The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 199, 28 March 1913, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Rev. Alex. Gow will preach in the Presbyterian church liext Sunday at II a.m. and 7 p.m.

Te Awamutu business premises were closed for six days out of a period of nine days lasting from 16th to 24th inst.

The total amount owing on mortgages throughout New Zealand at 31st March, 1912, was £90,138,264 9s iod.

Mr M. C. Keane, associate editor of the Dominion, has accepted a similar position on the Christchurch Press.

On 31st March, 1912, the Dominion had 13,323 civil servants, drawing salaries amounting to £1,941,715 per annum.

The Canadian Customs revenue has increased by £492,316 in the last ten months, representing 34 per cent, for the financial year.

It is estimated that the expenditure on alcohol in the United Kingdom in 1912 decreased by £1,243,899 as compared with 1911.

Mortgages to the number of 29,138 were registered from Ist April, 1911, to 31st March, 1912, totalling £22,808,367 ; 22,906 were released,amounting to £15,384,889.

Last year 11,303 persons paid income tax on incomes totalling £11,066,621. Of this number 5876 persons had incomes of £3OO to £SOO, 3245 between £SOO and £IOOO, 1542 between £IOOO and £IO,OOO, 92 between £IO,OOO and £50,000, and 16 over £50,000.

The Te Awamutu polo team left for Palmerston North yesterday morning, and will play its first match against Parewanui to-day. Great interest is being taken in the Savile Cup tournament, in which no Jess than thirteen teams are taking part. The Handicap Cup competition is also being held at Palmerston North during the week.

The north of Auckland is just now suffering from the most serious drought that has been experienced for thirty years. The older settlers say that there has never been such a period of dry weather. The land is showing great cracks, and for miles there is scarcely a green thing to be seen. Creeks and water holes are dry, while the rivers are showing a trickle where formerly there were volumes of water.

New regulations dealing with the imposition of fines upon troublesome territorials are gazetted. Fines may be inflicted for slovenliness on parade, inattention and minor irregularities on parade, and neglect to notify change of address ; also drunkenness. Following is one of the regulations : “ 203 a. A commanding officer may, subject to the soldier’s right to elech previous to award, to be tried by court-martial, impose the following fines: —(1) Fines not exceeding £2; but (2) in the case of a simple drunkenness, a fine not exceeding £l, according to. scale.” For “ simple drunkenness” there is a fixed scale of fines working up from 10s for a first offence, and even to a trial by court-martial. With regard to senior cadets, discipline is sought to be maintained by the imposition of extra drills.

The Chief Justice have given a far-reaching judgment on appeal affecting the sale of poisons to dairy farmers. It arose from the celebrated case of the Crown v. Scott, a Palmerston North veterinary chemist, and was the result of a suicide from swallowing solids of corrosive sublimate. These solids or pellets are composed of 8% grains of corrosive sublimate, a quarter grain of colouring matter to make them look poisonous, and three grains of adhesive material to make them stick together. They are used extensively throughout New Zealand as a disinfectant drench for cattle. The Department of Agriculture sends out thousands every year to dairy farmers. The result of the present judgment will have the effect of stopping sales by post and compelling farmers to come to town to sign for them in chemists’ books.

The balance-sheet for the recent Hamilton Band Carnival showed receipts amounting to £782 ss, and expenses £405 16s 6d, leaving a credit of £376 8s 6d.

Adrianople capitulated yesterday after a fierce assault by the Bulgarians. Just before the surrender the Turks fired their food depots at Hadirlik, Kaik, Bastilik and Kemer, and also blew up the arsenals and northern barracks.

During February the three main experimental farms of the Department of Agriculture were visited by 1,270 farmers. Ruakura Farm of Instruction attracted 735, Moumahaki Experimental Farm 460, and Weraroa Experimental Farm 75.

The , Venerable Archdeacon Willis, of Cambridge, having resigned the Archdeaconry of the Waikato, the Bishop of Auckland, the Right Rev. Dr Crossley, has appointed the Rev. Edmund M. Cowie, M.A., vicar of Hamilton, to be the new archdeacon of the Waikato.

A meeting of the Te Awamutu A. and P. Show committee and all interested in securing suitable grounds for racecourse, show, and sports wilL be held in the Cosmopolitan club room to-mor-row (Saturday), at 3.30 p.m. As the business to be dealt with is important the secretary hopes to see a large muster.

It is expected that twelve polo teams will compete for the Provincial and Handicap Cup competitions, which will be held at Te Awamutu on 15th April. The Te Awamutu club is at present the holder of the Provincial Cup, and the Hamilton club of the Handicap Cup.

Something really attractive in the way of a local entertainment is promised for polo week. The performance, which will take the form of a concert, will be in aid of the Catholic Presbytery Funds, and some of Auckland’s leading artists are booked to take part in it. Wednesday, the 16th of April, has been fixed on for Te Awamutu, Thursday, 17th, for Kihikihi, and Friday, 18th, for Pirongia, as will be seen by reference to our advertisement columns.

The Presbyterian church choir, assisted by friends, rendered Root’s sacred cantata “Esther” to a large audience at the local Town Hall last night. For the opening item the choir sang the anthem, “ Sweet as the Sunlight.” Mr Oliphant’s rendering of the song “ Nazareth ” was much appreciated, as also was a solo by Miss Martin. The various choruses were splendidly given, as was proved by the enthusiastic manner in which they were received. The soloists were Mesdames Archibald (“Esther”), Battson, Black, and Irvine, Misses Martin, Dil, and Bruce, Messrs Oliphant (the King), Bellingham, Owen, and Milroy. Mrs Henderson ably presided at the organ, while Miss Clemow acted in a like manner at the piano. At the conclusion of the programme a hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Battson and all those who had helped to make the cantata such a decided success.

A Government paper recently to hand has supplied the following oarticulars of the total expenditure at the Weraroa Experimental Farm from the Ist April 1904, to the 31st March 1912. The cost of wages and upkeep of farm employees amounted to £17,020. The expenditure for the purchase of stock totalled £3,919. The cost of erecting buildings and for the material was £2,373. For stumping and clearing £1,347 was spent, and £1,599 for the purchase of implements and tools. These together with the sundry minor expenditures make the total moneys spent for that period total £35,071. Another Government table supplies particulars of expenditure and receipts at the Weraroa Experimental Farm for the year ended 31st March 1912. The expenditure for the upkeep of the farm, employees’ wages, purchase of stock and improvements totalled £4,514. The receipts for the sale of sheep, cattle and pigs totalled £2,499, while for agriculture and dairy produce £499 was received. These together with sundry other receipts'makes a total of £3,616 for the twelve months.