LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 19 June 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The steamer Alanaia, which was ‘wrecked on Slipper Inland, on Thursday of lalsib week, lua® been sold it© Messrs. Oory Wriigho Bros., of Tairaa, bub the price, given iis nob (.stated. As a special feature to popularise'the band .assembly to-night, the Band will give a programme of selections outside the Savoy Rooms between 7 and 8 o’clock. These assemblies are proving very popular. The Maori committee which is running the match next .week bo assist in liaising the amount required from Tamnraki howardls the expenses of the tour bo England has .received a donation oif £2 2s fmm Mr. R). H. Leec-e, which is gnatef ally acknowledged. At the adjourned annual meeting of 'the Te Rta-ti school district, Mr. AY. Parish presided over an attendance oil five, lire following icomanittee was elected' : Messrs. AV. Parish (chairman), M. Oomdon (‘.secretary), AY. Todd, S. 'Orann, and W . Barrett-. The advisability of using every opportunity for advertising the atbrac'ticin.s of the EgmiOiitt .Naitiotuiail Piark was stressed iby Air. W- 11. AValkley, of iHjaWeua-, at the meeting of the South 'Oomimiltitee yesterday and it was decided to > communicate with the Governmenit- Publicity Department recommending: the publication of a booklet With reference to Dawson’s 'Flails. At the Ayrshire Ibireeder.s’ conference at Palmerston North, this week a. rebommendla.tion from the Taranaki branch read: ‘ ‘That with la view to encouraging 0.0. R-. testing the astociatbian oonltriibute £5 towards itih© entry fee for the first row .submitted by a. member to undergo test, in '.Lieu of the present system, whereby the association grants a .subsidy cm but-ter-fat produced under test.” The motion, was carried. ' A.ni Arab fireman died during the voyage of the. AVillesden, from Panama to Auckland. He was found in the bunkers with a fractured skull, states a Press Association message front Auckland, The ship obtained directions for proper medical treatment by radio from the .steamens R.uahine and l Port Pirie, and (the injured' .man made good progress for ten . days, .but then became worse .and died about two weeks out from Auckland and was buried at .sea.

In' ispeiaking bo the annual report, at the annual meeting of Ayrshire breeders lat Palmerston North this week, the chairman, Air. A. IT, Hansen, started that the year had .been most successful. The. association has aisLsiisited) with the recent Rioyal Show, had carried out efficient propaganda work, and the Ayrshire (breed) had been .considerably benefited by the work accomplished. The .present system of payment, on. but-ter-fat was not suitable and ’a, better Scheme was being demised:; If the proposed investigation could be conducted bn proper lines it would materially asfelst the Ayrshire breeders (and with this iili view, it should be istmngly supported. Hollowing upon, the notice recently given, oif the Gove-rnmenit’is intention to modify, as from. August next, the regn--sa.tio.ns relating to the importation of the seeds) of flowers, .vegetables, grasses, etc., from: the United States, the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. O. J. Ha,when) has now announced that provided no furltiheir ouitibreak of foot and mouth di.sea.se.occurs, the Government proposes, at. rtlio expiration of three months from dlate, to. remove the 'embargo against the importation of 'fruit, vegetables, grain, etc., from, the States of California, and Texas. Attention .i;s directed to the Alteration. an date of the. concert to. be given at Okaiawlal by the Hawera, .Scotltiish Society .next aveek. Owing ,to counter attractions and the fact that, some of the performers are otherwise engaged on Wednesday, night, it- has been decided to hold the concent on the Timms■ay evening. The Hawera. society iha* gained quite .a reputation for its concert programmes, .and those looking ‘forward to an enjoyable evening should n:Ot be disappointed at the .forthcoming function.

Aii optimistic nioite concerning, the future devdlapmenfc of the irescxuirees of the FJgmomib Niaibioinjail Plank wlaisi istruck 'by Mr. O. Goadison, of Ha-wera, in expressing bisi laippreciaitiioni of the mnfidenice shown, iby the South Committee at its meeting yesterday in tre-ap,point-ing him as a. delegate to l the _ Park Board. Speaking from; his experiences of 2-j velars duration iais a member of the hoard, Mr. Goodfixm ireferred to the diffonlties with which it had been confronted. bant expressed the opinion that the major obstacles had been overcome and' with the present system of adminisit ration. a. .smoother path could be anticipated in the future.