PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 91, 6 April 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

WAREA. (From Our Own Coiiespondenl i. The Horticultural Society hehl a mooting on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. llurgess presided over a huge attendance. The oalance-slieet, which was read and adopted, showed a credit of aiioitt C!l. it was decided to pay out for second prizes.

Tin' Tarauaki County Council are progressing w iih the work of turning lh,. Stony river, so as lo give the water a straight course from the bridge, instead of catling into -Mr. Doyle's paddock, a- il has been doing lor -onie voars past. Mr. Doyle has had ipiilc il 'huge amount of land washed away with Hoods, and were nothing done he would Mioti be minus all his land.

Mr. Newton King held his usual fortnightly sale at Stony River on Wed-no-,hi v. There was a large number of cat lie" yarded, nearly all tiie pons bei";; occupied. Prices were satisfactory ill

some lines, while in others the buyers had the advantage. The Ukato Dairv Company ha- sold il:. April output for Is Id per li., and intend paving out to suppliers Is per lh for bill lor fut.

The milk supply at the local factorv has decreased considerably during the past week. The tests are still on the rise, the highest this week being t.ii, and the lowest ;|.s. There are onlv two

suppliers below l.u, the rest ranging from 1.0 lo -1.1, and two at. t.ii.

The directors of the Wurea Dairy Co. met on Tue-day night to consider th; selling of its April butter. There wore

several linns alter it. and it was dually sold to Mr. F. X. U. Meddows, of Wellington, at Is Id. One lirui uil'ered Is Id'/id per lb, but owing to the number of restrictions attached, the oiler was refused. The company decided t» pay out is per lb for butter fat this month. A number of farmers in the district arc busy ploughing ground for oats for winter feed. The i'arihaka Road Board has made a

start with the formation of about VI chains on the Ruakere road, but it will be some time before it will be metalled. Nearly all the road has now been formed, and over half the road is metalled.