LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 30 October 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The price of butter in Sydney has been reduced by Ijd per pound. Mr A. E. Booth, of “Middle Run,” has sold his property of about 800 acres to Mr B. R. Rayner, of Carterton.

Two passenger cars have already been equipped with electric lighting at the Addington works and are nowin use on the express run between Christchurch and Greymouth. It was stated by the Hon. A. D. McLeod in Carterton last night that the serious drop in the lambing percentages throughout the Dominion this season would result in a decrease of 10 per cent on last year’s lambing.

The first draft of freezing lambs was despatched from Carterton yesterday morning by the Wellington Meat Export Company. They were from the farms of Messrs C. Jensen and W. York, Waihakeke.

Our Parliamentary correspondent states that the Gaming Bill has passed the Legislative Council without amendment. There was a long debate on the second reading, which was carried by 23 votes to 7. The opponents also challcneged the permit clause in committee, but were defeated by 21 votes to 7.

Replying last evening at Carterton to criticisms levelled by producers that the farmers were not represented in Parliament, the Hon. A. D. McLeod said of 80 members of the House 37 of them, if their jobs fizzled out to-mor-row, would only have their farms to go back to. Seven of the 11 executive members were in the same position.

No one who visits any New Zealand cemetery, old or new should have qualms about supporting the cremation movement. Most of the old cemeteries commemorate little else but the shortness of people’s memories. Their controlling authorities may keep the paths clbar of weeds, but nine graves out of ten, if they have been in existence more than a few decades, are neglected and overgrown, says an exchange. Remarks made by a young woman in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court would sugegst that there must be keen competition for situations as waitresses in some of the first-class hotels in Auckland (says the “Herald.”) The witness stated that while in service in a looal hotel she was in. receipt of a weekly wage of £1 17/6. This apparently modest income was, however, augmented by tips averaging between £2 and £3 a. week.

Tn the House last night there was a critical discussion on the Dairy Industry Bill validating the articles of co-operative companies in respect to suppliers’ agreements. Ultimately the Minister said he did not like the bill, but if it was not passed there would be trouble. He proposed later to try to put on a sounder and better foundation the position between dairy fanners and co-operative companies, but that could not be done this session.

Big strides are being made with the erection of the Arapuni village, where roads 'have been formed and houses are springing up with wonderful rapidity. Stores, cook-houses and work offices are already established, while the post office is now conducting business. A telephone bureau will be established at the latter building, while the department is also installing a Morse machine there. The Police Department, the “Waikato Times” understands, is considering stationing an officer in the village. The Rev. B. C. Bates, Dominion Meteorologist, who is on a visit to Masterton, yesterday addressed the pupils of the Technical Schoel on the value of meteorological records, and explained how reports from the different observing stations enabled him to forecast weather conditions. He complimented the boys of the engineering ciass on having completed a very fine wind-vane, which they have erected near the other recording instruments on Mr R. Brown’s property in Essex street. The same class are now constructing ,an anemometer, an instru-

ment for measuring wind velocities. The Congregational Church orchestra, under the leadership of Mr W. R. S. Spencer, and supplemented by Messrs Hunn (’cello), Davey (cornet), Mills (fiute), and Russell (bass viol), submitted an exceptionally fine programme to an appreciative audience in the Congregational Church on Tuesday evening. The concerted numbers were well received and well-merited applause indicated the reception of the individual items. Mr E. Pinkney ably sustained the character of “Devil May Care” in a musical monologue. Master Jack Whitton showed promise as a violinist. Mr C.. Mills delighted the audience with all his vocal items. Mr Miller Hope (pianoforte), Mr W. R. S. Spencer (violin) and Mr F. Davey (cornet) evoked spirited applause by their solo work. The Rev. J. H. Datson, in moving a vote of thanks to those who had contributed to the programme, stated that it was the intention of the orchestra to hold a series of concerts in the future. Misses L. Lumley, M. Spencer and Mr Miller Hope were the accompanists.

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A farmer in the Oamaru district han completely eradicated Canadian thistle from his farm by sowing lucerne in the affected areas.

The community fighting system in Elthaui has been completed with the exception of one block of windows, says art exchange. Over 80 lights have been fitted outside nearly every window in the business area.

The subject of goats and cattle in the Egmont National Park was discus, sed by the Eltham Borough Council on Monday evening. A Councillor remarked that it was quite wrong to say that goats do harm.

A nice parcel of retorted gold from the South Westland beaches passed into the hands of local bankers last week, states the Hokitika correspondent of the “Lyttelton Tinies.” The southern beaches have been yielding fair returns for some time to watchful beachcombers.

The oft-repealed objection that New Zealand could not offer good enough hotel accommodation to attract highclass tourist traffic was discounted by opinions expressed at the Auckland Tourist League’s Conference. Several delegates closely in touch with tourist traffic agreed that complaints were very few. The dissatisfied consisted only of wealthy Americans used to superlative comforts. r

As evidencing the popularity of the railways in North Otago, says the “Tinies” Mr W. Forrester mentioned at a meeting in Oamaru, that the wife of a railway servant at Enfield, who had the opportunity of travelling free on the train, preferred to come to town in a motor vehicle and to pay her fare.

In the office of a Hawke’s Bay country local body the following missive, written by a contractor to the clerk, is preserved among the most sacred archives of the institution. Tlho effusion, scrawled across" a postcard, is as under: “Dear sir: Please send me the specifications for Job. No. 1234. P.S.: They are here.”