LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1124, 17 September 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Featherston correspondent of the Wairarapa Standard states that a local tradesman bought last week a parcel of 4000 rabbit skins, 2s, 2d. per dozen. He also says :— Two men left Featherston, a fortnight since, and commenced rabbitiu g and have averaged 150 per day, with dogs only, and have killed as many as three hundred in one day, and they report that there appears to be no diminutiau, but that the rabbits seem to increase as fast as they are killed. A new industry, or rather the extension of a new branch of industry, is now m course of successful operatiou at Mr. Hammond's fellmongery, York farm, Mauawatu district. The local journal says :— Hitherto, after the wool has been taken otf the sheep, the pelt has been thrown away as useless, but now under the skilful maipulation of Mr. Carlquist, each skin is made worth half-a-crowu, and by his own labor alone fully three hundred each a week can be made ready for market. The industry is at present only in its infancy, but so well pleased is Mr. Hammond at the result, that we _ understand he is going to enter largely into it, and operate upon the skins of calves and other cattle. The Government have issued a circular memo, to the effect that any railway employe becoming insolvent is to be at once dismissed the public sarvicc. Why should an exception be made of the railway department ? asks an exchange. The inhabitants of Makaraka are reminded that the Church Services are resumed ou Sunday afternoon next, at 3 p.m., in the New School Room. No intelligence has yet been received as to the movements of our new Governor, Sir Arthur Gordon, or the probable date of his arrival here. It is known, however, that H. M. S. Emerald is' among the islands of the Fiji group, and it is expected she will bring his Excellency to New Zealand. In that case the new representative of her Most Gracious Majesty " drop in " upon us at any moment, and we may wake up some fine moring to discover we are no longer Governor-less. So far as we can learn, it is scarcely probable that we shall receive any intimation of the gubernatorial approach until. Sir Arthur Gordon aniiounces his arrival in person. A woolsorter named Charles Mixon has died at Leicester, after a :few hours' illnes, from the effects of blood poisoning, from having inhaled germs Whilst sorting Persian wool. The medical officers who attended the man have certified that death was due to the woolsorter's disease. It is ■•stated that -this is the first, death officially certified to hays arisen from this cause. ■• ' y