NEW ZEALAND AND PATRIOTIC FUND.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10997, 21 June 1901, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND AND PATRIOTIC FUND.

MR.LOUISSON'S ENQUIRIES. »| (raoa otrs. ows coß____sFoxD_ajr.)-'|^ i s ! | LONDON, ttajr,sjg| "During ' the last few days," -^i^Mpf. Louisson, j_LL.C-. in a recentWith mc, "i have been making a goodta*)*^- 5 ' enquiries as to tne manner in whicjt tae Pttiriotiti Fund is applied lor the --__*$£ - those tor wnom it was intended, tha . 7 relief of the widows or orpiians T Jtuit-d in the war, or incapacitated -roatsato^ 1 "* ing fchtir own livelihooct. As you _»*««_» booty aware, I am chairman ot the (gainchurch {S.a.) branch of the Fund. -*f#* "I cj-l-ed upon Colunel Young, tary oi i__e innd, vrn. received „ - courteously, and gave mc th- § si-bie inlor_uat--on. bo tor as 1 c * irom an investigation wmch wna ne-SSanly-" .. souiewnat ournory, __w a4ii___uibt_ut_<Mß;^f'^['',' J iund has r>e_n ___r._y s-u__ii*otory. $&j£/&'~^ : ' tlw money, of Course, goes to the lH3_%g and orphans. Those in New have fcn_ir Jair stw-re, but, natui-ail*/, . will not be mu-__i to go to New Zealand under this liead, t>ecau_>e the majority of % men wuo liave gone irom New bacbeloi-s and tlierufore m tiie cj___ of death" i have no widows or orphans to leave behind ' lb-em. Comparatively few N_w Ze_-__deis - ; at the Iront havo been married men, aj_4 "' consequently, even had the proportionate •".' mortality been large, there would be im. widows or orphans as a result so lar as NewZealand is concerned." ' •-_.

.ana is conce w; "Tiien do you mean that New Zealand rJJI * be mainly excluded from eiijoymg the bene* fit of the Patriutio Fundi" - - * "No, not necessarily," replied 'Mr Louis- _ - son. "I shou.d not go so livr as that; but. . I thought it well to raise the point becajse - ther« might be many cases of isew Zealand.' ers being killed or maimed who, although "■•-'' •■ingle men, have relative-, dependent upon, \ them, aged parents, for instance, or sister.*, I, therefore, put the caw strongly on their V behalf, and endeavoured to ascertain bus*" the Commissionoi-s of the Patriotic FunS,-' would be likely to deal with such ~ - "May there not also h- ■* ** -•» n. NewZeaK" " land volunteen. being permanently disabled from earning a _i\--i-_.v.__. w.- themselves on their return to the colony?" .*•_, "Yes," siid Mr Louisson, "and I put a$ ■" those cases to Colonel Young. From what' " he said I am. disposed lo believe thß_Com-"-. missioners intend to treat all oases <jf th&V kind vety fairly, and so for as W-SS-Wa'V generously. lam taking back with mc .pt ' numbarof application forinß which will to be filled in and forwarded by the who ore relatav-a of deceased or woufiMX". New Zealand-!- at tha front, and who msjV. a be desirous of obtaining relief Patriotic Fund. There seems to mc «__is;Vf reason to think that all suoh applicaac__*?>» will have very fair and liberal co-_-d.-ra_ton. *".>. "THare are several other. laarg* r-V__r_.fi - Funds," said 'Mr Louisson, in cowtosio-V?|: "beside the Patriotic. For instance, tJwt_X|. one raised by Lloyds, and I 'believe tha. every case theme will be a disposition to cognise the valuable services rendered by.„| New Zealand in this Imperial emergency. ,;| { TO CORESPONDENTS. \l "H.G.H."—We cannot insert in our aiyat* ;J tising columns replies to advertise* .<| ments. - j [C. Newlyn.— We have forwarded! your sugu .'$ gestion to the Committee having oharp!''-! of the illuminations.[ » V* — -i

FARM NOTES.

