LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 29 August 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For the first time in the history of the borough of Greymouth the capita] value exceeds- £'1,000,000. The capital value is £1,040,500, and the. unimproved value £271,485. After deducting the values of properties' which are not rateable, the net values are: Capital £BBI,,492, unimproved £220,249. This year’s valuations snow an increase over last year’s cif £46,532 in the capital value, and an, increase of £3589 in the unimproved value. “i'nere is nothing wrong with Australia. We have our little troubles, but get over them from time to time,” was tile cheerful comment of Mr Just-ley Bowlings, general manager of Messrs Anthony Hordern, Ltd., who arrived at. | Auckland on Monday by the Niagara. Mr Rawlings, who is accompanied by Mns llaw,lings, has come over to spend a holiday in the thermal district. ‘‘Oh, yes,” he added, “the outlook is quite good in business generally. Wo have become what you might call inured to industrial hold-ups. ’ ’

“No scenery in Europe- is comparable with the beautiful virgin bush on the West Coast’ ’ said Mr Otto Gonial, ViceConsui of the Ozeoho-Slovakian Consulate iu Sydney, Who returned, to Christchurch recently (reports the “Christchurch limes”). During his visit Mr Ccßiitai travelled to the Franz Josel Glacier, with which he was much impressed. He also visited tile old golddrgging, centres and, at Okarito lie “met. Mr 111. T. Stewart, who has preparations in hand for the erection of a big gold dredge. He was greatly impressed with the efficiency of the, Rimii. dredging plant, which is now obtaining gold in satisfactory quantifies. Mr Gonial said that the road was, excellent and he (.orived much pleasure an the crossing cl the creeks in the, service, cars. There was forest scenery in Europe, but it was of a different type from that on the Coast, as it was mostly artificially an disbands.” said a Lower Waikato A milk war is threatened in Auok-

* ,ll \ t °; v to tiie actmtieis oi: tiie nuw.y.foruied distributing organisation. Uilers «.re .being made to deliver milk c-e householders at a. price much, lower than that charged by established firms, these linns, while admitting that they expect competition, state they cannot consider any lowering of .prices beyond tn e , usual spimg reduction, increased supplies enable vendors to make an annual reduction in tbe spring, and this is to take place from Saturday. Bottled i mnk is to be reduced from 7d to 6-id a quart, while the price of can-delivered

nuiK will drop from 6Ad to 6d. The nen organisation, which, claims to .represent a. number of associated farmers, has already canvassed a large number of householders ,offering to supp,.v nifik a,t 4-J-d a quart. “I cannot understand why some of I the rich men of Auckland lookmg for an investment for their money do not go m for reclaiming these rich banks

... Jaiuj f u,s > Mia a tower Waikato . settler when speaking of the stretches I °f idle land between Tuakau and , the W aikato Heads (says the “Auckland Star.” “There is no doubt that if so many acres, of excellent soil were lying idle in either Holland or the fen country in .England they would at once he snapped up .by some man with money and vision. These flats and islands would be muoh easier to free of water than the much-discussed, flats

round Mercer, further up the river, as they would require much less formidable stopbanks. On the Heads, for instance, a 2ft stopbank would be quite sufficient. Settlers who know the coun-

try say these flats and islands would make some of the richest 'dairying farms in the Waikato.” Two Wanganui Borough employees had a startling experience at the rubbish tip a few days ago (states an exchange). They were burning rubbish when two loud explosions occur red in a (ire some distance from where they were working. Debris was shot up in all directions, but fortunately neither of the men received any injuries. A suburban resident, who was working in his garden about a quarter of a anile . from the tip-head heard .the reports and was amazed: to see <n gas container whizz through the air and partially bury itself in the ground. It was very jagged in appearanee. ft is believed that two of these containers' were embedded in some rubbish that had been * carted to 'the tip, thus accounting for.

[the two explosions. This incident shows the great danger of putting explosive- materials in rubbish tins'. The old-time dance being arranged bv the Ii.S.A. social committee at Hawern is to lie held at the iSavoy Tea 1 looms on September 11, not October 11 as reported yesterday. BUCXRELL’S, HAWERA. Invite the ladies of Taranaki to inspect their first showing of spring goods. Natty Costumes from 05/-; Silk Coats in navy and black and special o.s. Frocks deserve mention. If you ivant anything good in ladies’ Avca.r “go to Buckrel] ’s ” is a household slogan in Taranaki. —Advt.

“It seems to me that the. progress of Now Zealand in the future depends more on 1 lie old boys of the various sec* 1 ondury schools than on, any other class of the community,” said the. Rev. Father Dowling, rector of St. Patrick’s College, at the college old boys’ function (says the ‘ ‘ Wellington Evening Post”). “From amongst the ranks of the old boys of the colleges there will emerge the leaders who airo to be- in the. forefront of this progress.” If these old boys followed' the ideals' of their predecessors, the future of New Zealand would be iu very safe hands. Speaking at the College Old Boys’ reunion at Wellington, Mr W. A. Armour, principal of Wellington College, said he was delighted to have met the English public schoolboys during their visit to Wellington. He suggested the possibility of organising a tour of New Zealand schoolboys to, Australia while the schools there were in session on the same lines as the visit to the Dominion of the English boys. In return a party of Australian schoolboys could be invited to Now Zealand. While the recent fancy dress ball held bv the Hawera Amateur Athletic Club proved replete with enjoyment for a big assembly, the inclement weather prevented the attendance of many who had prepared masquerade costumes for the occasion, and in compliance with requests from numerous representatives of both sections the club has decided to arrange a further plain and fancy dress assembly, to take place next Wednesday at St. Joseph’s Hall. Handsome prizes will again be offered in the dress competitions, divided into ladies’ and men’s divisions, with awards in each for the best fancy and most original costumes respect vie ly. A toilet set valued at three guineas is to be awarded in the ladies’ fancy costume section.

In connection with damage to farms and difficulties of access to farms in the Murchison district, (Sir Joseph Ward, chairman of the Central Relief Committee, has (written that the Government is alive to the necessity for restoring communications as soon as possible, states a Nel'son Press Association message. “A great .deal has been done in the way of providing track access already,” .Sir Joseph continues, “but it is impossible to make any general statement that all roads will be reopened until the potentialities of each locality 'have been fully explored. It is recognised that in many cases the extent of assistance required ibv settlers is dependent upon the restoration of the roads, but it is suggested that the difficulties of the settlers might be me-t by the submission of -alternative applications assuming, firstly, that access will be restored and, secondly, that it will not. This will enable settlers to

nnaiise tneir appications and individual eases can Ibe considered by the committees in due course.”