LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 245, 22 November 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The whole of tliu esplanade paths liavc recently received attention, and the popularity of these seaside waiks is dam more pronounced. We understand that the arrangement come to between the Stratford Hospital Board and the medical office™ is that Dr. Paget be appointed superintendent at a salary of £250 per annum, villi an (assistant at £75. Owing to the heavy downpour of rain throughout practically the whole of yesterday afternoon the sacred concert by the Garrison Band at "Aotea" had to be further postponed. An announcement will be made in a few days of the date next selected. In the course of his reply on the | Financial Debate Sir Joseph Ward sai.l that "the Government had Jiad in its party more freeholders than the to'al of the ranks of the Opposition ever since Air. Alasscy bad been leader of it, iinil Air. Alassey coidd not deny it." At the Stratford Magistrate's Court on, Friday, before Air. W. G. K. Keairk, S.M., John Lichtwark was charged on the information of the police with

cruelly illtvoaling a oilf liy tying it to a stump anil leaving it without food for twenty-four hours. The information was; dismissed.

In the eye of the Chinaman, Otaki ml apparently a spot which looms large just now. The Dominion states that it is estimated that the number of Chinese now in the Otaki district is nearly ISO, while by Christmas it is expected that some 200 Chinese will be occupied in various market gardens. Mr. A. 0. Downos, chairman of the Frankley School Committee, lias received word from Mr. 11. Okey, M.P., that owing t'o the representations made 1" him the Minister of Education looks more favorably upon the application for a new school at Frankley road. Mr. Okey is hopeful concerning the result. At a meeting of the local branch of the No-License League Mr. C. E. Bellringer was appointed to represent this electorate at the Dominion Convention regarding the proposed amendments to the licensing legislation. The convention opens' on Wednesday. Mr. G. H. Maunder will attend as corresponding | member of the executive.

The Seaside Improvement Committee now have two substantial cottages erected at the camping ground, where improvements of a permanent character are in progress and contemplation. The cooking facUities thia year should be greatly appreciated. It is proposed to hold a Sunday afternoon concert in the locality shortly, and also an otticml opening function on Thursday, 23rd December.

Mr. 11. Okey, M.P., has informed the Taranaki County Council that on Thursday the Kaitak'e County Bill was reported by the Local Bills Committee of the House, with one schedule amenoed by the striking out of that portion of the proposed new county from which objections were received. This will make the northern boundary of the Kaitase County the southern boundary of the Omata road district. At a meeting of the council of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce the following resolution was passed:— "That this Chamber considers the primage duty unworkable and irritating, and would suggest that if primage must be collected it should be made to apply to all importations, dutiable or otherwise, and be paid at the time of import entries being"passed." Copies of the re. solution will lie tonvarded to the Premier, the Minister of Customs, and the members (or the provincial district of Taranaki.

The Moa Road Board, upon the motion of the chairman, Mr. 11. Trimble, has decided to ask the member for ue district, Mr. J. B. Hine, to oppose the proposal to repeal certain clauses in tue Local Bodies Loans Act. Speaking to the motion, Mr. Trimble said the Premier's suggested substitute was a scheme for lending money to local bodies at whatever rate the Government could borrow at, plus' a sinking fund of one per cent., for 3ti'/» years, whilst present loans were for a 20-year term. The new scheme would suit those local bodies requiring to raise large loans of, IsSy, £20,000 or £30,000, but, it would [ not suit this Board, or boards similarly constituted.

A somewhat unusual claim was settled in a judgment by Mr. T. Hutchison, S.M., at Waimuto. G. F. Richardson sued G. Jones for £42 damages for overfeeding-oir a croji of young wheat. It seemed that in October," 1008, defendant was permitted' to depasture 1050 sheep in plaintiff's field at Willowbridge, wherein was then growing a young crop of wheat. The sheep were, to remain from Tuesday to Friday, but as defendant did not sell them he sent them back on Saturday, and kept therfi there till the Monday, without reference to the plaintiff. The consequence was that the crop, instead of yielding 03 bushels l to the acre, yielded only 4fi l / 2 bushels per acre. Upon this basis the Magistrate gave judgment for the amount claimed with costs. Mr. llatriok, managing director of tin Wanganui Spiral Pipe Company, accompanied by Mr. Bindall and Air. Gilmo ir (the company's engineer), were in Waitara on Friday in connection with the offer made by Mr. Hatrick to supply and lay the pipes for the mains in connection with the long-delayed municipal water-supply scheme, . for which the plans of Messrs Orbell and Mackay had been adopted. Accompanied both the principals of the. hitter firm, by thMayor (Mr. W.F. Jenkins) and Councillors Tate, Blake and Raltenbury, they walked over {he pipe-line route from <i point on (lie Waiongona stream on Air.

i McGonnall's property, about a quarter • of a mile below the Waiongona railway - station, to one GO. chains, on the cast 1 of the Waitara bridge, hi the evening ■ a. special. meeting .gf the Council was ■ held, and'a contract entered. into for • the laying of the.mains. We, are given ■ to understand thatJihe manufacture of j the pipes comniences' to-day. "In these coluujas" the other day (savs . the Wellington* Times) mention was made of the great progress and the , celerity with which sections were opened , in the Wellington and Auckland land districts'. The Taranaki Crown land officers have done equally well in providing the sections required: Ta.ra--.iaki has provided for improved farm settlers no fewer than 122 sections of from 117 to 200 acres each. Of these. 33 sections, containing a total area of 0000 acres, have already been allotted in the Tut ere district, Taranaki being the first district to get any improved farm settl ■oient; sections open for select ion. lii I lie 2,->lh instant SO additional sccti us oi from 117 to 20S acres each ill tae Tangitu district will be balloted for at Taumarunui, the total area uriii" ].i ->r,(\ ' acres. Therefore, the total iiAi pro- ! vided in Taranaki for improvl farm settlers since the beginning c f August is 20,250 acres, a remarkably smart J piece of work." Passengers who delayed diving into ] their book or morning paper were provoked to laughter as the 7.40 train moved out on Saturday morning. A "ladv "

who had been making a few weeks' stay at His Majesty's boarding-house at the. rear of Marsland Hill, -was seated in a second-class car, gazing at the new plia e of life which presented itself. Presently she recognised in the uniform of one of His ..Majesty's police the gentleman at whose pressing invitation she had made her bow before the magistrate, and thus secured the right, of entrv to llr. Coylc's establishment. She wasn't, a bit grateful to him. if her remarks' were any '-rilprion. As the train moved nut -he applied her right thumb to her nose, and extended the digits, applviii" to the smn'i liim,-:- the tlmmb of the left hand And ll„. ; , l, v u twiddling, twinkling movement of the whole armament she showed her disrespect for the " foorcc,' and particularly (lie member of it whom she declared was "no good, annvhou- • Members of tbo Equitabh liiiildin* Society of New Plymouth (First and Second Groups) are notified that subscriptions will ha due and payable to- | day (Monday) at Secretary's office, Currie-street, from 0 a.m. to 12.30, from 1 n.m. to 5 p.m., and ? p.m. to 9 n.m.— Advt. _W YOU HAVE

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