LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9124, 26 April 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr V. Nosworthy, M.P., has received the following reply to the telegram despatched to the Prime Minister on Saturday, subsequent to the meeting of farmers interested in the frozen • meat trade (details of which appearon pugo 7): —"I am in receipt-of your telegram of the 24th' instant, and note terms of resolution passed at meeting of Ashburton fanners urging a reconstruction ofj the Overseas Shipowners'Committee. '; As a matter of fact, 1 have been in almost daily communication with the Board of Trade upon Jth'e question of insulated space. It has .already boen suggested to the Imperial Government, that a. representative oi' the New Zealand Government should be on the Overseas Shipowners' Committee.— W. F. Massey."

Butter advanced another penny to-day, and the retail price is now Is 6d (says a Dunedin Press Association telegram). „ . l ,'

The following gentlemen have been duly elected members oi' the Longbeach Road Board, the number of nominations not exceeding the vacancies:—Messrs G. W." Body, W. J. Taylor, and J. C. N. Grigg.

A party of Ashburton bhooters who had a rabbit " drive " in the Valetta district at the week-end had all the sport they could wish for. The animals were in ' fairly . good order— a sign that they are not starving, if sheep are in that precarious condition.

The Secretary-,of State- for tho Colonies 'has' advised his'-Excellency that it is the King!s wish, on 1 the occasion of his Majesty's birthday this year, that flags should be flown, but that no dinners, reviews, or other celebrations should take place.—Press Association. - , .

'Anglers had a 1 fairly -successful week-end, and . those who ■ patronised the upper and lower reaches of the Ashburton report that good bags were secured, although the fish , were not largo. Fishermen have a. bare week now in which to engage in-'their-favourite sport. . .

A Christchurch Press Association | telegram states that a<s a sequel to, the recent-proceedings at the Lyttel-. ton 1 Magistrate's CouHTj.'the'Defeifce' authorities are' holding an inquiry at Fort Jervois with regard to the allor gations as to the conduct "'of the wet, canteen there., The "proceedings are expected to last several days. ' The monthly meeting of tho Tinwald Domain. Board was held on Saturday: Present: Messrs C. Doherty (in" the chair), J. Hesetine, J[. Hampton, and A. J. Millichamp. Tt was "decided to hold a meeting in the Domain to consider general maintenance work. The chairman' reported on the erection of gates" authorised at tho last meeting. Accounts amounting to £4 were passed for payment.

A Press Association telegram from Taumarunui states that the Hon. W. Fraser opened a bridge over the Ongarup River, at Taringamotu, today. In a speech, he said that though the Government's resources had been largely drawn upon, they wore not exhausted, and sufficient was available to provide employment dur--1 ing the winter for all who might bo in need of it owing to the, effects of the war. ' ' The Minister for Railways,' the flon. 7?. H. Herries, will pay a flying visit to various parts of the Ashburton County to-morrow. ' A special train will convey Sir .Herries and his . party, and will run as follows:— | Lenve Ashburton at 9.20, Tinwald 9.26, Mount Somers 10.26, and arrive at Springburn at 10.36. Leave Spriugburn at 10.50, arrive Aehburton 11.56. It will leave Ashburton. at 12.55 for Chertsey. and leave there at' 1.22, reaching!' RakaiV'at 1.50, and arriving at Methven 'at 2:42. It leaves Methven at 3.10, and arrives Christchurch at 5.5.