LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 137, 5 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Taranaki County Council meeting yesterday it was decided to get a roa<l grader. f The next ordinary meeting of the Taranaki County Council will be held on January 8. A special meeting will also be held on that date for the purpose of merging the Oakura Road Board in the county.

The Taranaki County Council, at yesterday's meeting, decided not to call tenders at the present juncture for metal for tlmse portions of Hurworth riding which are about to merge into the New Plymouth borough. In discussing the granting of oil leases on reserves at yesterday's meeting of the Taranaki County Council, one of the councillors asked whether the Council had power to bore on its property. Cr. Hill remarked tba the Council meeting was bore enough! Local anglers have not had very good sport during the past month owing to excess of water in the streams. A few fair catches have, however, been recorded. Mr. Eric Bailey secured a bag of five splendid fish from the Mongonui stream a day or two ago, Mr. Ronald Baily also taking one nice specimen. The trout were all taken on the minnow. The practice adopted by some drivers of dropping portions of their load along the wayside was luought up at the County Council meeting yesterday, when Cr. Andrews.referred to the danger arising frorti horses shving at bags of coke, which were stacked alongside the road in various places. Councillors, were unanimous that this was a practice that must be put down,' and it was resolved that the offenders be requested to discontinue the practice, which was in contravention of section 145 of the Public Works Act, 1908. The movement to secure a universal half-holiday for Taranaki has been submitted to the Plymouth tradesmen, the choice lieing cither Thursday or Saturday. Mr. J, C. Morey (of Messrs. Morey and Moore) lias during the past few days submitted a petition to a number of retailers and the signatures so far show a. preference for the Saturday half-holiday, forty-two having signed for Saturday and thirty for Thursday. Retailers who are interested in the movement may sign the petition by calling at Messrs Morey and Moore's business premises As the matter is to be dealt with at a meeting of delegates at Stratford on the 15th inst., all interested should make a point of affixing their signatures. Owing to the general elections taking place on Thursday next, 7th inst., the date of the aJ>ove society's spring show has been altered to December 14, and there is no doubt that owing to the late spring we Jiave experienced the alteration of the date will be welcomed by exhibitors. The society is making special efforts this year to have a good display in the children's classes, for which good prizes are to be given, and the entries will be free. The assistance of parents would be gratefully accepted in connection with the above and would undoubtedly .be the means of making these classes a special feature of the show. Attention is drawn to the fact that there will be no cooking classes this year, for the reason that the Theatre Royal is not large enough for all the exhibits now the fixed seats have been put in the dress circle. The Egmont Lodge, J.0.G.T., held their regular meeting in the lodge room last evening, Bro. C'. Pcpperill, C.T., presiding. It is desirable that members bo punctual as .business is hindered by so many coming late. A very encouraging letter was raid from Bro. Petheriek. Bro. La.vvn, of the Star of Reefton Lodge, received; a hearty welcome as a visitor. It was decided to form a party to go to Inglewood oil Thursday, 14th December, to meet the Pride of Inglewood Lodge at an open lodge meeting. Bro. Ifiggs, who left this lodge some time ago for Auckland, sent hearty greetings by letter and enclosed a donation towards the hall fund. His kind wishes were reciprocated and he was thanked for his liberality. After the business was concluded, a Dutch auction was held to dispose of sundry sweet and useful gifts presented by the members. Much fun resulted from the efforts of the amateur auctioneer; nevertheless good prices were realised. The lodge was closed in due order. IT IS THE RESOLVF to obtain the GENUINE EUCALYPTI EXTRACT which will procure for you a remedy of sterling value and will protect you from having your health injured by one of the many crude oils and so-called "Extracts" which are passed off by unscrupulous dealers as "just as good," and which are, according to authentic testimony, very depressing to the heart. The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT is absolutely non-injurious, and brings instantaneous relief in headaches 1 , fevers, colds, bronchial and gastric affections, and its great antiseptic powers protect from future infection. Wounds, ulcers, burns, sprains, are healed without infl*nmation. SANDER'S EXTRACT is endorsed by the highest Medical Authorities, and is unique in its effect; purity, reliability and safety are its distinguishable qualities. Therefore, get the GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT; insist, if you have to, but get it, and derive thejwneflt.

In one Ta'ranaki electorate in which the contest may be said to be particularly keen, dt is stated that two prominent supporters have laid each other a level £SO on the result, and the winner is to lay out the proceeds on a banquet, , A lino of .'MI sacks of casein, a manufacture new to New Zealand, a by-pro-duct of skim milk, has been sent to London by the Athenic. It is from Wangamii. It is hoped to add to returns from buttcr-niiikiiig in New Zealand by the manufacture of casein from skim milk. The product is used for purposes for which celluloid is adaptable. The President of the Ikaroa Native Land Board told a Wairarapa Ago representative recently that it was a mistake to suppose that there are 3,000,001) acres of native land in the Dominion not profitably occupied. He stated that if the pumiee lands, which are practically useless, were deducted, it would be found that there is probably not more than I'.GOO/000 acres of native land unoccupied. Thus a correspondent of the Sydney Bulletin:—Three years ago Dr. Macansh had the courage to take up a place called Arno, oil' the Barcoo, 321 square miles, without a drop of water on ithopeless country for stock in its natural state. To-day there are six artesian wells, providing for 35,000 sheep; the allotment is divided into paddocks; the homestead is lit with electric light, and electricity is on tap to pump the wells when necessary. Within two years the progressive doctor hopes to have twenty wolls, with 150.000 wobbly balls roaming over the domain. The inevitable Dreadnought was dragged in by a member of the audience at the Premier's Lawrence meeting, and Sir Joseph Ward expressed once more from the pages of Hansard that he had committed Parliament to nothing; that when Parliament met the Dreadnought gift waited their ratification or otherwise, and the Opposition had not voted against it. (A voice: Why did they not vote against it?) Sir Joseph Ward: "They did not vote against it because they are loyal to the Empire, as we all are." Later Sir Joseph added that they were afraid to vote against it.