PENINSULA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2173, 17 October 1895, Page 23

PENINSULA.

October 7. — Th« monthly meeting of the Penii sula Road Board, held at th« Board's Office, Higr cliff, on Saturday, was attended by Me-.ir3 Stuai (chairman), Falrbairn, M'Curd* , U>>wt>, Murray and Davis The Sandymount members reporte ! that, having inspected the drainage nearthe -chool they could see no need for a nev» cvl 1 crt. Th> thanks of the board were accorded to Mr C. Weifor granting atone to repair the Seal Point road Th<» St. Kilda Council wrote asking the board to construct a mud bank on Anderson's Bay road. The members to visit and report. Complaint wan made of the rough metal on the road between Bay View and Caledonian Hotel*. It was pointed out that the road was under the control of the South Dunedin Council, and that body ought to be approachtd. No attention having been paid to the notice to cut down overhanging branches, the offenders are to bs given 14 days' grace to carry out the request of the boaru. Accounts for jE29 8s 3d were passed for payment.

A Gore correspondent telegraphs :—" The United Temperance Counoil, repreaenting 20 temperance cocieties, have wired to the Goveral ment strongly and indignantly prob«nting j against the amendments made by the Upper House ia the Liquor Bill, and urging the Government to reject the bill altogether rather than adopt it in its present mutilated form." A correspondent writes :— " When approached some time ago by representatives of a farmers conference, the associated stock agent* defined to make auy reduction in the rates ci commiFsion charged, but within a fortnight from the Farmers' Co-operative Company commencing busiuees the associated agents reduce their charges. The. moral is obviotu." Wo should like to hear the sbeck agents' view of the matter, and would further remind oar correspondent that an enterprising firm of farmers' commission agents have recently made a departure which include* wool buying, auction sales of stock, &c. Would they not be equally justified in claiming some credit for the reduction ? QUEEN VICTORIA'S OPINION ON SMOKING. Ladies who do not hmoke generally opine that smoking is ft nasty h»bit, oad for curtains and lnDgs. Queen Victoria is of opinion that smoking is decidedly healthy— for the Treasury. Duty on tobacco produced 10 millions Usb year. Frossard'a Cavoar Cigars contributed largely towards this sum. Packet 3of eight for Is 3<L