LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5446, 1 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the local Telegraph office being open for only an hour on Saturday morning and consequently no Press messages coming through, the “Herald” will not be published on

Saturday. The Education Board has made a grant of £lO 10s for the Mangaono School, and £6 for Pukehinau. The Mart auction sale will be held to-morrow (Friday) instead of on Saturday (King’s Birthday). The monthly meeting of the Pahiatua County Council will be held on the 10th inst., instead of on Saturday next (King’s Birthday). A Hawera resident, named J. B. MendeLson, was lined £lO on each of two informations for breaches of the Stamp Duty Act. By a majority of 139 votes, Mr R. B. Ross, ex-M.P. for Pahiatua, has been re-elected a member of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board. His opponent was Mr J. Steele .of Gisborne. A petition in bankruptcy has been filed by Mr W. Tosswill, solicitor, Pahiatua. A meeting of creditors will be held at Pahiatua on Friday, Bth inst.

Tlie Malton Block of 2600 acres lias been reserved for returned soldiers. This fine block, on the lower slopes of Wliariti mountain Woodville, has been divided in to three sections, j At Eketaliuna, 'Mr A. E. Payne was entertained by members of the |.W.F.C.A. staff, and presented with j a handsome wristlet watch, on the oceasion of his departure to join the Expeditionary Force. A meeting of subscribers to the I Akitio County War Relief Funds is -to. be held at Pongaroa on 9th June, when the vesting of the trusteeship in the members of the Akitio County Council will be effected. ; There was a lage attendance in spite of the very inclement weather at'the send-off social at Hamua this | week to Privates E. H. Johansen :and A. Mitchell. Music for dancing i was contributed by Mrs Lacey (Ta- , ranaki) and Mr J. Ferguson acted |as M.C. During au interval Mr J. B. Carruihers presented Private Jo-

hansen with a silver radium dial wristlet watch, from tho Rifle Club and residents, and Private Mitchell with a set / oi ebony lrair brushes from the residents of tho district. Mr A. E. Juckwell responded on behalf of the recipients and their parents. During the evening vocal items were contributed by Misses Jones, ‘Williams and Russell and Messrs Andrews and Goodban. Supper was provided by the ladies. A case of interest to farmers and commercial men was decided in the Wellington Supreme Court recently by Mr Justice Chapman. The case was Osmond Bros. v. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd. The point raised was as to whether Messrs Osmond Bros, having given a chattel! security to Dalgety and Co. Ltd., containing a covenant to

pay a withdrawal commission on the market value of their season's wool, in the event of paying off the ac-

count prior to the wool clip being delivered, could in that event resist payment of the commission on the ground

that the covenant was void vccause

it amounted to a clog on the equity. The amount involved was only £32 10s. The Judge hold that the covenant was not. a clog ou the equity and accordingly enforceable. Judgment- wa» therefore given in favour ot Merrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.

A question of considerable moment to parents ot school children —uniformity of books —was brought under discussion at the meeting of the Danneviike South School Committee by Mi F. Craven, who said the books in nearly every school were different. Books used by older pupils of a family were absolutely of no uso to the younger ones, and the buying of new Ijooks every year meant a lot o i unnecessary expense to parents. It was resolved "that in view of the present need lor national economy, and the large amount of unnecessary expense —which fails on the man with a large family—the time is opportune for the Education Department to formulate and institute uniformity of school books; and that a copy ot this resolution be sent to the Education Board

.mu wic leaeners institute, with, a request for their co-operation and assistance in bringing about the desired reform " The motion was carried. A matter of considerable interest to married men with dependent going on active service, and one in which a question of policy was involved, came before the Dannevirko Patriotic Society in a letter from a married soldier with three children, asking whother the executive was making any allowances to f ami lee of married men on active service. The writer pointed out that the Canterbury Patriotic Society supplemented the Government allowance to bring the weekly amount received by dependents in such cases as his up to £‘3 a, week, and he would like to see the looa 1 committee do likewise. It had been a big sacrifice lor him to go upon active service, but he felt it his duty to go. and he asked. in the eireuinstances of his fnrrtI ilv (which ho explained) that a grant l>e made to assist, them during his absence. One member said that up to the present the society had simply •>eon dealing with men who had conic l>nok. This was the first application of the kind for assistance hut it. was certainly in accord with what the fund was started for. He suggested that, the request should be sent to the War Uoliqf Associaion. asking it to make a grant. "Do not lot ns send it. down lor thorn to 'o it. Let. ns do it ourselves. Let. mh inquire into the circumstoTuvs and if our information department says the case wants assistance let. us send it. down with a. recommendation to the War Relief Association. It was decided to hand the u indication over to the Discharged Soldiers’ Information Committee to r.ht-ain information as to the cirrumsUnices of the cone, the applicant. to l»e informed what steps were being taken in the matter. Hot. water bottles! See our splendid assortment, at. Pahiatua Dispens'ViT Prices to suit all pockets. Pest I'/iiglish brand only stocked at the Pallia tiiift Dispensn.iT. L. W. Iyongmore. Medallist.