LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1926, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Press Association telegram states: “Members of the Canterbury Education Board decided to-day that the office of chairman should be held for a term of one year, instead of two as prescribed in the Act.”

The present session of the Supreme Court at New Plymouth will probably conclude this week, and His Honour Mi Justice MacGregor, who has been presiding, hopes to be able to leave for the south on Saturday morning. At yesterday’s annual meeting of shareholders of the Mangatoki Dairy Co., the chairman (Mr. R. H. Free) said he firmly believed a substantial benefit would accrue to suppliers if fertilisers were purchased in bulk by the company and distributed to ehareholders as required. The plastering work in the new room at the Westoown school had been held up, reported the architect to the Taranaki Education Board yesterday. As soon as the plastering was finished the remainder of the work could be completed in a week. By leave of Mr. Justice MacGregor in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday, the appeals of O. R. U lander against A. B. Meiklejohn and of J. S Reid against Chas. Bridger, were withdrawn. In each case the appellant agreed to allow a fee of five guineas to the respondent.

That extra accommodation and assistance should be provided at the Central School to cope with the very large classes was a request made to the Taranaki Education Board yesterday. Messrs S. G. Smith and P. J. H. White were deputed to make further inquiries about the matter.

The action of the Rev. J. L. A. Kayll in telling the recent Motor Union conference that the Education Board would co-operate in distributing “safety first” circulars among the schools was confirmed by the Taranaki Education Board yesterday.

Evidence before the Select Committee of the House regarding the bus regulations was completed yesterday, when the evidence of persons unable to attend was read, also the correspondence dealing with the points suggested by the evidence published. The committee adjourned till such time as the Audit Department’s report is received, when the committee will commence its deliberations.

It was reported to yesterday’s meeting of the Mount Egmont National Park Board that during a recent tour of inspection of the Kaitake ranges members had discovered a well-laid track some distance up a gully and at the end a considerable quantity of split posts and the remains of some fine rimu trees. The posts had been confiscated and efforts made to ascertain the person or persons responsible with a view to prosecution.

At a social function held in Te Kuiti on Monday evening, Mr. J. N. Boddie stated that after being resident in the ' district for 17 years, he was still of the opinion that the King Country had a great future from jj farming point of view. The great problem the people had to contend with was the land tenure, whieh was on a very unsatisfactory I basis. Once this was solved, the NorthI ernTifog Country would forge ahead by I leaps and bounds. Something like a record was created at yesterday’s annual meeting of the Mangatoki Co-operative Dairy Co., when the meeting occupied less than an hour and a-half. For such a large company the expedition with which the business was conducted was remarkable, but perhaps the fact that an important football match was to be played at Eltham had as much influence on the shareholders as the excellent balance-sheet presented. A change has come over the railways in recent times. This was exemplified yesterday afternoon at Tariki, where a long goods train hung right over the maul road for some time. The officials unhooked some of the trucks, leaving room for passing cars to get through, a little act of consideration whieh was noticed and appreciated. Before the new spirit possessed the department, traffic would have been held up at the point until the train was ready to move. Elsewhere in these columns the Bell Block School Committee advertise a dance for Thursday, 19th inst, in aid of school funds. These functions in the past have always proved most successful, and with the engagement of Orr’s orchestra patrons should be assured of a splendid night’s dancing. The committee feel confident that, given a fine night, the public will whole-heartedly support this most laudable project. Non-dancers are being catered for in the fine new supper-room (and splendid prizes have been procured), so that there will be no excuse for stay-at-homes. Of special interest to ladies is the early arrival at the Melbourne, Ltd., oi some very smart new Spring styles of Stockinette Jumper Suits and Frocks. A small early indent of the very latest. These lovely goods are in mauve, green, rust, cycloman and tomato. In woman's and small woman’s sizes. Priced at the Melbourne's famous low prices. See other smart new goods in Show Room. Newton King, Ltd. advertise in this issue the Jersey Cattle Club’s Annual Bull Fair to be held on October 6. In one of Auckland’s suburbs the other night a lady who had been troubled with rate eating her fowl feed set a trap, and next morning was surprised to find a different specimen of a rat than ehe had ever seen. It wae of a blue colour with a white breast and a very fine fur, had a very long black tail, and of much more attractive appearance than the ordinary rat. The lady waa urged to keep the rat to ascertain its species, but she cremated it. in the washhouse fire. It js thought that the rat belonged to the original New Zealand species, which was an article of food amongst the Maoris, but which was decimated by the imported rodent.

