NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12749, 22 March 1910, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Public "Works Department invite tenders for the erection of a platelayer's lu'.ti'.^o at Kaka station yard. The Wellington-Frisco despatch of mails of the Bth February arrived in London on the 20th inst. Members of the Chamber of Commerce desirous of visiting Murchison during the Easter holidays, are requested to communicate with Mr T. A. H. Field (the President) by tomorrow. Mr J. Pollard, of East Takaka, has imported through Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. a small consignment of purebred Corriedale ewes and rams, which were forwarded to Takaka by yesterday's steamer. The sheep while at the Port, were much admired, and should prove an acquisition to Takaka. Mr Pollard no doubt will be- a successful breeder, as the rams and ewes were imported from Mr Greenwood, of Canterbury. His Coxriedale flock are guaranteed to be true to type. MiGreenwood is a breeder of over 30 years' standing. Lord Kitchener has given us the specifications of a structure, and if the country is agreed that it requires this the most scrupulous care should be taken to have the constructive work carried out with a faithful adherence to the spirit and letter of his directions,—"New Zealand Times." Says the "Timaru Post" :— "lt is surprising that more of the young people on farms do not take up what might be called in the commercial sense 'side lines,' and try to make them pay. Orchards and bees are both useful on a farm. A "youiig farmer on the Faiilie line hail 20 hives of black bees last year, and obtained 9001bs of marketable honey from them. On learning that Italian bees were more profitable, lie raised a s»too3= 7 and -fcliijs year from ~£h-& sztJ&e number of hives of Italian bees he got two tons of honey. One of the twenty hives yielded 4001b5." The "Lyttelton Times" says: "We understand that one of the applicants for a small grazing run on the Tripp Settlement was able to show himself possessed of £10,000 or £12,000 in hard cash, and that no objection could be raised to his competing with people who had no chance of acquiring a freehold." The "Post" says one of the runs could have been applied for by an applicant so well provided with hard cash, for one of tho regulations provides that no.pue shall be capable of applying for any allotment «xoecding 500 acres, who is the owner of real or personal property exceeding one and a half times the capital value of the allotment. The capital value of one of the runs was £8160, so that £12,000 was within the limit. None of the others were. Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. will sellat Motueka yards on Wednesday next 1250 sheep and 50 head cattle ; also on the samp day at Richmond 1500 sheep, consisting of stores, fat ewes, wethers and lambs.