LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Land in Taranaki now available or being prepared for settlement by returned soldiers comprises: 20,770 ordinary holdings,' and 00 small farm holdings, a total of '26,842. In furtherance of the proposal to erect tramway shelters at Eliot Street, Strandon, and Belt Road, the New Plymoiith Borough Council decided last night to make application to the Board of Trade for the necessary permits for the work. According to advice received by the Vow Plymouth tramways manager (Mr. U. H. Bart-ley), the steamer Inga, which sailed from Newcastle on Friday for Xew. Plymouth, has on board 515* poles and aj number of cross-arms for the tramways department. The vessel is expected about the end of the week. The s.s. Wiltshire sailed from Sydney at fl p.m. on the ">th instant for fiisIwrne. She carries 17!) bags of mail, including Ififl bags of English, also 20 hampers for Wellington. The s.s. Malieno sailed from at 3 p.m. on the "th instant for Auckland. She carries 24!) bags of mail, including 103 bags of English, and 71 hampers of parcels for New Zealand. Reporting to the New Plymouth Borough Council last, night, Inspector Day stated that the Borough pigs topped the market at Saturday's sale, three selling at "'.is each. Altogether twelve had been sold, realising £l(i. He expressed the opinion that this venture had now passed the experimental stage, and he indicated his intention of submitting a gujuteition to extsnd the uudertakuig, •

I The War Regulations issued on April 30, li) 18, requiring the consent of the Minister of Finance to the formation of new companies or to an increase in the capital of existing companies were repealed by the AVar Regulations Contimmnre Act of this session, which bocame law cm October (i. Regarding the re-valuatiou of the Borough of New Plymouth, the Council has been advised by the Valuer-General that Mr. Q. Wright, the valuer appointed to carry out the work, expects to complete the duty on which he is now engaged about the end of the month, when he will proceed to New Plymouth. English advice states that the Chief Telegraphic Engineer of the New Zealand Postal and Telegraphs Department, Mr. E. A. Shrimpton, arrived in England at the end of August, and will be there for several months. "He has come to this country," it is stated, "to complete arrangements for the purchase of submarine cable and apparatus to connect the North and South Islands by telephone. The cost of material and laying will be close on £100,000." The following additional war trophies have been allotted for distribution in No. 8 Taranaki Group: 1 Howitzer, 5 fieldguns, 4 trench mortars, aud 18 machineguns. A meeting of the Group Committee will held at Hawera on Thursday for the puYpose of allocating the trophies to the various towns. Intimation to the above effect was received by the New Plymouth Borough Council' last evening. On the question of appointing a delegate to the committee meeting, the Council decided to confer with the R.S.A.

Replying to an enquiry by the New Plymouth Borough Council, the Auckland city engineer (Mr. W. E. Bush) stated that when visiting the principal cities of Canada, the U.S.A. and Great Britain, lie did not see a single railless electric tramway. In the matter of the conveyance of the public on other than railways, he found that electric tramways and motor 'buses were looked upon as the only systems receiving consideration. In addition to the branch already formed in Hawera, a body to be known as the Manawatu Loyalist League was formed In Palmerston North at a large and representative meeting of citizens. The objects of the League are. to insist in preserving law and order and to protect the interests of the Dominion; to assist in the preservation of industrial peace and protection of all loyal workers; to arrange for the transport, of food and the necessaries of life in the event of a strike and for the carrying on of essential industries. The Wanganui Farmers' Union last week passed a resolution promising loyal support io the Government in any efforts deemed necessary to maintain law and order in the best interests of the Dominion. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency* Co., Ltd., wish to drawclients' attention to their Ma tan sale which they are holding it; their Matau yards on Friday, 15th October, at 1 p.m. Full particulars of entries will be found on page S of this issue.