LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 88, 23 February 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival!

The amount paid for butter-fat for the month of January at the New Zealand Dairy Association’s creamery, Te Awamutu, was £1065 4s 2d.

Mr J. P. Asher, late of Te Aroha, has been appointed editor-manager of the Cambridge Independent, and is to take up his new duties about the middle of next month.

Mr Harris (Waitemata) gave notice in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon to ask the Minister for Railways if ‘he would agree to run two daily express trains on the Main Trunk railway between Wellington and Auckland.

Clerical occupation, says the Hutt and Petone Chronicle, would appear to be at a discount at present in the dominion. A considerable number of the applications for the position of assistant town clerk to the Petone borough were entitled to affix the letters M.A., or B.A. after their names.

The sum of £7,700 was distributed on Thursday amongst suppliers to the Balance Dairy Company’s butter factories and creameries. This represents payment for January milk at the rate of is per lb for butter-fat. The Company has received a cable stating that the Remuera shipment of Balance butter realised 132 s per cwt, in London.

Here is a hint from the Moumahalci State Farm by which farmers may benefit. The farm horses at the State farm are only given one feed of oats a day but are nevertheless in first-class condition. When questioned on the matter the manager explained that the animals are each evening allotted a certain amount of lucerne, which constitutes an almost perfectly balanced ration, and enables them to retain their condition while in full work upon one feed of oats at mid-day.

At the Napier Borough Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Cr. J. J. Niven recommended that the swimming bath should be filled with fresh water in the winter time and artifically frozen so as to provide real ice skating —an exhilarating and healthful recreation which he believed, would prove extremely attractive. The Mayor said that to provide ice-skating would cost about £2 a day, but Cr. Niven replied that even such an expenditure would be more than recouped by the revenue. The matter was referred to the Baths Committee.

Applications are invited for the position of librarian at Te Awamutu.

As advertised, the anniversary services (undenominational) at Kihikihi will be held on Sunday next.

The Te Awamutu Girls’ Club announces that there will be no meeting of the club on Monday evening next.

“ Are you wearing Phillips’ reliable watch ?” was a question asked throughout Wednesday at the sports ground. The watch was worn by Mr W. F. Stewart, and was claimed by Mr L. Garland, of Mangapiko.

Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Methodist Church on Sunday next at II a.m. and 730 p.m. The Rev. Tinsley (of Cambridge) will conduct both services. The gifts will be disposed of by auction in the Town Hall on Monday evening.

The programme in connection with the forthcoming Philharmonic Society are circulated with this issue. As will be seen at a glance an excellent programme has been arranged and doubtless the performers will meet a crowded hall. The box plan is now open at Le Sueurs.

Mr F. C. Daniell, architect, owing to pressure of work at his Hamilton office, has been compelled to transfer Mr Anderson from Te Awamutu. This, we understand, is only a temporary arrangement, and in due courre Mr Anderson will again have charge of the Te Awamutu branch. Mr Chas. Bowden has been appointed local representative for the intervening period.

Messrs Ellis and Burnand’s mill at Otorohanga will close down in June next, the bush having been cut out, and a new branch of the business will shortly be established at Ongarue This will be good news for Ongarue folk, and Upper King Country generally. Twenty miles either side of Taumarunui is now the rough limits of the largest timber cutting area in the colony.

We give a final reminder of the farewell to Mr A. Gifford to be held in the Town Hall this evening. What promises to be a most enjoyable dance programme has been prepared. In connection with the “song evening” we are requested to point out that the prizes will not be awarded to the best-represented character, but to the competitor recording the largest, number of songs represented. Supper is being provided by the ladies, and doubtless a most enjoyable evening will result.

“All that is happening in the political world in and about the lobbies of the House in Wellington is not finding its way into print,” was the remark of a gentleman recently returned from the Empire City. “ There will be some very interesting disclosures made before the talking in connection with the no-confidence debate is finished of ‘ways that are dark and tricks that are vain ’ in the wily endeavour to catch votes.” Asked as to which side was guilty, the gentleman smiled and said, “ Go and get your head read.”

The following question appearing on the Parliamentary Order Paper of this day is of interest : “Mr Young to ask the Minister of Railways whether he w.ill issue authority to the stationmasters at Te Awamutu, Frankton Junction, and Auckland to permit holders of excursion tickets to travel on the Main Trunk Express both ways between those stations. (Note : The refusal of the department to allow the holders of excursion tickets to travel on the Main Trunk Express both ways between Te Awamutu and Auckland is particularly inconvenient to thoss whose holiday is short and whose employment does not permit of their catching the ordinary trains, which leave, especially in country districts, early in the day.)

Local railway requirements, which formed the subject of some discussion at the last meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, are being pursued in the necessary and proper direction. Advices to hand from the member for Waikato (Mr J. A. Young) shows that the much-needed fireplace is to be put in. This will be welcome news for those whose business or pleasure may take them to the night expresses during the coming winter. Other matters, including the proper equipment of the goods shed, which means so much to our business men, are being brought before both the General Manager and the Minister of Railways. The need of a goods shed at Kawa was also pointed out t It is believed Mr. Young’s representations will result in the effecting of many improvements.