LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 356, 22 February 1881, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We are requested to state that the portrait of the proposed town clock (mentioned in the letter published by us last week) is now on view at Mr Hugh Black’s, watchmaker, Main South Read. We would recommend all to go and inspect the same, as it will enable them to form a better idea of the size of the clock than we could give. We might also state that Father Fauvel, who was in Christchurch last week, availed himself of that opportunity to show the portrait to a gentleman who has had a number of years’ practical experience with clocks of a simi* lar description, and he assures him that it is the very best procurable. For the last quarter of 1880, there was a decrease of 1393 in the number of telegrams, and of £6ll in value, as compared with the last quarter of 1,879. There was an increase in the value of Government telegrams of £Bl4 during the same period. —Hawera Star.

Those farmers who tried late sowing for tfieir crops last year (says the Hawera Star)'have reaped fair results, but they are generally of opinion that if you sow late you must also sow thickly, because the plant has less time or tendency to tiller out and spread laterally from the root.

The cricket match Australian Eleven against an Auckland Twenty-two commences to-day. The Government have received a cable-* gram to the effect that Sir Ik F, Bell assumed office as Agent-General on Feb- ‘

Investigations respecting the Te Aroha murder are still being proceeded with. The Auckland City Council have actually discharged the whole of their stonebreaking parties, because it interfered with the sale of road metal broken by the prisoners.

Mr Kennedy’s surveying instruments, which were recently taken by Renata’s people, have been returned. Earnest D. Wilkinson, Receiver of Lard Revenue, and Clerk of Court at Hawera, has been remanded till Thursday next on a charge of embezzlement of £l6 13s. The following crew will represent, the Canterbury Rowing Club in their annual race with the Otago Rowing Club :—J. R. Dunsford, C. B' Dobson, E. M. Boulton, and J. F. Grierson stroke. The race comes off on February 28th on the Taieri. The Dunedin Morning Hereld is responsible for the statement that a large Scotch paper manufacturing firm have en route for Otago a complete plant for the erection of a large mill for the manufacture of printing paper.