LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume LIII, Issue 13, 16 February 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

For the month of December the Springs-Ellesmerc Power Board paid the Public Works Department £822 6s 8d for current, and last month's account was £791 Bs.

Several local anglers have met with success lately fishing for quinnat salmon in the Rakaia river. Mr R. Howatson landed a 28-pounder, Mr jj. H. Hampton secured one of 181bs., Mr J. Howatson one of 181bs. and another of 141b5.. while Mr James j Adams also obtained two good-sized jfish. The run of salmon has set in earlier than usual, and provided the i river remains clear there should be ■ some fine sport in the next few weeks.

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In recent years several Eilesmere county sheepbreeders have sold considerable numbers of purebred sheep to Australian buyers. Last week a consignment of 60 Ryelands was sent to Melbourne from the flocks of Messrs T.. A. Stephens (Irwell), Joseph Brooks (Brookside) and W. O. Rennie (Doyleston). Next Thursday Mr Rennie will send a consignment of 35 Ryeland ewes to Sydney.

Nearly 70 black swans captured at i Lake Eilesmere by Mr J. Digby, raniger to the North Canterbury Accli- | matisation Society, are being held in I a pen at the farm of Mr W. O. Rennie, a member of the council of the Society, prior to being shipped to England. When they arrive in the Old Country the birds "will probabh/ be sold in pairs for liberation on pri-vately-owned ponds and lakes. It was an interesting sight to see so many swans in one pen.

Large quantities of grain have lately been carted to the Southbridge Railway Station by Mr H. G. Hubbard, who has two motor trucks in service. About Southbridge, as in other parts of the district, delivery is being taken more rapidly than in previous seasons. Threshing is also well ahead, and some of the mills will not have much left to do in the course ,of a fortnight. It is stated that the barley crops are not turning out very well and that an immense quantity of wheat was shaken out during the north-west gale of three weeks ago. An early crop of black barley on Mr F. H. Greenwood's farm proved especially attractive to the small birds, and a considerable quantity of the grain was taken. " At Little Rakaia Mr J. H. Hampton obtained 38 bushels to the acre from a crop of wheat.

"Why can't we get New Zealandmade steel poles?" inquired a member of the Springs-Ellesmere Power Board at last night's meeting. Members could not understand why, in view of the very large number of these poles used throughout the Dominion, at least one of the iron and steel works had Hot turned its attention to the industry. "Let's make a show of patriotic sentiment and approach the various firms," suggested Mr Maginness. ■' The engineer had asked for authority to procure some hardwood poles, as the firms which usually imported steel poles were not prepared to supply quotations because of the exchange rate. Hitherto all the steel poles he had used had come from America. Some considerable time ago he had been asked for full particulars as to the Board's requirements in regard to steel poles by the British Trade Commissioner, and he had expected to later receive quotations for British poles, but no information had come to hand. The engineer was authorised to procure 50 hardwood poles for immediate requirements, and it was decided to make inquiries concerning the prospects of having steel poles made in the Dominion.

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