LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 January 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The wholesale price of butter at Melbourne has been reduced by 4s, to 120 s per cwt. Mr Alt' Linley was in Hawera yesterday making arrangements for the appearance of the Dixie Jubilee Singers. During December seven building permits, representing a total value of £437, were issued by the Hawera Borough Council. In Saturday’s x - eport of the noxious weeds trouble in the county it should have been specified that ragwort was the special weed to which reference was made. A note was received at the meeting of the Hospital Board, from Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed, expressing sincere appreciation of the untiring kindness and attention given to their daughter during her illness at the hospital. After discussion at the Taranaki Electric Power Board meeting yesterday, it was decided that, where it is intended to ereef poles on private property, the settlers concerned he, advised in advance by registered letter. At the abattoir, stock slaughtered in December totalled 5 bullocks, S 3 cows, 57 heifers, 309 sheep, 270 lambs, 20 calves and 78 pigs. Two cows were condemned. Fees and rents totalled £ll7 17s sd, slightly in advance of December, 1923.

The Ngaere Dairy Company have le-c-eived -a letter from the Dairy Control Board stating that Mr. Grounds’ report on the ton cheeses was very complimentary to the company and to the maker, Mr. W. Wood. The company would again execute the board’s order for additional ton cheeses for Wembley next year.

The total imports of butter into the United Kingdom for December, 1924, amounted to 23,000 tons, as compared with 17,950 tons for December, 1923. The total butter afloat to the United Kingdom at present amounts to 28,86<) tons, as compared with 12,442 at this time last year. Or. Brunette drew the attention of the Borough Council last-might to .the fact that seats donated for the Park had been removed from the publicparts, which was their proper place. A member of the Reserves Committee said that isome ofi these hlad been moved to the Park tennis courts, but really more seats were required. ’ The matter was referred to the chairman of the Reserves Committee. At last night’s meeting of the Borough Council the Mayor referred to the unsatisfactory state of the receipts from rates due. He said that of the total amount levied, £14,039, only £4905 had come in, leaving £9134 outstanding, and only two. months and a half to go to the end of the year. On his suggestion it was decided to notify ratepayers that all rates unpaid at February 28 would be sued for unless satisfactory arrangements were made. When a case was being heard at the Nelson Magistrate’s Court, in which the defendant was charged with conducting a gaming house, the Senior .Sergeant of Police stated that there was a bookmakers’ association established in the Dominion on a very strong footing. He added that the membership lee was £3O. and the members were supplied with cards and other requisites.

At the annual conference of the New Zealand Nurserymen’s Association, held in Wellington, the following remit was adopted : —“That the railway authorities lie thanked for the increased interest manifested by the Department in the beautification of some of the railway stations, and that the suggestion be made that the Department appoint a competent adviser—one well versed in New Zealand native plants—to advise and direct the class of plants and their culture, suitable for each station.”

A Press Association message from Auckland stated that on a charge of being drunk while in charge of a motor ear, Alexander McCalum Baton, aged ■l2, was sentemed to seven days’ imprisonment. by Mr .1. \V. Boynton, S.M. Evidence was given that accused’s car had one wheel on the footpath with a mudguard thrust against a lamp-post. The accused denied being drunk, saying that he had about six and a half ‘‘handles” during tlio afternoon and . made a miscalculation when turning the car. The magistrate commented on the alarming frequency of motor-car accidents, BOOT SALE.

H.B. Boot Sale starts to-day. Ladies’ glare'or patent court shoes, 10/G; brown semi-brogue shoe.-, 12/11; white canvas shoes, 7/11; women’s Oxford shoes, 12/11; men’s boots, 23/G; working boots, 12/G; hoys’ hoots, 10/9, IS/9; girls’ shoes, 13/G; men’s suits, hoys’ suits, rugs, hags, trunks, pyjamas, shirts, ties, hats, braces, caps, hoys’ shirts and pyjamas. Bring us your boy for liis school outfit and we will attend to his wants at the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Hawera.—Advt. The Melbourne Limited are showing an extraordinary good line of men’s dark grey saddle tiveed trousers at 21/- pair. These are made of best colonial wool manufactured into tweed by a leading South Island mill. This trouser at the money' is easily the best value shown for many a long day, and they’re going to be dearer very soon, nothing surer. —Advt. Shorter working hours for mother’ “Tan-ol” liquid polish brightens floors and furniture in record time, —Advt.

The unusual occurrence of hvo lads appearing before a. Borough Council meeting -took place last night, when two young men attended by instruction to answer a charge of doing damage to property in the Park. His Worship the Mayor impressed upon the boys the serious nature of their offence, which was one against the property of all ratepayers, and it was necessary for everyone to prevent vanadiism. He asked them to give an assurance that in future they would premise faithfully never to repeat the offence, and to do all possible to prevent anyone else committing a similar offence, and warned them that in the case of a seeon doffence a prosecution would follow. Both lads giving this assurance, thev were dismissed.

Responsible Maoris living at Jerusalem have written to the Wanganui Chronicle expressing astonishment at Mr Peter Mc-ko’s repudiation of the sentiments allegedly expressed by the Katana emissary at Rotorua,. They declared that similar statements were made in their hearing at the Christmas gathering at Katana, and subsequently at meetings at .Jerusalem. Maoris failing to sign the covenant were told that they- would find themselves obliged to act against their own interests when the .Japanese waged war on behalf of the Maoris. ' The signatories of the letter reaffirm their loyalty to Britain as expressed by the Arawas. As a result of the Rotorua revelations the Maoris of the Wanganui distinct. including supporters of a.re very upset and do not veil their disapproval of' the reported policy of the Ratana movement.