The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81825, 18 August 1906, Page 2

The Daily News. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18.

There are at present about 20 prisoners working on W cstern Park. The harbor dredge worked fourteen days in the past four weeks, making 129 trips, in which 7,710 cubic yards of sand were removed. The Egmont Box Company's new premises, which have now been opened at Eltham, are very fully equipped with the latest machinery. The company will this year be supplying butter and cheese boxes to 31 dairy companies, and three private concerns. Cabinet has decidod to decline the requost of Premier Beat, that either Mr Tregear or Mr Mackay should be placed at the disposal of tho Victorian Government to assist in tho inauguration of the Labor Department in that oolony. Heavy shipments of potatoes are expected from California early next month, and it is believed in Wellington that these new arrivals will steady the market. The steamer with the first cargo will leave San Francisco on August 23rd, and she will be followed by other potato laden steamers. Mr E. Cock has kindly placed at the disposal of Mr Whitaker specimens oB the cocoa plant, vanilla pods, and a root of kava, from which the natives of the Islands make their drink. These will doubtless prove of interest to the residents of the town, and will be exhibited for a few days at Mr Whitaker's store. The Minister of Railways is to be written to by the New Plymouth Harbor Board drawing attention to the excessive freight charges of Is b'd per ton on butter and cheeso, sent over the few hundred yards of railway from the Moturoa Freezing Works to tho wharf. The department has only to pay hand, ling at one ond, as the trucks are all loaded at the works by the eomnanv's staff. It is stated that the Taranaki Land Board recently refused to grant a transfer at Takaora, as it considered the purchase money was too high. A member of the Taranaki executive of the Farmers' Union mentioned the matter at Hawera, Mr Davidson asking what business the Land Board had to step in in the matter of price between two persons. Notice was given for next meetin.?, that the action of the Laud Board be taken into consideration and discussed. During the month ending August 14th, there were 42 berthings at the New Plymouth wharf, one being a sailer. The gross aggregate tonnage amounted 40,385 tons, Imports, including 110 tons of railway coal and 1492 tons of private coal, amounted to 4192 tons; and exports were 702 tons. The weather experienced was rough, with high winds and sea, but there was ■ no delay to shipping, A benefit social was held in the new premises of the Egmont Box Company, at Eltham on Thursday night, in aid of Mr R. McTavish, the well-known piper who' has been under a serious ' operation m Wanganui, necessitating ' the amputation of one leg below the knee. The Taranaki Pipe Band was in attendance, and it is estimated there , were over 500 people present. The takings, with returns to come in, are estimated to yield £IOO A deputation consisting of the Rev. Evans (spokesman), A. Standish, H. Bedford, U W. Govett, W. F Brooking and Kyngdon, representing St! Mary's vestry, waited on the New Plymoulh Harbor Board on Friday, and asked to lie allowed to take alxmt 350 yards of stone from the beaoh for the extension of the church buildings. On the nioliou of Messrs Ward and Price, it was decided to grant permission, provided I lie stone i« removed from the westward of the bugarloaves, or east of the Ilenui.

A strong rejoin ncndation haying been ]madc by the Sjoii--ry Commission in the direction of preserving intact, as at present, tho rock knowu as Paritutu. a familiar New Plymouth landmark, the Government deided to make a national reservation c f it, for scenery and historic purposes. Paritutu is now portion of iho Harbosir Board's reserves, aud before the Government's proposals could be carried out, the consent cf the Harbour Board was necessary to tho Ichange of purpose. That body, however, cannot see its way to part with its rights over the rock, probably on account of its value as a stone depot for future harbour works. There's likely to lip some fun about a colonial oven, one of those kitchen utensils discarded years back. This one, however, was in tho teacher's residence at the Tututawa school until lately, and failed to act properly because it was not set in. Then an enterprising teacher put in a stove, discarding the good old "colonial," which our mothers could swear by. A suggestion has been made, probably by a little bjrd, that that oven is now working most efficiently in ono of the settlers' homes, but the chairman of the committee has made enquiries, aud suggests to the Board's secretary that "if the Board desire it as a relic for some museu n, he was suro the committee will defray expenses to the nearest railway station." The Waitara school committee and the Education Board's truant inspector do not seem any nearer an amicable settlement, of their little squabble than they were a month ago. The secretary to the committee has written to the Board; The chairman repeats that the complaint made of the conduct of the truant inspector is true in every respect and is further borne out by the evidence of Mr j. D. Wyllio, another member of the committee, who was present with the chairman and heard the conversation, at which he was very wroth at the time, and expressed himself so to the chairman. There is absolutely no doubt in their minds of the expressions used, and they consider the same more grossly insulting when denied by the truant inspector. , Following resolution was unanimously passed: That the Board call on the inspector to apologise to the committee for the grossly insulting and untruthful remarks made by him to the Bench and to the chairman of the committee. A mcnioriitm service referring to the denth of Mrs Williams will bo conducted by the Rev, W. Paanell, j'u the South lioad Church on Sunday evening, —Advt.

