Brevities

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5705, 27 April 1911, Page 2

Brevities

Ton dogroes of froet were registered at Ashburton on Wednesday morning. Half a-orown “ conscience money ” has been received by the Collector of Customs at Auckland.

Last week 1396 youths, between the ages of 14 and 21 years, registered in tho Wellington military district. Mount Egmont is almost bare of snow —the first time for forty years that such a thing has happened. A brisk tide of immigration is setting in towards Vancouver, whioh appears to be booming just at prosent. A party of doer stalkers at World’s End Pelorous Sound, came aorofls a huia bird at Easter, also plenty of kiwis.

Throe of the smaller factories in the Stratford diutriot paid out ohcqueß to the amount of £6OOO for milk during Maroh.

Patoa sent sent away during Marob, butter to the value of over £6OOO, and cheese to tho value of over £13,000.

In Southland the opinion is gaining ground that 40a per 1001 b for primest ox beef will again bo reached in the coming winter.

During March the Christohuroh City Counoil issued fifty-six building perraitß for buildings valued at £24,095, tho fees amounting to £74. It has been roughly estimated that a sura of between £90,000 and £IO,OOO was put through the totalisator at the various race meetings held in New Zealand on Easter Monday. The Government has purohased 12,070 aores of Native land, known as the Manawaangiangi block, and situated be tween Weber and Porangahau, for closer settlsment.