Taranaki Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905. CHARGES ON BUTTER.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12865, 25 May 1905, Page 4

Taranaki Herald. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1905. CHARGES ON BUTTER.

(WfhUe agreeing that the charge oi is 6d per ton levieid hy the Railway Department for the haulage of butter , from the} freezing works to the wharf at iMotiiroa is excessive, we are of opinion tlhiat the producers are straining at a gnat aiad swallowing a camel. If the most sanguine hopes are fulfilled the saving effected by a reduction will bej sixpence a ton, ' an; infinitesimal amount on a box of butter, and only about £ioq on' a Whole year's exports., Of course, it is always well to look after the pence, but in j this case someone else is looking after the pdunds. The freight to London on the 4000 toiisf— ini round figures! — of butter Exported from 'Mbturoa last s year amounted to ,£28,000, at £7 a ton. A reduction <of twenty-five per cent, on that charge would' j save ,£7OOO io the producers making use of the Moturoa works. Danish butter is carried from Copenhagen to London, Newcastle, and Hull at 25s per ton, .while Siberian butter is shipped irom Riga jto those ports, under weekly contract, at 24s 1 per ton. : That means that those fautters have an advantage of nearly six shillings. , per ton over New Zealand butter in the 'English, market. The Victorian contract 'is £7 per ton, the same as the New Zealand, but it expires J in a few months, 1 and a new contract has just been arranged under which the freight j AviU be three-eighths 1 of a penny per lb., or 10s a tonjust half the present freight. The colntract under which > Taranaki butter is being carried to London does not . terminate, ; we believe, for two years, so that the producers are bound for that, period, aiid nothing can be done ; at present to obtain a reduction. The matter must,' however, be kept steadily in view,, for if a similar rate' to the iVictorian. can be obtained in 1907 the saving to the industry in Taranaki will( be very, targe. The new Victorian contract docs not, however, provide quite so satisfactory a service as the mail boats have given, and the saving) may be discounted by longer passages and less regularity. These, drawbacks will not be so apparent in any new service New Zealand might get, because the present service is somewhat irregular and any change is likely to be for the better ; and a regular 45-day service, arriving iv London every fourteen, days, would be better fh'an a 40day service at irregular intervals, or a service which varies from '40 to 50 days. A writer in the Otago ( Witness says lie feels confident that the National Dairy Association! will succeed in obtaining a very substantial reduction, probably on a new contract. Apparently lvi means that an imtmediate reduciio.ll is possible. If so, factories should certainly give the Assotia-

lion their strongest support and - o operation.

Mr Elliott forwards a parcel of "Books for Bushmen." /Ike jury's verdict in the Victorian i\a\\ cases was in favour of the Cus-

The wuaiiher for Empire Day in \W«I-jh.g-tmi was cold and wet. Few tradesp«oiple closed aad there were no celebrations.

A reminder is given to Isadios inter-i-hti'd in Ihe Garrison Band '^o^aar of ihc> n..-eting-to bedield in the Council Chamlbers to-morrow, at 2 p. an.

The Canterbury Board of Education passed a resolution taking strong exception to the action of the luspoctorGeneral in visiting "two schools under the jurisdiction of the Board, -.vrlhI out notifying his intention of doing so to the Chairman of the Board. With regard to the Bell Block storekeepers and the' Thursday half-holi-day Sergeant HadUrell points out to us that the. Post Office is exempt from closing"; that is to say, letters may bo delivered and stamps sold, but ordinary store business 1 mSust not be carried on. ■ ' '< A Sydney cable states that Sir John See, interviewed, emprcssed admiration of ihe prosperous condition of New Zealand. He was struck 'with tite spread of closer settlement through out the country, and the. rapid progress of the cities. He knows of no other place where the tourist can spend a holiday wi* g^ter enjoyment and advantage to health. It & a veritable wonderland. . • A social owning is to be hekl in An'drcw'sSchoolroom this (Thau-sday^ Gvenino- in connection with the 4Wtn SaT ' of thd birth of John S" a cordial ix^itation is extended to members oftte Church and Mends Adfdrcsses will be given Key. WUliam mL, H.A., . taMng 'John Knox as Educational •Brfoimer Bey. Treadwell, 8,A.. as "Theologian and Ecclesiastic/ and Rev. W H. Philip as "Chris-tain H«ro anrd Pairiot?' \ Tto choir will, contribute musical items. In the AucklatW Supreme Cdurt-^s qjuestion as to a » wto % suspected of haying comSmHteVl an oltei.ee should be arrested >or /brought before " the Court Upon a was wlcrtdd to by Mr Justice Ed-war-ds; it, having tranapirdd *a" *&' ci.cc that a man -narndd Dft«M was airestecl while 'he was in to own house with Jxis wife at teH-past eleven at .night, ©is Boncwr said Jta* ho 'did not think ihe man ahduU ban See* arrested at all. «Hb edald n^ve been brpug-ht before the Court rtp.oto a gummons* ■ ■ ' ' *

