NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 16, 4 October 1929, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

nutes from all pah vs. THE DOMINION DAY BY DAY. HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE. EARLY RHUBARB. According to reports from Wanganui, rhubarb is being sent forward freely from Hawke’s Bay fog sale in, Wanganui, and averages about Is a bundle. PROTRACTED LAMBING. While the flat lands of Hawke’s Bay are producing an abundance i>f feed at the present time, the bill country is backward, a visitor to the district reports. Lambing seems to be protracted this year, for some unknown, reason. DONKEYS ON THE BEACH. Donkey rides for the kiddies will be an added attraction to Milford Beach during the coming summer (ays the Auckland Star). The Takapuna Borough Council approved the proposal, the Works Committee recommending that permission h© granted for three donkeys to be allowed to ply for hire, the fee being 10s a week, and the conditions to he subject to the committee’s approval. A DISMAL PROSPECT. Speaking against a proposal to increase the number of cricket teams in the Hamilton senior A competition from four to five at the annual meeting of the Waikato Cricket .Association, a delegate said: “If you have five teams there may he four wet Saturdays, then a representative fixture, then a bye, and then—football.” (Laughter.) FARM LABOUR SCARCE. A Timarn labour agent told Herald reporter that not enougll men were offering to take up th® positions vacant for general farm work in South Canterbury. He stated that a large number of farmers, had positions to offer, and were surprised that their demands, for purely unskilled labour, were not being met. n ; j ENCOURAGING AVIATION. The Napier Harbour Board, having received copies of the Aviation Encouragement. Act, decided Recently to approach other local bodies to see what action they were taking on the matter. The Napier City Council at its last meeting decided that the hoard he informed that the council would consider the question of encouraging aviation when some definite scheme was formulated and submitted. THE LONG PADDOCK. It is reported that dairy farmers in the Puketapu district are troubled by the lack of feed, due to the continued dry weather (says the Napier Telegraph). One settler stated that he could not evdn now follow the age-old practice of, grazing his herd on the road, as now that the road was a droving route the grass on the highway w r as w r ell eaten down, BETTER TIMES ARRIVE. There i s a pronounced feeling in business circles that better times have arrived (says an Auckland exchange). A pronounced feature is the increasing number of shops the main thoroughfare as well as in the suburban centre. For years it has been claimed the rents axe too high, particularly in Queen Street, but additional people are prepared to pay these rates, and almost every week sees a few more shops opened. In another few weeks there will come about in the vicinity of the Civic Square what is probably the largest addition that has ever been made at one time to shopping facilities. Another indication of confidence in the immediate future is the fact that in one; suburb, where building has been decidedly slack lately, a complete mew street is being laid out for residential sites. Other owners declare that with more assured transport facilities a distinct impetus would be given at once to suburban building. UNLUCKY THIRTEEN. Those superstitious people who regard the number I 3 as possessing unpleasant properties could, had they been present at a creditors’ meeting held at Greymouth the other afternoon, have said, “I told you so!” In .his statement (says the Star) the bankrupt gave details of his misfortunes, and it was noticeable that a fault occurred in his coal seam after he had produced only 13 tons of coal, and that an accident occurred on the 13th day of the month, incapacitating him for some weeks. Added to which, of course, he Is now a bankrupt.