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The Putaruru Press PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY OFFICE: OXFORD PLACE. Telephone 28. Post Office Box 44. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The total rainfall for May. as recorded by Mr. K- S. Cox’s erauge at “The Crossing," Lichfield, was 3.11 inches. There were nine wet days, the heaviest fall, 1.37 inches, being on the 28th. Nine frosts were recorded. The month was dry for May, but there was good autumn growth. Information as to what progress had been ’made in regard to the establishment of an agricultural high school was sought at the last meeting of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr. A- E- McDonald said that as a prime mover in the establishment' of such a school the association was entitled to know what progress had been made. The secretary, Mr. W. L- Ranstead, said certain progress had been made and that he had asked Mr. J. M. McWhannell, of the Auckland Education Board, for a report. r Preliminary work for the erection of a modern factory near Eltham for the manufacture of ferro-concrete line [poles is being undertaken. The factory Iwiil be designed to produce almost 11000 poles each year. The Taranaki IPower Board was the first supply authority in New Zealand to use poles Ef this type on a comprehensive scale, End 3500 poles were manufactured in ■924-1925. For erection on new lines, tor the replacement of wooden poles End for sale to consumers as service Soles it is estimated that 10,000 poles Brill be required in the next 10 years; ■ One of the largest blocks of land Bver taken over by the Crown for ■evelopment purposes will probably He acquired soon when the land development branch of the Lands and SurKy ■ Department completes negotiaHons for the control of 13,800 acres of Blvate land in the Rotorua district Hr rehabilitation. The area is 11,000 H-rcs of Whangapoa station, 1500 Bres of Murray Brothers’ freehold Boperty at Upper Atiamuri, and 1300 Bres of Forest Products’ land. Of

sse, about 8000 acres of Whangapoa tion and 1300 acres of Forest Prods’ holdings are undeveloped. The. >posed new railway line from Puta--u to Reporoa will travel across ne of these properties, according to ivious surveys. Whether research into the causes 9 control of erosion should be done [ Government departments or by lividua 1 catchment boards was eonpred by the New Zealand Catchpt Boards’ Association at its conence at Palmerston North. Those pent included Messrs. W- A. RushI (Kiwitahi) and L. E- Cooke Elton). It was decided to ask the I Conversion and Rivers Control Incil if it believed that this reach should be done by the various Ertments for the council and the Bits made available to boards, El if 'so, when can the boards exI to see the work started ? ” If no Bress can be promised soon “on ac■t of the Government’s inability to Be trained staff because .of the Bquate salaries offered,’’ the eounB to be asked if it wishes eatchH boards to make their own arEments for research in their own Bne ( very revealing figures Brning motor taxation were given Bg consideration of a remit at the ■l conference of Federated FarmH(Waikato Province) last week. Kowhai branch delegate, Mr. ■ Onion, was directing attention ■ need for more finance for roadThe total amount of tax over a period of six years ■irch 31, 1946, was £23,043,567. Hus the amount allocated to the Highways Account was or 33.96 per cent. The ■t aUocated to boroughs with a of over 6000 was £684,365, per cent., and the amount reby the Consolidated Fund was or 63.07 per cent. Memthe conference expressed keen in the figures, and one speakthat it was no wonder had deteriorated and that bodies were short of funds to maintain the principal