GLEANINGS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 5

GLEANINGS

A Maori supplier to the Meremere factory (Taranaki) has 1 topped the test for the last four months.

Victoria has spent £2,500,000 on irrigation works, and is at the present time losing £2OOO a week ou them.

It has been decided by the Auckland executive of the Planners' Union to tako steps to promote a farmers' co-operative association. A flaxmill at Makarora, Wanaka, (Otago), has been started again byi Messrs JUllar and Hunt after being l closed down for some five years.

There is a luxuriant growth of grass in the Huntervillo district, and the milk yield in consequence is being ima,intained at a very satisfactory standard. '

Tho Department _ of Agriculture is carrying out experiments with the abject of ascertaining whether or not baooui and cheese can he carried overseas inT the same cool chamber.

A Tuapeka West settler, Mr Robert Hal], received the other day what is considered a record price for a sheep skin—namely, 12s 6d. It was taken from a two-tooth wether which had escaped the shearing, and had an excellent growth of wool.

In view of the interest being taken in the question of tie export trade in pork and pig carcases intended for curing the Government has arranged to have cable advices as to the position of bacon and frozen pork on the Homo markets sent out to the Dominion.

The co-operative 'butter-box company formed in New Sbuth Wales, which, it is declared represents 75 per cent, of the total tonnage of New South Wales butter, is apparently not impressed with the value of QueensHand pine for butter-boxes as it is considering the question of tendering "far the timber rights on Maori lands 3h New Zealand."