LOCAL AND GENERAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XIII, Issue 1303, 13 December 1919, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Arrangements have hetn concluded * to enable the election results on Wedi nesday nex,t to be displayed at the office on a scale hitherto Punattempted in Te Kuiti. A targe and well illuminated resort* board will be erected, and on> k will be permanently recorded the v»rt<>o* ceaulftsu footfo electoral and licensing- from alt parte of the Dominion.. as they come to hand. Progress report* of the situation generally wil afe» be posted up from time to time as opportunity offers. The work of dredging the Waipa river with the object of effecting improvement* in navigation, is to> be taken in hand shortly, the Raglan and Waipa County Council* having voted £250 each for the work and the Government having allotted JESOO as a subsidy. With the improvements recently made in the Mangapu and Mangaofcewa stream* rt will ultimately be possible to> bring small boats up a* far a* Te Kuiti. just as in the old day* before the willow had taken possession of the streams I The next sitting of the Magistrate** Court in Te Kuiti is to be held on February 51b, torn The final meeting for this year of the Waitomo County Council t» to be held on Thursday, December iSth—the day after the General Elections. Mr E. W. Burton, &.M.. evidently has due respect for the ability of the average Pressman. Urging a witness, in Court on Thursday, to tell tits story in connected fashion, his Worship remarked : " Let us hear what you have to say as a newspaper reporter would tell it t paint a living picture of the scene."" The directors of the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co.. Ltd.. have been giving close attention lately to the quality of the butter manufactured, Mr Goodfellow pointing out that It was absolutely essential that butter exported should be above reproach in every respect. In this connection the directors have decided to establish a laboratory and research department and applications are now being invited from suitable men to take charge. A lucky syndicate in Sydenham—--15 member* of the tobacconist and hairdresser* trade—that purchased 100 ticket* in **Tatts,"' had their enterprise rewarded by drawing the winner of the Melbourne Cup { Artilleryman), two non-starters (Lisnavne and Promise), a £4O prize, a £lO prize, and two £$ prizes. Owing to an injury to hi* teg Mat James, of Auckland, ha* resigned hi* title *as New Zealand lightweight champion. The Boxing Council has selected Peter Cook, of Christchurch. from whom James won the title, to defend it. Asked at Ngaruawahia whether it was a fact that there was an eighteen months' supply of bacon and ham in the cold stores of Mew Zealand, Mr Massey said he had made enquiries into this and found it to be quite untrue. A member of the audience at the Premier's meeting at Ngaruawahia mentioned that drapers in Hamilton at the present time were charging is Jd % skein for spun wool Mr Massey said that if this were so it was undoubtedly profiteering. The latest legislation provided for the most drastic penalties against profiteers. "Before 15 years are over/' stated Sir Joseph Ward, at Leeston Town Hall, when dealing with hydro-elec-tric energy." you won't find a steam engine on the railway lines of New Zealand" A consummation devoutedly to be wished by alt who suffer from the smoke nuisance in Te Kuiti.