The Te Puke Times TUESDAY, APRIL 8.

Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 8 April 1913, Page 2

The Te Puke Times TUESDAY, APRIL 8.

Mr G. M. Currie, the wellknown Wanganui breeder, must feel much disappointed and disheartened at the prices realised by his young' blood stock at the recent Sydney sales. With but one exception the yearlings, although they had been pronounced by those competent to judge an excellent lot, fetched comparatively poor prices. Mr dime's experience, unfortunately, is no uncommon one, so far as the breeders of the Dominion are concerned. For a long time psst prices obtained in this] country have been poor in the extreme, (it was this fact that caused Mr Currie in the first instance to try the Sydney market), so poor indeed that the margin of prorit, if any, left for the breeder, must have been ve-y small. Making due allowance for the fact that a few of the most prominent of our racing men possess studs of their own, and breed their own horses,' it certainly is passing strange, in view of the splendid prizes offered by so many of the numerous racing clubs of New Zealand, that the enterprise of men such as Messrs Currie. of Wanganui, and Duncan, of'Waikanae, and many others we could name, should meet .with such poor reward. Each year sees increases in the stakes provided by the Metropolitan and many other of the leading racing Clubs of the country, but breeders do not reap any benefit. Willi such valuable prizes to be won, one -would naturally expect young stock to fetch enhanced values, but the reverse, if anything, is the case. It is regrettable that such a state of things should prevail, nor are future prospects apparently too bright, for we notice that the Waikanae studmaster (Mr Duncan) has just disposed of the majority of his brood mares in Sydney by auction.

The recent discovery by prospectors sent out by the Public Works Department of a quarry of hard brown rock suitable for ballasting and road-making purposes, within two miles of To Puke is one of great importance to the district. For more than two months the men have been prospecting along the foot-hills, but for some time without success, any rock found having been too soft 1.0 answer the purpose for which it was required. The find is located on Mr -A. Oden's farm, and the supply is stated to bo unlimited, the fac-j being about 200 ft in depth. A tramline has already been surveyed to the quarry from Mr A. Ryburn's farm, situated on the railway line, and it is proposed, we understand, to placj a crusher at the scene of operations, from whence the stone will be trucked' to the line. Not less than twenty men will 1)2 empbyed at the pit. When it is considered that this is the only known rupply of hard r.ick h'Mwcm Te Puke and Whakatane, the value of the dir» covery will be realised,

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J. The sum of £2>74 will be* paia I'cut to suppliers of the local dairy | factory on the 20th inst, for irriiik and cream delivered last •Month. 'Uv.v< >.''A wooklv dancing asseittjalyis to. be held in McDow/^'^M throughout tho coming l/^S The first dance will b< f£fl morrow evening-. Tuitio frf^ (given beginners. >/!?/!« I The-annuDl social of feux j to the Lay of Plenty Da/?] -^ | pany will be held on Jy if t^ This date has been s<fW& r <Aj order to take advanta JM' * full moon. Jlisi^wi The Ashburton GuJK^i^j lishes a statement ft'oilfeyf,| cdin correspondent, b?sf t **j '' excellent authority," i &«, Joseph Ward is likel; ■"< !? offered the Governorshij <. «vj of the smaller British <'u :y Colonies. " On Sunday next and afterwards, till further notice, the evening* services in connection with the Church of England in this district will, be x at seven o'clock instead of half-past seven. Mr Roy Newthis convening a meeting, to be held in Mr T. El Palmer's workshop, on Tnursday evening, for the purpose of f ormf ing a local troop of Boy Scouts/ All interested in' the movement are invite! to be present. ■ /' In response to an invitation extended .by the Rangiiaifc&Settlers' Assocjation'lo the Prime MihTsleTlcf visit the district, MrMassey has replied that he will endeavour to do so before Parliament assembles. The Secretary of the Te Puke Hack Racing Club will be glad to receive all outstanding members' subscriptions prior to the 15th. ■inst., in order to enable the anuual balance-sheet to be prepared. The railway bridge across the Ohineangaanga stream, next the butter factory, has. now been completed. Three other bridges have yet to be built between Te Puke and the Mount, and it is not anticipated that these will be finished much • within • six months. , / Counterfeit coins are in circulation in and around 'Dunedin, where a suburban shopkeeper was tendered a good imitation of a florin in payment of some goods purchased. Unfortunately, he did not discover he had been duped until too late. a nu\ 7» jRBiJBft -**\r W Auci fsffi,4!:tf£\ pnce r**t&- tfl'fy pers. * natu: fifiwlji w &*fi Sri "fetllßf'fl J - C1 Wfl»lt\l^ port } ffi V*JS*W\ and 'I f j t * y j£ t?is*tf\ * yj lalte WVMi cami ft whic lienaiM 1 TOffe » mam J W?ffOT,S close 1 £f fi seen at the Times OfnctaH| A meeting of the locanHH ing Society is called forTmfiglH ev ■ning next, in the Missi' n«B| The Society was wint r for some mo?l interest;® dfb'tcs of an' instructive jN| entertaining nature, and it is esj pected that the syllabus to be* drawn up for the coming se sion will contain subjects i';r disiussirn that will orove equally as interesting. It is hoped that this year the list of members will be largely augmented, and the committee extends a h;arty invitation to tho public generally !o be present nl. 'the opening meeting. The di-v we: 1 .1 her experienced sm'is'Chri'Sima.-; has been responsible t'or ;i. very rauid decrease in tl:.e quantity of irilk and cream delivered at the local dairy factory. Thirty-four boxes Of butter per day are at present being manufactured)"'which is practically the sarojs quantity as was turned out atjthis time last year. As the seasjjii. commenced with an increas'awf 20 per cent over that oraLst year, it will bg realised hflminfavorable ''tnj , weather hififten'fort.milkww

Montgomery,' is to be offere ; sale at the Horse Fair, to be§jg|| on Wednesday and' the New Zealand Loan and Me™ cantile Company. /.■.. .'. :i -f7T .A of pas-,-palura is at present to be seen on -. /Messrs Bayliss Bros' jfarra, and -.'; one that should prove) an: object;. : , lesson to visitors assKowing|hovv;-vl the growth of thisgrkss m in- '.\;\ crease the carrying a, "Ji property. It is no ex'ag;gtif tion to say that over a large potion : | of the farm the paspalum $ fully;!] up to'a-man's waist..-. The] pro- M perty is being heavily the owners having to '• taike Jml mobs of cattle to cope luxuriant growth. Mr F. A. Turner, of PapannH suffered a severe Monday morning, his \VjHH she 3, with ah L/ICG, ing machine, being ■ destroyed by fire.; Mr had started his oil-engine/ pre-?,:,! paratory to milking, when he was\: called away by a lad to assist iri.n| getting.a cow out of a !drain.. On' i-f| his return he found the shed contents burned to the' }t has not been -whether there was any insurance fi on the building and plant.|;-; ;-^;v? At a meeting held;in Whaka-^ ']% tane on Monday last,^the- £ being the formation of : : ber of Commerce, it wasTesolyed;l;vl that the Chamber f urges upon . the . Minister 'if] mf | charge of the.Te]egraplp;E|epartXo|