DOWN THE LINE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 3

DOWN THE LINE.

FfiOM OtJI U\V;i UOBBEaPONDEKT. OTAKL Nov. 3. , A piece of puro ambergris was 10-day found on I lie Olaki beach. Its wciyiil is lib The rainfall in October for OtakitntMjed twenty iii' I" *•■ Iho maximum fall (.56iti) being rtigibtrrod mi Hi.- 3.lst. In the S..M. Court on I'Yidoy tin* Magistrate nmarked that it was not fair thai ill--.- sued for wandering stock should be asked to pay llie ranger'::! expenses from the Hull, where Jin lived. By adding such r-x pense it would bo inflicting a hardship. The ,1,-.;-L of tin! court (Mr O'Rourke) suggested ,hat those ploadin* *uiltv should have the rases heard at tin- llutt, while those, defend hig actions could have eases lieard al Otaki. Word lias been received to the effect that |» r ivato I liin-1.l Batten, of (.)taki, was wounded !n it'- left arm on the I3ili of hut month. I'm' 'to Hat ton I'-" with /he 24ili j Reinfurccmenis Private Joe. Gientwonh has aii-.o been wounded. Severul o«nir-, of v.iiiuieriii" stock v.pjv

yesterda\ lined at Ou«ki in -inns ranging from 5s 'and rusts lo 14s fcd to 20s and cost i Us. In the i..,'- of J. D. 110wi.41 v. J. G. Stewm.,, claim £65 lb.-, 6d for remoYiil ol building*. judgiuentiNvas- reserved. _ Tli.. amnial meeting of the Uiaki Lain otic Soeictv was held last niehi. but the a • tendance was less thai: a dozen, a>nsci|U<mi t\ practically no biisincos w.ks done, A large committee, however, war, elected. Donations of £lO 10s from the Live Stock \u- ii-.iio.-r~' Association and £3 3-' from Mr 11. Sime-v. have been received by lne Uorowheima. A. and P. Association.