LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 11 October 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the remaining cases arising out of Ena’s arrest, the Crown Prosecutor intimated that he. had been authorised to stay proceedings. The prisoners have been discharged.—Press Association.

The representations of the dairy companies, after a conference at Wellington to-day, adopted resolutions expressing entire disapproval of the proposal of the Board of Trade to levy a tax on all butter-fat on the ground that the levy was economically unsound, a class tax, and an interference with the small fanners, who, at present, were hearing enormously increased cost of production consequent on war. Tin* local increase was not only justified, but necessary in the general interest of the industry. Owing to the fact that butter for export to-day was worth Is 6fd to Is 7£d f.0.b., the local equivalent of which, after meeting distributing and marketing charges, was Is 8d lb wholesale and Is lOd retail, as compared with the charge to consumers in Britain of 2s per lb. If any limitation in the price is deemed necessary, it was suggested that the cost should be a charge against tho Consolidated Revenue, a precedent for which was provided by the Imperial Government with respect to incrased wages to railway workers in Great Britain. The producers set up a committee of cheese and butter representatives comprising Messrs Morton, Powdroll, Pacey, Marx, Fisher, Agar to watch, the interests of the producers.—Press Association,

' A cablegram from Sydney states that the weather is showery and threatening to he had for the races. There are about 30 men at present working on the Opunake Brandi railway, but owing to the lack of iron and steel material the work has been considerably hampered (reports the Times). Important changes have been introduced in the training of New Zealand’s Territorial army with a view to obtaining increased efficiency. The most far-reaching decision applies to the Senior Cadets. An entirely new syllabus has been adopted, which is spread over the four years they are Senior Cadets, and provides for thrubeing put through the same number of drills as the recruit in the regular British army during six months’ continuous training.—Press Association.