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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 41, 17 August 1917, Page 8

At the Magistrate's Court to-day E. Grey, for selling unclean milk, was fined £1 with -costs, and J. E. Pai-ker and H. Yates for selling milk below the standard, were fined £5 with costs. 1

An Auckland firm is making eight tons of high-grade agricultural lime per day from sea shells which, have been collected after spring tides to ensure that they an free from sand.

Eggs to-day are selling wholesale at Is 4d to Is 5d per dozen, according, to the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operativ Distributing Company's report.

The New Zealand Gas Companies' As sociation has elected Dr. Prendergasl Knight, of Wellington, to fill the office of chairman for the ensuing year, and he witli Messrs. A. Dougall and A. P Meek, will be the AVellington members < the executive. Mr. J. H. Helliwell a' Mr. 0. S. Watkins. also of Wellingthave been re-elected secretary and a' tor of the association respectively.

"The people have been in the ho, three years and have never had th chimney cleaned," remarked the Cit. Solicitor (Mr. J. O'Shea) in the Magi: trate's Court to-day when referring t the charge against Eliza Trout, who »' lowed a chimney to catch fire. "The 0 fendant has been very careless," sa' Mr. L. G. Reid, S.M., in imposing penalty of 10s.

A large orange tree in Solway Colle;----grounds is reported by the Wairarap Daily, Times to be in full bearing.

In the Concert Chamber of the Tow Hall to-night a concert and deuce will Ihold under the ausiees of the N.Z. Variei; Entertainers.. The Entertainers' orchei; tra, under Mr. W. T. Parsons, will con tribute selections, and an attractive oqr. cert programme has been arranged, to include elocutionary, vooal, ventriloquial, and dance numbers.