The Daily News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. A letter for "Dairy" is lying at this office.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 21 September 1907, Page 2

The Daily News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. A letter for "Dairy" is lying at this office.

The stray cattle nuisance is increasing in tile outlying portions of the borough and in the suburbs. The "long paddock" seems to be in great demand.

A cricket club is in process of formation amongst the young ladies who are privileged to be "old girls" of the New Plymouth High School. It is probable that the old historic colors of Die Taranaki liilles will be produced in the military display on Dominion Day. Owing to the Dominion Day celebrations the Military School of Instruction m \\ elliiigton will commence a week later than was originally intended. ■• The Inglewood School Committee has decided to wait on the Taranaki County Council at its next meeting and ask for a subsidy towards the cost of erection of a technical school at Inglewood. The Recreation Grounds Board last night decided to defer fur a month the discission concerning the proposal to change the name of the Recreation C rounds.

Jhe amount of insurance effected to date m the Taranaki Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association is 1188,170. So tar the association has been most successful, and has, in addition to the premium notes, .C.125 at fixed deposit and 1121 in the general account.

Mr. E Maxwell, provincial president «t the Farmers' Union, having expressed ins willingness to visit and address memuers of any Taranaki branches of the union that might desire it, recently gave addresses at iikoraiigi and Purangi He proposes addressing the Lcpperton branch 'next month

I he Aew Plymouth Borough Council wiU now proceed in its negotiations with the 1. and (.;. Insurance Company or the loans of ,C12,0U0 recently author■scd by the ratepayers. It will be remembercd that this institution offered lo lend the money to the borough at rates rather more favourable than those iramcd by the A.M.P. Society before its solicitor discovered the defect in the borrowing proposals

Ihe Rarawa, carrying the Southern portion ot the English mail, did not connect with the express yesterday mornmg. A special train was sent south with the mail, which was already some days la e owing to the dislocation of the Mokoia s running by the Monowai salvage Hie special disarranged the timetable ot the ordinary trains, and the morning train was somewhat late in arriving at New Plymouth.

Ihe exact conditions oil which the Eltham Dairy Company has disposed of its output are as follow:-Messrs Wilier and Riley, Ltd, sold the season's output on behalf of the Eltham Dairy Company at 10'/ 2 d per lb net f.0.b., less half per cent commission, securing for the Eltham Dairy Company the top outright selling price this season, a trille over 10 7-I6J per lb. Messrs. Wilier and Riley are the agents for the Eltham Dairy Company, but the previous two years sold on its behalf as the butter arrived in the market in England. This year the company preferred to sell their whole output in advance.—Argus.

Ihe Borough Engineer has prepared plans for grading Morley-street on one grade between Barrett and Vivian streets. As the Western Park fence was eroded without reference to the permanent levels or-proposed permaneut levels of the street, this alteration of the road promises to cause the park authorities some inconvenience. Pressure has been brought to bear with a view of having the grades altered lo suit the ieiicing, and the Borough Works Committee visited the site yesterday afternoon to consider the question. Several members expressed their disapproval oi the suggestion.

ihe harbormaster (Captain Hood) reported to yesterday's meeting of the Harbor Board that in the five weeks ending September 18th, there were 50 steamer berthings at the wharf, the aggregate gross tonnage amounting to 02,2UU tons, imports were 0195 tons including 087 tons of railway coal and 1011 tons of private coal. Exports were 800 tons, making a total of 7004 tons of cargo handled. During this period very boisterous and wet weather had been experienced, causing delays to dredgin* operations, but no delay to the 6hip° ping. The dredge only worked on 17 days, making 203 trips, removing 12,180 cubic yards of sand from oil' the spit.

At a meeting of the Abattoirs Committee on Wednesday it was derided to grant permission to Messrs. Sole Bros, to lay down a line of drain-pipes iroui their boiling-down works to the Waiwakaiho river, subject to the supervision of the Borough Engineer, the work to be done by the engineer's staff at the applicants' expense. Messrs. Sole Bros, are to be responsible lor the upkeep and maintenance, and will be required to undertake that it will be kept in good sanitary condition. The council reserves the right to have the drain removed at any time. The committee also decided to grant the manager two days' leave oi absence to enable him to attend a conference of meat inspectors; to authorise him to effect all urgent minor repairs, etc.; and to invite tenders for the erection of the cooling chamber i.t the abattoirs.

Mr Commit reported yesterday to the Harbor Board that whilst in Wellington recently he and Mr King interviewed . , r : l £oli ayuc, the General Manager Oi Railways, in connection wiili the extension of Molesworth street. They had explained to him, and later to Mr. Cooinbes (to whom the matter had been referred) the urgency lor going on with the surveys and valuation of the lands If the proposal to extend Molesworth street to St, Aubyn street were adopted, the Board was giving a strip of eight leet of land lor the new street, and as the new leases of their sections would soon have to bo drawn the Board wanted to know its position. They had been assured that no time would be lost Since then information had been received that the valuation of the land to be acquired by the borough was in tho hands of Mr Corkill. Some time must elapse before flic matter could be finally settled, n„ the Borough Council would have to submit the question of a loan to the ratepayers. At the same meeting a letter was received from the Town Clerk to the effect that the Council was doing all in its power to expedite matters.

