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Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 40, 1 September 1911, Page 3

HERE AND THERE.

" We are selling a journalat 2s 6d per annum that is worth £5," said the Hon. T. Mackenxie, speaking in Parliament of the periodical issued by his department, "therefore the circulation is increasing rapidly, particularly in the Scottish community."

Electors who find themselves in a new electorate owing to the rearrangement of boundaries are not. obliged to enroll afresh. Registrars will effect the necessary transfers. But when the main rolls are printed, electors will do well to see that their names are on'the right roll.

The Woodville Examiner says it is likely that an attempt may be made to bring the Aohanga accommodation house across the river so as to keep it out of the Masterton electorate and preven it going under without a fight, it is believed, however, that the Licensing Committee will veto the scheme.

" The unfortunate experience of this Court," remarked Mr Justice Denniston to the jury at the Supreme Court at Christchurch, "is that many a man, whilst not dreaming of doing it to convict a man, will yet strain his conscience and tell a falsehood on oath in Court to save a friend."

the Secretary of the South Island Dairy Association advises that in both cheese and butter markets the prices for export of the Association's output are still advancing. One of its London agents cables : " Cheese, white and coloured, 65s per cwt. Market strong. Mr Scott says the price of cheese in London today is 5s per cwt. over what it was last August.

From what we can gather, there is likely to be a number of candidates for the new Raglan electorate. For the Opposition, the names of Messrs R. F. Bollard and "J. G. Rutherford are spoken of, while the Hon. T. Mackenzie and Messrs H. J. Greenslade and J. P. Bailey are mentioned as being possible candidates in the Government interest.

After detailing his daily duties and declaring that his clays were extended over sixteen or seventeen hours a day, a witness be-fore-the Dairying Wages Board in Sydney, informed the' Board that he received one Sunday a month as a holiday. He proceeded to explain how he was expected to spend it. His employer's wife expected him on his monthly clay of recreation, to work in the garden, mind the baby, peel potatoes, shell peas, carry water, and indulge in other harmless but useful sports. The witness drew an indignant breath. lie had had twentyeight years' experience as a farm employee, he declared, and refused to do such things. The wives of dairy employers, however, often expected the men to do this. He objected to the boarding-in principle.

The post'office in a little out of the way spot in the Wangarei district was the local store, and was' the scene of an amusing contretemps on a recent occasion. One of the post office inspectors was doing his usual round's, and on arrival at this little place which shall be nameless -found fault with the way his Majesty's post office was being conducted. The high dignitary on leaving remarked with a lofty air, " You will hear from me, sir, when j return to Auckland." This proved too much for the harassed postmaster, who disappeared for a moment, and returned with a candlebox under his arm, containing two books and a few shillings' worth of stamps. He held the box at arm's length towards the inspector and remarked: "'Ere, take yer bloomin' post office.' 5

Notices have now been forLwarded to the members of the Te Awamutu Lawn Tennis Club notifying that all subscriptions are now due. Members will do well to remember that a life membership subscription has been fixed at £6 6s and £3 3s.

The sjnall farmer sometimes experiences difficulty in having their sheep shorn by the customary methods. In this connection a novel proposal was made to the Buller (Victoria) Shire council recently. A member moved that a municipal sheep-shearing plant with four stands, driven by electricity, be established. -It was pointed out that the council might provide power from its own electric plant, and considerable benefit would accrue to the landholders of the district: The plant] in conjunction with a municipal sheep clip, would probably cost £IOOO. A long discussion ensued and consideration of the matter was deferred. 0 " My friends," said the temperance lecturer, lowering his voice to an impressive whisper, " if all the public houses were at the bottom of the sea, what would be the result ? And tile answer came from a red-nosed man at the back of the crowd : " Lots of people would get drowned."