LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 65, 6 March 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'the report of the Cape Egmout Horticultural Show will be found on page 1.

On page four will bo found some interesting reports of meetings held in the country districts with reference to the New Plymouth Harbor Loan Bill.

Country residents who visit town a' the week end will be enabled to parti-i----patc in the advantage* oll'cred bv ibe Technical School, a class in wood-carving having Imtii arranged for Saturday morning, starting 011 14th .March.

At the Central School picnic yesterday Mr. F. P.- Cm-kill, on U-half 'of the school committee, presented handsome silver watches to Bert lavlor and William Webber, they not liaving miss id or having been late lor school for .1. period of seven year,.

The property lo be sold by auction by Mr. Xewton Jving to-niorrow is situated in Devon-street, within two minutes' walk ot the Post Ollicc. Anyone wishing lo purchase ;i residence with all conveniences should not let this opiKjrtunity pass, as the property mil be allowed 10 change hands under iltrue value, in order to ell'ect a sale.

The prospect Of a contest for the vacancy on th-i .\ew Plymouth llarlwr Hoard has directed attoiitbn to the voters' roll isaj-i the Eltliam Argus), and we have heard many complaints con-crning it. It is said to'be wrclchelly incomplete, and that there arc numbers of [leople who have been regulirlv paying rates u,r years who now find themselves deprived „i a vote thromih nol being on the roll.

A new invention recently patented. t J i( . -Springlmk heel." has been put thrninjh a searching test i,t New Plymouth. l')r. Lealham. Medical Superintendent at the New Plymouth 110-pital.. l.ieut.-( olonel I-:. \". okey. and Sergl. Jladdrell. of lhe Police DeparlmeiiL have reported ,„„,„ the invention :l .fter three months' ihe result i„ each case is a nattering tribute lo ih,. invention. Alter pointing out the comfort experienced in walking by using this pneumatic cushion, and als„ the benefits to be derived from Us use they conclude bv stromdv recommending its adoption.' ' '

I lie southern members of the Harbjr Board are vigorously" conducting thehcampaign in oxplannlion of the New Ilyinouth Harbor Loan Bill. At Kapuui on Wednesday morning Messrs McLcn and lln,|,es met si.,„ ( „ ~,(,.pavJrs. ~„,! the lollowing resolution was carried--that this meeting approves of the Bill as read by Mr. .McLean." At Okai-iwi on Wednesday afternoon the same gcutlcnian addressed a meeting, a similar resolution being carried without dissent. At Pihama Mr. Maxwell addressed a meeting of Egniont Countv ratepayers who resolved "That this i's o> posed to any further borrowiii" for tip New Plymouth Harbor Hoard" \t Awatuua on Wednesday night a meeting addressed by Mr. .Maxwell resolved unaninioiisly-"Seeing that the ratepayers have the final power of veto under the thrce-iifth., majority this meeting is i„ favor of the Bill aV drafted, except that a clause providing for i, sinking fund should IH>1 H > added"