LOCAL AND GENERAL

Patea Mail, Volume XLV, 14 September 1921, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Try D. Jones, Egmont Street for plumbing and tinsmithiug repairs. Telephone 111* A list of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy’s Bull Fairs appears in another column. ) Mr. H. R. White has an important advertisement on page 2 of this issue with regard to prams and go-carts. The Borough Council invite applications for two Junior Assistants for the Hydro Electric plant. Messrs Freeman R. Javkson and Co., arc now receiving entries for their Spring Horse Fair which takes place at Wanganui on Saturday next. The holiday excursion fare by rail from Pate a to Wellington on Saturday for those wishing to see the Third Test match will be £l/9/5. LOST.—A week ago. Blue Costume Belt between Cambridge Street and English Church. Finder kindly leave at Press Office. The Salad Bowl donated by Mr. J. F. D. Winchester and the box of tea donated by Mr. J. Mercer will be drawn for at the Euchre party to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow night. Steps will have to be taken by the Railway authorities before long to put a stop to the nuisance caused by school children racing through the carriages whilst the train is in motion. Passengers are loud in their complaints in this connection but it will probably need a tragedy or a death of one of the children through falling between the carriages before the authorities take action.

Members of the Patca and District Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association are reminded that they must present their tickets at the Domain, gate on Saturday if they wish to see the seven a side tournamnt which commences at 12 noon.’ A list of long unpaid hospital accounts was placed before the Hospital Bo wd-’s meeting yesterday, when it was pointed out that many of them had bj m owing for severad years. The Board decided to place the accounts in the hands of their solicitor for immediate collection. A striking illustration of the variance of the financial aspects of both sheep and dairy farming at the present rate of prices was presented by a local farmer the other day. He stated that a lady milking 6 cows was sending cream to the Maoriland Dairy Company and getting a return of approximately £l2O. A neighbour shearing 1300 wethers sold his wool and received in payment the sum of £7O. Another case conies from the Waverlcy district where a farmer sold 16 bales of wool and the proceeds were not sufficient to pay his County rates. By the former illustration it will be seen that a farmer milking 3 cows will bo nearly as well off as a man. shearing 1300 sheep.