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Clutha Leader, Volume XXXI, Issue 1924, 30 June 1905, Page 5

Mr W, J. Keys, of Toiro, has imported from Canada a post-hole digger, which all'interested should see. It is a marvel in the way it does its work, and in clay ground will sink post holes in such a way as to make a man with a spade appear a relic of the dark ages. An interesting account of a trip to the Blue Mountains appears on our first page. Local and general and brevities from Mr Malcolm's Balclutha speech are to be found on page 2. A full report of Mr Malcolm's speech will be found on page 6. As a protest against the action of the North Canterbury Education Board in sending on only three names of applicants for a vacancy on the teaching staff, instead of six hitherto forwarded the St. Albans School Com mittee, at a special meeting held on Monday night, decided to resign. Ihe chairman of the committee stated tha,t the time had arrived when either boards of education or school committees should be wiped out of existence.

At the Land Commission in Wel-lington—-Mr Johnson: " You say there's no laud in New Zealand fit to give away Mr R. Hogg: I do." Mr Johnston : You ta'<e a trip up the north of it wouldn't feed a rabbit." Mr Hogg : "A gentleman down south said his leasehold wouldn't feed a dead duck, but he wanted the freehold alt the same." An advertisement was inserted in an Napier paper a week or so ago, seeking information as to .the whereabouts of F. Rupery. It appears that Rupery who is a resident of Carteriton has succeeded to a fortune, he anticipates to nearly a quarter 0 f a million sterling', which comes irom an American uncle, who left an estate exceeding over 1,000,000 dollars in value after successful trade as a milk merchant. A dairy farmer who paid a high price for land, and made higher profits, was in evidence at the Compensation Court last week. He deposed that in the Hawera district he paid £2l per acre for dairying land, and made a profit of £7OO a year out oi it. He also confined his operations to sheep farming for three years, and cleared £7OO the first year, £7OO the second, and lost IV'OO the third. The loss was occasioned by fat stock transactions. Another witness gave evidence that he knew of cases in the Hawera district where farmers paid £3O to £<lo per acre for their lands, and still made net profits. At the Land Board meeting on Wednesday the following local business was dealt with George Harvey, jun., wrote requesting that his lease in perpetuity over section 7, block XIV, Pomahaka Downs Estate, be declared forfeited, as he intended leaving on account of tho ill-health of his wile.— Copy of Mr Harvey's letter to be forwarded to the Minister of Lands.— Robert Simmers applied to purchase section 50, block X, Glenkenich district, at present reserved as a dairy factory site.—Referred to the ranger for report.—Manson and Co., Tikokino, wrote desiring information with regard to sawmilling areas, Tautuk,u Bush.—rLeft with the Commissioner of Crown Lands to deal with.