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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144668, 30 April 1915, Page 2

The Agricultural Department has been advised hy the New Zealand Trade Commissioner at 'Melbourne that the wholesale price of butter in that city is Is 9d and the retail price 2s per lb.

it The Moumkhaki State Farm has been lately‘lifting a splendid crop of potatoes of the Gamekeeper variety which have yielded a return of over 2(j tons to the aero.—Patea X > rej»s. Some Idea of the abnormal rise in shipping freight-* may be ganged by the fact that vessels are being paid up to U l per ton lor cargo consigned to the United Kingdom. Before the war as low as 15s per ton was accepted for some cargoes

‘‘blow much do you got a week?” inquired counsel of a judgment deb-.or m the Wellington Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, “Three pounds eleven " was the reply. “Are you married?” “Tes.” “How many children?” “Nine.’ The lawyer did not question any further. “No order,” said the Magistrate.

At the meeting of the Education Board on Wednesday the overseer (Mr. C. H. Moore) presented a report in connection with the additions to the West End Selmoi. Me stated that he had practically completed a plan for a detached class-room at the West End School. This would form the first section of a proposed separate infant school in brick.

A .special meeting of tho X'c w Plymouth Defence Hillc Club was held in the Coronation Hall on Thursday night, the president. .Mr. K. •). 11 ii I. presiding llilloman G_. White moved that the nnuchors of the executive be increased to include tho captain of tho chib, sergeant-major, and four platoon sergeants ex otiicio, The motion was cartied. Rifleman White also moved that ordinary members of the club should pay a subscription of us, but the motion was lost.

The sale of Wellington city properties belonging to the estate of the late Airs, S. A. Rhodes was hold on Thursday. Three sections with small frontages -to Lamhtim Quay (next to the Union Bank). Fealherston Sired, and Grey Street, offered in one lot, were passed In, hut ultimately were sold privately for £24.000. A block of sections lying between Lower Culg Street and Cornhill Street was sola to Mncky. Logan and Caldwell (or £15,000. With two other small sales, the total value of disposals was £-12,000.

Several farmers in the Raugitihci district have put in eonsidorable quantities of wheal for the Belgians. At the annual mooting of the Marton branch of the farmers' Union tho chairman said that when war was declared over £7OO was sent awry to Wellington, and wheat to the value of about £7OO is now being threshed for the British and Belgian food funds. Mr. 11. Lethbridge, of Jturakina. gave -1-1 acres of land for wheat-growing, and with the help of iiis neighbours’ teams the whole of the ana mis placed in wheat, and tho result will lie about £SOO for the fund. Messrs. (!. H. Wilson. Ellis Brothers, K. ‘-a sford, S. Coomhe. and W. Levin line also grown five acres or more en:h 'ir the .same purpose.

.Complimentary reference to ..the behaviour of tho Territorials during their camp at Karori was made by the borough engineer to the Karori Conm-il in Ids usual report to the council on Tuesday night. The report stated that tlie Territorials had 101 l the park in a clean state and ready for the hockeyplayers. There had been no damage done to the grounds, while the officers and men showed every consideration and care during the fortnight they encamped on the park. The supply of water from the reservoir hod been ample for the needs of the 600 men. Those remarks were more than emphasised by councillors. who stated that a more sober or heifer-behaved class of men they had never seen.

