DARGAVILLE AFFAIRS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18461, 26 July 1923, Page 7

DARGAVILLE AFFAIRS.

t ffi'-'y, -.y.-.-fc - v- '.-f IMPROVING THE ROADS. ,> •r7-7 : •"■ '•;/■.-77-'-'.' : ••v'[BY > TEIEGEAPH.—' ! CORRESPONDENT.]' ' DARGAVII.LE. WednwUy., " The Borough Council, at; a. ; meeting last night, decided to obtain .reports .' from 7 three; outside "; engineers li as to the best - ■ methods of , renovating the roads- in, | the .; • borough.- ' ■ 'i. ' <~' Arrangements •: have been •. made to) open : the new municipal buildings on. - Wednes- : if day next, v . - ' ;; . ■ 7 The . Northern Waarca ' Daipri Cbmpatiy ;i '• has - decided • to ; . pay a bonus "of r 2;375d on! : butter-fat for . the season fust ended, for, 'v 7 which the average - payment . was 17, Aid. ' The payment for July will F bedssd:'T}it> ; annual meeting of the company will bo held on August 11. f Keen interest is being; • < taken 1 in ; the flection ,of directors. 7. ■, ' ■ 'A'! number; of mild cases of influenza havo been reported in ; the district, $ but %; ■ there have been no cases; of pneumonicVf influenza- as yet. •• -7-. ; ■The weather -has taken a decided turn for the better \i this week, 'enabling farm- : ing operations to be resumed. The country: has had |(a thorough sdaJjdngj,;' and i the season *is nqit nearly .so 1 , forward as i last> i-$ year. ": A : : number - of: dairy ■ saicy hfcye been, '7 £ held in the,, district raceattyj man good 6 rices £ iieinjj.- realised for good cows and heifers, r ,As; fine mob, recency •= rammed 7 .by.ksii' settlor in -,:Wa^aro^lai^dawii(;ai C/ounty, left Dargaville bo r djiy. The Herd Tearing Ass hail a tested being »>, *g| f (