DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 174, 26 August 1909, Page 1

DISTRICT NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondents.)

STRATFORD.

Sheep farmers arc jubilant at the nice | mild weather. Lambing is proceeding i apace, ami a splendid average is anticiI pated. All that is wanted now is the ■ price of mutton in the Old Land to advance and another pejiny on wool, and everything in the garden will he luvely, J 'J lie Minister of Railways is going in tor business methods in some things, lmt what 1 cannot understand is the retusal lo isMie excursion fares to New Plymouth ol toner. The YVanganuilaranaki football match at ordinary lares precludes the working man from attendance, as it costs the best part of !0s to get there; bufc if excursion fares were Issued the s'ame train would pay over and over again. It is to bo haped the Rugby Union will leave no stone unturned to get the reduction for the Auckland mutch.

I The .Stratford Racing Club jubilated oh 'hiestlay'evening at a club dinner, and afterwards held their annual meeting, at which some nice things were said, ami as the club made a profit of about CMIM) on their last mecthg, there was . » Dr. Paget was successful in getting a resolution cmrried to appoint a stipendiary steward for the next meeting. Stratford Club is' still going s(mng u:i the question, and it is to ho hoped the Metropolitan Club will follow suit.

The JJorough Council held a retrench ment meeting last week, and finishei up as they used to bt; in regard to fin unce.

Farms eonthue to change hands and new blood keeps arriving, and we are pleased to see some of the old settlers returning to their first love. Th,. local County Council is on the warpath to sec that the various' ridings are rated according to their indebtedness. The east riding sceins to be the chief sinner; they have had tlie money spent, but insist that according to law it is a debt on the whole county. An appeal to the Privy Council is wit'hm possible bounds. A prjvate detective agency is talked about. Those who make a business of seeking out divorce evidence would get some work, so the man at the corner says. Please don't ask who it is. I;

don't suppose lilt; hat is too big. Mr. "Hogg's statement re that memorable dust trip to WlmiigamomoTM and Die number of whisky bottles he saw on tiie-journey, goes' to show how pleased Sir Joseph was when lie resigned his important position. Mr. Roderick MeKenzie will shortly «pav a visit to this district, mid later the Hon. J. A. Millar will follow on and have a look at the railways under construction. At that time it would be good business for the Mount Egmout Board to interview both gentlemen and try to get the railway to «' point that passengers could be carried up and assist in making it pay. At the present time we have the railway into thf forest reserve, but the Department, with that wonderful business knowledge, point blank refuse to carry passengers. They have houses, and every convenience for people to spend a day or two, but they cannot be persuaded to listen to reason. *,

WAREA. An extraovdnary general meeting of the Warea Dairy Company. Ltd., was held in the hall on Monday, August 2:ird. A fair number of- shareholders j Mere present. Mr. James Burgess, chairman of the retiring directors, was in the chair. The meeting was called for the purpose of confirming the special resolution passed at tile meeting held on August 2nd, re altering the Articles' of Association. The adjourned annual meeting was also held after the extraordinary -meeting, for the purpose of electing live directors for the ensuiilg year. -Mr. Corbett moved that the Articles of Association be taken as read. -Mr. James Burgess proposed that the resolution passed at last meeting be ear-, ried, and this was seconded bp Air. \V. lil'VDll.

The adjourned annual meeting was 11 su held. The following nominations were received by the secretary for tile directorate: .Messrs. James Burgess, George Jones, Changs Wells, William J'evell, Alexander Charles Magon. Alfred Clothier, and Alexander Macdonnld. The election was decided by ballot, and the following live directors were elected: Messrs. George Jones, J as. Burgess, William Revcll, Charles Wells,j and Alfred Clothier. I

Mr. (J. .Join's proposed lliiit the resolution passed at the last annual meetin;: (IMS), re voting the chairman .I*2o per annum, be rescinded. Mr. Macdonald proposvd that the directors receive live shillings per meetiiijr for ordinary meetings.—Mr. J. Ilalpin seconded. Mr. (i. Jones proposed as an amendment that the directors should receive Cilll per annum and divide it among themselves as tliey thjnk lit.—On being put to the meeting the amendment "was earried.

Mr. Tobhi proposed as a further ;ui:eudnient that tin; chairman receive

U'JH and the directors no ]>ay. —On bcinir put to the meeting it was lost. The meeting then terminated. A meeting' of the Transport Motor Company was then held. Mr. G. V. .Tones, the delegate appointed at the first meeting to represent the local dairy company at the conference, gave his report on the meeting, and said it was not much use placing it before this meeting. as a company had been formed without; the dairy factories. Mr. Burgess spoke on the benefit of this company and the motor service to the coast. It i-' the intention of the company to run passenger cars to and from Xcw Plymouth and Opirnake, and they intend tendering for the mail service, for which they can run the trip in one day. A large number of shares were taken up at the meeting, and the total number now stands at l&W sharps. The new directors of the dairy factory held a subsequent meeting, at which Mr. .lames Jiurges's was selected chairman for the year. The Puniho suppliers waited on the directors to sec if they could come in with Warea cheese factory, or whether they could get a cheese plant put up the Puniho road. Mr. Pcreival. architect of the new cheese factory, who was present, said the factorv was not large enough to take any move than their own suppliers, and it would cost too much now to alter the building-'. The directors resolved that they could not cnterkii'a building 1 a. che'e-e factory up the Puniho road on the conditions placed before them. Mr. V. P. Jlobinson returned home from his trip to T'higland on Tuesday, looking much better for his holiday.