat craps only a few inches high are in ear.

We acknowledge with pleasure, the receipt from Mr. Mackay Government Pi inter a coj^y of the most useful little publication the Official' Year Book. This is the tenth year of its issue, and it contains a quantity of useful information and fiirst class illustrations. The work is printed and got up in the best manner and is a credit to \h.e CrovernP.iinting Office,

Church of England service at Wark worth on Sunday next at 3 p.m.

Report Port A lbert v VVairoa Cricket match will appear in our next.

Mr. Knight of Auckland (Dentist) will visit "Warkworth on Saturday 21 inst. after 3 p.m. and will remain until the departure of the steamer on Monday morning.