BREVITIES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11089, 2 October 1907, Page 5

BREVITIES.

Matawhero stock sales to-morrow. Private advice lias been received m Dunedin stating ; that Mr Robert^ Hay, C.E., expects to leave London on, October 11 for New Zealand. . 1 Advice from, Oamaru 1 reports the tleath of Mrs A I E. Jones, mothei' of Hon. G. Jones, aged B<6. Mrs Uones came to New Zealand 60 yeai'^ ago. '...;' Affiliated with the New Zealand Rowing Association there are 49 clubs, with 2665 paying ; members. The annual report of the association states that during the I year £836 has been distributed m p'rhse i money. ' ; At the. Wairoa, Show no pen of sheep I will 'be eligible for competition, m more than one class. >. ■.• ; Donations to Wairoa A. and P. Society's prize list now amount to £170. The Wellington brands of the V.M.C.A. has 800 members. ' > The New Zealand' Builders' Federation will this year hold their annual conference m Napier, commencing on the 22nd inst^ "Sir- William Russell announces his intention: of contesting the Hawke's Bay seat at the next general election. This makes the fourth candidate up to the present. A poll on a proposal to borrow. £24,ooo ior municipal improvements at Grey Lynn, Auckland, resulted: For 285, against 417.

Messrs E. Griffiths and Co., of New Plymouth, have received cable advice from their London principals' that there is a strong upward tendency an the butter market.

Among properties which the Land Purchase Commissioners 'have their eyes upon are the Bushey Park estate, owned •by the sons of the late Sir John McKenzie, and the iPuketapir estate, owned -by Mr James Allen, M.H.R.

The world's gold supply increased last year hy over £80,000,000, and the present stringency is not due to any speculative ovgy, "but solely and entirely to the fact that commercial activity lias grown •at an even mom rapid rate than monetary facilities. — Dun's Review. .

A portion of the -Deans estate, at Riccarton, near Christchurch, comprising 23 acres, < was 6old ; by auction last week, realising over £12,000, or over £520 an acre.

So scarce arc .vegetables m Christchurch (.hat turnip tops are marketable at 10d a dozen, while moderately : sized cauliflowers are worth 10s a dozen.

The Eketahuna Borough Council, have decided to take steps to raise a loan of £3000 to light the town !by electricity. Many Hawke's -Bay settlers complain that owing to the bad weather m the open, country the percentage of lantbs is very small. '