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Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1930, Page 8

A laugh was raised at the Assessment Court at Napier the other day when an objector to the valuation of his property was asked what he paid for his sec-, tion, “I paid top much,” he replied. “The Elmont National Park belongs to you,” °said Rotarian W. D. Armit when respond!ng.to the toast o£ “Local Bodies” at the gathering of Rotarians and farmers at Lepper ton last night. “I would commend it to you for your support. As dairy farmers you must recognise the importance of a clean supply of water. We have to deal with the goats and other nuisances in order to preserve the bush, but you can regard any contribution made as, a contribution to an insurance fund.” “I ask your sympathetic thoughts for the military training system that, has iust been discarded in tins Dominion, said Mr. C. 11. Weston when responding to the toast of “National Co-operation at the gathering of Rotarians and farmers at Lepperton last night. He. asked their sympathy for military training because, he said, ho looked upon it as one of the main means of co-operation m life There could be no doubt it was the best example of team work The tea ,m spirit was better developed by military training than through football or other snorts. He expressed the hope that the decision to suspend the system would be reconsidered by Parliament. The opinion that the country had arrived at a stage where there should be an investigation of the incidence of taxation was expressed by Mr. W. v. Armit at the gathering of farmers and Rotarians at Lepperton last night. He nuoted the case of a man on a backblocks farm capable of carrying 600 ewes. Translated to butter-fat at Is 4d a lb. that meant a production of 9000 lb. of fat a year. On this property tho owner was paying £B5 a year in rates. This estimate was based on a return from a ewe at £1 a year, Jdiis yeai the return was less. The burden of taxation was very heavy 111 especially in the tack country, where frequently they had no roads. He quoted the Ohura as an .example, filing that, it was not possible to get a car there in the winter. Following upon suggestions made same time ago it has been decided to issue “Hansard,” the record of paiha mentary debates, daily. The first issue under the new arrangement was .made on Thursday, the volume being 32 pages and covering the proceedings of June 2.6 and part of the following day» Failin'* trees were responsible for 40.6 per cent, of the damage done. to nower Hues in the Dominion during [he year ended March 31, 1930. This information was imparted to the Powe Boards, Conference at Wellington by Mr. 11. F. Toogood. An audacious case of fraud is reportM i wXnui. polt« >“*« b g“ formed that a man, purporting to Z nt a patient in the Wanganui Hospital, called at a Wanganui business house and ordered a suit, the measurements of which he handed in. The order was accepted and, in due course, the suit arrived from the manufacturers. Later the man called and asked that he be permitted to take the suit to the friend op whose behalf he had ordered it. Believing that the man was sincere, the shop attendant let the suit out. Nothing has been heard of the suit or the man since.

Thanks to the splendid community spirit possessed by residents of the district J* 1111 ” gareliu now possesses one of the finest country halls in Taranaki. The culmination of two years of zealous work takes place to-night' with the official opening of the hall, which ceremony will be performed by Mr. M, Fleming, one of the original trustees of the old hall. To fittingly celebrate the occasion an ball has been