BIBLE CLASS UNION.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 January 1922, Page 2

BIBLE CLASS UNION.

FIRS’!’ ANNUAL CONFERENCE. • (Per Press Association.) Carterton, January i. The first annual conference of the Now Zealand Anglican Bible Class. ■ Union took place at Carterton from December 80 to January 2, and was attended by a large number of delegates from various parts of New Zealand. Rev. ,H. G. L. Blackbourne, of Palmerston North, presided, and the Bishop of Nelson preached an address on Sunday evening. Remits of importance to Bible Class movements were discussed; and arrangements made for a progressive campaign during the coming year. The Dominion Executive will be situated at Wellington for a further year, and the next conference will he held at Christchurch. During the course of the conference interesting papers were read by the Revs. Austin (Wanganui Collegiate School) and Dent '(Greytown).

A Central' Otago woolgrower is ssrid to have sold his wool privately at 1/ per lb all round. ' . / The oroua County Council has oe elded upon-a. ten p.eri cent reduction, : 111 the wages 'and salaries oi the whole of .its staff as from next week. The quantity of New Zealand cheese and binter graded during- the lastquarter, August to October, shows.an increase of 52 per cent for butter, and a decrease of 1.7 per cent lor cheese. ; Twenty-nine liners were berthed at New Plymouth during the ye.ar 1921, in addition to a number oi smaller overseas vessels. In 1 lie previous year the number of liners was eleven and in 1919 it was seven. It is estimated that the .quantity of butter man Vi factored this season in New Zeala&jorll.. be 45,QU0 tons, an .increase omCTper Cent, and Urn of cheese 50.000 tons, a decrease of 10 per cent. The Tongariro- National ParK proved more popular than ever this season as a tourist resort. In order to cope with the demand for accommodation the Tourist. Department found it necessary to erect six large tents beside the principal hut. As a result of the heavy rain during last week-end, Lake Horowheiuia is higher now than it has been for months. The Boating Club's shed was invaded yesterday, and the boats stored there were all afloat, there being about a fool of water in the build-

Nature is doing her best to console farmers for the decline in the market prices of produce, says a Taranaki exchange. It is one of the best seasons ever experienced in the district, and at 1/3 per lb lor butterl'ai there are many dairymen doing little-worse than they did last spring at T‘.l per lb. There is a much more cheerful spirit noticeable among, at any rate, the cheese-factory suppliers.

A number of factories in Ihe Bush district are congratulating -themselves on ihe fact that the steamer Somerset was delayed for some weeks hi discharging her cargo in London. The market was very bad for cheese when she arrived, but by the lime she had discharged there was a considerable improvement, and the cheese, although damaged, sold exceptionally well, compared with prices ruling when life ship arrived.