FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1908. ADVANCES TO WORKERS The Advocate. [Established 1888.]

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 145, 18 December 1908, Page 4

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1908. ADVANCES TO WORKERS

The Advocate. [Established 1888.]

[PUBLISHED DAILY.] OLDEST B6VABLIBHID MPIB AND OTARANTICKD LAKGEBT CIRCULATION IN THI DISTRICT, CIRCULATES ty'^Y ', '..'., " „'■ Dannevirke Mangatoro ("Tamaki . Ngapaerurn Mangahe ' Webe* Ti Tree Point Waione Wimbledon^ Herbertville Akitio HoroekaOriogi Kiritaki Maharahara ' Woodville Umutaoroa Matamau Piripiri Makotuku • Ormondville Norsewood Takapao Whetukura Awariki Otanga Knmeroa Rangitaoe Raumati Tamaki No. 3 . S. Norsewood Tiratu ' Tipapakuku Mangapuaka - Mangatuna • . Makaretu

There is one phase of ,the advances to, workers scheme which has not yet,* apparently, been sufficiently made public. It was thus Teferred to by the Prime Minister last session when the Advances to Settlers Amendment •Bill was going through. "In order," he said, "to still further benefit the workers in bringing the opportunities provided by the Act within the reach of those who have not sufficient capital to obtain a loan from the office under the limited restriction of the Act at present, I intend to make arrangements in order that a worker who is able to pay a deposit of £10 on the purchase of a property may arrange with the vendor for a second mortgage for the balance between the amount of the first mortgage to the depattnien-t for 75. per cent, of the valuation and the amount of the deposit, repayable under a table for three or five years. Both mortgages will be prepared and completed in the office free of charge, except cash disbursements of a few shillings. For 15s per week for five years, or 12s 6d per week for seven years, and 6s 3d per week afterwards, a. worker iviili £10 capital can purchase his own house. A numjber of property owners, by arrangement with the department, are agreeing to these terms. By. that scheme a substantial cottage property valued at £425 can be acquired by payment of £10 deposit, a mortgage of £315 to the Government Advances to Settlers Office, and a second mortgage to the vendor for about £100. The, instalments of principal and interest i under a. table for fivei years for re- ' payment of the second mortgage would be 8s 9d per week, or for seven years 6s 6d per week. The Advances I to Settlers instalment would be 6s 8d * per week." The repayments of principal and interest undei* this scheme, added Sir Joseph Ward, are , equal to about half tho rentals ■ charged in Wellington.

On pagc> 2; Mourning in Bengal; sun .worshippers. . Page 3: Ma^igatainolca spdi*ts haiidicaps. Pages 6 arid 7: "A detective's mistake." ,Mr A. B. Thomsen lias received word that hi§ youngest son, Mi" 5. Thomsen. of New Plymouth, had passed as. an Associate of the Institilte of : Accountant^. - ' • ■ . fPastor Ries is presenting the •prizes at Kiritaki school this N afternoon. Owing^ to aii iinforeseon circumstance he was j)resented from per-foi-niing a like chlty at TJmutaoroa yesterday. '•''"',•'.•; ' ' ■ ' A local re&idont,> .who we under-' stand, suffered from a sunstroke some years ago, was this 'morning committed to. the Wellington mental hospital on the certificates of Drs Macallan and Dairson. ■ ; '. '; , v The Lascars, who left; the-P. and Oh steamer Mongolia at Sydney on^ Wednesday as- the result of an affray with some other members of the crew, and were subsequently locked up, consented to return to their ship, and the charge of desertion was withdrawn. Mr J. C. Cooper, who unsuccessfully contested the Pahiatua seat in the Opposition interest at the recent general election, was entertained by his supporters -at Pahiatua last night,, and presented with a purse of sovereigns. About 600 were present. During the last season the Danne-r virke Football Club decided to offer] a medal to the pupil attending the North School, who showed himself toil be the most proficient footballer in. the J school team, and this morning the' trophy was presented to Jim Bur-tensha-w, who by general consent was ! awarded the prize. Some excellent attendances have been made at the North Schoql during the- past year, and special reference was made to the fact at the presentation, of prizes this morning, although the names of' the pupils were not mentioned; We' have now pleasure in publishing the names of those who during the v 'last four and five years. • have not mte^d a single day's attendance. Stanley MiddJeton, 5 years; Flo Middletoh, Leslie Middleton, and Nelson Law, 4 years. The Middletons live 1£ miles from the school, and Nelson Law lives four miles from the" school, which makes the record all the more creditable. The last number of the "Scindian," the magazine of the Napier ■ High School has the following reference to Mr J. Drummond, son of our esteemed townsman, Mr John* Drummond, who is now studying medicin© at the Edinburgh University : "J. Drummond is doing very well in athletics in Scotland. As already Teoorded he, » captain of the Edinburgh University Cricket Club and vice-captain of the Gala Football Club. The "Scots Pictorial' of June 6th published his photograph and an article on his. career from which Ye extract the following: 'Drummond. has been at the Edinburgh University since 1905, and is a persona grata with every sport, there. He got, his cricket "blue" in 1906 and 1907 and that honor has been enhanced this season ,by his unanimous appointment a 9 captain. He plays football for Gala, of which .he-was vice^captain- last "season. Colo 1 - Txial sportsmanship is finely ■typified in the conduct of Drummond, both on and off the fiejd, and that is the secret of his influence and popularity in Edinburgh Univei^ity cricket circles. It will not be Druminond's fault if the season is not a conspicuous success.' " - The teachers of the North School are evidently in high favor with the scholars, as this morning several presentations were made to them by the children- as marks of their esteem and goodwill. Mr Soundy was the recipient of three volumes from standard 6. Miss Cross received a, set of silver brushes from standard 5, "accompanied by best wishes for a very pleasant holiday." Mr McLennan was met by the. scholars in his class (standard 4), who are going into a higher standard, and asked to accept two volumes of Thackeray's works "as a little token of esteem." 'Miss Bramald, who has completed her five years' service as a pupil teacher, and is leaving the school, for the training college, had a neat little 'address read to her by Master Norman James, and a silver - mounted *cent bottle handed to her by Miss Mercy Panckihiirst. Miss Snell, who is also leaving the school, and Bliss Jones were each recipients of gifts from their fellow teachers, accompanied by the warmest expressions, of goodwill, each of the presentations being suitably acknowledged.