Speaking of luocrue la some visiting farmers recently, the manager of the Monmahaki Slate Farm. Mr. T. AV. Lons'lnlo. urged his hearers not to be dUeonraged if their lucerne crops do not appear tfood the iirst season. Probably the following year they would have an exeo’dent crop when the plants wore e.vtalilished. The crop the farmers were inspecting at the farm was not a particularly good one to look at, as, although no weeds had boon allowed to go to seer! near it, practically every weed possible had come up. These had been grazed down with sheep and the ground thoroughly harrowed, and next year there would probably bo an excellent lucerne crop' The crop, it might be mentioned, was planted in soil Hint bad been assisted with 2owt. of inoculated soil to the acre.—-Batea Press. We commend to tho notice or the •Mayor and borough councillors the ■«;- lowing from the -Vow Zealand U Haiti "The advisability of instituting a law system in regard to tho disposal of tho city refuse was mooted by tile .Mayor, Mr. C. J. Parr, in his address at. Romncra on .Monday evening. lie spoke of a patent machine, winch was being used successfully in England, and which, by menus of the application of centrifugal force converted tho refuse into a hind of black mould, which, whilst quite innocuous, made an excellent, fertiliser, for which a ready sale was found. The city engineer’, .Mr. Rush, had been looking into the matt -,-, and he had sufficient confidence in it in advocate a trial of it instead of build ng a second destructor. These machim s. which cost about CSOO each, could be installed in different parts of the city, and they seemed to afford a means id getting riel of the smoke from present destructors, as well as effecting a pieat saving in cartage.” An interesting question regarding lie liability of teachers for medical as.sis.anee summoned for the benefit of a sick or injured child was before the ’Vcllington Education Board on Tuesday, huch cases are infrequent, but by no me-ci-s unknown, and no definite rule or practice is established. In tiio cjiso under ivviow tho loachcr had railed up n doctor by telephone to consult him ns lo how co treat a child ihat h;»d bc'-n biliwi 1 v a do;;. Ihe doctor gave his advice from but tho teacher laid to pay im the* telephone, and., as me owner rf the* dog disclaimed all liability, iho teacher applied to the hoard tor 1 general direction as lo how to proceed in such cases. Tho board decide.], (n ihe motion of Ah*. Allan, to refer the mailer to the Medical Association, to cs'( ilt In their views on the subject. The snceial case was referred to the exeyi.vo fir consideration. 'Hie view of one member was that tho teacher should be oven authority tu sue the owner if the dog for payment, .Mr. li. H. J. Cattlcy has been appointed agent, lor Northern Taranaki for tho Rover ear. This’year’s mode! is equipped with electric light and electric starter. Mr. C'attlny is now taking indent orders for delivery early in the; spring.

In the copy handed to tho. press of the report presented to the Education Board on Wednesday by Mr. H. G. Sergol, touching on tho agricultural work with the farmers, it was stated that “'it was very refreshing to sec a cultivated paddock grown by Mr. Burgess, of Vvarca.” This should lye been “’it was very refreshing to see, a fine paddock of lucerne grown by Mr. Burgess.”

The Southland Times says:—“Gisborne persistently refuses to be dispossessed of its proud title as the champion birth-producing town in tho Dominion. 'During the month of March, Gisborne and Invercargill headed the list of towns outside tho cities with a total of 88 each. Wanganui came next with 28, while Palmerston North had 26, and Napier was away down seventeenth on the list, with 19.’’ New Plymputh has been forgotten; its record was'equal to that, of Wanganui. Mr. Roberts, manager of the Lopperton Co-operative Dairy Pactory, has receive/! tho following letter from AH. J. Johnstone, produce grader, Moturna:—“lt affords me great pleasure to inform you that your brand of butter is at the top of the average grade, list at Moturoa for the season just closed, being 04 points. The lowest factory on tile list (No. 33) lias an average grade of 8-1.93 points. I take this opportunity of congratulating you on your splendid year's work.” During the past six years the Ixipporton factory has been placed first four times and second twice on the grading list. '

No less than seven members of the staff of, the Bristol Piano Co., Ltd., are going to the war from the various branches of that business. The latest to join aro Messrs. G. W. Henderson. W. A. Gordon, and G. C. Sherwood, all of whom are well-known in Wellington anil the provinces. These have been the recipients of handsome gifts from their associates. Tho Bristol Piano Go., Ltd., moreover, is behaving most patriotically and liberally in the matter. Not only will half-pay be maintained while the troopers are away, but positions will be found on their return for these men who have so valiantly served their country.