LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge receipt of 5s from M.J.W. towards the Kirk fund, Pungarehu. The Dominion Federated Sawmillers, representing 90 per cent, of the mills, has raised the price of heart timber by 2a per 100 feet.

The price of butter in Auckland has been reduced by Id per pound to la Sid wholesale, and’is lid retail, for the best brands.

The Wanganui Borough Council has let a tender for 15 workers’ cottages at £lO,OOO the lot. Construction will be in bricks, plastered inside and roughcasted outside.

The resignation of Mr. W. Rumball from the New Plymouth Fire Board was reported to the Borough Council last evening. It was decided to await the election of his successor on the council before making an appointment to the Fire Board.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Inglewood County Council, the Department of Agriculture notified that Japanese wineberry (rubus phoenicolaaiuci) had been

added to the third schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act, thus enabling local bodies to declare it a noxious weed if they so desired. Members of the council did not appear too certain of the identity of the Weed, though one or two councillors said that it was prevalent in parts of the county. The matter of declaring it a noxious weed was deferred pending investigation.

Good prices are being obtained for property in Devon Street, New Plymouth. A site on the south side of the street containing 62ft frontage was recently sold in two lots, one piece with 42ft to the street realising £5O per foot and the other 20ft changed hands at a slightly higher figure, the price including a party wall. Dealings in property on the north side of the s+rcet have also taken place and sections have changed hands at prices ranging from £25 to £33 per foot, and one purchaser was offered an advance of £8 per foot on the deal a few hours after it was completed. These sections are all in the eastern end of the town.

Detective-Sergeant Cooney and Constable O’Donnovan, of the New Plymouth police, arrested a man named Henry Louis Brennan at Okato early yesterday morning on a charge of stealing. on July 24, the machine parts of a horse-power chaff-cutter, valued at £lO, the property of Mr. W. R. Grant, of Puniho. Th? accused was brought up yesterday, when a remand till tomorrow was granted.

The difficulty that many settlers have in meeting their rate demands has been frequently before local bodies during the last few months. The. subject was again discussed at the meeting of ths Inglewood County ’ Council yesterday, when applications were received from some, settlers reaffirming their inability to pay. The chairman said that there were undoubtedly some cases in which it was difficult for the settlers to pay, particularly instancing a case then before the council of a returned soldier, whose cows had been taken from him prior to the commencement of the season. It was stated that some who had not paid their rates were taking up other liabilities in the. shape of special loans, while some were having the telephone installed. It was stated that the council were showing consideration to those who were making efforts to pay their rates, hut there were many who were making no effort, and these were being dealt with.

Nazol never fails in giving immediate relief in Bronchial troubles. X

An item in the profit and loss account of the Royal Dale Dairy Co., Omata, which came into prominence at last night’s annual meeting, was “income tax £22 I.ls 5d.” The chairman said this was the first time'’dairy companies liad to pay income tax and was evidence that the Government was

“hard up.” Those present accepted the position with a smile. The voracity of the eel is well-known, but a somewhat unusual illustration was brought to the notice, of the Eltham Argus the other day by a local sportsman, Mr. F. I. Tuke. Of several ducks shot by him recently a number had lost one foot or a leg, and in commenting upon this Mr. Tuke declared that his experience showed that on an average one in every four ducks that fall to the gun have been previously maimed in this manner by eels. He had, he said, frequently seen wounded ducks that had fallen into the river, drawn under by eels, and in one instance several witnessed an attack by eels on a wild pig which had fallen into a river when wounded.

A short levee was forced upon Sir Joseph Ward at the Dunedin railway station last week. Scores of old friends, glad to see him, and very glad to notice that he is so well, crowded round for a handshake, an inquiry after Lady Ward, and, of course, a question, more or less artfully put as to whether he is likely to stand at tho General Election. What his answers to this were may be guessed from what he said to the Dunedin Star reporter: “Glad to see you again—like the jolly old times—no, I can’t tell you anything more than I’ve said all down the line, that I’m keeping out of politics at present, and I have no plans in that direction—l really don’t know what may happen.”

Mr. Massey said the other day: “We have a very valuable property "in the Bank of New Zealand. We increased our revenue from the bank two years -ago by £20,000 a year. It is a very small * sum, in comparison with the money we have been handling, but our interest in tht? Bank of New Zealand is worth millions, and it is my duty to see that it is not played with. ’All the same, I want them and all the other banks to reduce the rate of interest. That is one of our troubles.”

Hawera ratepayers are growing concerned about the increase in the valuations of the borough, which, according to the town clerk at Monday’s meeting of the council, are about double the former valuations. The Mayor (Mr. E. Dixon) said in the centre of Cuba •Street, Wellington, property was worth £2lO per foot, and property in Hawera had been higher than that. The question was: Could the property holders in High Street sell at the latest valuations? He did not think that they could very well ask the Valuer-General to allow’ the matter to stand over for another year, as was asked for by some of the ratepayers, but he had seen the Valuer-General in Wellington, and he had stated that he was quite prepared, in cases of anomaly and where a property was believed by the owner to be over-valued, to have a re-examination of the conditions; but cases in which an attempt was being made to get the best of the Government w’ould have to go to Court. He thought that the ValuerGeneral was meeting them in a very fair way. The Mayor is to go into the position again with the Valuer-General.

Here’s your chance to secure a genuine bargain in good solid wearing working trousers. Messrs. Howell and Howell are offering a very special line of good strong cotton tweeds at the fabulously low price of 9/11 pair. These trousers cannot be beaten for good hard lasting wear, and are in general demand because of their splen d washing qualities. You are well advised to take advantage of this offer early, as the number of these trousers to be sold at this price is limited. Don’t forget the shop—it’s Howell’s.

No matter how hard the water, “Fairy Wonder” will soften it. This new wonderful dry soap is so quick in action it practically reduces time and labor to one half. Not ’ only does it loosen dirt quickly, but it also bleaches without injury and keeps the clothes a good color indefinitely. You must use it. All grocers stock it.

Mothers, buy your boy a pair of dark grey saddle tweed shorts at the Melbourne, Ltd. There’s nothing to equal the wear of these ster’ing all wool hard twisted tweed, whilst the price is no more than that of ordinary tweed knick-’ ei-s. Prices are: Size 2, 9/3 to 16/3 for size 16.