News of the Day

Northern Advocate, 8 July 1938, Page 4

News of the Day

Remission of Boarding Fees.

The Whangarei High School Board has decided to make a remission of 15/- per week to parents in respect to boarding fees for the three weeks the hostels have been closed on the edict of the Health Department.

Blacksmith Admitted to Hospital. Mr J. Peters, a blacksmith residing in School Lane, was admitted to the Whangarei District Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from a severe cut on his hand, the result of his falling and coming in contact with a sharp piece of steel. His condition is not serious.

Heavy Rainfall in Whangarei. The weather in Whangarei, which until midday yesterday had been beautifully clear and mild, degenerated into persistent rain, accompanied at times by squalls. No damage was done and no flooding has occurred. The rain for the 24 hours ended 9 a.m. today was 2.70 inches, the second highest record this year. The weather is showing signs of breaking again today, with the appearance of blue skies.

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Northland Pigs For South Island. Considering that the Tamworth L'tock which he saw in Northland was better than anything elsewhere, Mr A. MacDonald, supervisor for the Southland-Otago Pig Council, has purchased two pedigree sows from Mr A. Stewart, Maungatapere. These will be consigned next week to pig clubs in the Dunedin district. Mr MacDonald was also greatly impressed with the Large White pigs of Mr H. E. Johnson. More orders from the South Island for Northland pedigree stock are anticipated.

Hikurangi Dairy Company Appointments. Messrs Pinker and Boyd, of Auckland, were appointed auditors of the Hikurangi Co-op. Dairy Company, Ltd., at the annual meeting of the company yesterday. The fee was renewed at 20 guineas. Messrs lan MacDonald and W. R. Forsyth were reelected scrutineers. Directors’ remuneration was fixed at £1 per meeting, in addition to travelling and incidental expenses.

Awaiting Guaranteed Price. * Although there was no definite in-f dication of what the guaranteed price i for the new dairy season would be, | Mr F. Elliott, chairman of directors | of the Hikurangi Dairy Company, in- i formed suppliers at the annual meet--ing of the company yesterday that the t amount stated by the Minister off Marketing applied only up to the I end of July. If the guaranteed price t was not fixed by then, said Mr Elliott, f it was probable that this amount i would be paid out pending the new | season's price being announced. Mr f Elliott felt sure that, if a higher price f wore ultimately announced, it would | be paid back to August 1.

Flood Relief Fund,

A contribution of £IOOO has been made toward the Hastings Mayor s Flood Relief Fund by Mr R. Matthews, of Tikokino. The fund now totals well over £2OOO. * • • • Injured Jockey. The condition of the jockey, L. Dulieu, who suffered a fracture of the skull when his mount fell at the Trentham race meeting on Tuesday, is reported to be improving. * o • " Huntingdon At Opua. The Federal Line steamer Huntingdon, in ballast from Newcastle-on-Tyne, arrived off Russell at 2.30 yesterday afternoon, and berthed at Opua an hour later. She may sail tomorrow afternoon for Auckland to continue loading for London and west coast ports of Britain, * * * * Refrigerators For Farms. A suggestion that an enterprising inventor should market a cheaply-run refrigerator for use on farms was made by Mr F. McDonald at the annual meeting of the Hikurangi Dairy Company yesterday. “What we want is a refrigerator for keeping our cream while it is awaiting collection,” he said. “This is a good opportunity for some enterprising person to market such a machine, which would go further to improve the quality of cream than anything else.” Mr McDonald’s suggestion was supported by a number of suppliers. ♦ • * •

Concession To Side-Road Farmers.

Suppliers to the Hikurangi Dairy Company living on side-roads less than a quarter of a mile from the regular cream - collection route will not in future be paid for the cartage of their cream to the main road. This decision was reached at the annual meeting of company suppliers yesterday. During the past season all suppliers on side-roads carting their cream to the main collecting route, irrespective of distance, were compensated for cartage. It was stated in the chairman’s annual report that the concession had cost the company last year £437 15s Bd.