LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the wet weather last night the band recital which was to have oeen given at the Fire Brigade Station was postponed till Monday night. A Wellington indenting house was advised by its British principals on Wednesday of the advance of galvanised sheet and corrugated iron by 25s per ton for prompt shipment. Also tnat most metal manufactures for export from Great Britain show a hardening tendency in prices. Ninety-six men were employed on the Stratford-Main Trunk railway during August. Fourteen were on the west end and the remainder on the east end. On the Opunake line 67 men were working. The number of men employed on roads in Taranaki under the Public Works Department was 169 during August. It is stated (says the Waikato Times) that the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company intends taking proceedings against a journal published in Wel- | lington, which, it is alleged, has made I “entirely false and erroneous stateI ments” in criticising the company’s balance-sheet. That netting for whitebait in a race I is an offence under the Fisheries Act I was made plain to a number of defend--1 ’ ants at the Magistrate’s Court at New ; Plymouth yesterday. In consequence of i a number of complaints, Mr. R. Eyre | (Collector of Customs at New PlyI 1 month) organised a raid on the Waiwakaiho on Sunday, September 24. and his “bag” made their excuses to Mr. A. M. I Mowlem, S.M., yesterday. His Worship inflicted ’ fines of £2 with costs 7s, and also ordered the confiscation of the nets i and other gear. I There will be a book-title tea party at ; the Victoria League this (Friday) af- [ ternoon, at 3 p.m. : The last of the popular euchre par- ' ties and dances held in the Fitzroy 1 school during the winter mjgtlia nyjll bft.

The New Zealand Motor Trades Association has suggested that the maximum taxation on motorists for main road maintenance should !be £300,000 a year. Good prices are being obtained for stock in the Wairarapa district. This week a line of nearly 300 two and four* tooth ewes, with lambs, made 455, while hoggets sold readily at 255. Just three months ago the Waipukurau dairy factory was totally destroyed by fire, together with the lorries utilised for the gathering of cream and milk (states the Napier Telegraph). To-day, twelve weeks later, finds the factory reerected in splendid solid style, and the latest equipment throughout and a big fleet of lorries scouring the country for the necessary liquid. > “One thing is quite sure—things cannot continue as at present, for this country is in danger of being bled to death in spite of the gigantic efforts of the industries and Government to cope with the situation,” states a former Palmerston North resident, writing to a local resident from Germany concerning conditions in that country. “I may say that, in my opinion, the whitebait will soon be exterminated unless a stop is put to this sort of poaching,” said Mr. R. Eyre (Collector of Customs) at the Magistrate’s Court at New Plymouth yesterday, during the hearing of a number of charges against various defendants of having fished for whitebait with nets in races at the Waiwakaiho. “I don’t want to appear vindictive, but this is the second or third time I have had to raid this river, and I must ask for a penalty,” he added. “As I go through this district I find that quite a lot of accidents are due to wandering stock,” said Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court at New Plymouth yesterday. “As a matter of fact,” His Worship continued during the hearing of a wandering stock case, “a calf contributed to the death of a little boy at Inglewood last week. It does not matter whether it is only a wee calf or a wee sheep; they must be kept in.”

In the Oamaru district (states the Mail), the number of twin lambs is uncommonly large, but what is more remarkable is that many of the ewes have given birth to quadruplets. This fecundity, however, has sometimes disastrous results, for the ewe, affrighted at the swarm of lambs around it, frequently deserts all but one or two, and leaves the others to perish. The plethora of lambs does not seem to be confined to the North Otago district, for both south and north of this place there is a similar abundance of small fry. The creditors of one Wellington bankrupt estate are happy men (says the Post). About four years ago a man went bankrupt, and his creditors were faced with the prospect of “only something in the £l.” The man owned a certain amount of property, but at the time the offers received were poor. Taking advantage of opportunities offered the official assignee has sold the property to advantage, so that not only have the creditors been paid in full, but the bankrupt has been handed back over £lOO.

“There is no part of the world more productive than Taranaki,” said Mr. T. C. List (president of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce) in an address last night. “This is borne out by the export figures, which are, per head of population, double those of the average for New Zealand. Yet it is clear to anyone who uses his powers of observation and understanding that the surface of things in the province has as yet only been scratched, so to speak, and that instead of supporting a population of 63,000 we could quite comfortably accommodate a quarter of a million. There are tens of thousands of acres yet in its virgin state; and an even bigger area that is only partly developed.” The small population of New Zealand compared with older countries was emphasised by Mr. T. C. List in an address to the New Plymouth commerce students last evening. In illustration of the Dominion’s small population in relation to its area, he pointed out that Java is about the size of the North Island, and has a population of between 35 and 40 millions. Belgium’s area is only 11,400 square miles (or three times the size of the Taranaki provincial district), and its population was nearly eight millions, or 658 people to the square mile. Italy’s area is 120,000 •square miles, population 35 millions, or 293 people to the square mile; Japan’s area, 236,000 square miles, population 77 millions, 320 people to the square mile; New Zealand’s area, 105,000 square miles. 1.250,000 population. 12 the square mile; Taranaki’s area, 3757 square miles, population 63,000, or about 17 to the square mile. A visit to the borough hydro-electric works in course of construction was paid by a number of the New Plymouth borough councillors yesterday afternoon. The party proceeded to the depot on the Kent Road, and were then escorted through No. 2 tunnel to the forebay by Mr. R. Peerless, the engineer in charge o-f the works. The floor is being put in at the forebay, and the erection of the walls will shortly be commenced. General satisfaction at the progress of the works was expressed by the visiting councillors, the engineer anticipating that it will be completed by the end of the year. The party afterwards inspected the power-house before returning to town.

The bakery business conducted by Mr. A. Woolier in Egmont Street, New Plymouth, has been disposed of to Mr. J. Findlay, formerly of the Hygienic Bakery, and not to Mr. Sheppard, as previously stated.

Weather permitting, there will be a band recital at the breakwater on Sunday next, at 2.45 p.m. . The Melbourne, Ltd., are showing a splendid line of 'English cotton crepes, 30in. wide, in the following shades: Red, maize, coral pink, pale blue, helio and white. This cloth is of a good substance and without that harsh feel so common in imported crepes. Wear is absolutely guaranteed. Price, 1/11 yard. The necessity of having clean milking machines, separators and dairy utensils was vehemently stressed by factory managers at the recent Palmerston Show, and the regular use of cleansers was strongly recommended. In this connection farmers will find that “Sinus” milking machine cleanser is the best compound on the market. Ask for it.

Town property in exchange for a dairy farm is advertised on page 1 by IV. H. and A. McGarry, Eltham. A branch of Mr. S. J. Sullivan’s wellknown furniture business in Wanganui has been opened in Currie Street, New Plymouth. Customers, past, present and prospective, may, therefore, rely on the promptest attention being given to their esteemed orders.

Salmon —Sardines—Crayfish Oysters are all the more appetising when eaten with a dash of Sharland’s Vinegarwhich possesses a full rich flavqr apd. is mu rw 4