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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Parliamentary return shows that there were 3,101,945 cattle in the Dominion on January 31, 1920, of which 357,906 were in Taranaki. A year earlier there were 3,035,4718, and in 1916 there were only 2,417,491.

An advance in the retail price of tobacco is announced by New Plymouth tobacconists to take effect as from today. Pipe tobacco formerly selling air Is 6d will now cost Is 7d. The increase does not effect cigarettes, but cigarette tobacco will be advanced Id a packet.

The works committee reported to the New Plymouth Borough Council last night that owing to the discontent of the men at the award rate of 15s 4d per day for tar workers, it was found necessary to agree to pay 16s- per day for this class of work.

When the monthly tramways report was received at the New Plymouth Borough Council meeting last night, Cr Hayden referred to the record month experienced by the department, and congratulated the manager and staff on the very satisfactory state of affairs. The Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) remarked that it was gratifying to find that some part of the borough service was not being troubled about its finances.

A consignment of 25,000 freight carcases of meat from Messrs. Borthwick’s works at Waitara is being railed to New Plymouth for shipment on the Wangaratta. Messrs. Borthwick’s new railway line round the works makes this class of loading more expeditious and economical. It is understood that the Kumara, loading at New Plymouth shortly, will also take meat from Waitara by rail (says our Waitara correspondent).

‘•'The fear expressed by the general manager as to the possibility of an epidemic at Ngamotu is a very real one,” said the Mayor (Mr. F. E. Wilson) at last night’s meeting of the New Plymouth Borough Council, when the subject for consideration was the general manager’s report, in which he emphasised. the necessity of instituting a drainage scheme in the locality mentioned. The Mayor added that the council could not go on allowing drainage to soak through the sand. It was decided that the streets sub-committee should present a report on the question.

Land agents’ licenses were granted to the following at the sitting of the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court yesterday: —Newton King, Ltd., E. R. C. Gilmour, O. N. Fifth, J. R. Hill, J. S. S. Medley, Humphries and Davies, A. E. Watkins. E. Jackson, J. Crockett, F. DodunsiJ. A. L. Hunter, R. A. Large, W. A. Harrison, A. B. Gibson, J. T. Griffin, R. F. Cornwall.

In connection with the revaluation of the New Plymouth Borough, the general manager (Mr. F. T. Bellringer) reported to last night’s meeting of the council that the work had been discontinued by the department for a time, and there was no chance of the rolls being ready for next rating yeaf- The council decided to draw the attention of the Va-luer-General to the delay. Some farmers residing not far from the Main Trunk line received a midnight alarm call from a timber mill steam-whistle recently, and by teirr‘«one they aroused their neighbors for miles around- They rode hurriedly to the mill, and found that a. dead tree had fallen across the whistle cord. The whistle had screamed until every ounce of steam had been exhausted. A group of anxious men assembled from all directions, and when they discovered the cause of .the alarm their comments were of a distinctly disagreeable character.

The shortage of men for street works was commented upon by the New Plymouth borough engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) in a report to a meeting of the council last night. He recommended that owing to the dearth of labor any applications from property-owners for work to be done be held in abeyance until the tarring work was well forward. At present he had only enough men to do the tar work, and the gang had only been collected through closing down other works. “Recently (the report stated) ten men were advertised for, and up to date not a single application has been made. Possibly, after harvesting operations are over tho position may improve.”

Exclusive of troops of the Expeditionary Force, the number of immigrants arriving in New Zealand in the first eleven months of 1920 was: Males 21,907, females 18,771: total 40,678, of whom 3729 were assisted immigrants. In the same period the number of emigrants was:—Males 16,264, females 13,696; total 30,960. The excess of arrivals over departures for the eleven months was thus 9718. For the corresponding period of 1919 the total number of immigrants was 17,466, and the total number of emigrants 17,435, an excess of arrivals over departutres of 31 only.

At a meeting of directors of the Tarnaki Co-operative Dairy Company on Saturday arrangements were completed for sending the whole output of casein from the factory to the New Zealand Casein Company, whose works are at Aramoho. It is expected to start the manufacture of butter about the end of this week, and the making of the raw casein from the skim milk will be commenced simultaneously. The manufacture of casein in its first stage being similar to that of cheese, the old cheese vats will be utilised and the raw casein curd will be despatched daily to the Aramoho factory, which, owing to the great output of casein at present, has had to instal an extra plant to cope with it. Webster Bros, are selling 300 boues of fruit to-day at 3 o’clock, not 2 o’clock as already advertised.

Ladies! Just think for a moment how “Fairy Wonder” can help in your home. It will minimise labor and time in the laundry. It will bleach clothes snowywhite without injury. It is extremely economical, being, bulk for bulk, cheaper than other compounds, and will save on your fuel bill. Give it a trial. It is the greatest household help. in existence.

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Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1921, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Taranaki Daily News, 18 January 1921, Page 4

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