The Daily News TUESDAY, JUNE 4.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 4 June 1907, Page 2

The Daily News TUESDAY, JUNE 4.

Tlie CaiTington l!o;ul Huiird has received from I lie Treasury provisional eonseni to tlit* proposed loan of JJ-700 tor road widening ami oilier works. Tlie banks on the roadsides along ihe Main Sunili Road are being damaged by the huge number of stray horses and eattle. The county foreman has been inslnu-ted to impound. Several of the ratepayers in ihe Vogvllown distriit are considering the advisabiciK'ss nf forming a town district, rather than amalgamate with the adjoining road districts in a new county or a new boroiiuh.

Air Simpson. tlie Taranaki Petroleum | Company's expert wishes us to explain i that whilst in Wellington lie did not have ail interview with Drßell. as stated yesterday. lie did not see the gentleman in (juestlon. nor any oilier member of the Geological Department. 'lhe proposed suburban borough, to consist or the more closely settled parts of ihe Carrington. Frank ley, and Kiiot I'oad districts, will be discussed to-day by the chairmen of those Hoards. Messrs

Carter, if. Okey, M.H.R., and J. Clegj>, ' respectively. Speaking ;,t the smoke concTt tendered to the Farmers' Union d-iegaies at Levin, tile Hun. Mr McXab said he •aw no reason why the Union should not be a political party. If any section of the community wanted to obtain benelits from the Government, it would be a great fool if it did liot take a hand in polities.

Passengers to the Breakwater from town by 'bus will have noted that the 'buses often cross on the hill near Morshead's nurseries. The road there is not exactly suited as a crossing-phfce and accidents have recently been narrowly averted, not only by the omnibuses, but by other vehicles on this busy and narrow piece of road. The County Council will have the matter attended to.

llahotu pt'ople being desirous of bringing under the notice of the Minister for Education the necessity for enlarging the local school. Mr H. Okey, M.H.R., telegraphed Hon. Geo. Fowlds asking if he will receive a deputation on the matter during his forthcoming visit to New Plymouth. The Minister has forwarded tlie following reply:—•"Shall be glad to rejceive the deputation at the Criterion I Hotel at 10.30 next Thursday morning."

The Taranaki County Council has endorsed the resolution forwarded by the Clutha County Council, expressing disapproval of the -present system of valuing properties as too costly and pressing unduly upon the already heavily burdened taxpayers. The resolutions adopted also state that the local bodies could make the valuations at less than onehalf the charges made by the Valuation Department. The Kgmont Lodge,. 1.0. G.T., held its weekly session in the Queen street schoolroom on Monday evening. Bro. .J. C. Legg, C.T., presided over a large attendance of members. Six new candidates were proposed, and hair candidates initiated. Mros. G. ilartnell and .1. C. kegg gave their report of the No-License meeting held in liawcra that day. It was decided to open the /Juvenile Temple on Monday, dune Unit, and to hold au open meeting after the installation of the Juvenile Temple. The item for the evening's programme was "Harmony.'' and several musical and vocal items were rendered.

in connection with the proposed new Mia County, the Kaimata branch of tlr Fanners' t'nion has recently obtained trom (lie clerks a statement of the amount of oflicv and engineering expends from 1 lie various neighboring counties. Cr. lfopson said at yesterday'.-, meeting o| the larauaki County Council tliyt it had been found that the Tarannki llgures were the lowest'of the lot. and said it was ''a feather iu the cap of Ihe Council." Cr. Stevens said the feather might be there, but on present appearances there was every chance of its being plucked.

The annual meeting of the Franklev road district ratepayers was held in the I'l'.nikley road schoolroom last nkdii, Mr il. dkev. ,'d.11.R.. presiding. The statement of accounts showed a credit of tJKiI on t !u> .war's working. The balance sheet was unanimously adopted. «üb;eet to audit. The lnan accounts shoved that the Hoard lins raised under the "Lull-, L«k,.l Bodiea Act"' .UiCOO. end. with the e.vcpiion of two small ones raised on sp-rial rating areas. Ihe whole of the interest is paid out oi the general account. One loan of CI! Hi is ten ve-rs old. and as yet the sptvinl f«»r payment of interest lias never b'-:'n struck. The ratepayers present congniiulated the Hoard oil its careful husbanding of the funds.

