PALMERSTON NOTES.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3265, 23 October 1897, Page 3

PALMERSTON NOTES.

Special to the New Zealand Times. October 22.

A gentleman residing here received a letter a few days ago from his brother in New York, from which I have been permitted to make the following extracts “ The temperature is frightful. The thermometer ia my room yesterday (September 10) ranged from 80 to 88, day and night. Outside it was as high as 95. On the whole, however, we have had a cool summer, and our crops have matured better than those of the rest of the world, so that all things considered our prospects may be said to be brightening.” Mr Jas. Young, local manager of the United Farmers’ Dairy Union, started yesterday on a visit to all the creameries and factories connected with the Union. The round- trip will occupy nearly a fortnight. It is satisfactory to learn that the milk supply shows a substantial increase as compared with the corresponding month last year, totalling something over 42,000 gallons in favour of September, 1897. In another month or six . weeks, when the season will be at its height, this quantity will be largely increased. Some idea can.thns be formed of what the dairy industry, when further developed, is going to achieve for this district and the colony at large. The comparative increase for the month is just about two-thirds of the total supply for September, 1896. Daring the year, five now creameries have been opened, and others are in course of construction. The only creamery not showing a substantial increase is that at Manukau, the quantity supplied to the others, in many cases, having nearly doubled within the year. The president of tho Agricultural and Pastoral Association, accompanied by Mr H. Gillies, the latter being one of the vicepresidents, is at present visiting the Wairarapa and Wellington districts in the interests of the Association. Both are very zealous members, and never lose a chance of furthering the Association’s welfare.

The membership of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association keeps steadily increasing, and there is good reason to anticipate that it will reach 700 before the date of the show. It is said that several informations are likely to be laid shortly by the Government Inspeotor for alleged breaches of the Act in offering diseased battle tor sale in the public yards. Tho Cycling Clnb’s sports meeting passed off satisfactorily, though , the public did .not attend in such large numbers as was expected. Tne twenty-second anniversary of Court Manawatu. A.U.F.. was celebrated on 'Wednesday evening, and. was a most 'enjoyable re-union in every way,