Taranaki Daily News. MONDAY, AUGUST 20.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81826, 20 August 1906, Page 2

Taranaki Daily News. MONDAY, AUGUST 20.

Strong indications of petroleum have boen found in the gaol reserve near what is called the " Major's Garden," and at the top of Brougham street. A meeting to protest against gambling and the totalisator is to ho held under the auspices of the Council of Churches in New Plymouth on Wednesday, September sth. A short sharp shock of earthquake was felt in New Plymouth just before 8 o'clock on Suudaj night. A slight treir.or was also experienced at G o'clock in the morning. An Inglcwood settler remarked on Saturday that he had once been engaged on a road-making contract where there were 175 angles in 1J miles, At the reported rate of pay in those days, Is 6d an angle, the surveyor must have had a fair cheque. It is hard, perhaps, to realise that in moist Taranaki there arc places where the West Australian settlers' " dodges " are almost outdone. In contractors' camps, in papa country, at times water is so scarce that each man washes in his pannicau, pouring the contents over the next washer's hands 10 give him a good start. ''Ten to nilagiinst Taranaki" was the score reported on Saturday, when the trains crossed at Sentry Hill. A passenger became elated, and reckoned he would win his sovereign easily. It was elicited tint lie had bet level money on Auckland, giviug the Taranaki supporter 18 points m: Yet he 11 as close. The Hawera "Star" understands that bith the Kaupokoinu and the Rivcrdale Co-operative Companies have sold their outputs oE cheese for the season at the very satisfactory price of (3d per lb. This is about equal to Is 3d for butter-fat, and should giye t!(e suppliers every reason to congratulate their directors and thomselves. Kaupokonui have sold to Messrs Pearson, Rutter and Co., and Riverdale to Messrs L. D. N ithin and Co.

When tho I}atapiko road was metalled, the settlers, anxious to spin out the stone, asked the Moa Road Board to allow tho stone to he placed six inches instead of nine inches deep on one position, which was said to be dry and therefore in less need of deep metalling. That strip of road is now entirely worn out. A member of the Board remarked on Saturday that six inches depth of spread metal meant only four inches when worked down, and four inches could not last long. Roadmen in Tar.maki are likely to gel. a rounding up, at least, those who ire a tittle laic in arriving at work I'lie Tarnnaki County Ciuncil spent about half an hour at its last meeting in discussing the alleged irregularities of certain employees, aud no,v the Moa 1! ■ ,d Board has liv inference giyen a Inut to foremen that the conditions of e -utiact privide for starting work al S lock in tlie moriimg. aud llial it is nt "just as gold" if they leive their homes at that hour, with two or three miles to go. An attempt was mad" on Saturday to change the meeting d.iy of the _M j:i Road Board b irk to W'.tnesd ly, Mr Turner moving lo that elfect. It was pointed out, however, that members had now made arrangements to suit the Saturday meeting, and no change was made. One commissioner said Saturday was a handy day to pay out cheques, and asked if the men knocked off to come and draw their pay. The clerk's reply was to the effect that in many eases the wives came, whereupon his questioner volunteered the advice that "they'renot always the best people to give cheques to, anyway!" In these days of dependence on the State for assistance, it is refreshing iudeed to find that there arc settlers in Taranaki who recognise that a few pounds of energy and a few hours' work will elfect more road repairs than a whole bushel of foolscap petitions and letters to the Government departments Knowing the impecunious state of the road board, the settlers on upper Dudley roal, west of Inglewood, tackled the road themselves m right earnest. There were no less than twenty-seven men and four carls and teams at work for three days, and as a result the three miles of road were put in thorough repair. The settlers deserve to be commended, and if others would follow their example, road boards would have less trouble and less worry, and the country would have better roads.

x _ Quite a fuss is being male in south Taranaki because a Crown leaseholder was not allowed by the Laud Board to e soil las interest in the lease for £1)00. The Crown Land Commissioner informed a Ni-:ws representative tluit the d lessee could sell his interest for CIO, Of to it lie liked, and the Board wouid approve, so long as the incoming il teuant was left sullieient capital wherewith to carry 011 the farm in terms of the lease. But the Board would never agree to a man going on the land in sncli a liuancial position that success Y was impossible. There is no doubt the Board exercises a wise discretion, for it has come to our knowledge that m some transfers of this kind, the trans- • ferce has pledged a large percentage of ■ iiis earnings, or so many years' milk cheques, for the re-payment of a big monetary incubus that he has promised < to undertake in order to " finance the [ deal." The Board is in the position of a manager of a big estate, and, on business lines, must see tlu.t its tenants - are men likely to farm the land to advantage, Iwo items widely diyergcnl, -yet U.'H 'erlully alike in their apnea! In ilie - tl.rifty, are Alcn's "Double" Fourfold 1 L'nen Collars at 7d, and warm Bush , liups at a third oIT regular prices, now , ollvred by the Melbourne Ciu'.hmg • Comp:.ny, during the last week of the - great sale. Ask to see them ■ —Advt.

' The well-known eyesight and spec, tacle .specialist, Mr A. Green, D.S.A.O. of Auckland, is now 011 11 visit to New Plymouth, ami may lie consulted daily from 31st August at the consulting room in Messrs iiewley and Grilliths' premises, Devon street. Mr Green needs 110 introduction to this district, where there are many people :.in grille fully point to him as having given them renewed sight. Anyone who is sulTering from defective vision, and who require tin- me of spectacles, cannot do better than call at once upon Mr Green, who lias come fully prepared to dea l with any stage or kind of eye trouble. fSulVerer.s would do well to remember that where the eye requires attention delay is dangerous, and that an opportunity docs not often occur of consulting a lirst-class specialist. If you have the faintest suspicion thai your eyes arc not just right, that your glasses dou'l >uit your sight, if you have to hold a newspaper further from you th in you should, or you cannot see at a distance, or if you suffer from headaches, painful bloodshot eyes, mllamed eyelids, crossed 1 eyes, etc., then do not go to the aver- . age optiean or spectacle seller, as he is \ unable to distinguish between optical | defects and diseases, but consult a 1 good eyesight specialist, who will . thoroughly examine your eyes, and give you good glasses, which will improve and strengthen the siclil. t'lie optic nerves will secure rest., headaches will thus be prevented, and there will , be an übscace of dizziness.—Advi,

Mr Bligh, lecturer to the Australasia White C*os, T,f:ii.nio, purposes conducting a series of meetings at New Plymouth in the course of a few days. Captain Young writes to say that he was surprised to see it reported in Saturday's News that he had informed Mr Hodgson that the Government were prepared to subsidise small plots £ for £ and analyse the soil free of charge. He says: " When in Hawera the other day, and in answer to Mr Maxwell, I stated that when classes for instruction in agriculture are formed under the Manual and Technical Instruction Act the Educational Department subsidises any grants in aid, to the extent of £ for £. Our conversation then turned upon another matter wherein the Government are prepared to holp the farmer genei ally with advice upon manures; and 1 where the chief chemist so desired he may ask for samplos of the soil to be sent him to be analysed free of cost." This in all probability, is part of a conversation overheard by Mr Hodgson, and naturally he got a bit mixed up." Pretty Tubular and other Silk Ties 3 for Is, Merino Sooks 6d pair, Men's Array Braces 6d pair, Men's White Kid Gloves Is 6d pair, Men's White Sliirts (short bosom) 8s 9d, Boys' Pelt Hats 6d each, half guinea Hard Felt Hats (latest shapes) 7s Cd, at tho Melbourne during the wind-up week of the great bargains salo.