LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 21, Issue 90, 6 December 1910, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Accident.—A lad named "Ab." Simpson, son of Mr W. Simpson, Carluke, had his right leg badly torn on Sunday last, whilst coming frdm Carluke to Blackball on an oil-trolley. By some means his leg slipped off the trolley and came in contact with the ehaft, protruding from which was a pin; this ripped the boy's leg inside the knee to the thigh. The accident happened just after |leaving Carluke, and the lad's father was sent for and he brought the boy to the Cottage Hospital, where he ia now getting on well.

A Valuable Poblication.—No. 6 of the Journal of the Department of Agriculture is to hand, and is in every way a credit to the Department. Its value to dairymen, orchardists, sheepbreeders, and farmers generally is very great, aud as the subscription is only 2a 6d per annum the publication should be iu everv farmer's home.

Poll of Ratepayebk.—Ratepayers in 1 the Havelock and Havelock Suburban districts are reminded that a poll will be taken to-morrow on a proposal of the Harbour Board to levy a specia Irate of one-sixth of a penny as security for a 1 loan of £750 for harbour improvements. It is not intended to collect the rate, but it is necessary that a poll should be taken on the proposal. The hours of polling will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and votes have to be recorded at the Road Board office, Havelock, and at Mr Moore's residence, Havelock Suburban. We wish to particularly impress upon ratepayers this fact: that the money has to be raised. If they do not sanction the special rate it means that the money will have to be obtained in another way, and any other way is bound to be much more expensive than borrowing from the State-guaranteed Advances Department.

Bosiness Men Abroad.—A large party of American business men, representing the Chambers of Commerce of Los Angeles, Oakland, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Honolulu, who are touring the East, arrived in Hongkong early in October. From that port they made visits to Canton. They were most lavishly feted at all ports throughout the East. Another large party of business men from Los Angeles, with their families, are on tour round the wprld, and were due at Hongkong on 13th November. They will tour Japan, Manchuria, Korea, and China, and then proceed to Malaya, Burma, Ceylon, India, and Egypt. The mileage of the tour is 29,516, and the fare 617 dollars.

A Big . Sheep-ktjn. The Sydney Morning Herald says:—Mr Sydney Kidman, the cattle king, has sold Warenda, Q., to Mr Hesketh Williams, of New Zealand. This holding contains 5000 square miles—3,3oo,ooo acres-and the new owner has decided on a vigorous policy of wool production. Its capacity for sheep is estimated at half a million. The average rainfall is a trifle over 11 inches. The head station is 104 miles directly south of Mount Elliott, and 168 miles north-west of Winton. It would make at least half a dozen bigsquattages, and it is reported that the owner intends to arrange subdivisions. On Warenda there are twenty-six artesian bores. As the sinking is shallow, other bores will no doubt be put down.

Land Boabd Election.—Mr Charles Ferguson, of Blind River, and Mr James Fulton, of Mahakipawa, are the only candidates nominated for the vacancy on the Land Board. Ballot papers will be issued to all Crownßtenants in Marlborough within two or three days. Electors should carefully not >. that unless their ballot papers reach the Commissioner of Crown Lands by the3lstDecember they will not be in time to be of any service to the candidate voted for. Crown tenants would do well to send Mr Fulton back to the Board, for he has proved to be a "real live member." Owing to so much of the Board's business being done in committee the public do not know one-half of what transpires. If they did, they would admit that in Messrs Reader and Fulton the tenants have two staunch champions.

The Tetley Case.—Following is the wording of the last clause in the'Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Biil" [otherwise known as "the Washing-up Bill"): " It shall be lawful for the Marlborough Education Board to pay to Frederick Tetley, of Havelock, the sum of sixtytwo pounds two shillings, being the final payment due on a contract for the erection of a schoolhouse at Lydia Bay, Pelorus Sound, notwithstanding that payment of the said sum has already been made, but miscarried in the course of post." In view of the definite nature of this clause no one is likely to object to the assertion that " payment of the said sum has already been made"— which is, in reality, quite contrarv to fact. The " Lydia " Bay was probably rectified when the Bill was before the House, and will be correct in the Act.

