PALMERSTON RATES

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 110, 3 February 1931, Page 6

PALMERSTON RATES

Small Slim Outstanding

£75,821 COLLECTED

Palmerston North, January 31. The Palmerston North City Council has collected to date 93 per cent, of the rates levied for the present financial year and if the present rate of payment is maintained it is expected that the amount outstanding at the end of the financial year will be comparatively small. The amount levied for the year was £81,425/9/9, and up to the present time the sum of £75,821/4/6 has been collect ed The amount outstanding is £5bU4 5/3.

HERD-TESTING

Bush-Horowhenua

Masterton, February 2.

The following are the returns of the Bush-Horowhenua * Herd-testing Associatlon for the fifth 30-day period, ending on January 28:— Association— Average, all cows, 33 cows, 807 milk, 4.491 test, 30.261 b. fat. Average all cows (last period), 33 cows, 896 milk, 4.353 test, 39.041 b. fat. These figures Include an “B” class cows. Highest Herd Average—2s cows, 11-0 milk, 4.1 test, 46.761 b. fat. Herd of Mr. B. C. O’Neill, Woodville. „ Lowest Herd Average.—22 cows, 638 milk, 4.5 test, 29.221 b. fat. Highest Individual. —721 b. fat. Mr. K. Hadfield, Woodville. Lowest Individual. —131 b. fat.

Group Averages.

Pahiatua Group.—3B cows, 830 milk, 4.4 test, 36.771 b. fat. Eketahuna Group.—2B cows, 782 milk, 4.0 test, 35.711 b. fat Highest Herd.—Pahlatua Group: , 25 cows, 1125 milk, 4.1 test, 46.761 b fat, (Mr. R. C. O’Neil). Eketahuna Group: 35 cows, 945 milk, 4J5 test, 43.021 b. fat (Mr. F. J. Evans). ‘ Lowest Herd.—Pahiatua Group: 60. cows, 753 milk, 4.5 test, 34.061 b. fat. Eketahuna Group: 22 cows, 638 milk, 4.5 test, 29221 b. fat. ' . Highest Individual.—Pahiatua Group: 721 b. in 30 days. Eketahuna Group: 661 b. in 30 days, i .... Lowest Individual.—Pahiatua, Group: 131 b. in 30 days. Eketahuna Group: 141 b. in 30 days.