LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81873, 24 October 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is understood that Mr Urookiiip luts withdrawn the oiler to lite Borough Council of his sections, wlttcli were proposed as a site for the Town Hall and Library.

Euring a recent visit to tlie backblocks of Taranaki, Mr W. E, Spencei chief inspector of educiition in this uirtrict, came across a family of children who hail never attended a school. One of the tfirls, aged I I years, could not write, and could read only capital letters. The parents complained they ,vcrc unable to semi the children such a distance, about four miles, to school. "Yci," added the inspector, "another child' of about ll' years, living only a mile iu-B£a* to the school, had gone ri«ht through tiu. sixth standard. It is one of tlie worst cases I have ever come across." Till", Ml-'K OF A CREAM SEPARATOR. Ey.-r uiiichnl .'v»ui nfijjlibuur who Iki- h.-.-u ill;., buui.fi a .".'-TOP and inlVj'iur h<>i-»\ driving him ai !<•]) to thr<uii;h th.-.- \v<uk, ri'sultup" quirk, di<'», a'gd !()-• inMiu'v In- n;-! is Hirowj) away. Tin- same fait* awaiis llir Cn-am Sq>aia'nT t'.iat has in be driven ai an rx- < i«?vw ?pc<'d to K'' 1 ih<' rapacity staled; \\> life is sljorU'ivd by <>iv half. : i,1;! its rot i-< iii'-rras'-d ion ikt rmi.

I;;"int re(|uircs cavlul consideration by tic-; Jv'xarator lmy<*r. "Alfal.ava 1 " S-s'arniom >!■» sh«*ir lull capaiitv running at a normal spc«?, and consequently give the best results f«r clean o|i'imming, durability, etc. Latest models, which gained the Gold Medal (June kk>6- tor tltu njachilie containing the latest improvement, on view at our stand, International Exhibition. E, Griffiths and Co, ljocal

The chairman of the Executive Comnusf.;i>ners protests against the un-wi.n-i.D-.cii .'-'ix.ns io l,e effect that i the Exhibition will n-ji be ready ' or j opening on Nov mlj i it.!.

In the House yesterday, Mr Bucklo, Chairman of Public Petitons Committee, presented ihe report '.n ]-\ Moore's pttition fur an inquiry into the meat trade. The committie had no recommendation to make.

the meeling 0 f i; 10 Political Reform League, wTiich had b-en convened for 1 uesday evening, did noi lake place owing to ihe very wet weather. It will be held next Tuesday, the 30th inst., at 7.30 p.m. at the Freemasons' Hall, Brougham-street. Ihe Mayor could not find a seconder for his proposal on Monday night to again allocate £2O for pa-.ment to the two local bands for a "sciies of summer concerts, councillors i-.ason-

;ng that tiny had cut off ah these luxuries with a view to a year of rigid economy.

In answer to the Taranaki County Council's request, through Mr \\ . T.

jfnn:ngs, for am-Tided legislation to protect the county revenue in the case of Spotswoud .antls now unoccupied, the Minister of Lands states that it is not the intention of ihe Government to introduce legislation dealing with this question this year. Referring to Land questions at the Liberal and Labour Conference yesterday, the Hon. Mr McNab sard the Government intended to obtain the best available skill and knowledge to educalo the settlers in the best methods of treating refractoiiy soils. The Government would see the lands were not parted with. Mr Jennings has telegraphed to the Taranaki county clerk concerning the Local Authorities Subsidies Billi that the Valuer-G'encral considers the count'y subsidy will be incieased under the new measure, on the grounds that the higher average rate struck means an increase of he subsidy. Mr Jennings is of opinion tiiat the Bill will not pass this session.

One of Messrs Mat tin and Son's coal delivery carts smashed into a i<nce in Eliot street on Tuesday, splintering the palings pretty badly. The horse had become startled, and bulled. In order to dodge a man who endeavoured to stop the runaway, the horse dashed on to the footpath, with disastrous results to the fencing. The horse was stopped before any further damage had been done. Local horticulturists assure us they can almost see the growth in the gardens consequent °n the recent warm showery weather. Tuesday's consent steady rain gave the whole countryside a genuine soaking, under conditions that must confer the greatest benefit on all users of the land. The gloomy side of the picture is pointed out by an amateur gardener. ''This muggy weather will fetch the potato blight round all right.' 1 he says..'

At the dairy factory in Inglewood is set up a Hussey butter packer on trial. The machine is the property of Messrs J. B. MacKwan and Co., I'gents for the makers, the machine having' been made and patented in Australia. It is a very handy affair, -aving considerable time and labour in packing bulk butter, the whole '.vnrking', other than the shovelling in of the butler being automatically arranged. The packer needs, however, tn be made in New Zealand of our stronger timber, and slightly altered to enable it tn handle better the colder and therefore firmer butter made here.