INGLEWOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1922, Page 7

INGLEWOOD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The funeral of the late Mr. A. A. Leslie, which took place on Sunday, was almost in the form of a demonstrate of the appreciation in winch a citizen is held here who takes a keen interest in the social life of the place, as Mn Leslie had done. The Anglican Church burial service was performed at the grave-side bv the Rev. R. J- ®ta n "??’ vicar of Inglewood, and the M “°nis rites for the occasion were conducted by Pro. G.M. Ewing. Very appropriately, the bearers were representativesi ot the three organisations with , which , . r * Leslie had so strenuously identified himself viz., Masonic, Messrs. J- R. Sutlierland and S. G. MeLagan; Foresters, Messrs. E. Crossman and R. Fawcett; bowlers, Messrs. W. Simoock and W. Henry. More than sixty of bowling clubs were present to testify to the high opinion Mr. Leslie had earned as an enthusiastic supporter ot that ancient pastime. They vouched for the appreciation by Inglewood, New Plymouth, Fitzrov, Stratford, Vogeltown and Waitara Clubs of the deceased bowler's worth. After the ceremony in the cemetery was concluded, they gathered on the Inglewood bowling »reen, and passed a unanimous vote of condolence with Mrs. Leslie, the fami.y and relatives of their deceased comrade of the green, whose high enthusiasm had done so much to make the Inglewood green one of the best in Taranaki and put the club in the position it now holds. There was a good assembly of farmers and others at Newton King, Ltd.’s, mart sale on Saturday, when quite a respectable number of pigs were submitted to auction and sold at from 5s to 8s for weaners, 13s to 17s for slips, and up to 30s for store pigs. Hawke’s Bay apples sold at 4/6 for half cases and 8/full size; pears made 5/-, tomatoes 1/3 for 51b bag and 7/- per case. The* sale of reserve leases resulted as follows: — Domain Reserves. —Lot 1,2 J acres, £3 per annum; lot 2, 4| acres, £3 5s per annum; lot 3, 4 acres, £3 5s per annum? lot 4, 7 acres, £3 per annum; lot 5,4 J acres, £3 10s per annum; lot 6, 4 acres. £2 per annum; lot 7,2 acres, £2 per annum. Borough Reserves. —Lot 1, 1 acre, £2 10s; lot 2, 7 acres, £l6 the lot; lot 3, 11 acres, £2 per annum. These will produce a rent for the Domain Board of £B3 17s fid and the Borough Reserves of £4O 10s. During the sale, just after Mr. Cutfield had disposed of the last of the pigs, Mr. R. Stevens, with the auctioneer’s sanction, told those present that he had, at the request of a number of farmers of the district, written to the director of the live stock division of the Agricultural Department, asking that arrangements might be made to have an address on the pig and bacon branch of the farming industry given in Inglewood, as had been done at Omata and other places in North Taranaki, and that he had that day had a reply to the effect that the lecturer (Mr. Gorringe) had been written to, with instructions to communicate with the speaker (Mr. Stevens) towards making the necessary arrangements. He said that the opinion expressed by those who had taken the matter up was in favor of having the meeting on a Saturday at 2 or 2.30 p.m. in the Inglewood Parish Hall, and asked if any more suitable time or place could be suggested. A general expression of approval of the place and time suggested was the only reply to Mr. Stevens’ inquiry, so, with, his assurance that he would do 'his utmost to secure a full meeting, with ample notice to the farming community, the short interruption to the sale closed.