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Auckland Star, Volume XL, Issue 299, 16 December 1909, Page 3

Cucullus non facit monachum. And, that heavy blue broadcloth the bobbies wear don't make the policeman. Though this, strictly speaking, is not a Supreme Court matter, it is quite worthy of noiice in this column; It really is too bad to 1 compel the police to wear such clothing iin the sweltering heat -we have been exgeriencing lately. One corpulent copper, indeed, went so far the other day as to protest that it is intrinsically absurd to wear any clothes at all. in,this weather. C'est selon—at any rate, there seems to be no good reason why the Government should not provide white duck: or khaki uniforms for the Auckland police. It would not be necessary to cut them in the fashionable style so popular in His Majesty's boarddnghouse at Mt. Eden.

The mission undertaken-by Mr. Taranaki Te Ua to W«llington for "the purpose of conferring -with the Hon. James Carroll concerning the financing of certain natives in this district who desire to commence- dairying operations, has proved very auocessful (says the Napier "Telegraph"). Arrangements have % been made for the purchase of at least 400 cows, 220 of which, are already in hand. The natives concerned number about 35, and are residents of Omahu, Fakipakl and Pukahu, and the idea is to divide the cows between them, leaving them, to develop their operations by .their own industry. A cheese factory is to be erected in connection with the scheme.

Mr.Ji. Ballinger, of Wellington, arrived by the Main Trunk train tliia -morning, and is staying at the Star Hotel.

A conscience-stricken person baa returned the aura of Od. to the Wellington Treasurer, confessing that be had cheated the authorities of that amount in tram fares. -. • .„•-,.