Interprovincial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 20, 20 May 1909, Page 24

Interprovincial

The assisted passengers by the Tainui, which arrived in ■Wellington on Saturday, numbered 85, of which 65 were nominated by friends in New Zealand, who guaranteed them employment. One assisted passenger, Miss Sarah. Johnson, died on the voyage from heart failure, and was buried at sea. In order to get over the difficulty of procuring medical attendance in case of sickness, the co-operative workers on the Blenheim-Waipara railway at Domett propose to pay a subscription of 6d a week into a general fund to be paid to the doctor, subscribers to be attended free of further charge. The matter is being arranged by the Co-operative Workers' Union. - An orator at the Queen's Staute, Wellington, in the course of an address against the proposal to institute a system of military training, got himself into the following tangle: — 'I would,' he shouted vigorously, 'compel tho landlords to pay for the defence of the country in the same way that King Charles was compelled to sign the Magna Charba — with his head on the block and a pen in his hand ! ' A new and important industry is likely to be commenced in Waitara during the next few months (says the Taranaki Herald). For some time past negotiations have been proceeding with respect to the leasing of certain portions of the sea beach on the south side of the river in order that the ironsand may be treated under a patent electric process which is said to be giving admirable results in England. Pig-hunting in South Canterbury is not yet a thing of the past. Mr. J. W. Evans, of Woodbury, killed an immense boar at Waihi Gorge last week. The animal (says the Timaru Herald) measured 7ft 4in from the tip ' of the nose to the end of the tail, had a, girth measurement pi 57in, and a shield 4in thick. During, his 25 years' experience of pig-hunting, Mr. Evans has shot^ 15,000 pigs. There is in the Timaru Courthouse a' contribution box, the. funds collected in which have to be handed over to the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Board. The collection of the past fifteen months consisted of three coins, of a total value of 2d. One-half of ..it is ' conscience' money. A resident of Timaru gave Id short change one day, and it preyed so on his mind that he decided to ease his conscience by giving the money to a good cause. It is reported that an exceedingly valuable deposit of hematite ore has been found within a few miles of Kawhia township. The Government analyst, reporting on the sample sent to him, states that the ore contains 83 per cent, of oxide of iron, which is equal to 57^.80 of metallic iron. The deposit is said to have been traced for a distance of three miles, and as there are large deposits of excellent limestone and beds of coal in the same district, this discovery may be regarded as of national , importance.. Many people think that peanuts grow on trees. ■As a matter of fact, they don't; the peanut is a leguminous plant, the fruit of which ripens under the soil. - -MrT Byron Brown x has forwarded to the Wellington Post a r rod't of peanuts ' raised ' by Miss Eva Judd in the open air at Otaki. The nuts are large and well growfi, which fact is a tribute to the fine climate of the place mentioned. Peanuts will not grow anywhere. " The Hon. Dr. Findlay (Minister in Charge of the Prisous Department) says that the Government intended to set aside a sufficient area of the Momahaki State Farm near Wanganui as a reformatory farm, and the- scheme for working this farm and the general rules regarding /the class of offenders to be sent there were now under consideration by himself and the Inspector of Prisons. ' ' A smaller farm, 3 Dr. findlay went on to say to a newspaper representative, ' will be established in the South. Island. From the experience of other countries where the experiment has been tried, I have every reason to expect satisfactory results. The area of the farm will -be- decided by the number of prisoners we are likely -to send ; there, but it will be made quite large enough, for extension. The class of prisoners who will be sent there will be ypvplg offenders from 16," probably up to 25, and first, offenders in certain classes" of crime. I also hope to have; alterations made in the law in order to enable the reforms- -of the present system which I have been considering -with' JDy. Hay to be carried out.' • -. ;r - ,5f

'X ' Jam is made in the Dominion from the best- -New Zealand grown fruit, and therefore should be used by everyone who values & good, wholesome article. -, In" addition the jars contain the full weight, specified.. 1 .,; ; !l /Z.