WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1912.

Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 28 August 1912, Page 4

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1912.

The Warkworth S.M. Court is sitting. Eeport next week.

The annual meeting of the Warkworth .Cricket Club will be held in the Library to-night at 7.30.

A case of the biter being bitten occurred at the Agricultural Associations meeting at Whanganui, The secretary was busy taking down the names of. donors of prizes, when a joker exclaimed : " Mr-^-,one guinea." The victim accepted the inevitable, but promptly announced; "Mr—(naming the joker,) five guineas." The latter's expostulations were of no avail, so he tendered a cheque for a guinea in full settlement. The joke was, therefore, worth two guineas to the association.

Grazing land is dearer hero than in Great Britain. Of that we have, had evidence from time to time. Here is another instance. One of the directors of the National Bank, at its annual meeting in London, commenting on the development of the dairy industry in the North Island, said that he was through the Dominion a few months ago, and at the Hot Lakes, he met an old schoolfellow. I asked him "Are you still growing cattle as usual ?" " No," he said, " I cut up my farm into three and they are dairy farms." I said" What rental aie you getting per acre ?'' He replied "I am getting £2 for most of my land," which compared with the rental for agricultural or meadow land in England is, as you will see, a very great increase.

The monthly meeting of the W.T.C.U.will be held in the antedoom of the Town Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2.30. All interested are cordially invited.

In connection with the address to be presented to the Prime Minister by the people of Auckland province; Messrs Walker and French each have lists for signature. The address is to be presented in album form, and it is intended to obtain 5000 signatures thereto.

Now that the wall plates of the new police residences are up, it emphasises the selection of the site. Instead of building in either the centre of the section or nearest to the main road, the building is kniddled up in the corner nearest the township where the higher ground is narrowest and the approach is by the track past Johnson's stntihy.

Wherever you go you hear the same tale— "Oh ,' yes, I would not be without ' NAZOL.' It is the best remedy I have ever had for Coughs and Colds." ■ .

Eodney County Council meets tomorrow. _^. : . : : .".

A case of scarlet fever in the Warkworth Eoad district is reported.

Thp Kaipara Dairy Co. have had an offer of Is o|d per lb. for their butter.

Captain Swindley, a well known resident of Coromandel died on Thurs« day last.

The return ball given by the ladies of Warkworth to the bachelors comes off tomorrow night.

Mr Eamsay is to have his holiday leave at the end of the week. Mr Martin is to relieve him.

On Sunday afternoon, the Town Band occupied the Eotunda, and gave a programme which won appreciation.

The Whangarei Eugby Union is arranging to send a rop. team to Warkworth on September the 28th.

Mr Nathaniel Wilson is to tell the history of his early days on the Victorian goldfields at, the Methodist church tomorrow evening.

It is announced that Mr Dive has withdrawn from the Egmont seat contest, leaving only Mr Wilkinson (GK), and Mr Astbury (0.) in the field.

Mr Handby who fell some twelve feet from the Leigh wharf to the rocks below, though the breaking- of a handrail, is getting about again though he is not yet himself.

The Town Board- has decided to build a firebell tower. The two positions most favoured are in Main Street, just below Warm's smithy, and on section P. so as to be on a line with the centre of Neville Street. The first will be nearer the stores, but the roar of the river when in flood will lessen the sound of an alarm. At the head of Neville Street it is at the junction of the roads and a central site for the growing residential portion of the town. It vms decided to adjourn the determination.

An important sale of stock is to be held at Pakiri in October, when Mr Henry Brown will dispose of his choice herd of pedigree and grade shorthorn cattle .as well as his pure bred romney marsh and flock sheep, horses, etc. Particulars will be advertised in these columns later, meanwhile the sale catalogue, giving the fuil pedigrees and particulars of the stock to be sold is being printed at the Times office, and copies may be had from Mr Brown of Pakiri, or from Mr .Rikys, the auctioneer for the New Zealand Loan 00., in about a week's time.