LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18472, 13 October 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Prime Minister has &fcaited. in. the House of Representaitlves that he hoped the session would clos# on the 27thinsfc.

Tha weaitheir forecast !e as follows: The indications are for southerly and backing from east to norch. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather. The night, will probably be very cold. The barometer has little movement, but* has falling tendency after about 34 hours. Tides aire moderate.

The pupils of the Kopu School have subscribed 1 and purchased a beautiful .artificial wreath and presented, it to Mr. and Mrs.j3uinn a^d family with a request that it be placed on the grave of their little comrade, Irene Ellen Quinn, as a token of their esteem.

On Miners' Union Day airiniversary there will be a monster excursion to Auck'and. The Wakatere will leave Thames on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 9.35 a.m., on arrival of "the up-country train, leaving Auckland on return trip on Monday, 22nd } at 7 p.m. Further particulars are advertised. Tickets can be obtained at W. Caireon's, Pollen St..

"I dk> nob think the public realise the terrible dangers that lurk in impure milk," said Dr. C. E. Maguire at Auckland). He. quoted the results of experiments carried out in New York to show the mamrellous (rapidity with which milk can. be contiaininatedi. ■ ~» ■

A meeting of ratepayers wag held in the Puriri Hall on Thursday night, a large number of settlers attending. Mr A. K. Maxwell was voted to the chair. Mr John Gillan was aippointed secretary pro tern. After a full explanation by the chairman, of thei purpose of the association, it was. unanimously agreed that ifc was a step in the right direction and tbu* a further meeting be called for the purpose of considering the proposal.

The member for Pamell, Mr. J. S. Dioksan lias asked Sir Joseph Ward in tiLe House of Representatives whether a young man of German parentage had/ been appointed solicitor to the Public Trust Office in Auckland under a, three years' engagement. Sir Joseph. Ward said that) the appointment had! not been made by him. He would make enquiries.'

The Minister of Agriculture, regarding wheat and flouir s/uppiif©, says tfha/t we could not get more wheat from New South Wales up ."to sample. Thus we had to get supplies from Melbourne and Adelaide, We were facing a. shortage, knit the census of stocks of all millers showed 836,090 bushels of wheat and /500 tons of flour, equal to a little over two months' supply. To a question from Mr NoswortKy us to whiat vas the actual position, the Minister of Agriculture replied that thie ordinary year's consuiiiiptioax was 6,500.000 bushels. The threshing returns totalled 5,250,000 bushels, or possioTy a little more, leaving a shortage of one and a quarter million bushels. Mr Nosworbhy: Is seed provided for? Sited has to coane out of it.

He added that although the aim in wheat was 25,000 to 30,000 acres less than the previous year the prospects were tliaib the yield would show a. net increase of ten bushels to the acre.