TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 355, 9 February 1937, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

TENDER ACCEPTED. The tender of Mr E. Nees, Eltham, has. been accepted for the erection of new buildings in Broadway lor C. A. Wilkinson Ltd. SCHOOL BATHS REPAIRS. After some delay the work of repairing the Primary School baths lias been commence ] and it is l.< ped that by the tnd of the we k tl:e fault which developed in the floor will have been made watertight. AGRICULTURE COMMISSION. The Commission of Agriculture will be in Stratford on Friday and will meet representatives of a number of dairy companies io hear representations on mai-tirs affecting the indusCAR UPSIDE DOWN. Going over a 40-foot drop on the Makahu saddle on Friday night a car with Messrs 11. U. Renai and F. Foley, Makahu. as occupants, ( erme to rest upside down on a stump. Neither suffered any injury although the hood and the windscreen of the car were battered in upon the front seat.

| PLANT NURSERY. | In accordance with 'he decision of | I lie Stratford Domain Board a plant ; nursery is being ei i iblished in King I Edward Park, a here native trots and i shrubs will be raised for planning out lin the parks. At the camp site an | area of about i quart'?” of an acre ! has been fenced off and men are at | present engaged in making the I ground ready for planting. I ' | RETAIL EGG PRICES. | The retail price of eggs in Stratford to-day was 1/8 per dozen. Inquiries show that there has been no sharp rise as was the case in other towns in the province, and the advance made within the last few weeks has been a normal sasonal one.