A Clever Scheme.—Here isa ,( tip"for associations having for their object the public benefit:—The financing of Technical Associations in some parts of New Zealand was, at least in times gone by, a fine art. Here is an illustration An Association wished to have asphalt laid down on tho front part and footpaths around their buildings. The Jocal Borough Council's rule was to do half th. 9 footpath work, charging the adjoining owner for the other half. The presiding genius of tbe Association suggested that the Council should make a donation of the Council's share of the cost to the Tsohnical Association, the latter to do ail the work. This was done by the Council, who handed £l2 jostp the Association. The Association obtained a Government subsidy of £l2 10s 00 this amount and a similar subsidy was given by the Education Board! The contractor's price at 13 5d a square yard was £6O. Of this amount he made a donation of 5d a yard to the Association, and a Government subsidy was obtained on that donation (about £ij). So the Association got the work done, and a little calculation will show that tbey made a decentjprofit on the transaction.

The Ckoixelles Row.— At. the Supreme Court, Nelson, on Thursday, the grand Jury returned a true bill in the case of Wi Waaka, a Maori, charged with having at Croixelles on 19 th July (1) assaulted another JTaori named Mokau, causing bitn actual bodily harm, (2) with discharging a firearm with intent to maim Mokau, (3) with attempting to intimidate Mokau. Mr Maginnity said that if the indictment was reduced to common assault the accused was prepared to plead guilty. Mr Fell said he was quite ready to accept that. His Honour said the affair arose out of a drunken brawl, and he thought it was quite right for the Crown Prosecutor to accept the plea. Mr Maginnity said that accused was now a prohibited person. His Honour said that the expenses in this case had been ve r y heavy. He was prepared to adiiiit the accused to probation for twelve months, and he warned him that if he was found taking liquor anywhere he would be liable to be brought before the Gonri, and sent to gaol. He ordered accused to pay jth,e costs, over £3O, in monthly instalments of 30s per month until the amount was paid. Accused should thank his cousin (Mokau) for having prevented him striking his wife, for had he done so bis Honour said he would have sentenced him to the lull term of imprisonment. Colonist.

Rcad Board,—lncluded in the business to be dealt with to-day by the Road Board is Mr Crispin's notice of motion that the waggon-tax be inoreased. It is probable that the recent increase in the valuation of property in the Board's district will influence the voting on this proposal.

Havelock Dairy FACTOKY.--Tb.is Factory paid ont £625 14s 2d for November, the details being as follow :—Milk, £559 18s 7d ; wages, £35 23 6d; sundries. £3O 13s id, The miik supply on 30th November waa 1370 gallons. The directors have decided to pay lid per lb for butterfat this month.

Sheep Returns.—On 30th April, 1909, there were 23,480,707 sheep in New Zealand, and on 30th April of this year the total had increased by 788,913. The total in Marlborough County was 686,532, an increase of 28,982. In the Sounds County there were 172,037, an increase of 17,843.

The Deadly Chocolate.—A large amount of condensed milk is (says the Sydney Telegraph) used by manufacturing confectioners, particularly in the manufacture of chocolate preparations, and hitherto, it was explained by the President of the New South Wales Board of Health, it has been, though not perhaps universal, to a large extent the custom to take the view that quantities of condensed milk which for some reason have gone wrong at the factory, and consequently do not present the appearance necessary for the ordinary market, are good enough for the purpose mentioned. Unfortunately, he coutinued, although the original fault is of no importance to health, being perhaps merely a case of indifferent colour of separation of the fat, or some such thing, this incompletely manufactured milk changes quickly although put up in the usual airtight tins. The consequence is that, being purchased in considerable quantities, large stocks are to be found which on being opened are seen at once to be unfit for human consumption. The pure food inspectors during the past week or so have condemned between 12,000 and 13,000 tins of this stuff, and while the condemnation is admitted to be perfectly fair, it is understood that for the future the trade will not use any condensed milk which is not of ordinary marketable quality.