LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 184, 25 July 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The monument to be erected over 'J e Whiti's grave at Parihaka is now erected ami on view in Messrs. llussell and Sou's yard in St. Aubyn-street. We have to acknowledge receipt of one guinea to the. Humphries Tcs'iuiouiiil from a sympathiser. The Mayor, .Air. 0. Tiscli, in response to a request from a number of townspeople, has,convened ii meeting to be held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening next, in connection with the movement. The Home steamer Uiumtaka, due at Wellington next week from London is bringing 102 assisted passengers, 75 of whom are adults, with a total capita) of ;C3230. One family, consisting of three brothers, brought up as farmers, and a sister, have a joint capital of CISOO. Forty-three of the. immigrants were nominated by friends in New Zealand, and are coming to situations. Amongst the assisted passengers are fifteen farmers, seven farm laborers and nine domestic servants.—Press telc-

The Chief Inspector of Stock, who was ( in New Plymouth last week, had bis attention again directed by Messrs. Munro and Deem to the Californian thistleinfected chall' received some lime ago by a local firm from Otago, and which was being withheld from sale by the merchants in order to prevent the spreading of tlio post throughout the province. The Minister for Agriculture has reconsidered the matter, and the fiovernment has now decided to purchase the line, 1500 sacks, which will be shipped back to Dunedin 011 Monday. The action of the Government and the firms which have been holding the chall' oil' the market in the interests of the farmers is one for commendation. The harbormaster, Captain Hood, reported to the Harbor Board yesterday that during the four weeks ending July 15th last there were 40 steamer berthings at the New Plymouth wharves, the aggregate gross tonnage amounting to 38,4x3 tons. Imports were 4047 tons, including 273 tons ot railway coal and 430 tons of private coal. Exports were 703 tons, bringing the total'of cargo handled up to 4810 tons. The weather during that period was very rough and wet, with high winds aiid seas, but no delay to shipping was occasioned at this pqrt. The dredge was laid up for 13 days, for repairs, and during the remainder of the month 130 cubic yards of silt were moved from the east side of the wharl. The harbormaster called attention to the large amount 01 sand making up on the eastern beach, and remaining there.

The preachers at Whitcley Church to morrow will be—Morning, the Rev.M. J. Milder: and evening, the Rev. T. !J. Brooke. The subject of the address at the evening service will be "The Darkest Hour in the Life of Christ."' Strangers cordially invited.—Advt.