NEWS IN BRIEF.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13452, 31 May 1907, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Toxdo arrived from Vancouver. " Moura expected from the South to-night. ' Strong corps of mounted cadets are being formed in Tasmania. • Parliament will meet " for the despatch . of business" on Thursday, June 27. 'J. The Eltham Borough Council has voted £40 to thfe, funds of the; local technical school. v . v . The membership of the Hawke's Bay branch of the Farmers' 'Union shows a reduction for last year from 367 to 228. The first fall of snow in Taihape was experienced early on Sunday morning. The fall was a light one, and disappeared during the later hours before noon. There are over 50 traction engines in Aenourton County (some estimates of their numbers run up to nearly 100), and so far only eight have been registered under the county by-law. j

It is reported that many of the labourers employed on the co-operative works around Obakune are leaving on. • account of' the cold weather experienced. .They are willing to'sto]> if a paternal Government will pay them lor off days.

For the first time ,in this country (says the Feilding Star) a. Minister for Agriculture will address a conference of fanners on a technical subject, the Hon. Mr. McNab having consented to speak at the Palmerston North Dairy Conference on the subject of " The Testing of Dairy Herds."