Agricultural experiments spread across Canterbury farms
Letter from Geraldine August 10 1908 discusses a plan to use multiple farms for departmental experimental plots under supervision. It cites Mr Ansty and Mr Findlay in Parliament advocating widespread trials, with 3 to 5 acres per farmer and cost estimates of 20 to 30 pounds per site. The aim is to test soil and climate variations across districts and publish results for public inspection.
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Moumahaki
South Canterbury
Findlay
Ansty
Anstig
Madame Melba's Father Clarified in Letter to Editor
A reader asks who Madame Melba was before marriage and disputes shared claims about her father. The letter asserts Melba’s father was a Scottish immigrant named David Mitchell from Forfarshire who moved to Victoria, became a prominent Melbourne builder, and owned pastoral property.
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Victoria
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Forfarshire
Melbourne
Rugby Union Meeting Sets August Representative Plans
The weekly Rugby Union session, presided by Mr A J Tyrell-Baxter, discussed August representative matches on the 6th and 13th and noted late notice issues for country players. The seven-a-side tournament was approved if prize donations allow, with prizes for county primary schools. Gate receipts for the Ellesmere match totaled £9 11s and F B Robilliard was named referee for the upcoming Tuesday fixture.
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Ashburton Borough Council Fortnightly Meeting Report
Ashburton Borough Council met last evening with the Mayor Mrs Davis presiding. The Mayor reported a debit balance of £739 1s 3d and revenue of £141 5s 8d since the last meeting, including rates £124 1s 6d and library and licenses income. Matters discussed included charity aid payments, traffic bridge maintenance, electric lighting guarantees, Mona Square tree removal petition, health inspections, maintenance work, water supply plans, licenses renewal, and accounts amounting to £821 4s 1d with a disputed charge for gate hanging later settled at £8 8s.
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Domain
Messrs Collins and Co
Do main Work Report Adopted at Meeting
The Curator reported the work done in the Do main since the last meeting as satisfactory and the proposal was adopted. The meeting then adjourned.
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Tennis Club Asphalt Courts Handed to Public Domain
Ashburton Tennis Club deputation urged Domain Board to take over three asphalt courts for public school children and the public. They noted about £50 paid for laying the courts and suggested waiving the club debt of £25 if taken over and repaired for future public use. The matter dropped after debate.
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Davison
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Carda
Marathi editor jailed for sedition in Calcutta
The Calcutta Marathi editor received five years hard labor on sedition charges. Three men accused of hiding bombs on Harrison Road were sentenced to seven years. The judge linked them to a supposed secret assassination society planning a revolution. Three acquitted will await separate trial at Alipur with thirty others.
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the Marathi
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Alipur
Palmerston North solicitor arrested for embezzlement
E Harden solicitor was arrested at his residence on a charge of embezzling 260 pounds. On sighting detectives he swallowed two pills and was taken to hospital. He is believed to have attempted suicide.
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Green Old Age Assured by Dr Morse Indian Root Pills
An advertisement touts Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills as a health aid for aging and digestive issues. It cites Mrs Praderic Arnold of Hinest New Plymouth praising the pills for headaches constipation and renewed vitality and claims households should keep them as family medicine.
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Municipal Conference Report Details a Wealth of Local Reforms
The Mayor reports on Wellington held biennial Municipal Conference with 140 remits, 100 adopted, drafts for Parliament, and a push for superannuation schemes. Key items include voting paper uniformity, slaughtering act amendments, and power expansions for local bodies on loans, health, recreation, and transport.
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Fovan
Napier Hawke's Bay Institute backs Education Bill remits
At a special meeting of the Hawke's Bay Educational Institute Napier branch resolutions were carried congratulating the Minister for Education on the Education Bill. They urge a remit to modify the measure to allow salary protection for teachers when schools are downgraded and to ensure transfer opportunities. The group seeks salary maximums for long-serving teachers below set amounts from 1909 January.
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