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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 72, 14 March 1908, Page 2

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School Commissioners, Commercial. Parihakn Tioafl Hoard. Mr. I'onnctt stat.-d last nijrht that (lie liarlior reserve- rear (lie Xfw Plymouth railway -died w ill, when reik't shortly, brin;: in h revenue of CIOOO ]kt annum. 'Die Minister for Land-. tlip lion. 1!. McNab. lias informed Mr .lenninj<n, M.l'., that the Commissioner of Crown hands : is at present preparing maps an.l -iliedules of land for .seUlciwiil. along 1 no route of the Main Trunk Line. Provision will, first of 11JI, be made for the hundreds of workman engaged on tho construction works who dcslve to settle on tho land. t Mr. W. T. JenuinL's. M.l'., has received word from tin' MinKlpr in charge of [ llnads and Rridgcs (the lion ,f. McOowan) that Mr .Talian, di-triel; road engineer at. Te Kiiiti. lies liccn instructed to report on the best way nf snagging the upper reaches of the Mnkau river from Totoro to (lie coal mines, a distances of some 21 miles. This district i» imilcr Mr .Tulinn's charge. ■TOTN THE ARMV Of (liose who have tested the wonderful curative virtues of Dr. Sheldon's Magnelie Liniment. It gives quick relief and speedy cure whenever applied to a 1 I'urn. blister, bruise or pain or sore of any nature. Accept no substitute. Trier, is fii and 3s. tlblninablc every- ( where, i

A couple ot cyclists returning l'roia the North ligmont Mountain House to New Plymouth covered the journey in 7") minutes. irorn Tuesday morning at !i o'clock until the same hour on Wednesday 4,37 inches of rain fell at the North ligiuonl Mountain House. The Carrington road district is sin fering Jrom a shower of valualioiipapers. I lie contents of which have stirred the savage instincts.

Arrangements are being made by the Mayoress and a ccmimittec of ladies for Jjiidy Plunket's address nc.\t Wednesday evening concerning the 'Trotcetion of Infant Life."

There is a very pleasing inquiry just now for town ami suburban properties. Outsiders iind. however, that in the majority ot cases owners are demanding too big a [nice. Ihe Mayor has received a telegram trom the .Minister of Railways lo the ellect thai lie will look iulo the mailer ol handing over the disused llenui railway bridge to the llorougli Council. The olliciai opening of the Xcw Plymouth post office taking place ncariy'a year after its actual opening lor htisines, has a precedent in I lie New Plymouth harbor works. The "foundation stone" of the breakwater was laid after 250 feet had been completed.

A meeting convened by the executive ui Hie laranaki Branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation was held oti' lliursday evening at Okato. Resoluwere carried wit'li the object -,,f terming a sub-branch of the Federation with its headquarters at Okato, ami lojal ollicers will be elected at a future mejling. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one, and a number of members were elected.

A couple of ladies yesterday aflernoon dismounted from' their gig, and, lor the sake ot safety, hitched the horse's mouth to the wheel of the vehicle. The horse pulled back and then

set oil to follow its driver, continuing until the shafts bad arrived in dangerous proximity to the shop windows ami the strain on the gear had snapped the bit. Under ether circumstances the horse's jaw, and not tfte bit, might have sull'ered.

''lt's an ill wind that blaws uacbody guid" is 1111 old saw. Apparently a lire comes under the same category. The recent bush fires on the ligmont road, whilst burning hundreds of acres of grass and destroying much fencing, have been greatly beneficial as well by clearing the land. Many of the settlers will next year be able to graze over considerably increased areas, some of them benefiting to the tune of from 00 to 100 acres. Nevertheless, the strain on the pocket at present is a severe one, and the benefits to accrue are in the dim future.

The Taranaki Provincial Retailers' Association met at Stratford on Thursday. Air C. A. Wilkinson was in the chair, and delegates were present from Elthaiu (Afessrs. L. Hill and Hardy). Kaponga (C. llill anil Adlain). Inglewood (Fawcett and Robinson), (Stratford (Iletts), and Alaiiaia (Alcldon). The report and balance ,sheet were adopted. It was resolved that tile headquarters of the Association for the ensuing year be Inglewood. Mr. F. E. Hardy sent in

his resignation as secretary, and was accorded a vote of thanks and an honorarium in recognition of his services. Mr lfobinson (fuglcvood) was appointed to the position ami Air. Winfichl (Inglewood) was appointed president. T'he W'anganui bakers, taking a leaf out of the book of their Oisborne and Palmei'ston JNorlli brethren, have decided, as previously stated, to inaugurate in Wanganui the system of cash pay- [ liients for bread. The system has been given a good trial in the above-named

towns, and has proved satisfactory beyond all expectations. Though a little dilliculty may be experienced in tlie initial stages of the experiment, the public will no doubt soon fall into line with I lie new order ef tilings (says theWangaiuii Herald), for there will be no alternative, as absolutely no booking will Ih* allowed. The cash system will commence on Monday next, bakers having given their customers notice of the change. J*'or the benefit of customers who have not ahvavs on baud the ready change, fbe bakers have had printed a supply of coupons, iu cards of twelve each, which may be paid for in advance, Faeh coupon is worth 3the price of a loaf. anil, wnen customers have not ihe change, the coupons may be tendered in pnyineul. The ca.-li sv-lrm will be slrictly adhered to by all the bakers of flu' town, who have entered into a bond to carry il out.