LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All local bodies have been requested, through the district councils on the Main Highways Board, to send all their proposals not later than July 15, in o/rder that the board may consider them before forming its estimates for subsidies and construction work. The board will hold its next meeting in Wellington, towards the end of this month, when several questions of importance will he considered.

( Recently the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce circularised the other chambers in the Dominion, expressing the opinion that the charge made by banks for letters of indemnity in connection with overseas imports was unreasonably high. A number of replies have been received, and opinion is divided. Some l of the chambers agree with the Whnganui Chamber, but others consider that the charge is reasonable.

Under the auspices of the W.E.A., a free public lecture will be delivered in the Borough Chambers to-morrow evening. The lecturer will be Mr W. A. Sheat, and his subject will be “Some Aspects of the Money Problem. ” This subject should be of considerable interest in view of recent developments in the department of exchange, and the lecturer will compare present day conditions with similar situations in earlier history. “It is useless to expect to have a laboratory for scientific*investigation in connection with the dairy industry in Taranaki,” said Mr. Grant (New Plymouth) at the A. and P. Conference held at Hawera yesterday. There were 100 acres at Wallaceville, he said, where the conditions were most favourable to the establishment of a laboratory, the cost of which would run into about £15,000. At Wallaceville they would he in touch with the city and would be able to get the best chemical experts. Mr. Peterson, referring to the training of factory managers, said that in the .United States a boy who wished to qualify would have to spend three years at a factory before being allowed to go to a school of instruction. This he thought a good idea, for a boy would know after that time whether he was prepared to proceed. The second of a series of dances given by the Women’s National Reserve during the winter season was held last Thursday evening in the Foresters’ Hall. This dance, like the preceding one, was a great success. The gay throng of guests, smart frocks of the ladies, dainty supper, the pretty decorations, and the good music made the evening one of great enjoyment for all. The Reserve are to be congratulated on their efforts in a social direction, as these dances are carried out for the purpose of obtaining funds for their more serious undertakings. The rest room, sewing circle, etc., will materially benefit by last Thursday’s event, as £2O clear profit was macle and handed over to the general funds. The next dance will be held some time in August.

The attention of dairy farmers in Manaia and district is directed to the meeting to be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Manaia, on Saturday, July 12. Mr C. E. Levien, organiser of the Taranaki Dairy Farmers’ Union, will he in attendance and w'ill give an address on topics of absorbing interest, to all dairy farmers. Mr E. Long, chairman of the Waimate West County Council, will be in the chair. A plain and fancy dress ball, organised by the ladies’ committee, will be held in the Whareroa Hall on Friday next, July 11. OUTRED’S. Last, few days of Outred’s Sale. Coat, frocks from 35/6, splendid value; velour coats from 49/6, latest styles; Burberry coats, half price; marvellous reductions in all millinery; woollen jumpers from 7/11. —Advt. Progandra quickly cures corns; 1/G —Advt.