DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 66, 6 August 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

OPUNAKE. TOWN BOARD. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Town Board was held on Monday. Education. —As it bad been reported in the ".News," that the Taranaki Education Board is not intended to be .absorbed in thi) Wanganui Education Board, the members Considered it was not, necessary to move in the matter. Tenders.—The tender of 'Mr A. 1). Fielder was accepted for laying the gas main to the new Masonic lodge. Mr Hodgson's tender was accepted installing meters. Application.—Mr. Maclleynold's application was accepted for lease of Section It, Block 47. Hall hire: The man agemeut of Wilson's Pictures to be in formed that all hall hires must be paid weekly instead of quarterly. Lamp.—The foreman was instructed to have a lamp erected on the corner of Havelock and Domett streets. . The foreman estimated that it would ccst £2O to make a footpath as requested by Mr. Rogers.—The Board decided to inspect the place and hold further consideration till next- meeting. Water and Drainage.—The Board did not consider the present an opportune time to take a poll on the question of raising ~x water and drainage loan.

Cemetery.—The Board went into details in connection with the chaning- up the cemetery grounds. GENERAL. Mr Ellis, agricultural lecturer, from the Taranaki Technical College, has been delivering lectures and giving practical demonstrations in agricultural matters in this district. Those who have attended the lectures admit they have learned a good deal and hope to apply more scientific principles in connection with their farming. Mr Lawrence, analysist, from Boithwick and Co.'s fertilising department, lectured to a number of farmers in the Town _ Hall on Saturday. 'Mr 1 George Looney, chairman of the local branch of the N.Z.F.U., presided. With the use of a blackboard, Mr Lawrence illustrated his points in connection with the use of manures. The speaker's strong point was not to waste money on manures without a knowledge of what the soil requires. Find out what the soil is lacking by analysis, and then use the ferti lisers with the constituents the soil requires, ft was a practical lecture on scientific farming, and of great value to the practical farmers present. The licensee of the Middleton Hotel hopes to be in his new premises next month. MAKETAWA. The weail'.cr for a considerable time now has i.ot been "too bad," though at t : mes i,ith,T cold. It is already noticeable (li.it the grass has made a shift. ''■ ws are coming to profit on a great i ny firms, and the quantity of milk MM-vad '.'t the creamery is daily on the incriase.

The annual inspectors' examination of the Durham school will be held on the 7th inst. The Dm bam school committee held its monthly meeting en Monday night, all members but one being present. The question of the Maketawa swing bridge for giving access to the Durham school U the upper Norfolk road children was again hu'd over. The chairman was em pewered to get quotations for pipes ete., necessary to deal with the overflew from flu. tank and lavatory water. The matter of up-to-date seats' for the iiifant clashes was referred to the Board. The annual meeting of the Maketawa Dairy Oompnny will be held at the factory on Friday, 14th inst. Mr. H. Bridgoman haSj, I believe, disposed of his farm on the Dadley road, the price being £2O p-f acre. Much tioirbie has . experienced in many parts of the Mo :iiet through the rather late disco\ that many cews have aborted and will'be practically useless ns millcere for this season. Again, l.fie mammitis bother is responsible for rather heavy losses. It is noticeable th'-at, in the reports of many dairy companies meetings, the question of "turnipy" milk is always discussed, but no satisfactory decision seenis to be arrived at. Try as he best ki:o\vs bow, the turnip will beat the ' dairy man every time. All sorts of iretihods are tried and found useless. No machinery as yet can eliminate the U'int -ind no manager either, can manufacture a tip-top article unless he gets good material to work on. Therefore the fanaur who feeds cows in milk on turnips is practically killing the 'butter industry.