The pig feeding experiments conducts}!..^ by the Agricultural Committee of the Wilt* f s County Council at Colne from 1896 to-/) [ 1900 are productive of useful lessons -Of.-.-; . farmers who may be at the paips to the tabulated results. A representative tat -*l of rations* was tried in several ways, landl ,'| the respective influences reckoned by various ; ■ processes, so as to enable the experimenters -: . to arrive at a correct estimate of the pern.- ', liar virtues of each material or mixture-of- - materials. In the first instance, the relative merits of the rations was calculated upca. *. J tbe common -basis of gross -return in live," s. weight This test brought the 'ration corn-* ? .- prising maize meal, separated - milk ;.\ and potatoes to the front,, though...,, ~ the latter two ingredients, j with;%| " baxlev nieal instead of-maize, were ouly'VA fractionally inferior. Omitting ■ and reducing the rations to meal and-Jn__f 4 *-| only, barley held a clear advantage. maaze. Tlie feeds were next judged by theß.'g| effect in' producing carcase weight, spective of live weight and quality of * In this .case maize meal and separated-milk.'' with and witbout potatoes, were the cheap-^* i est rations, tbe potatoes tending distmctfeß to reduce the cost of the added weiraVy , Barley meal, potatoes, and separated milk,^ion the other hand, was the -no-t**| I expensive feed, the • gain in cuv*-.-* case weight 'costing 4s 8d per sc<_r_fc«? compared with 3s lld by the maize _ratioa.jf§When quality of meat only was maize had to take a back seat. Barley V* and wheat meals and separated milk carrira',?' the day when judged by this standard, awi,' | all other rations including barley in then,;* , oontents were ahead of those contruafe;* ; maize. Estimating the comparative valulUt ' of the rations on all grounds, the first plso?yS " is given to maize meal, potatoes, and separ*. ated milk, barley meai, potatoes, and sej>_«_ t) . ated milk being second, and**the latter witli-*-:. out potatoes third. On the basis "of._-&**,".*| estimated comparative cost per unit vjlia .>, * ■ of diet, maize, potatoes, and separated wftK,! , are again first, with maize and milk seci-wfe",. " and several barley rations bracketed JbhMg. . I Bean and pee. meals and crushed not shone in these experiments, the g_n__uV#' " 1 results of wliich bring out prominentlr'tl» \ high qualities of maize ana barley-iffl-W-V.'Jf; i potatoes, and separated milk r mixed. ' ',f&[ -** . "The Review of the River Pl-_te'''-h-*,#fe*, . leading article on "Why we have not __ immigration?" which sets forth that wh-att*' 1 " Buenos Ayrea is expanding and s . "Argentina is not advancing at the__>WrV-V ' senifc time as it ought; immigration-i-.tja..,,-. . , important, and without immigration on '*& ."_ extensive scale this vast country wOTO* ._j be developtd." The "real causa of stagnation is declared to be "the litter. V? lack of security for life and property in tW(J •' provinces, and the MKiladimnistration of justice throughout the country." In J—lQ . province of 3atirta Fe recently "Ihe ' hopeless of obtaining pumsh__ent of mur«*g * ders, were farced to resort to lynching, and "even educated foreigners'.become ««'-• used to the continual boah-C-de going'OS,,*; lound them that they' do not look yoov-r-: ■ | the crime of murder as any bar in givittg.'"*: a main work." Cattle -tsati-g is ai%~, ~ common, aud goes unpunishedgentine corespondent of the "Austrohtf;.-;-I Pastoralists Review" complains bitterly JWj. [the way in which the Argentine'«*»'.. is taxed at every turn,' saying ,~?V ( . .cannot even put up a fenoe without -*-?*--"_■ -, I taxed for it. 5. After the *' I counts that Teach v* of the f: of Argentina, it is, perhaps, just **7». j.' '. that we should hear of some of t^*-*-^!f" I backs. An old Australian «.-' I Argentine in a letter to the . headed "What Argentina Wants,.«-££; ', an appeal to young Australians . , perience of station management to _ ;> over and make their fortunes » *9E*;« * America. Tliere are, no doW."®:: | tempting conditions, but it is ena®»^ ; V- ii not all "cake and ale." 7 THE BEST PLASTER. _ ' A piece of flannel dampened with U»W4y - f i berlain's Pain Balm and bound to -;■ affected parts is superior to any V*g®.< <*> When troubled with lame back «r P™3£**".7. _•' in tbe side or chest, give it a j you are certain to be more thai tg£&i\ .-;. Vrth the prompt relief which it I **r* B ?£_F *'' Pain Balm also cures rteuiMtesat■ *2&% i d application gives relief For sale by. «%j : £ dea-ers; price ls 6d and ss. - L -^i fc,FURTHER REDUCTIONS.—LAST' "& WEEK OF SALE. \&g £. Jones and Sons, Watchmakers; Jewellers, Cashel street, Removing to ; _>j, % street, near Bank of New Zealand. -*. r * u ® 7 s chance to get reliable watches, brooches, etc., at an exceptionally price.—(Advt.) f_ Wade's Worto Figs are most effective **&?■% |* not unpleasant; children thrive "-after f mc them. Price, ls. * L Fruit tiees obtained from Nimmo | Btair, Unnedin, are hardy, well g* ov P will give good results. Send for _F* ca * f i , .»-ilj