DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 66, 14 April 1909, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

■ \ TIKOKAXUI. {■ ""' (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 The llev. Fonlou was unfortunate in ! having a rough night for his lecture and 1 1 magic lantern entertainment on Monday evening, and consecrueiitly there was unlv a small attendance. it a meeting of shareholders held on Tuesday the Tikoraugi Dairy Company decided'on placing an indent order for basic slag with the National Dairy As- . sociation. Figures are now available aud show (that the local company's make of butter for the seven months ending March ' 3Ut was approximately Bli tons, or an I .increase of about 1U tons compared with l -the corresponding period of the previous f. reason. During the last twelve months I'ahc company has re-built its factory and ! ,now possesses a line up-to-date brick .| Unniding constructed on plans supplied i :i>v tlie agricultural department. Accd- } less to say- thin work has entailed con- { -sidcrablc expense and tile company has I 'been extremely fortunate in having such 5 an iucreuse in its output, which was sold It .outright at a very satisfactory price. ' Our branch of the Farmers CiUon ; s i| "-i,, extremis.- and it ;s very doubtful it I .sulliciont vitality is left to hold the I, annual meeting. This was one ot the I strongest brandies in luraiiaki, .but, Lilas! hew have Uhe mighty fallen! One }-cannot but odniire the whole-hearted i | support accorded Ulie labor unions by ■ their members, which is in marked contrast to the attitude of the average | ■farmer, l'ossibly the fact that four of the Taranaki members of Parliament jive farmers and that Mr. Jennings, although not a farmer himself, is tliur- ; <)ii"]ilv sympathetic ami conversant Willi tW needs of the country settlers, is responsible for a sense of fancied security, and that continuous ellort on the ■uii.rl of the farming community is «"- necessary. The company proposing to erect ironworks at Moturoa must hasten matters if it wishes to secure the bonus for the Jirnt 1001) tons inaiiufacturcd in the; Doi liiinkm, as .another competitor is in H« field, and .it is reported that Waitara is to be th» scene of its operations. The Waßara Harbor Board, like ; many other local bodies, finds its lin- ' juices inadequate for the work repined • to be doue, and the re-building ot I'hc ■ ' bridge is, 1 fear, hung up for some con- • sidcrablc time, as the tenders wde i much higlier than the estimate and al»o . unite bevond the means of the Board, i Very great praise is due to the chair- > n.aii, Mr- t! - w - SUlbbs ' wl ' osc ;', "', 1 were responsible for obtaining the vote jof ilitm from the Government, am it Jimst be vexatious to him to l.nd tha • i ll,e Hoard cannot now avail itseii oi the grant which he took such pains to • I secure. , ~ • '■ The total absence from (he roads tii's S J-en-oil of the Clifton County Councils 'l.rvader is commented on. a"'l the opm- •■ I fon expressed that greater efforts should I |,e made by c»u.ieill»r> to eiw"-" its In- • ! rag worked instead of lying 1U tile shed ; jalf the summer.