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Timaru Herald, Volume XL, Issue 2904, 14 January 1884, Page 2

Fabmeeb' Co-opbbamvb Association.— Mr W. B. Howoll was on Saturday elected 1 Director of the Canterbury Farmors' Cooperative Association, BoHOtrou CoirscrL. —Tho iirst ordinary meeting -this year of tho Timaru Boroug) Council is to be hold this evening at 1 o'clock, m the Council Chambers. Wood's Bkapkrs. —1 havo now m stool Extras for W. A. Wopd'a Reaper and Binder. Also, their best Twine. Early orders are requested. M. Jonah, Agent. —[Advt.j ■ Gbualdenb Cooniy Couxcrh. —An ordinary meeting of the Geraldine County Council was called for Saturday morning, but only the Chairman, Mr McKoitow, and Messrs Talbot and Mockay turned up, 11 quorum being four. After waiting an hour, m the hope of nnothoi member turning up, they agreed to adjourn to the 23rd inst. Trmuka Daiby Factory.—Tho first lot of cheeses from the Temuka Dairy Factory is now on salo at tho Canterbury Farmers' Cooperativo Association's warehouse, Cain's Terrace, tho retail prico being <Hd per lb for a wholo cheese. Though young yot, thoy are very nice ana tasty, and show evory sign of enreful preparation. Racks at Pleas art Point. —A meeting was hold at tho Railway Hotel, Pleasant Point, on Saturday evening last, when it was decidod to hold races on the 17th of March noxt. Mr A. Meo m to be asked to be President, nnd Mr Murphy Vioe-President Mr Morris was appointed Treasurer, nnd Mr R. Orton Secretary. Zt was agreed to open subscription lists at once, and that the next meeting bo held on Saturday, 10th inst., at Murphy's Ilotol. A list was oponod m the room and very liberally Bignod. Education Statistics. —The summary of attendance returns of tho South Conterbury Education District for the quarto! 1 ended 31st December lu«t shows that at that date there wero 39 nchools open, of which number 10 were "hided" schools', with an average attendance of less thnn 25. 47 nialo and 48 femalo teachers wero employed, and 12 sowing mistresses. Tho totnl number of pupils on tho rolls ot ti.e end of l;he quarter wns 3920—2011 mnleß nnd 1009 females. The total striul average attendance was 2956, nnd the total working BTorage 30&5. Biitoeb Competition. —ln accordance with a resolution passed by tho Committee on Saturday, tho Secretary to tho Agricultural nnd Pastoral Association invites makers nnd agents of twine bindinj; harvesters to com« municnto with him, if they are inclined to submit their machines to the test of n public trial m a crop, nnd if five different ninkem' machines nro so entered,' the Committee of tho Association will arrange time and placo i'or a trial. Two prizos, of £10 lind £5 respectively, nro offensd, but probably nn onergctio ngont would think more of the exhibition of his luiuihino's good qualities than of his chance of the money prizes, though oither of theso of course would pay expenses. Thero were a good number of binders exhibited at the show, most or all of which contained improvement? with which tho public arc not familiur, but the exact raluo of-these oan only be'properly gauged by ictuul work, nod that tout was not available it show time. Tho ontrioa nro to bo nmdo by ho 24th inßt:, nnd if tho minimum number Ixcd are received, tho trial will' talce plsco hc/rtly af lorwurdi.