LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 23 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is now stated that the cattle-tick discovered-in Auckland is not diseased, and therefore not dangerous., The Wanganui Education Board has fixed the summer vacation for schools from December 18 to January 29. An anonymous donor has presented Hastings with a set of Cambridge chimes, which will ring out the hours from the post office tower.

At Wednesday meeting of the Eltham County Council the Chairman, Cr. J. T. Quin, in referring to. the fact that in the past the Council had usually been able to get ; through its business by 1 p.m. on meeting* days, said thei'e was no reason why^fcjns should not continue if the Council;^met promptly, and put through its business in a business-like way. "I am very pleased to say," he concluded, "that there is no orator in this Council."

A'' reminder is given to invitationholders of the wind-up social in connection with the Oddfellows' Lodge, to %c ield this evening. v

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the picnic of the Girls' Friendly Society, to have been held on Wednesday^ was postponed.

The Wanganui Education Board has endorsed the action of the chairman in protesting against the closing of schools on election day.

Weighing over 18 stone, an octopus, whose tentacles measured over 20ft. in length and were as thick as a man's arm, was recently landed by a steam trawler at Milford Haven.

It is understood that the relatives of the little girl who was severely injured at a fireworks display on Coronation night have threatened an action for damages against the Borough Council.

Persons desiring a class in machine shearing should apply at the Technical School. Plenty of work will be available in this district for proficient shearers. *

Some relief is to be offered to the land hunger in the Chathams next year. The aative leases of three large sheep stations fall in, and it is said the runs will probably be cut up.

Mr Hutchison on the Attorney-Gen-eral: "Sir John Findlay has gone to Parnell. He has taken a, residence at Devonport. He is going t6 take a longer lease^—if elected. Meanwhile he is getting his coal by the sack!"

Inyercar gill's milk supply leaves nothing to be desired. The Medical Secretary of the Department of Health (Wellington) has (says the Southland News) intimated to. the Southland Charitable Aid Board that all samples of milk taken, in Invercargill were above the standard required under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act.

. Mr J. Frndlay, of Lowcliffe, is at present supplying a ton of milk to the Ashburton Dairy Factory Company. This, at Is per lb. for butter, works out at £5 per day for milk. Lowcliffe might at present be termed "a land flowing with milk' and honey." Mr Findlay is at tpresent grazing 110 cows on 60 acres, and so abundant are the pastures that the grass gains on the cattle.

A correspondent writes that last night Mr W. E. Maguire, the anti-Prohibition and No-license advocate, addressed a meeting of the men on the deviation works at Mokoia. Mr McKee was in the chair. The speaker received a vote of thanks, arid three cheers were given for him and liberty.

A London cable states that The Times has been permitted to publish the full text of Sir Joseph Ward's invitation to Queen Alexandra to visit New Zealand; also Sir D, M. Probyn's reply intimating Queen Alexandra's regretful inability to accept it. •

Advance sheets of the New Zealand Year Book show.that during the financial year ended March 31, 1911>. the investments made by the public on the totalisator amounted to £1,933,534, a decrease 0f'£96,892 compared with the previous year, when there were thirtysix more days of racing. The percentage paid to the Treasury was almost doubled, amounting to. £48,338, conipared with £29,645 in the previous year. This increase was due to the fact that during the year the Government tax on totalisator investments was increaseds from H per cent, to 2^ per cent, of the , gross amount passed through the machines.

Messrs Baker and Co. advertise particulars of a straight lease.

W. H. and A. McGarry advertise Matapu and Mangatoki farms for sale.

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