In a talk with the members of the Gisborne Rotary Club last Monday, Dr. Valintine, Director-General of Health, said that New Zealand had nothing to learn from older countries as regards efficiency in respect of its eanatbria (says the Gisborne Times). Tuberculosis, he said, was an uncertain disease. A patient who had very little the matter with him might prove a very awkward proposition, whilst another, who showed the disease in a much more advanced form, might very readily respond to remedial treatment. What was very essential in connection with sanatoria was cleanliness. In that regard, the sanatoria in New Zealand were a long way ahead of most similar institutions on the Continent. He was greatly impressed, however, with the Royal Sanatorium at Midhnrst. A tubercular patient had as great, if not a greater, chance of complete recovery in a New Zealand sanatorium as in a like institution in any other part of the world. (Applause.) Members of the Stratford Fire Brigade, Stratford Borough Council and a number of citizens assembled last night at a social gathering in honour of Captain T. G. Grubb, on the occasion of his receiving the 25 years’ service star. ! Mr. J. W. McMillan (Mayor) presided. Captain T. J. Watts, advisory superiniJendent to the brigades of New Zea--1 kind, made the presentation. Mr. McMillan, on behalf of the brigade, I presented Captain Grubb with a silver medal and an honorary life memborahip of the brigade. Captain Watts also presented service bars to Custodian E. Broeklebank (15 years), Secretary Aitken (7 years), Firemen Davis (13 years), W. Broeklebank (15 years), G. Broeklebank (7 years). Three years’certificates were handed to Messrs C. Dudding and G. Rogers. A five years’ service medal was handed to the hon. surgeon, Dr. D. Steven.

The auditor of the Mangatoki Co-op. Dairy Co. (Mr. E. K. Cameron) told the annual meeting yesterday that he had recent advice to the effect that the Control Board had now definitely decided to adopt its previous decision to pay for dairy produce on the basis of three grades. The board had also stated that it hoped, in the near future, to circu ’arise all companies indicating the method of making advances and finane ing produce. Mr. Cameron said the communication from the board had been in reply to a letter he had written point ing out to the hoard that it was necessary for farmers to know as early as possible the " basis of advances during the coming season, as many of them had to make arrangements for financing their farm operations. Trifles sometimes appear important. It was reported yesterday in a contemporary that the winning £4OOO ticket in the recent Independence Art Union was sold by a New Plymouth tobacconist. Last night the Taranaki Daily News received a telephone message to the effect that the winning number, 10131, was sold by Mrs. Leslie, of Inglewood. It was staled over the ’phone that the two adjoining numbers, 10130 and 10132 were also held by other Inglewood residents. The luck of Mr. Hunter appears to continue. At the Queen Carnival he won a big cake, hie wife won two boxes of chocolates, and in the evening Mr. Hunter won the biggest box of chocolates that had been offered as a prize. It has been remarked that unto him that hath shall be given. The chocolates, however, must look like small fry in comparison with the £4090 Independence fish that Mr. Hunter landed. Entries for the Whiteley flower show close on September 7, at 5.30 p.m., at Messrs Carter's store, Devon Street. The attention of dairymen in the Kaponga district is drawn to the Farmers Co-op. sale on Friday next at Kaponga yards, when Mr. J. F. Stevenson will offer 50 choice Jersey heifers. Practically all nro Jerseys and are springing close up to profit. Anyone wanting good dairy heifers should attend the above Sale, gee auction columns. ;, 1