A correspondent Writes to a business house nere, saying :-^Hon# 0 -ng is a very busy place, and the crowds 01 people' 'engaged 'at; aU^Ms of w>A» ' a sight tb'see. ' < The buildings look very well, and are of- good style Some ofthfi-nnain streets are clean, but tlio Chinese streets , are Very bad, and the BmeUissometihirigr' to be re^wberdd, Tfeycbok and eat on the streets, and I think some of\ -Hwpx live on the streets. Sunday is th* same working* day as W other, and it is only the English firms who close their' businesses on that' day. • Messrs John -Crofakey and Johai Moore, i-Qpresemfiag householders , on. York and Suattey Koads, waited* on the Education Board on 'JJuesfclay witl* a petition asking, that a school bfe built without delay en a :by-r<oaid, Dorby Eoad. JHombers of the Board were ' xVmtfiiraous that the case was erne for urgent, attenrtioin arid it had been recommended some two ymrs ago, but for some reason aj^ication was not sent to the Department. On the motion of Mr Mackay it was do-. ctfdqd that the settlers-" (petition be sent to the Department with all necessary papers. ...... A misadventure, which; hWd all the elements for a serious accident, occurred with the Fitzroy 'bus about four o'clock on Wednesday arternooii. The 'driver was •at . tire "black of the 'bus whcnVrug was ; blown over the heads of the horses which boltekl, A. young lady,,'Mss.l^ton, the. only occupant, ma.de' a jump from the concern and Sustained a painful injury to the arm. Burns, a yoi*ng man in the employ of Mr Pikett, made a plucky effort 'to stop the runaway, and with j the aid of a telegraph pole with which the vehicle* collided, was successful. Mrs-Weller attended to the injured passenger. ; The open-air, meeting held by the local reformers in Brougham-street on. Wddtae&day night attracted 1 a fair auidience/i^r Brooks, a member of the Blackburn ■ (Lancashire) Council, who is touring New Zeafaad, gave an address on the objects and aims oi social democrats, and Messrs Christo- , pher and Stevenson also spoke. At the conclusion of the' ScMress Mr Brooks was asked what was «»««*■ ttTde of the social democratic paitym Great Britain towards P^^^ Brooks said that the party did no* make prohibition a plan* in its platform 1 but left . the -creation to the ££' sense of the individual Hb perJonallv was of . opinion that a man should bo able to purchase a glass of g odd beer if ho wanted it Bo ; was m avour of State control. Another peison asked if Mr Brooks was in favour of licensing houses for iheaacfangol omum Mr .Brooics replied that he was not as the. opium habit was der ff ding m its eSects./ Mr Stevenson ifco spoke on the ques^ons, and said that it would be just' as reasonable to prohibit smoking as 'drinking. The most reliable hat is "The Fam- ■ ous Denton Hat." Price 10s 6d. The Ka^h, Sole Agent, .New Plymouth^ Advt.

The thermometer in the shade this morning was 51, and the barometric reading was 30.03. Good progress i:^ being made with boring operations at -M'oturoa. The strut'um ■ now being pierced is hard sandstone. Ladies interested in v thc Garrison Band bazaar are reminded of the meeting in the Council Chamber at three o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Captain Edwin wired at 12.8 today : — Moderate /io strong easterly winds ; glass littk\ movement ; tides low ; sea moderate ; e»pect< frost tonight. The varied collection of .purc-brod poultry advertised to 'he .-<old by Mes- :>!■;• Bewley & 'Griffiths at their mart on Saturday should attract the notice of all in want of good biisls. The i-ixtalo^ue incl'i-des over C»00 entries, many of tiro binds are ivom champion hiving strains, and generally can be rriied on. The sale starts at 11.30. There was a gvxtfd atttnvdanico at a concert h»4d in the Wiviteley on Wednesday ovnihiq; to assist theVuiixls of the Sunday Srfuiol. Ryv. J. N. Buttle was 'in the t'h'air. A .varied programme was sirtwiviiU^l anil the ooutri'butioViS were all well lvnklered and well received. The ijro-grani-mc included songs by Misses? Gwyn Blanchett. Ijt»-sc J h (e!ir;ofoJ.t). Mi"s A. Vtxile, 3los'srt; Biimin^hm (enjeored), H. FlaH, A. Waif ; jvcitatfous by Qkissrs White and l>incan.-\Hi : 'quart etto anid trio Messrs Corii/all (2) anil McEwai ; ])ianoioi-(e solo, Mrs A. Veale ; trom))one solo, <31r Hanley. aaid .violin solos likrr Loev^h, ihe latt'cr giving a particularly line perform aaiL'e. Awouijmuiinriits Avtre 'playod by ! J\lr \E. Goldiug anil the performers were "'heartily thaiiU<.«i for ilic-ir se^vieos mxd the Piano Company for the use of an instrument.