HAWERA

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4074, 12 June 1900, Page 2

HAWERA

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

The Hawera Chamber of Commerce has received the following reply from the Postal Department in answ v er to its requests : “ That telephonic communication ‘between Patea and Hawera would be established if six subscribers were obtained ' in Patea to a branch' exchange there.” “That the hours of the local Telephone Exchange will be extended to TO p.m. as soon as- there are 1 • 100 subscribers” (there are now 90 subscribers). lam informed that the Patea Chamber of Commerce has found no difficulty in obtaining six subscribers to the Hawera-Patea lino, so that in a very 'diorfc time from now these two places Should be connected by telephone. , Owing to tho-delay in.arrival bf pipes, work in connection with the waterworks had, to be suspended last week. < However,. a; further supply of pipes has now' been received, and a fresh start will.be made this week. , Wo ace. enjoying a spell of the most beautiful weather, not a cloud having .been visible since last Saturday. Notwithstanding the wet weather which preceded it,.the roads are in capital order for this time of the year- : The Railtvay Department, replying, to the Haw'era Chamber. of Commerce, regrets that it cannot see its way-tet piosent to reduce the rates charged for .the conveyalice of bacon by rail. _. • -, "'■The address presented to Mr Ruddick at the annual meeting of the New' Zealand Factory Butter and Cheesemakert Association, held .at Stratford, was beautifully illuminated by ~ Flynn, of. Hawera- . .’ -Among 'other' it said: —“We, in our professional capacity, hfiye benefited much from your ripe, experience,- ’sound'sense, and,valuable advice. and - - Wo. feel, - assured: that 111 0. higli repute in .which New Zealand produce is. Lhqld ~ art Home is . duo largely -to your . succeßijful .endeavours to reinovG tlie . obstacles . wliich ■ stood in our * way '-as - regards-the- production, proper grading, the shipment and dis-“ tribution of, pun dairy .produce; Mr Ruddick' was!also, presented ..with a travelling bag from the graders. Papers of. . interest and, .importance to the dairy industry .were read,bn the second day of the. meeting. Those. papers by Messrs Ruddick; and. .Gilnitli on tbe “fishy”Tiu’tter—problem, .ancL-oni.The..sph-jeet of the Inspection of milk and, dairies and the difficulties and dangers' arising from- cleanliness, were; especially interesting.'' Other - valuable papers were those by iMr Kinsclla, on starters "and jof: cream r by Mr Johnston,: grader at NewV Plymouth, 1 :on‘- the'.subjecfi' of: grading; by the chainnaj>)tyPalmerston North,, on points in butter-making and by. the..sampling and, te’sting"jpf : ''fnnk..■; ■" *'* * —The—ahnual-jrLeetingr.ol Jhe.JTawera Licensing Committee was held yesterday, Messrs H. Eyre Kenny, S.Mjf (chairman),, Adamson,-, Pitcher, Lam, bie and Hoslop being present, . Two applications “for renewal 'of “licenses were adjourned for three •months' in order' to allow 1 ot - alterations,' suggested by the"policed being carried- cutin the case of the Kaponga Hotel a renewal of license to the present licensee -wak’refused.-' In- the ma jority of cases tho police report was very .satisfactory--- ~i... ... A sacred concert, is to.be given in the local Opera House on Sunday, 17th inst., in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund,'when some of-the choruses from'“The Messiah” 1 and- “Elijah”-’.'will be rendered by a strong choir. - ■ ■ - ■ A. number', of'improvements are needed to the local railway 'station,’ and in reply-to-suggestions—made—by. —tbe Haw-era Chamber of Commerce the Railway Department has-, promised to consider them when it know-s what funds are voted by Parliament for additions and improvOmbruts to ' opened* railways. Beyond the biosing of the post ’ find telegraph office and the granting of ia holiday to the school children, no notice was taken! here of the news of- the occupation of Pretoria by'the‘British.! Sent© time back the Hawera Chamber of Commerce Wrote to ‘-the Borough Council asking: it to obtain, information as to whether a-tax! could be lawfully imposed on persons visiting Hawera to dispose ;of goods by auction or clearing ’sale; ’ The' Borough -Council forwanTcd'TTie letfer oii'td'thc Municipal Association, and it in turn has referred the Council do the Auctioneers Act, but as this Act does not, it seems, , meet the case, the . matter-has been referred back to the Municipal Association. ;