DISTRICT NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 197, 24 September 1909, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS

TIKOIUNCU. (From Our Own Correspondents) i regret to report that -Mrs. ArtJiur Jotaistun, a daughter of ,\lr. and Mrs. J. «• foreman, is very seriously ill,and Her condition is causing h er relatives very great anxiety. The difficulty in regard to rebuildin" the Uaitara bridge is not much hearer solution than before. There does not seem to be a great objection o u the }»<;• of any of the bodies omocrned to bold tne assets providing ti.ej vail escape the liabilities. This is cnm,„o<!ly believed to be an age of scepticism and tlie wonderful faith of mauv that'they can get something for nothing was never more deeply rooted. The weather has been what the Rev Hates describes as humid, and the ground is soaked. What effect it would have on a water diviner is too horrible to contemplate.

Directors of dairy companies arc wearing a worried look, as' the disposal of the output for the export season-has now to be decided on. Their position is not to he envied, for if a company consigns and the returns fail to 'equal straight-out sales the directors have their suppliers up in anus al the annual meel:iiff.i, whilst if they sell and con-siajnir-iits turn out bettor they have the same trouble, and in no case will their efforts he appreciated. The Tikorongi Dairy Company directors have decided to instal a pasteurising plant forthwith, and the Dairv Commissioner is sending one of the instructors to advise in connection with its proper working. The directors arc to he commended on their determination to have the factory thoroughly up-to-date.