Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922.

Shannon News, 22 September 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922.

The poundkeeper advises ih ? l a blue and white cow, dehorned, will he sold oil October 4 if not. claimed by that date.

The Makerua Drainage Board invites tenders for carting materials.

The 13 dairy factories in the Bush district last season spent £4OOO in fuel, the bill for which grows biggereach year. A dairy expert told the Pahiatua Heiald that the introduction of electric power would yield £d per lb more for butterfat.

Fob smoking within 30 feet of a. benzine depot, a man was fined £1 and costs at the Hamilton Police Court. The case was stated to be the first of its kind in the Dominion, and the Magistrate pointed out that defendant was liable to a penalty of £IOO. Replying to Mr Gunning at Tuesday’s meeting, of the Power Board, the Engineer, Mr Overton, said he had received from the Shannon Borough Council an indication of where they wanted lights in the town. In his opinion they were not making provision lor enough points. Usually towns of Shannon’s size required about forty lights.

At the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening, a councillor informed the meeting that a resident had complained to him of unfair treatment by the ranger in regard to wandering stock. Other councillors also said they had received similar complaints. The Mayor said he wished people would put their complaints in writing to the Council, and then they would have something to work on. He said he would make inquiries into the charges made by the councillors.

This "season it is the intention ol the Shannon Tennis Club to .admit to their courts any visitor to Shannon who does not reside permanently within twelve miles of the. town, free of charge for two weeks, and they may extend the time to one month or less upon payment of 2/6 per week. Also, the committee ' have decided that all subscriptions must be paid by November 30, otherwise the members will be struck off the roll of the club.

A party of Hunterville sports had a good finish up for the races at Wanganui. The car they went down in was lound to be out of commission at .he finish of the races, so they rushed to catch the train only to find it pulling out of the station. Nothing daunted, they took-a taxi to Aramoho and boarded the train there, settled themselves down comfortably, and then discovered they were bound tor ■Hawera. Getting out at Westmere they had to hive another car to Wanganui and thence back to Hunterville.—Express. ■

,On Tuesday evening the usual tortnightly social and dance was held in the Parish Hall, when there was a record attendance, the hall being almost too small to hold the crowd., Euchre was played until io p.m., the winners being Master Conchie for the gents, while Mrs Churcher secured the lady’s trophy, the consolation prizes benig won by Miss Goodwin and Mr Rafhbone. Dancing was then carried on, during which there was a competition called “The Hidden Treasure” waltz which was won by Mr Jamieson and Mrs Meagher. At a meeting of the- Wanganui Agricultural Association, Mr J. Blair said that the reason of a show was to improve stock and increase production, but the best way to improve stock was to have a good sire. A member: "Give them plenty to eat.” Mi\.Blair said it was better to put it into a good animal-, and he considered that a movement should be made, to get rid of “scrub” sires. At Toronto, where they had one of the biggest shows in the world, they had a monument in uiemory of the last “scrub” bull.. The president: “I am afraid we could not run a monument.” Mr James Hodges said one of the most important things was to see that stock entered as purebred was in the herd books. He added: “The first time I meet a beast in a purebred class and lie cannot produce a pedgiree, out he goes.”

Acording to accounts given by Dr. J. A. Gilruth to the Commonwealth Public Works Committee, the Northern Territory possesses some remarkable timbers. The wood of the kapoc tree, which grows in the Territory, Dr. Gilruth said, was so> light that a piece 15 feet Jong by 6 inches by 1 - inch could he lifted easily between the thumb and first finger. Besides being light, this wood was very strong, and, believing that it would be suitable for the construction of aeroplanes, Dr. Gilruth, while Administrator of the Territory, sent samples to the Commonwealth aviation authorities. Whether or not the timber had been tested by the department he had never heard. He also sent samples to Thorneycrotts, builders of light motor boats, of London, and be understood that, tests ot the wood had proved satisfactory.

