Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923.

Shannon News, 6 April 1923, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1923.

At Tuesday's meeting .ol the Borough Council reference was made to the, death of the late Mr Michael Moynihan, who was at one time a Borough Councillor. A vote of sympathy with his relatives was carried in silence.

The. Mayor reported at this week’s meeting of the Borough Council that the sum of £lB was netted us a result of the Scottish concert. in aid of the Soldiers’ Memorial.

The Shannon Borough-Council decided at last meeting that the Town Clerk be instructed to notify the secretaries of all the sports clubs in Shannon to call their members together with a view to making a united effort to raise funds for the Soldiers’ Memorial, either by ai gymkhana or something similar and later to attend a public meeting to be called by the Mayor. On Good Friday as Mr P. Black, Curator of the Reserves at Palmerston, accompanied by his son, and Miss Broughton, was driving a car towards Palmerston. Something went wrong with the steering gear when opposite Mr Dalzell’s mill at Makerua, and tlie car left the road and went over the bank several feet below, being considerably damaged. The occupants escaped with a severe shaking. Mr Bovis and party, who were returning from Palmerston, rendered assistance and .conveyed the occupants of the disabled car back to- Shannon where they took train hom'e,. The car was towed back to Shannon next morning for repairs.

On Saturday next, starting at 10 a.m., a cricket match will take place in the Recreation Grounds between the Shannon School team and the Otaki Native College for the O’Connor Cup.

Arthur Bade, alias Baide, appeared before Messrs Gunning and Spencer, J.’sP., charged with using obscene language in a public place and drunkenness. On the first rllarge, lie; was convicted and fined hf> in default mio month's imprisonment and on the second charge be was lined 10/ nr 4R liours" imprisonment. There will be no pictures at the: local theatre to-night owing to the star film “Reported Missing,” being really missing.

The supplementary roll is now being prepared for the electors of the: Borough, and the Returning Officer (Mr 3. T. Bovis) will be pleased if electors will make themselves con- l versant. with the conditions. The roll \ closes at 5 p.m. on April 12. I In connection with the- 1-lorowhenua [ Electric Power Board election, tfhe i Town Clerk will, in the course of a I fe,w days, call lor nominations for the j election of a member to represent the } constituent district of Shannon on the j Board. On Monday last, as Mr Johnson, accompanied by Mr Peach, was driving in at gig past the Recreation Grounds, one of the wheels collapsed, throwing the occupants on to the ground. Fortunately neither received more than ■ a shaking.

All members and intending members 1 of the Shannon Football Club are re- | quested to attend a practice match in ! the Shannon Domain on Saturday, ! when Messrs Hennessey ami Grimslcn will select teams.

Ratepayers of Morrinsvillc have agreed to the proposal to borrow £lB,UOO in connection with the sewerage scheme for the town.

The cultivation of lemons is at present included in the scheme of operations carried on by Mr Sharpe, the head gardener • at the Central Development Farm and will be followed with interest, by local residents who have planted trees. Mr Sharpe was lor some years engaged on the Government Citrus Farm at Tauranga, and several varieties which proved suitable at Tauranga, such as the Lisbon, Eureka, Villa Franca, etc., are now under cultivation at Weraroa and are looking very well. Mr Sharpe is confident that lemons should do well in Levin, provided they are sheltered from the frost during the first couple of years of their growth. Under suitable conditions lemon trees commence to bear at two years. It is, however, Inadvisable to allow them to bear fruit until they are five years of age, as there is danger of the growth being affected. By seven years of age they should be in full bearing and from a commercial point of view are among the best fruit's that can be grown.

The deputation from the ManawatuOroua Electric Power Board, consisting of the chairman, Mr .J. A. Nash, M.P., Messrs. J.' Linklater, M.P., M. A. Eliott, and the engineer, Mr W. A. Waters, which waited upon the Minister of Customs, has since been advised that the. poles for the electric power scheme will be admitted duty free, plus the usual 1 per cent primage. In the tariff square poles and the natural round type; are duty free, but the octagonal are classed as “dressed” and carry 20 per cent duty. As the Customs tariff did not provide for the new type of pole to be used by the board, they have been classified under the heading of “rough hewn,” duty free.

A Wellington telegram says Mr Edward Janies Parr, M.A., B.Sc., has been appointed to the position of Chief Inspector of Secondary Schools, vice. Mr J. Broukey, M.A., who was rerecently appointed headmaster of the Auckland Grammar School. Mr Parr was, early in his career, engaged as an assistant master at Nelson College, Te Aute College and at the Napier Boys’ High School. He was subse,quently employed at the Otago Boys’ High School as science master from 1905 to 1918, and was then appointed to the position of Inspector of Secondary Schools under Mr E. R. Cresswell (now headmaster of Wellington College.)

The- New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has received cable advice from Ihe Port of Manchester Authorities to the effect that there has been a drastic revision in the handling rates from alongside ship for frozen meat and other produce, resulting in a considerable reduction, viz., Storing, including one week’s rent, reduced from 26/ per ton, to 12/ per ton, and 3/6 per ton per week alter the first week.

On last Thursday evening a meeting was held to form 1 a ladies’ committee to support the Racing Club’s candidate l'or the coming Mardi Gras. There was a large attendance, and a ■strong committee; was formed, which went into the question of a programme with an enthusiasm' which argues well for the success of the coming event. To-morrow night a. combined meeting of the ladies and gentlemen’s committee’s will be held at Mrs J. D. Adams’ residence at 7.30> p.m.

Progress is being made in various districts with the investigation oi returned soldier settlements with a view to ascertaining The degrees of hardship inflicted by the recent fall in produce values and the need for re-valu-ation of high-priced lands. The Government, it will lie remembered, at the instigation of the Returned Soldiers’ Association, appointed two practical farmers in each land district to conduct this enquiry, [n connection with the conditions on tlie Kuku and Oturo.i Selllemeu's, Mr Stewart, one of the members of the Revision Hoard for the Wellington Land District, accompanied by Dr Gow, President of the local Returned Soldiers’ Association, inspected these farms. Mr Stewart, who is a practical and successful farmer, and who understands the capacity of Ibis class of land, thoroughly, was very sympathetic and enquired very fully into ttie position of the soldier settlers. The reports of the Revision Boards will go before the Land Boards and the Land Purchase Boards, and will then go to the Minister of Lands as soon as possible after the opening of Parliament, so that effect should be; given to their recom-. mendations at an early date. It is of importance to note that- the Revision Board is working independently of the Land Board, being really an independent tribunal set up to enquire into the present, state of -affairs and report to that body the result of their investigations.