LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 244, 20 November 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One builder has no less than nine re side-.ices contracted for at Vogcltown.

It is commonly rumored in town that Uie steamship companies will shortly make a third return trip weekly between New. Plymouth and Onehuiiga. There arc some very honest people in the world. The other day a lady called upon the Harbor Board secretary, and complained that she had not received her usual demand for rates. She tendered the usual amount, and was quiic astounded to learn that the good old harbor rate was not being levied.

Mr. Wilkinson remarked yesterday that apparently the new dredge: -.l'aritntu," would not he here until March next, lie had thought she would be here earlier than that. Mr. King said that as far as he could remember the dredge was to be. delivered here in ten months from the date of acceptance of ; tender, and the tender was not accepted until the middle of April. The four cheese factories down the , Coast, are now turning out 200.801b of t cheese per day. or a combined total ol about ,'/„ tons. Oaonui is making 88 cheeses, l'lingarehu ..2, Kahotu «, and "area (without Newall Road factory) *!. In the height of the season the , amount will probably be over 0 tons daily, as each of the three first-mention-ed factories are putting in additional vats, whilst the Newall Road factory has yet to commence cheese making. ' Splendid work was done at the showgrounds on Thursday by the workiii" bee composed of members" of the tural Society's committee and others. Kern interest is now being manifested in the society's welfare and its future is absolutely assured, each year',' show is now increasing and the collection of stock this year will be worth secin" Intending exhibitors by makin.r thenentries as early as possible wilt assist the management considerably in "ctliii" out its catalogue. «„eral cntrie" close on Saturday, 27th inst., at a p.m. "The raising of the passen-er rile, on the Mai,, Trunk railway ouHr to help the port," remarked Mr. Newton King yesterday at Ihe Harbor lioard meeting. Mr. McCluggaw added fh-il Height charges were going to be i'nercased so that the steamers would be i ore able to compete. Mr. Commit s.id there was need for revision of this larill' for coal was being carried from Wam-a-nui to New Plymouth f,,,- almul IM,. Hm, whilst fr„ ni „„. t u t , |e ".™oiith railway station, a distance of 2'/* miles, the ( ~st was 2s fid a ton. Several other members remarked I hit «■»'' "'" Main Trunk char,,.' hj,,,,,, to the proposed level there were better days ,„ store for the harbor's finance, lo morrow afternoon's sacred eun.eri ■it Anton „i.ed s but |i,„. Heather ,„ atacta big attendance of people to hear me (..arrison Band's specially selected programme, including the hymns ••\bidc «•"" me." "Sun of my soul," -The Olil IlimdroUU.,' and •'Sandon" by ' „" W, .as well as. other ■•oil airs and compositions |, v H . nrl( |. ii'iei,,.!..'' o '." I '"' - "' I '''' Tlll! ••"'•cert com- '"•'•"-» at •> p.ui., and will conclude " m '\ ■»•■•«• p.m. A l.ors,..„addo-k s | :, 7; 1 ilt "- f P"-l of visit'ors drhin': '" Hie grounds. Special 'bus servi-cs are arranged from town and Fil/rov-,t , '°' l "ml '• \'i>'i(«is are par,;.,',,'' requested to leave their canine , K . u •ii , ""•"■■ «at lea.st to fa 5.,.,, them „ , si . , the ornamental grounds.

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