In our advertising columns, A. Turner, painter and paperhanger, announces to the public of Shannon and surrounding district, that he has commenced business in Shannon. Orders

may bn left at Aldersey’s stationer’s shop, where patterns of papers may be seen.

Shannon Tennis "Club will open its season on Wednesday, October 1,

The Masterton Dairy Co. is paymg out 1/9 tor butterfat delivered in August. Considering the conditions, this compares favourably with the 2/ paid last August. I'he departure from Masterton of a well known local resident has caused considerable surprise, and not a littie consternation amongst members of an organisation with which he was closely connected—Age.

Several Waitarapa cheese companies have received cable offers from London firms for two months’ output of cheese at 8d per lb f.o.b. This is equivalent to 1/6 per lb of butterfat.

The Yv'aitemata Co-operative Dairy Co., whose iactory is at Waimauku, shows an increase of 83 per cent in the output of butter for June, July, and August over the same period last year.

A lengthy “black list” containing 52 names of soldiers who were described as “unsatisfactory ‘ cases” was before the Horowhenua. Patriotic Association yesterday. The list was “taken as read.”

“Considering the times, 1 don’t tlnnk that we could expect other than some lit lie trouble in getting our repayments lor monies advanced to sohLers, but on the whole things have been quite satisfactory,” said Mr P. W. Goldsmith, chairman of the Horowhenua County Patriotic. Association, at yesterday’s meeting.

A soldier settler wrote to the Horowhenua County • Patriotic Association yesterday stating that he was in hospital and could not meet his re-pay-ments lor the loan lrom the Association, but would do his best when he got out of hospital and back to work again. The Association decided to let the payment stand over, and expressed the wish that the soldier would soon be well again.

The Horowhenua Patriotic Association received a letter at yesterday’s meeting from the Minister of Finance re the conversion of 4J per cent tax-free securities into 5J per cent inscribed stock, not free of income tax. Holders of the former stock now had the opportunity of converting same. The chairman (Mr P. W. Goldsmith) said the Association held £IOOO worth of 4A per cent securities. Mr W. Howell- suggested that the executive "committee should go into the question, with power to act. This view was accepted, and the committee authorised accordingly.

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Horovvhenua Power Board, Mr A. A. Brown raised the point of the licensing of electrical fitters, pointing out that it was most important that wiring of houses - should only he done by skilled men. The Engineer said legislation was in hand providing for the setting up of a Donfnion Board of Examiners, much on the same lines as the Plumbers’ Board, for the registration of competent men. In the northern area there was an examining board of representatives of several power boards, which issued certificates oi' fitness, and this was very convenient for the men, as the one certificate was valid rigid through the territory covered by all the boards. Something similar might be arranged in the Wellington province, if the Bill did not go through this session. In the meantime the Horowhenua Board would have to be the licensing hody for this district. The Engineer mentioned that the certificate of the City and Guilds of London was usually accepted lor the theoretical portion of the examination.

The relations oi thee Government, the: Power Boards and the local bodies in repaid to hyuru-eiectricity are not yet clearly denned, and pro-

mise to present several delicate problems. The Government, lor instance, claims the right to serve certain consumers in some of the Power Board districts. Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board, the chairman, Mi; G. A. Monk, said the Government proposed to supply the freezing works in the Wairarapa.. He contended the Government

had no right to select* what might be the Power Board’s best customer, and would go further and say that even the Government’s workshops at Petone should take their power through the Board. He understood that in the Waikato the Government was

supplying the dairy companies direct. Mr Gunning said it practically meant that certain consumers would get a preferential rate, and that should he opposed. Mr Matheson: The Government should act solely as the manufacturer and the power boards as the distributors. Mr Seifert pointed out that the result of the Govern-

nient’s policy might be that the other consumers would have to pay for the Government’s losses. The Board was unanimous in objecting to the State

being entitled to pick the best out of the consumers, and the matter will probably be discussed at the' forthcoming conference of power boards