The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume V, Issue 214, 23 May 1913, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Rev. W. J. Gow, of Cambridge, will preach in the Te Awamutu Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening next.

A meeting of the committee of the Waipa Rugby Union will be held in the Cosmopolitan club room to-morrow evening at 8.30 as advertised.

At the Foxton Borough Council it was reported that for the eleventh year in succession, Mr A. Fraser, Town Clerk, had succeeded in collecting the whole of the rates, there not being one penny outstanding. The Mayor said he believed this constituted a record for the Dominion.

At a meeting of the Waikato Presbytery on Tuesday a call to Rev. D. Shaw, of Lumsden, from the newly-sanctioned Te Awamutu charge was considered, and sustained, being forwarded to the Southland Presbytery to definitely ascertain Mr Shaw’s mind on the matter.

It is calculated that about 6000 tons of potatoes will be dug in the Kimbolton district this season. An unusually large number of farmers have cultivated potato patches, and diggers are greatly in demand. Some of the crops are averaging up to twenty tons to the acre, and at least one crop has been sold at £6 per ton.

On the 2lst instant, the New Zealand Dairy Association Ltd. distributed amongst its suppliers the sum of £25949 7s 4d. This payment covered butterfat supplied during the month of April. The corresponding payment last year was £25785 lOs 2d. Thus the increase for the month as compared with last year is £163 17s 2d.

, As notified by advertisement the Princess Pictures will show in the loeal Town Hall to-morrow (Saturday) night. In order that residents may complete their shopping the programme will not be screened until 8.30 p.m. A very good programme has been arranged, and should be well worth witnessing.

The management of the Premier Pictures have rearranged their Waikato circuit, which rearrangement necessitates changing the day of the weekly visit to Te Awamutu from 'Wednesday to Thursday. Consequently, there will be no pictures on Wednesday evening next, but on Thursday the regular weekly visit will be resumed and continued thereafter on Thursday evenings. l

The Government has acquired Knowsley Park Estate, of 4,993 acres, situated seven miles from Mataura, and it will be cut up into moderate-size mixed farms. The Government has also completed the purchase of Waiarikiki Estate, of 4,113 acres, eight miles from Mataura and Pukerau railway station, suitable for subdivision into moderate sized farms. Dairying can be profitably carried on over a considerable portion of the area.

i S. J. R. Dick, a farm labourer ’ of Te Awamutu, has been adjudi- : cated a bankrupt. In his state- ! ment forwarded to the Official : Assignee, the debtor explains j that he came north about seven | years ago, and got a position as creamery manager at £8 13s 4d per month. He was married, and his wife had to undergo two operations. Since then her health had never been right. He was getting behind with his accounts, and to better himself took to milking on shares. He managed to pay off some accounts. This year he made £l3O by milking on shares, but having to pay a boy reduced it to £9O. Since Christmas his wife had again been under the doctor’s hands, and he also had been laid up, which meant considerable loss. His wife was now unable to stand the strain of milking, and had been ordered a change by the doctor. As the debtor could not continue, he decided to go bankrupt. He had honestly attempted to make up the deficiency first brought about by the continued ill-health of his wife. His liabilities totalled £lsl 14 s 4d, and assets £2l 10s, leaving a de- | ficiency of £l3O 4s 4d. ;

As a result of eating blackberries sprayed for eradication, 35 cattle, owned by Mr Karl, of Ohaupo, were taken sick with symptoms of poisoning. Veterinary assistance was called, but despite all that was done eleven died.

Our PirOngia correspondent informs us that arrangements are well in hand for the first annual social of the Pirongia branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, which is to be held in the Pirongia hall on Monday evening next. Several prominent members of the Union from outside districts have signified their intention of being present, and a very good programme has been arranged.