LOCAL AND GENERAL

Northland Age, Volume 22, Issue 14, 22 January 1923, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Kaitaia Brass Band will play in Sunray Park on Sunday 28th at 3 p.m. The Band, which now practises in its own Hall, is steadily going ahead, and Sunday should offer a treat for music lovers. To cope with his rapidly increasing smithy work Mr. G. P. Burton has had to get a man from town. He has secured the services of a first-class shoeing and general smith, Mr. Rickman. A Church Anniversary Concert will be held in the Fairburu Church 01] Saturday January 28th. A good programme is promised. Mr. W. A. Peason, of Ohaeawai, by advertisement in this issue notifies the time-table of his Otiria-Kaitaia Motor Service. The Whangarei High School reopens on Monday, Febuary I2th. “To save a shilling a bale on their wool and an hour with their cream, the settlers are tearing our roads and bridges to pieces," said Councillor Sutton at a meeting of the Clifton County Council last Friday (states the Taranaki Hera Id h The Council was doing its best to provide good roads, but he complained that there was practically no consideration shown by the settlers. He knew of a case recently where settlers had complained of the state of their road, whilst the very next day, in order to save a few pence, a huge lorry had come and taken away no less than 20 bales of wool in one load. In another instance, where a road was being reformed previous to metalling, a cream lorry wliirreij-through with chains each morning and practicairV vrendered days of work useless. The big lorry was \ not a success on such roads: this had been ' proved by the Public Works Department at Mt. Messenger. The work could easily be done by the smaller type, perhaps at a 1 slightly extra cost, but not at the expense of the roads.

“New Zealand occupies the unique position of being practically the only country in the civilised world where the quality of the liquor is not tested in the public bars. The law provides for inspection, but you never see an inspector, in our hotels. The small farmer is fined heavily if he is caught adulterating his milk; there is no such fine imposed on the man who sells adulterated low-grade liquor. These conditions are brought about by a powerful monopoly.”—Mr Allen Bell, M.P., at Mangakahia.

The Kaitaia School Committee invites tenders for various works connected with the school grounds. 11 is the intention of the Committee to effect a number of improvements. A cricket pitch is to be laid down. The R.S.A. donated a certain portion of the Poppy Day Fund to the school, and a subsidy on this will be obtained from the Education Board. The first Orchestral Concert for 1923will be held in the Northland Hall on Tuesday January 30th. A good programme is promised, and we feel assured that those attending will have a musical treat. The Orchestral Society deserves credit for being one of the few really live social organisations of the town. Mr. A. D. Clemett, the Mangonui Land Agency, advertises for sale a Boarding House and two shops in Mangonui. Nice position, close to the sea. Apply Mr. Clemett for particulars. Mr. Dean advertises plums at 5/ per case, aud tomatoes at fivepence per pounti_ The Farmers’ Union Picnic, to have been held at Grassmere on the 29th, has been postponed to Febuary 2nd on account of the Motor Sports on the 30th. A large number of motorists from Auckland is expected to visit Kaitaia on the 28th, 29th, and 30th, and a Scratch Motor Sports Meeting will be held on the Beach on the 30th. The Kaitaia Horticultural Society has made a donation of £8 to the Funds of the A. and P. Association. There is in the town of Marlborough, England, an inn with the sign “The five Alls." It consists of five human figures with a motto to each, thus: A king in his regalia, with the motto “I govern all.” A bishop inhispontificals, and “I pray for all” as his motto. A lawyer in his gown, with the motto, “I plead for all.” A soldier in uniform, with the motto, “I fight for all.” And lastly a labourer, with his tools, who has for his motto the words, “I pay for all.”