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Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 March 1915, Page 3

The latest quotation ftxr New Zealand fibre on the London market is £34 10s.

A local builder informed a Standard reporter yesterday that building 'aboti'rers are at present very scarce. Owing to the great number of works in hand men are fully employed, and not a carpenter is idle. Bricklayers, too, are at a premium .while in the 'painting trade the some conditions practically prevail.—Palmjerston Standard.

A deputation of beef producers irom Rangitikei and Manawatu districts waited on the Prime Minister at Wellington yestedray and placed their grievances before him. They declared they were being exploited by the freezing companies. One speaker thought that if anything was to be gained the Government should get it —not the companies. The difference between what the Imperial Government gave and what the farmer received was in some cases £1 per head for fat cattle. Mr Massey said the whole trouble had arisen through the shortage of ships owing to the war, but the New Zealand Government had arranged to secure enough shipping space to handle exports to the end of February, and one million more carcases had been despatched than in :-he same period last year. This month however, enough space had not heen available. He thought a mistake was made at the beginning of the war through not increasing freights.

It was resolved, at a meeting of the 'Wellington Hospital Board, held on Monday last (1) That Messrs J. W. Me-Ewa-n, Dr Elliott, D. McLaren, H. Baldwin (treasurer), and the Rev. \V. A. Evans (chairman) be a special committee to prepare a statement for submitting to the local contributory bodies in connection with the board's proposal re purchase of hospital dairy farm ; (2) That the matter of arranging for supply of milk for Wellington Hospital, Ohiro Home and its institutions from April Ist proximo be left with the committee.

At a meeting of the Timaru creditors in the estate of Walter Shaw, a bankrupt solicitor ,some tenders of small amounts for the assets were accepted and others Here declined. The Deputy Assignee stated that the claims agai ist the estate had amounted to £53.000. but they had been cut down to £o ( H)0 or £'6000, and so far as he could see the estate would pay about 2d in the .£• A creditor said if they waited ten years for realisations they might ;;et 4d.— Press Association.

No. Plos— A os holiday parcel for hands and neck; Pair elbow-length lisle glo;es, all shades; pair 2-dome lisle gloves, all shades; tucket net yoke, Paris and shade; 2 tucked net sleeves to match; 3 hair nets (state shade); glove mender. Post free -or cash with order. Satisfaction or your money back. Oollinson and Cunniughame, Palmerston North. —Ad -t.

What, a cold on the che*t. Rub a Jittlo ''NAZOL" where yon feel the tightness; and cover with wadding. Sni& a few drops through * Nazol in halor. The treatment 1 ?\y; ®ooth«i