LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 281, 21 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All telegraph ollices will be kept open next Tuesday night, as on general election night, for the transmission r,f news regarding the second ballots. We understand that both Messrs W. Diniock and Co, and the Cliristchurch Meat Co. have reduced the price of bacon pigs lo Jd, delivered at railway stations, as from the l!)th inst. Entries for the Tarauaki Agricultural Society's annual show to lie held on Wednesday and Thursday of next week close with the secretary this (Sutiu'dav) evening, at i) o'clock. The members of the Harbor Board yesterday viewed the harbor works. They were accompanied by ilr. I'. W. Marchaut (consulting engineer) and Mr. F. Henderson (foreman). The inspection included the wharf and breakwater extension, and the operations at the l'ishing Pioek ipiarrv.

The visitors to the North Egmont Mountain House from the !)th November were as follows:—Messrs Murray and Caddy, Miss JLua Bently, Messrs. \y P. Crawford, E. Bradford, J. Brailslord, T. W. Gow, J. Hasten, A. lieeston, 11. W. Webb, and 11. Davies. The rainfall for November up to the 15th was: 4in.

"A practical prospector's report is worth ten times as much as the geologist's. If it's for notation purposes, got the geologists, as many as you can of them; but if you want to plank your own money down and get a return for it, then get the practical report of the prospector." A cautious shareholder's remark at last night's meeting of the Inglewood Oil Company.

Momentary relief from the monotony of Hie ordinary routine was occasioned on two or three occasions during tin* meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday. On one occasion,, when Mr. Hughes had spoken in favor of the loan proposal*. ;i im-mbcr asked liim. "What ;ibout thai ui'W suit?'' This had reference lo the challenge 1 brown out and the -wager mad<' between Mr. Newton King and Mr. Hughe*, the latter to receive at tin l hands of Mr. King a "brand-new" suit of clothes if at the end of the nc\t live years an ocean-going steamer shall not have been berthed at the New Plymouth 1 wharf. Mr. Hughes laughingly replied that he hoped Mr. King would win the wager. Later in the day the chairman pointed out. amidst some merriment, that the authority given to raise Lhe CO'HI.DOO had been .supported by Mr. Thomson, the representative of the redhot opposition. Mr. Thomson said it was 01110 use now to go on opposing the scheme, for the ratepayers had decided oil the loaa.

I At the Harbor Hoard meeting Mr. -1. Thomson brought under the notice of hi- icllow-inciubcrs some fads which he had discovered in his perusal of Hansard. He liad found that the lihill' llarlior IJoard had very cheap freight charges on its port line, ami lie believed the Lvtteltoii freights were also to lie lowered, lie wanted to know whether, ill view of this, tile time was opportune to lay before the Premier a request for similar concessions here. Mr, Connett reviewed tile, '-teps taken from time to time will) a view of obtaining a reduction of the very heavy charges on the New Plymouth to Moluroa section, and it was decided to again move ill the matter. Mr. CV.melt stated (hat at one time, willi a view of impressing the; Premier will: ,-i s.-iw of the injustice, lie had arranged with a local business vnau to have a consignment of goods divided, so that 'half was railed to fiiglewood and hack to New Plymouth, and the other to New Plymouth. The Tnulewooil consignment "was landed f l l New Plymouth more cheaply than that which had conic direct from the port to llie goods-shed. CTLLETTE SAFETj. RAZORS. Bengal razors, liigli-olasa pocket cutIon'! all the latest on hand. Boys' watches {good timekeepers) can be obtained for 5s each at J. Avery's, tobacoo-Pevon-atreet. 1