STRATFORD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144146, 16 July 1913, Page 6

STRATFORD.

(From Resident Agent,’ July IC.—'i im enemy is at the .’.ates, and there is a sudden call to arms, to come and la, vaccinated. Dr. Paget, the public vaccinator, will bo busy at the Borough Chambers each afternoon. Tho Wliangamoniona cases turn out CO bo nothing but the ordinary mild chicken-pox, Mr. Cray, tho Health Inspector, has orders to round up all Maoris and have them vaccinated. 1 doubt if there is a resident Maori in all tho Stratford district. At yesterday’s meeting the Borough Council approved of tho proposal to purchase a stone-crusher, and authorised tlic Works Committee accordingly. Tiro question of investing in a tarsprayer was held over. Tho bank overdraft is odd. There is tho usual little war raging between the Borough Council and tho Electric Supply Co. ' Tho row this linio.is about payment for current that was not supplied. Tho company admits tho non-supply, but urges that it liad gone to considerable expense in erecting poles, main, etc., under an agreement with tho council to take tho current for a number of street lights on a given date, and that tho council delayed taking tho current for reasons of its own. Tho Cardiff and Ngairo dairy companies arc making an extra payment of a half-penny per lb. butter-fat on Saturday. This will make twelveponco half-penny for tho season, and there will bo a further payment when all tho account sales aro to hand from LondonTho - much-tnlkod-of shipping agreement came before tho Ngairo factory directors for ratification to-day. There wes some disappointment on finding that apparently there is no probability of weekly shipments from New X)lymouth oven if there is a weekly Homo steamer from 'Wellington. Otherwise the agreement was considered satisfactory, and was ordered to be sigued and scaled. Mr. Barlow, tho borough inspector, is to bo made a special constable, for the greater convenience of carrying out his, duties in the matter of traffic bylaws. There was some slight protest from a section of tho Borough Council.