LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 7 September 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The population of the Federal capita,! territory of Canberra is about 8000.

The, Alnheno loft Sydney at 1 o’clock yesterday for Wellington and the Alakura at 4 o’clock for Auckland.

As Wairnnpft does not now hold the Ranfurly Shield, Wanganui and Waikato have notified the Union that t) by do not intend to visit Wairarapn- this season.

A recent visitor to the United States, Mr Gerald Pat tie, of Palmerston, is of the opinion that .the much-vaunted American railway carriages are not more comfortable than those on the New Zealand railways.

Mr R. P. Walsh is taking up a very valuable consignment of pedigree Jersey Blood from Feialding to the Waikato this month, from ttoe herds of Messrs , Dormer llro., A lick Ranks and O. Aldjs. Feilding bred cattle- always attract considerable attention -at the Hamilton sales.

A prominent New Plymouth, butcher remarked the other day that butchers had hardly made* Is for themselves this last 12 months. They had had to pay. high prices for stock, while tWe market for the hides and tallow had been very dull, with the result that after overhead charges had boon met there was nothing left for the butcher.

The elements were against regular and punctual attendance of members at the Mackenzie County Council the other day (says the Timnru Herald). One member was prevented from leaving his home as his plantation had be-en completely blown down. Another was unable to- use his motor ear; and arrived at the. meeting only after a. soaking and a- long detour on horseback. The effect of the nor’-west rains on top of the snow was to-rn-use all the creeks to flood heavily. Rivers throughout the Mackenzie wore swoollen.