Messrs. D Berry and J. B. Roy, representing the Taranaki Petroleum Company, waited on the Harbor Board yesterday with a view of securing a conversion of the lease at present held by them. The company holds a lease of 88 acres near Moturoa, for the remainder of a terminable lease Part of the land is eminently suited as a site for a relmery, manager's house, workmen's collages, and so forth. The company offered to surrender the lease provided they could secure a lease of 40 acres 2 roods for 21 years witli perpetual rights of renewal. The offer was discussed in committee, and, on the motion of Messrs. Maxwell and King, it was decided that "if the Taranaki Petroleum Company agree to pay all expenses, costs of survey, valuation, and advertising (to be refunded if the land is leased), the Board ! will agree to surrender of 88 acres held by the Taranaki Petroleum Company, and will mvt up to public competition the 40 acres as specified by Mr. Berry, less roads, for a term of 2). years, with perpetual rights of renewal, the lease to contain a provision giving the Board the right to require the surrender of the lease at the end of live years should the company fail within that period io erect petroleum refinery works and to have carried on the petroleum refining industry; the chairman, Messrs. King, Price, and the mover to be a committee to report to next meeting of the Board as (o the value of the works to be erected ami the upset rental; the committee to have the land surveyed and lo employ a /lalilied valuer 'for the , purpose of assessing the rent."

Messrs Burgess, Fraser ami Co. desire "s 1o state they aro not creditors in the bankrupt estate of J. W. .Stewart. No tender lias been accepted for the widening of Victoria-road, \ogelto.wn, owing to the disparity between the engineer's and contractors' ideas of the cost.

There is a possibility of a big oil refilling company being promoted locally, the capital to Vie subscribed by the various oil-boring companies, and a certain amount offered to the public.

The Farmers' Mutual Insurance Association has received a letter from Mr. •Tack, agent of the Public Trustee, to the effect that in future the West Coast Settlement lessees are to be allowed to insure in any oflicc they please, and in their own names.

The iroiisund industry should soon be in full swing. Mr. Berry expects that the company will be successfully floated by the end of October, and the experts now working at Parapara would soon be over here engaged in the preliminary work of setting up the plant. The Werekino Road Board ib taking preliminary steps with a view of enforcing payment of rates by Maori landowners. It won't be worth while soon to be a Maori at all. The Board is evidently taking a well-thumbed leaf out of the Taranaki County Council's book.

Mr. Berry, speaking at the Harbor Board meeting yesterday, said the Taranaki Petroleum Company expected at any moment to be "down on oil." There might, he said, even now be a message waiting for Mm that such success had been achieved. Unfortunately, there was not, but let us keep believing.

The Recreation Grounds Board decided last night to extend the upper lake in the grounds, and to proceed immediately with the preliminary work. The enlarging of the laxe at the upper end will provide a new bathing place,, and it is understood that this will be used for the Central School swimming classes.

Messrs. J. Brown (County Chairman), J. Skinner (County Engineer), G. T. Murray (District Roads Engineer), and U. Stevens (County Councillor) paid a visit of inspection yesterday to the new Mangaiui bridge on the Tariki road. The concrete is now being stripped, and the matter of approaches has to be considered. The Government has granted .1200 towards the cost of erection, and the council is "asking lor more."

The Railway Social Club's euchre | party last night was prehaps the most successful of the season, just a hundred persons playing the game, whilst some thirty or iorty occupied the gallery. Mrs. E. King and Miss Ivy Russell, with sixteen games each, and Messrs. A. Higgs and W. Mcludoe with fifteen games each, played off' for the ladies' and gentlemen's prizes respectively, the first-named winning in each case. After supper the usual enjoyable dance was held, Mrs. George and Mr. King supplying the music, and Messrs. Hoskin and Adams acting as M.C.'s. The next euchre party under this management, and the last in 1007, will be in aid of the Recreation Sports Ground lnndp. On account of the increasing attendance, this function will be held in the Drill Hall, on 11th October.

Still another begging letter from Wellington. Mrs. Hislop, Mayoress of the Empire City, has written to the Mayor of New Plymouth: "Probably you know that an effort is being made in Wellington to provide a "Wi men Students' Hostel," and that six Wclirr.gTcin men have guaranteed the building fund on condition that the hostel is opened free of debt." Mrs. Hislop has formed a committee of ladies to raise as much as possible by the end of November As there are women Btudents from all parts of the Middle University District at the Victoria College and Training College, she hopes to enlist the sympathy and interest of the Mayors of the different towns. "That is the reason," she has written to Mr. Dockrill, "I have ventured to send you a collecting-list, trusting you will have no difficulty in raising something which, however small, will be acceptable. Half-crowns and two shillings are being received here thankfully. The students themselves are helping, and in their vacation will arrango various entertainments. Please cooperate with those m your town who are interested in having a nice house for girl students from a distance."