LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 98, 14 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Newton King has received a cable from his Sydney agent advising I hat hides are an eighth higher. The intere.il on Hie Hospital Board's overdraft, if any, has been rai-cd to li per cent. the valuation ol Kllham i- C2SS.OOO -an increa-e ..| ,Cll2,liniJ over the valuation of three years ago. (Press I telegram. ) The combined ages of live people admitted to the Old People's Home last mouth was 398 years, or an average of 7!l years 5 months. The Banks will close on Friday (Good Friday). Saturday, and Monday (Easter Monday). They will also close oi| the following Thursday, 23rd instant (St. George's Day). After a lengthy discussion the llos- | pit:) 1 Hoard yesterday negatived the mo--1 lion of Mr. G. W. Browne to rescind the resolution of the March meeting to levy a rale of Od in, the tjloo, with a view ot levying an cightccnpeiiny rate. It was remarked last night that lll'' term "Pnkeknra Park" was studiously avoided by the members of the Recreation Grounds Board in their appearance before the Borough Council. Why not remove the obnoxious name from the notice-boards in the streets? The manager of the Old People's Home reported to the Board yesterdav that during the month there had been four men and one woman admitted, and one woman had died. The general health and discipline was good. There wer e now in the home 28 inmates, of whom four were females. there are many Sunday morning frequenters of the reading-room, and these have ap|iealed against the decision of the municipal authorities to open the reading-room on Sundays only from 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The protest ha- lieen forwarded to the Library Committee for further consideration.'

The usual fortnightly meeting of the lioyal Egmont. Uidge was held last evening, Bro. L. l'\ Webster, N.G., presiding. I here was a lair attendance of members. One candidate was proposed for membership, and two letters of rccom-' mendation were granted to members who are vi-iting oilier parts of the Dominion. I'.G. Lloyd, of Tasmania, paid a fraternal vi>i t to the lodge. The quarterly report and balance-sheet was lead and adopted.

The annual n ting of the Xew l'lymouth t'ivil Service Association wih held la.-t night. There was a !nr"e attendance. I lie chairman, .Mr. 8. Hill presiding. The report and balance-sheet were and adopted, and the remits In the executive council framed. 'The following committee was elected for the ensuing year:—Messrs. 11. ,S. Fitzherbert. S.M., W. A. 1). Jlanks. S.' Hill, F. Carr-ngtou. J. Fletcher, J. llempton, W. S. Wiggs, .1. O'Grady. 11. Willis, and 11. I!auni~ler. The chairman and secretary will li,'. clclcd from the executive. Ihe JJi.runyli t'i'iincil cided to levy a -pecial rate of is (id in the pound (annual value) to meet the interest on the loan of £!)(),(Ml). This is an increase of 8d in the pound upon last year's rate, but the total rating will not be any larger, for the general rate is to lie reduced by a like amount. \esterday afternoon a local lady was somewhat staggered when, ill the very lleereatioii Grounds themselves, rich', alongside the lower lake, a visitor approached her with lh 0 query, "Where are the gardens, please?'' No wonder the curator wants more ''color."

The Town Clerk deserves to be congratulated upon the success of the rate collection of the venr 101)7-8. The amount levied was '.C77SI l»s 2d, and tlie amount collected C 7718 Kis Id. leaving I'l3 (U Id um'olleeU><l. Of tlii* alxmt C 7 is inn-oviTjilik'. it having been levied upon -ome land- held by the School t'omini.--iouoi'-. and whose leasehad been surrendered, t'nlcased edncalion reserve-, ol cour-e, are exempt irnm rating. Thi- that the amount actually outstanding i- only about -ix guineas. Very lew boroughs can pom; to out.-tanding rates which an-one-t honsandtli of Ihe amount collectable. Apart- from thi-, practically the whole of the arrears from previouporiods lwving Ik-cm collected dtirinu llie year.

Voni- winter <•[,,Lliinl; i- a vrrv important tiling Id yen. -1'11,.,,. ,| ;IVS remind von tliat your uml.-ivlotliiim needs reneuiiij.'. Mini «ln.|i yon think nf clothing «f any kin.l von' naturally tliink of "Tin' Kii.-li." ill.ii slur,, ill l^'von-stl'i'i'l. New I'lynioulii. ||V ;1 very economical store to ilenl nt. nil it's :i store ni.teil lor honest, dependable goo,l s They've 11 new lot of Kiiin|,oi woollen -iniil.-t- nt :is (id. under IMlits to match (id. mill thev have a heavier line at N (id and o- (id. Flannel singlets tliey have from :id to lis lid. Wue llamiel singlet, k lid to lis lid. Flannel shirt* they have in a meat variety from .">s lid lo Ss (id. Ynn nil know the slore in Devon-street, just lielow Xoliin's auriion mart, New Plviith.—Advt.