LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16634, 27 October 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Postmaster-General has placed a prohibition on postal correspondence for Mrs Trickett, Eindisfarne, llobart, Tasmania.

At Use annual meeting of the Waiuidation), the chairman, Mr. W. D. rarapa Frozen Meat Company (in liqEuni, said it was not deemed advisable lo nay a dividend this year, but to add the* profit of £2157 fo that of last vear, making a total of £4732.

The allotments by the Control Board of dairy produce for shipment lo Britain from New Zealand during .November total 377,577 boxes of butler and 157,440 crates of cheese. Of Ihese amounts 240.350 boxes of butter and 26.500 crates of cheese will be taken from Auckland. When the, Main Trunk Limited arrived at Frankton yesterday morning it was ten minutes behind time. On arrival at Auckland the express was over half an hour late, further delays having been occasioned by stops at wayside stations to pass special race trains to Hamilton.

Quite a large number of the traveling public do not like patronising the Limited express between Frankton and Marton. Begular travellers have noticed that ladies make more use of ti-c ordinary than the Limited.

Very few people travelled on the Limited express between the King Country and Auckland yesterday morning. On arrival at Frankton the cars wore less than half full, and only about a dozen people joined the train at that station.

It is not expected that the position of G.0.C., New Zealand Military Forces, will be filled until after the election. Those best qualified to give an opinion slate that Colonel Guy Powles, of Palmcrston North, will succeed the late General Mclvill.

Over 1500 passengers left Auckland ar.d Newmarket by special trains yesterday morning for Hamilton, most of them bound for the Waikato Hunt Club's annual race meeting. On the 6.40 a.m. there were 336 from Auckland; the 8.15 a.m. special carried a total of 849.

An Oamaru resident supplied a Mail reporter with a striking instance of the profit accruing from the planting of trees. Between 35 and 40 years ago a runholder near Hanmer planted 60 acres in pinus insignis. The mill has just pulled out from working in the forest, and the runbolder's son has the satisfaction of knowing that the gross profit from these trees is £35,000. The Govcrnor-General-in-Council has consented to the raising of the following loans: —Matamata County Council, £IBOO (balance of £3300) for road works in the Omahine-Te Poi special rating area; £3500 (balance of £b800) for metalling roads in Wai-on>o-Tirau special rating area. Waikato County Council, £ISOO for constructing and metalling roads in Kainui special rating area. The Auckland Diocesan Synod, with some dissentients, favours measures to secure autonomy for the Church of the Province of New Zealand by varying the fundamental clauses of its constitution which at present tie it to the Church of England and prevent it from adopting a revised prayer book of its own, or from doing certain other acts which are in the power of other churches in communion with Canterbury.

The number, of convictions from the drinking of methylated spirits is steadily increasing. The 1924 licensing statistics for England and Wales show that, in 1921 the total number of convictions was 331; last year it reached ('93. These figures are most significant. Of this latter figure 346 offenders were men and 347 women. Among men the habit is increas'rg, as in 192! the proportion was 117 men ana 214 women. The total number of convictions for drunkenness in England and Wales in 1924 was 79,082, as compared with 77,082 for 1923, an increase of 1988, or 2.6 per cent.