LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 5 August 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A largely attended meeting of the Pukeatua and Arohena soldier settlers yesterday unanimously urged the postponement of dairy control and supported the individual vote of the producer without the tonnage -basis for the election of the board. Mr. A. Hunter seat away a good looking Shorthorn bull this morning. Its destination is Mr. Archie Nicol’s ©stablishnie-n.t. at Cleveland. The ammal will probably be seen in northern show rings.

The Taranaki Education Board has forwarded to- the Hawera County Clerk a plan of the land to be taken as the Turuturu School site. The plan is open 'for inspection.

The principle of “British. Goods f Ol British People”, will be debated by thcHawera. Debating Society to-morroAV evening in the Borough Council Chambers at S o’clock, when a motion attacking the soundness of the principle is down for discussion. Members 4 ol the public are invited to attend anti take part in the debate. -Following an inspection of the borough pig farm at- Fitzroy, New Plymouth, by an officer of the Health Department, who came from Wellington last week in response to a petition from resident® to the Minister of Health (the Hon. J. A. Young), the Minister has advised that the New- Plymouth Borough Council is to be asked to take “the steps necessary to abate the nuisance.’’—Taranaki Herald.

'Water si tiers at Lyttelton refused to accept work on the Poolta on Tuesday, but tliey changed’ their minds yesterday. There was no response when the Union Company made a call on Tuesday for men to begin unloading the Poolta’s cargo at 3 p.m. Many watersiders were available/ but they declined to accept engagement, unless paid from 1 p.m., thus receiving tw.o hours’ standing time. The company refused to comply and a deadlock ensued. When a fresh call was made for labour yesterday the water skiers- readily responded and work commenced' at eight o’clock. Mr Justice Herdman, in a judgment read in Christchurch, held that the Canadian Government, owner of the Canadian Challenger, on wliicjx Isaac Welsh, a stevedore, < was lulled at Lyttelton, on November 17, was not liable for damages in respect of the accident. Judgment, was given in favour of the Canadian Government with costs as per scale. The action was brought by Welsh’s widow,, who claimed £31129 damages., Welsh was killed by a. cask, of pelts falling on him from a sling. Hi si Honour held, that although the sling was faulty, the officers responsible had used’ every precaution in inspecting it.

A suggestion has Ixeen made that- a fish meat factory should be started in Thnaru, to provide food for stock. A Tim a I’m Herald' reporter was told that fish- meal is an excellent food: for stock; that it is manufactured and successfully used for this purpose) ini other countries, and that there is no reason why it should not lie similarly used hero. The reporter was further told that there is a proposal to start a factory of this kind in Southland. It was important to make only first quality meal, as the second quality (made' from other than! white fish) has an objectionable smell. Fish meal is said to ho good for full-grown as well as _ for young stock, and is said to be specially good for young stock which is fed on skim milk, as it replaces much, of the nutriment taken from the milk ini skimming.

Small incomes- enjoin the necessity of practising economy, but whether your income be largo or small the Melbourne’s famous low prices will make it go further. Don’t miss the big bargains at the busy Melbourne this week, an aftermath of the record sale of Mayer’s stock. —Ad'vt.

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