LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 276, 16 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

| Sixty years ago to-day the first Xew Zealand Legislative Council met. /I'he revenue for the Wcllington-Xa-pier-Xew Plymouth section of the Government railways for the month] v period ended October 10th amounted to £54,218 0s Til. as compared with £50,•!.>7 Is for the corresponding period of last year. The Elthani Dairv Company last month manufactured 212,7301bs of butter, against 100..8721hs for the corresponding month of (J,,, previous year. The company will pay out to suppliers £BB9I Us 2d, l,eing'at the rate of Hi/id per lb for butter-fat. The average test last month was 3.42. The company is now making 150 boxes of butter per day. The output for the season to date i 3 about 20 tons ahead of that of (his lime last year.

A lifebuoy was found at Hahotu on Wednesday by , J,,,,,,.; „.,„„,,, ,y oki)> and handed over to Constable Kelly. The writin.u is in 0 | (1 V.DfrUsh |ctt«riii« and not well formed. It has been de" ciphered to represent the letters 11-o-u-l-e-r,' and "Nvdnev" under'"'alh. with a ,lar on each side.' it is jiNo reported that s < nbergris. va»''d »t I'lOd., has also been picked up by the natives „„ the beach lately Own concspemlcnt. From all indications, the result of [ to-days poll on tlie harbor loan is almost a Inregmie conclusion. Kyery newspaper in 1 )i.. province last week devoted space in their leading columns advising the ratepayers to support the proposals, while the members of the country party, always excepting thmilitant opposition of Air ,1 Thomson of course, have also bee,, actively worknig in that direction. There is apparently no organised opposition in any quarter, but Dial noUvillistaudiiie. rvWv believer in the proposals should" make it Ins duty to record his vote.