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Opunake Times, Volume III, Issue 120, 27 August 1895, Page 2

Departure of s.s. Kanieri from Auckland has been postponed until Thursday. Mr Newton King sells stock at Rahotu tomorrow. Tenders close to-uiorrow for felling bush on the Arawhata Eoad. The arrivals in the colony during July were 1276, and the departures 1479. We have to thank Mr McGuire, M.H.R., for a draft copy of the new Local Government Bill. Messrs Nolan, Tonks and Co notify entries for their stock sale next Tuesday, having taken up fortnightly sales again. The EltLam flack Eacing Club have a credit balance of £O3. Its nest meeting has been fixed for Friday, November Ist. It has been decided to erect a marble statue to Sir George Grey in Auckland, and a strong committee was appointed to carry out the object. It is expected that the returns to shareholders in the Eltham Factory Company for the past year, will be about 2£d per gallon for the season.

Wo regrot to hear that Mr Stitt's eldest boy 'is very ill. Dr Pairman was sent for last night, and we learn that there is a slight improvement to-day. We give a reminder of Mr W. D. Scott's Opunake stock sale which takes place on Friday, an,] for which there are very large entries including a sjieoial line of 15 iirst-class dairy cows. We direct attention of the public to an advertismenj) in our advertising column by the Melbourne Drapery Company, giving notice of re-opening in the Foresters' Hall. Fresh purchase of goods to be cleared at bargain pris/.eu. A vjsifc to the hall ih directed.,

A local firm of solicitors, acting on behalf of a large English firm, has issued a writ again«t one of the Canterbury dairy companies, claiming damages in respect of the alleged inferiority of the butter supplied from the company's factory for shipment to England during last season.

According to the New Zealand Official Year Book the cost of management, on total expenditure by Road Boards was 9-9 per cent: County Councils 11-3 per cent. From this it would appear that ratepayers get their money expended much more economically by Road Boards than by County Councils.

Mr Dempster, who has recently been in charge of the Opunake Dairy Factory, has been appointed manager of the Otakeho Factory, the Opunake Factory being turned into a creamery. Mr Dempster has the respect and confidence of all the suppliers here, and will no doubt become an equal favorite with the Otakeho suppliers. Mr Newton King will hold a clearing sale on Thursday at the farm, Mauahi Road, on account of Mr J. H. Bleakley who has leased the place. Amongst the lines to be offered are 60 quiet milch cows, which comprised his dairy during the past milking season, and were all carefully selected. There are also 100 head of young stock from 12 to 18 months. The thoroughbred horse Rata will also be offered.

Mr Knott, who gives a limelight lantern exhibition and lecture entitled " Ten nights in a bar-room" in the Town Hall, to-morrow evening, will also appear at Pihama on Thursday ; Otakeho, Friday: Manaia, Saturday ; Ratanui, Tuesday next; and Awatuna on Wednesday next. He then returns north of Opunake, where he has beeu requested to repeat the lecture at several places. He is also under engagement to give another three nights in New Plymouth; The school children will be photographed to-morrow morning, and the picture produced in the evening. In each place he visits he takes a photograph of the school children to be shown at night.