Tile Ta rat a branch of dr.' Farmer:,' 1 iiinn biis asked the County Council to have pennyroyal scheduled as a n./xioiis weed. The matter is one entailing a good deal of expense in advertising and so forth, and (lie Council a»!-ced to defer consideration. One member moved that "the Council is very sorry to hear the. weed is spreading, and that tile settlers be recommended to pull it up!''

"(.luiz ' writes: Can von see auv reallv valid reason why the 'local bake'rs' ring should not. keep the price of bread higher in New Plymouth 1 ban in other towns? 1 can't. Jl' there's any fault it lies with t he other towns for being foolish ciwun-h to keep prices down. For insliiuce. \Yan;;anui bakers have raised the price ol bread to sevenpenre per fourpound loaf. Aren't they slow? Why, our up-to-date dough-cookers have been selling at that price booked for months past, and now they're getting eightpenee cash, ami ninepence booked. . What a lot of slow bakers there are outside New Plymouth! They'll never pile up fortune unless they wake up. They ought to know that the consumers delight in paying big prices, and they don't ask any such rude questions as this: "Why should Xew Plymouth people pay more for l heir bread than do the people of Wauganui? if the question were asked. of course, the bakers would hare a j very satisfactory answer to the query."'

The dismantling of the old Waiwak-aiho-bridge lias placed the County Council in the position ol timber merchants. There is always a large quantity of puriri ol' all sixes, that can be put to ail sorts ol uses b\ fanners anil others. Tile timber will lie submitted lo auction by Mr Newton King on one of his Waiwakaihn sale days. The stulV will be cut up ami sorted into convenient lots.

The danger „f riding without lights wa ; exempiiiied to two young cyclists near here ou Saturday evening, writes our I'aliotu correspondent. One riding towards Opuuake collided with another coming from that direction. Xeither cydist was seriously hurt,but both machines w ill require considerable repair. 'I be Covei'iiiiieiit buildings ami Magistrate s ( ourt observed a holidav vesterda.v. th,. i'rince of Wales' Birthday, otherwise New Plymouth was as per usual. Kit ham. Stratford and Waitara obs'Tve-l the holiday, and lare'e numbers of t lie people from those towns came into town during the day. Several of them expressed their warm approval of wlrl appeared to us unnecessary diverecie e of opinion concerning holidays. The lad ihat \c\r I'lymoutii had had its h:i|:da\ ..nlj ji re Day and was open for business a» usual yesterday enabled the holi'i'v-iuakers from the other towns lo c"ia !, iii" a little business with their I'!'':: ill' l '. 'I lII' after train out from Nov. I'lymoutii was well packed with reluming holiday-maKers.

That thieky populated part of (he country jiisi over the bomugl undary Moturoa is giving [|] ( . Connie Council some trouble'.' iteeentlv that. , body had loot pal lis made and kerbed. Whilst tills proved a convenience to pedestrians il seeiiis to have prevented the natural drainage of the sections, and properly owners in some instances have cut- away the kerhing to let the water "II- -vhdst others let (lie water run over 1 lie !»uli at its ov, 11 free will. I'robablv somc action will be taken in the matter t<i |i ; 'c\nil the nuisance.

T'lK " lI.VnTNHVT" MILKING Si AC 11 INK. Progress is (he word. No f;u]o would buy out-of-date machinerv 'when new and improved can be obtained at the same price. Such is (he case with milking machines. The "ilartneft" in now installed in the Pongotca and Glen Droiia districts and farmers are del Wited. IV wise. Inspect all exisHn" milking machines at work, including the "llarinett." After that, we are "prepared to abide by your own judgment Can anything fairer be said? ])o not be led away by talk vi rival agents. Tell 'hem you intend to satisfy yourself lieore placing orders. For" full informaion apply to C Mil and Co., Palmerson North, or their local agents, the! Turanuki Farmers' Co., Ltd,