Operations are to be commenced at New Plymouth by a syndicate, which has secured certain rights to bore for petroleum. It is intended to. sink four• holes, one on Carrington-road,-the second and third on Prankley-road, and the fourth on Mangoru-road. This syndicate (which is represented by Mr Hadley) is stated-' to hold boring rights over six square miles of country, principally on high levels. The first plant is now being placed on Mr Schodroski's farm at Carrington-road. The Dairy Produce Committee fixed the following wholesale quotations for butter and eggs for the week endin<* 19th October:—Butter (factory), nd per lb; butter (farmers), 7d per lb; eggs, lOd per dozen. A man named Tobin was brought before the Waihi Police Court this morning charged on warrant with having failed to provide for illegitimate children (twins). He was remanded to Cambridge.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 244, 12 October 1907, Page 6
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