LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 307, 23 December 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Taranaki County Council's public debt, inscribed- up tclst February last, is ,1'i14;220 15s 7d. ami the half-yearly interest bill, now due, is £202 12s Bd. The hot fly is now in evidence in Taranaki, and is causing much uneasiness amongst horses. So far the Hies do not appear to be so numerous as during last year. Scene:-The Recreation Grounds. Two ladies. Alan approaches, suggests a boatride on the pond. One assents. The other: "Oh, no, no! I'm so afraid of being sick. Last time I went to Auckland J was awfully badi" The ICapiti ran ashore in a awkward position just inside the river at Patea ou Friday, Attempts have been made to float her off, but up to yesterday morning without success. The tide's have not been very high, otherwise it is supposed she would have been re-floated without difficulty.—llawcra Star. The •'prophet" Rua is holding a monster picnic and feast atMangapohatuon Christinas Day. He has sent bis "premier " Meui Kerekere, to toivn to invite all .Maoris and pukehas to the feast. Great preparations are being mane for a large gathering in tile way of " kai," but_ no strong drink is allowed. " Una no like te iraipiro." remarked Meni, "but plenty of everything else. : ' A correspondent of the Hawera Star says that while mowing a field ot green oals for ensilage one day last week at Okaiawa he came across lather a rara avis in the shape of a hawke's nest containing live eggs, each of wbieh contained ii young bird. The writer adds it is the first time lie had seen anything of the kind. He was alwavs under the impression that the hawk built its nest in the fork of a tree.

The following is the list ot visitors to the North Eginont Mountain House j since 3rd December:—Mrs. A. K. Collins, Mrs. Biittrnvortb. E. Dunn, J. Bloin, D. Fleming, E. Beck, Mr. Arthur, G. C. Neil. M. Neal, K. N. Neal, M. E. Tavlor, S. Ochiltree, E. Malone, F. L. Smith, V. Messenger, L. Hansen, K. ,1. Taylor, D. Fitzhcrbcrt, T. Suunderson, (J. Colson,, ('-. Duggaii, .1. Kaspar, E. Kirby. Mrs. Kirby, A. .Malone, E. S. Baylcy 11. S. AV'ood, A. S. Wood. ' ' ' Tin- milk suppliers ivi the Inglewood district continue to receive considerable larger cheques than they did last sea. s"ii. For last month the' Moa Companv paid out, £-12 mi, as against £3719 hist year. The other companies paid for four weeks as against live oil the corr.vponding date of last year. Vet the total of their payments was only slightlv loss-'£4300 instead ol' £4075'. The figures are as follows, those for the four weeks of this year being lirst and those for the corresponding live weeks of last year following in parentheses:— Makctawa £1547 (-C1350), Tariki , £ll7B ( £1420), Lcpporton £730 ( £8(!0), Tarata£4U4 (£333), Waitui £441 ( C4SB)

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