LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Elsewhere. Mr. J. A. B. Voullaire, of Riverlea, inscrta a disclaimer notice re-' lativo to unjust charges levelled against liia patriotism. Owing to tlio present need of medical requisites the "Membership of Stones' lias made a preliminary payment of £3O from its fund into No. 1 Stationary Hospital account, Bank of New Zealand, Wellington. On the motion of Mr. Quilliam (Messrs Uovett and Qnilliam) probate has been granted by His Honor Mr. Justice Cooper in the estate of the late Wiliiaei Henry Bishop to the executor* named in tho will. The Auckland Ilarbor Board lias sold to the Bank of New Zealand £50,(100 worth, of 5 per cent, debentures at par and arranged for satisfactory advances on the balance of the £IOO,OOO authorised loan if necessary.

On the application of Mr. A. It. Standish probate of the will of the late James War waa on the 6th inst. granteft trf his Honor Mr. Justice Coaper to tha eiecutora named itt the will.

A simplo calculation will show ladies how muck they can sarn on winter drapery, olothing, house furnishing, etc., by securing those good 9 at Morey'a Bigger Building Sale. Prices are greatly reduced, and pounds can bo saved on household goods alone. You should certainly risit tho salt—read Morey's advertisement in this issue.

The te*der of Messrs Tretor Bros., Ltd., Wellington, £30,48.'!, has ibeen accepted for tha erection of police headquarters ia Wellington. The tenders declined wore: Ilowio and Matthews, Wellington, £36,834; Campbell and Burke, Wellington, £37,5!)0; J. and W. Jamieson, Ltd., Chri-jtchurch, £44,705.

The attendances at schools in the Il&wke'g Bay district has suffored fta t-lia result of an epidemic of influent and measles. In a number of schools tlu; percentage of children affected by the latter wag so largo that the schools had been temporarily closed, In this week's Gazette notice is given that the notice dated December 21, 1910, appearing in the New Zealand Gazette, stating the terms upon which a bonus of £IO,OOO will be paid for the production of mineral oil, is amended as fol-lows:—-(a) In lieu of the provision in paragraph 1 (c) i* the notice, that £2soo'will be paid ou proof being submitted that not less than 1,000,000 gallons of marketable crude oil lias been won, it is hereby provided that £11250 will bo paid on proof being submitted that not less than 750,000 gallons of marketable crude oil has been won. and that £ 1250 will be paid on similar proof that not less than 1,000,000 gallons of marketable, crude oil ha« been won. (b) The date within which the claim to the aforesaid bonus must be made, and the conditions duly fulfilled, as required by paragraph 3of the said notice, is extended to December 31, 1915.

The date of Mr. A. Walsh's clearing sale has been altered from July H to July 15,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., draw the attention of the. public to the clearing sale which they are holding on account of Mr. W. Harp on Thursday, July 15, on his farm, York lioad. Midiiir.->t. Full ■particulars will he found in our advertising columns on page S.