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The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 12. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We llave arranged with one 'f the foremost journalists in the Dominion to supply us regularly with a weekly Wellington letter. The first letter appears on page 10 of the present issue, and will, wj are sure, be read with much interest

The Tnvercargill City Council has li- ' a rush of investors desiring to lodge money on deposit at 3'/ s per cent. From a remark made by the Mayor at the last meeting it is assumed' that the Finance Committee is about to consider the adn'sableness of reducing the interest paid on such deposits to three per cent.

A wo 11-known Ngaere settler : s our authority (says the Stratford Post) for stating that a species of black moth specially chooses ragwort plants as a depositcry for its eggs, and that when the caterpillars emerge therefrom they practically destroy the plant of this noxious weed, upon which they feed. These caterpillars are further said to be •unusually- numerous in the district this year.

At tiie Chamber of Commerce meeting last night the president referred to the railwav timetable between Wellington ; and New Plymouth, and said that the deputai'on from the Chamber had waited on the Minister, as decided at the last general meeting, and made representations concerning the inadvisability cii maintaining the new timetable. Now it was announced that the old timetable will -shortly be reverted to, and the Napier to New Plymouth daily through service discontinued. Thus it would appear that the Chamber's efforts had ; proved successful. A correspondent forwards us the following particulars "A young man, an only ten, worked hard. He neither smoke.l nor drank, never went to anyplace of amusement nor indulged in any pastime. After his hard day's work he had to get his own meals. Every year he had to make up £Bl interest. £ls in rat,> 3 and £52 for the maintenance of a sbter in the asylum. All this had to be paid "before he thought of. his own living, and his living, I know, mostly consisted of bread and butter. The law demanded from this poor fellow £1 a week to keep his sister in the asylum, and when he could not pay it, put him in gao 1 . Twice he went to gaol. Tht Jast time, however, proved too mu.-h for fois overtaxed strength and sensitive mind. Now he, too, is an inmate of the asylum."

At yesterday's meeting of the School Commissioners Mr. C. E. Major applied for leave of absence. Mr. Morton was strongly opposed to leave being granted;• Stating his opinion. that it was altogether wrong that a man appointed ov ■ tlies, Government to a seat on a body such as. this should continue to absent himself in this way. It w as not lair to the other members, and it was 'quite, wrong -.n principle.' Mr. Wade endorsed this view, .pointing to the fact, that-he-had to atfend the'-meetings regularly, oi'ten" at great inconvenience, knowing that : there was seldom - more than a ■quorum It was hardly fair for rim to have t) conduct the business with'only | a bare majority of the Board present. Mr. Jennings, M.P., said he felt rather diffident about expressing an opinion, but agreed that more regular attendance was desirable. It was resolved that no further leave of absence be granted to the member mentioned. Tlip visit of Lord Kitchener to RotoTua caused a great deal of interest ;among the natives. On Saturday evening he was present at a Maori* entertainment, and was loudly cheered' when he left. Wairoa Geyser was-"soaped on Sunday by Mrs. Parker (Lord Ivitcheiiier's sister), and in half an'hour ffiive a' magnificent display, which was witness- j ed by a large number of people. When Lord "Kitchener arrived at the gate of the. pa at Whakarewarewa, he was met by some of the natives, and old Turakawa presented him with a very ancient sword, said to have been handed down from Captain Cook. Lord Kitchener thanked the old fellow, but gave the sword (sack. and said it would be more fitting for the Maoris to keep it as a memento. The model pa keenly interested the great soldier, who closelv inspected the system of defence. Lord Kitchener and his party left on Monday by motor car for Warakei and Ttupo. en route to Napier. Messrs Vickers, Son and Maxim's subsidiary company is constructing Captain! Scott's motor sleighs for his South Polar expedition. These sleighs are of somewhat unusual design, being chaindriven. There are mounted on the endless ehi,in a series of small platforms running over wheels attached to the end of the axles, and sliding under ..runners, so that the weight of the sleigh on the ground is taken on the platforms attached to the chains, which in turn bear on the runners mounted on the; sleigh. The chains are driven by the back' axle, which contains gearing. The axles are carried direct on the frame, j ani] do not take any other load:' This | method gives a very powerful grip on I the snow, enabling the sle.igji to propel I itself, end even to draw a heavy 'trailer'j under bad snow conditions. ' With a | view to economising-fuel as much as' possible, the engines are kept si^all, be--ing of only 12-horse-power. They are, of course, of the air-cooled sort. The petrol tank, with capacitv for a long journey, is mounted over the motor.

There appears to l>e 110 doubt that there is a pronounced rabbit increase in various portions of the North Island. Some authorities state that "eason was th" dry spring, -by which the young rabbits were enabled to live. For several years previous to 1009 there have been torrential downpours, .which, in thousands of cases, flooded out the burro ivs, and drowned the rodents, young and old. The mortality was naturai.y greatest among the smaller fry. It is contendtd by several well-informed farmers (says the Dominion) that more poisoning will have to be gone into as a set-oM' to the spriii\r weather conditions, which have enabled bunny to steal a march on the enemy. Tf something is not done in the ivav of more vigorous of rabbit-extermination, and another drv spring follows, the consemiences are likelv to be serious to the farmer. Tt is also noticeable that this summer the rabbits ,ive not takin<r the poison very well. The new succulent grass i-s thought to be responsible for this state of things. NO TIT IXG TO FEAR. ; Mothers need liave no hesitation in ' I giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their little ones, as it contafts abso- I lutely no injurious drugs. This' medicine J is not only perfectly safe to jive to I small children, but it Is a medicine of I great worth and merit. Sold by all ' chemists end

A Victorian importer of horses who left the Bluff with a consignment for Australia stated that Clydesdale heavy draught colts and fillies are in jjood demand, and there is every likelihood of the market remaining firm. The botfly, supposed to have been introduced from New Zealand, is taking firm hold of the place. His observations are that in New Zealand the horses have become immune from the pest, and, seemingly, sustain no great inconvenience.

A peculiar robbery is reported from Maryborough. Mr. Montgomery, of the well-known party of entertainers, was staying at the Club Hotel after his performance on Monday night. He states that there was no key to his room, so he was unable to lock the door. He hung his trousers, containing £75 in cash, on the end of the bed, and slept undisturbed throughout the night. In the morning he discovered that someone had entered the room and removed the money. The matter is in the hands lof the police, but so far nothing ha.been discovered.

The V/anganui Chamber of Commerce has asl'ed the Taranaki Chamber to send a delegate to a conference in Wellington to discuss and bring before the notice of the Minister some ox the anomalies in the railway freights. The matter came before the Chamber last night, and p'ovoked a conversational discussion. The only anomaly quoted was in regard to the cheap freight charges on Taupiri coal, which was carried from Wanganui ;to New Plymoiith (the last stretch of the 378 miles journey from the mhies) for, Is od per ton. whilst the freight on coal-bi-ought from the New Plymouth breakwater to New Plymouth (a distance of a couple of miles) was 2s 6d a ton. The Chamber, whilst not seeing that very much could be done in the mo'ter, or that New Plymouth had any very great grievance in the matter, except that the increase in the imports o'f Taupiri coal by rail had the effect of reducing sea-borne coal cargoes landed at 'his port, expressed the opinion that it was desirable that the Taranalci Chamber should be represented at- the conference. The Wanganui Chamber will be informed that when the date of the conference is fixed this Chamber will be prepare] to favorably consider the matter of representation.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 4

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The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 12. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 4

The Daily News. SATURDAY, MARCH 12. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 337, 12 March 1910, Page 4

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