Rev T. Hammond, of Palea. will - conduct services in the Whitcley - Memorial Church, Sunday, August - l!Kli, morning and evening. The well-known eyesight and spectacle specialist, Mr A. Green, D.S.A.O. of Auckland, is now on a visit to New Plymouth, and may be consulted daily from :Hst August at the consul!,ing room in Messrs Bewley and Grilliths' premises, Uevon street. Mr Green needs no introduction to this district, where there arc many people •an gratefully point fa l|ini as haying given them renewed sight. Anyone who is suffering from defective vision, and who requiro the use of spectacle.-', cannot do better than call at once upon Mr Green, who has come fully prepared to deal with any stage or kind of eye trouble. Sufferers would do well to remember that where the eye requires addition delay is dangerC:."\- and that an opportunity does uot often occur of consulting a first-class specialist. If you have the faintest suspicion that your eyes are not just right, that your giim.ej don't suit your sight, if you have to hold a newspaper further from you than you should, or '. you cannot see at a distance, or if you sulTer from headaches, painful bloodshot eyes, inflamed eyelids, (trussed eyes, etc., then do not go to tho average optiean or spectacle seller, as he is unable to distinguish between optical ( defects and diseases, but consult a , good eyesight specialist, who will ( thoroughly examine your eyes, and , give you good glasses, which will ira- t prove and strengthen the sisihl. The c optic nerves will secure rest, headaches c will thus be prevented, and there will c bo an. absence of disamess,—Apvi. I,

All interested in the development of Ta-.raki's harbor will note with pleasure that the buoyancy of the Board's finances is such as to allow further wharf extension to be undertaken immediately, without interfering in any way with the progress of breakwater extension. The cost of the proposed new berth is estimated at £2,200, and the work will bo commenced in about two month's time. The employees of the Egmont Brewery and the Now Plymouth Sash & Door Co. met last evening at the Forester's Hall for another of the series of cribbage and euchre tournaments, and the Brewery again were in winning. This is the fifth meeting, and the Brewery has won on each occasion. A very pleasant evening was spent, and another meeting was arranged for a fortnight hence. Tho Auckland representative hockey team plays the last match of its tour on tho New Plymouth Club's ground to-day, trying conclusions with the Taranaki team. So far the tour has been fairly sucjessful, honours having lain equally between the visitors and the defending teams, throe wins, three losses, and a draw being the record todate. In considering a communication from Mr C. H. Biss, District Bailway Engineer, forwarding plans of arrangements of sidings, etc., on the wharf, agreed to by the department, the Harbor Board notiood that the transhipment shed proposed was only 80ft x 16ft, which was quite inadequate, as the Board required shed room 80 x 28 at least, and presumed this could be given by the department abandoning the present main line. These sugges* tions will bo conveyed to the depart, ment. ! j After discussing the question of [ agricultural education and Mr Spencer's ' scheme on Thursday, the provisional \ executive of the Farmers Union carried . the following resolutions:—That the ' executive is in favor of plots of land ' being secured at the various farming ! centres for experimental purposes; that the Government b? requested to ' set aside an endowment of land for the purposo of agricultural education ; and 1 that the Government be requested to ■ establish an agricultural college m the : North Island. Mr Hodgson mentioned - that Captain Young had informed him - that the Government were prepared to r subsidise small plots £ for £, and t analyse the soil free of charge.