LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81868, 18 October 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr tS. Hill, Government Valuer, is now engaged valuing the properties 111 the liguiont road aud Waitar.i road districts.

At Monday's meeting of the direeof the Aion Dairy Company, the manager was instructed to y-nd exhibit-, of butter to the Taranaki aiidOia»o Agricultural Shows. "

Mr Smith is asking the Minister for Railways whether he wiil reduce the railway charges on all butler from -\loturoa Freezing-works to the New Plymouth Breakwater, and also 011 ;soods between New Plymouth and the Breakwater.

The New Plymouth Boxing Associa tion has dct-kfed Lo hold a champion ship tournament at the Theatre Royal 011 November Ist, for heavy, light, and middle-weights. Valuable gold medals will be offered as trophies. About twenty promised competitors are 111 full training, Mr J. Cody will act as secretary to the tournament, with Mr J. J. Stugpoolc as assistant organiser

The High School Board has decided to enlarge the school during the Xwa ; vacation. Alternative tenders will b ■ '"tiled lor the ercclionof one roe 111, 0 ior Iwo rooms complete, in a-.-cordaiice uith the amended plan submitted hv .Mr Sandcrxm, the work to be litrshcd by January :11st, I'JKT, under a penally of to per diem. The Chairman and Messrs Berry aud Smith are a euniujittee ol Ihe Board to deal wilh this mailer. The plans provide for the aiditiou of two rooms jiJfi. x 23ft,

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At a meeting oE the Hibernirn Society 011 Wcduesilay evening, a reso lution of thanks and appreciation wjs accorded to 'tin' Indies who had in so many ways assisted towards the success o£ I lie Society's social on Monday evening last.

The question of making a contribution to the cost of erecting the New Plymouth Technical School was discussed at last night's meeting of the iiig'i School Hoard of Governors. Mr 15. M. Smith, M.U.K., Inning advised that the law would be amended to enable such contributions to be made, it'was agreed that Hie matter should stand over until the li»w was so amended.

The Paeroa correspondent of tho New Zealand Herald states that as a result of the recent rises in ' he prices of lead and copper several claims at To Aroha that contain deposits of these ores are being pegged out again.

In a panegyric on British methods in India, M. de Lamotfe, a French G'l niai Governor, points nut t l 'at India's 300,000,000 population is efficiently governed by only 6,500 British and native officials. France has 300 officials in Cambodia to control a population of 1,200,000, at which rate she would need more than 70,000 for the purpose of maintaining order in India.

The High School Board has expressed its pleasure at the request of the boys, through the Principal, that the wearing of a uniform cap be compulsory, and at last meeting resolved that after this term the wearing of such a cap will be obligatory. In the meantime the Board will be pleased to hear from the pupils as to the design of the cap and badge to be adopted. Speaking at the Austral Band performance last night, Brigadier Ycule, who has charge of t'llo Band, stated that when the Commonwealth Government refused General Booth's emigration scheme, the General turned his attention to Canada. The result had been that during last year 10,000 persons had been sent by the Salvation Army to the Dominion of Canada, and this year 25,000 would, in all, be sent, I'he Order of Foresters, in England, had recognised the good work being done by General Booth's scheme, and Lad rendered valuable monetary assists nee.

Ariicles of furniture arc not required in Ihe home every day, so when purchasing it is well to know where good value may be obtained for money invested. The key to the solving of the question will be found on visiting Braund and Tiinbiidge's furnishing premises, Devon street.