LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 18 November 1927, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Our records show that as far as milking is concerned the farmers are observing daylight saving hours in the morning, but nob for the evening milking.’’ stated the engineer (Mr. W. A. Waters) at a meeting of the Manawatn Oronn Electric Power Board.

The Ngapuhii, whic-h went aground on a .mud. liat in Manakon Harbour yes-, terday, was refloated at four o’clock in the afternoon and berthed at the Oneininga wharf undamaged.

The will of the late Mrs P. J. Fryer, of Oliristolmreli, included bequests ot £2OO to the Uaristcthurcli Missionary .Society, £2OO to the Church property trustees for various specified purposes, and £SO to the PJunket Society. In the official report of the South Taranaki Herd Testing Association, the best herd was wrongly credited to Messrs Robinson and Smart, Manutahi, milking for Mr S. C. Tonks, instead of to Messrs Bebb Bros., milking for the same owner.

The Waikato A. and P. Association’s 36th. annual show concluded at Hamilton with a record attendance for the Dominion. The jumping competition, of £IOO, was won by Mrs. Q. Merrin’s Two Step, and the award for the champion hunter was won by Mr H. B. Porrit’.s Ginger Mick. Proficiency examinations began at the Hawera Main School this morning, where some 70 children who were not exempted on a previous visit of the inspectors, assembled. The examination was conducted by Mr T. J. Griffin, an inspector of the Taranaki Education Board.

The heroic deed that made the name of Grace Darling famous was emulated the other day, when Mr. Ivan Brown’s yacht I rex capsized in the vicinity of Cemetery Point, Broad Bay, near Dunedin. The yacht had come to grief in the strong south-west wind when Miss Gwen da. Burt saw the crew’s predicament, and though she knew that help was being procured from Broad Bay, launched a dinghy with the help of two other women, and, by herself, put off to the rescue. The strong wind caused a choppy sea, which made rowing extremely hard, but Miss Burt persevered and finally reached her goal and brought the crew of three ashore. The decision to conduct a general refreshment and sweet stall at the South Taranaki Primary School Sports at Hawera on December 14 was made at a meeting of the Women’s National Reserve held on Monday. There were present at the meeting: Mesdames E. A. Pacey (president), Hobbs, Old, Harding, and the Misses White and Ballantine, apologies for absence being received from Mrs King and Miss Corrigan. Preparatory arrangements are already under w v ay and an abundance of good things are to be provided for those in attendance at the gathering. A Norwegian whaling man at Port Chalmers inquired from an “Otago Daily Times” reporter why New Zealand did not go in for whaling. Ross Sea was so much nearer to New Zealand than to. any other country. Men could easily learn the work connected with, catching whales. Norway was so far away that practically two months’ wages had to be paid to the large whaling crews to. reach. New Zealand, and a similar amount to return. That was a considerable item of expenditure from which a New Zealand whaling company would be. exempt. The Norwegian whaling ships delivered their oil at New York on the way home to their own country, and that was a consideration, but in different circumstances, it would probably be found that American oil ships trading to New Zealand would take whale oil as return cargo. The Presbyterian General Assembly received with expressions of satisfaction the news that, the prohibition members, in the House of Representatives had carried the day in the fight on the Licensing; Bill, but dismay and indignation were expressed concerning Mr Coates’s decision to withdraw the Bill, stated a Press Assoo-iiation message from Christchurch. After discussion, in. which some. of the speakers referred to “the solemn assurances” given by the Prime Minister that the Bill would be left to the free vote of Parliament, the following motion was carried: —“That the following telegram be dispatched to the Prime Minister: ‘The Presbyterian General Assembly .hopes you will continue with the Licensing Bill, in view of your repeated assurance that the Bill should have a. free run and be left to the free vote of Parliament.’ ” NTiP TTTE COLD TN THE BTTP.

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A native first offender, on a charge of drunkenness, who was arrested yesterday afternoon in Princes Street by Constable Lemni, was brought before Mr. R. S. Sage, J.P., at the Police Court to-day. A conviction was recorded and the defendant was fined 10s. Plans and specifications for the buildings required for the conducting of the Taranaki egg laying competition next year have been received by the society from the departmental officers who recently visited Hawera and conferred with the officials of the society. The management committee will consider these plans at a meeting to be held in the near future. There are 150 seamen reported to he unemployed in Wellington, due mainly t > several of the Union Steam Ship Company’s cargo boats, and the Maheno and Moeralti being laid up. (Causes also given are the greater use of New Zealand coal, mainly rail-borne through the Otira tunnel, and the greater use of oil fuel making less demand for bunker coal.

At Christchurch yesterday a representative meeting of motorists, county councillors and others interested in motoring carried a motion protesting against the petrol tax being imposed without making provision that the amount received by way of such tax for purposes of the revenue fund of the Main Highways Board should be so apportioned between the North and the South sland; that the amount allocated to each island should be fixed by reference to the number of vehicles registered in each island, and that the amount so allocated should be expended on the highways in each island. A meeting of the North Otago Motor Association after discussing the petrol tax last night resolved: That this meeting approve of the imposition of 4d a gallon, but strongly protests at the incidence of expenditure of such taxes being left solely to the discretion of the Minister of Public Works, and unanimously urges that the tax collected in each island be allocated to such island. That the meeting also approves of the South Island having an extra member on the Main Highways Board, such member to be appointed by the (South Island Motor Union.

The interesting story of the purchase of a large block of land at Martinborough, Waina-rapa, nearly fifty years ago, is told in connection with the approaching Wairarapa Jubilee Show. The puTchaise was made by the Hon. Jolm Martin from the Hon. G-. M. Waterhouse, a. one-time Premier of New Zealand. A resident of Wellington who took part in the transaction, states that the actual acreage conceruwas 34,300; and the price paid was £BS, 000. This was in January, 1870. An interesting feature is that prior to the completion of the purchase, the principals had. some difference, and Mr Waterhouse—possibly with, a view to getting the contract called off—demanded payment in gold. Mr Martin, satisfied that the purchase was a good one, promptly sought aid of the banks and on settling day the £85,000 in gold was there, and the, purchase was completed.