Mental Hospitals Report Shows Rising Insanity Rates
The colony’s annual report on mental hospitals for 1906 notes 3206 males and 4306 females registered as insane, up 94 and 30 respectively from the prior year. It cites admissions exceeding discharges as the driver of rising totals and discusses compulsory education for the feebleminded and the role of district subsidies and local guardianships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elotses
General Assembly
Hay
Department of Education
Canterbury Philosophical Institute plans New Zealand expedition
A scientific expedition to Auckland Campbell Antipodes and Bounty Islands, arranged by the Canterbury Philosophical Institute, is set to depart New Zealand in November. Led by Hon R McNab if time permits, the Hinemoa will supply the government steamer. Two parties will study botany geology surveying and a magnetic survey on remote island groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auckland
Campbell, Antipodes
Bounty Islands
Canterbury Philosophical Institute
New Zealand
R. McNab
Wellington
Hinemoa
Bollows
Auckland Islands
Campbell Islands
Dead Shot Worm Pellets by Comstock Co
Comstock’s Dead Shot Worm Pellets offered as a safe remedy for worm infestation in humans. Claims to expel worms and destroy embryos without harming bowels, targeted at children four to twelve but affecting all ages. Available from chemists or the W H Comstock Co Ltd Wellington at 1s 6d per box, six boxes 8s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compstock
W. H. Comstock Co., Ltd
Varish Street
Wellington
New Zealand Lamb in Dublin
A Dublin business circular from Ireland shows New Zealand lambs prized for quality. It notes frozen stock arriving and to thaw before cooking, with prices listed for hind-quarter forequarter and lamb cuts. Standing orders for regular supplies are available via Junior Army and Navy Stores in Dublin.
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New Zealand
Dublin
Southland
New Deatland
Yolier House
D'Olier Street
Stylish New Kaiapoi Dress and Jacket Tweeds Shown
Richt from the first place RABUMO gives relief from the awful asony of howmation get. 25 6d and 4s 6d obtainable from chemists and stores. Ladies' Tailor-made Costumes are more popular than ever this season. Vessrs Craighead and Berryman are showing the New Kaiapoi Dress and Jacket Tweeds in all those beautiful linings and patterns that won the old Medal in the Exhibition. Ladies who want stylish dress or coat neatly and elegantly made and carefully fitted will enjoy visiting the up-to-date Ladies' Tailor Craighead and Berryman. No other remedy will cure your rhimmaticon goat sotatica or lum MO. All stores stock it. Pye.
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Richt
Rabumo
Get
Serntion
Iambago
Vessrs Craighead
Berryman
Frozen Meat Quotations Steady for Mutton Lamb and Beef
Commercial London reports unchanged prices for frozen meat. Mutton quotations hold. lamb and other sorts unchanged. Beef forequarters quoted at 23d and hindquarters at 11-16d. River Plate mutton and beef also unchanged in price.
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London
Canterbury
Market Report from London on New Zealand Meat Prices
The High Commissioner’s London cable reports mutton demand weak with scarce Canterbury brands and prices around 52d for Canterbury and 54d for non Canterbury. Beef market quiet with hindquarters 23d and forequarters 23d per lb. Butter firm with strong demand for top quality and seasonal price prospects improving. Canadian imports quoted at 105s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Department of Industries and Commerce
High Commissioner
London
Canterbury
North Island
New Zealand
Siberian
Clearing Sale at Spread Eagle
Mr D. Thomas held a clearing sale at Spread Magia yesterday on account of Mr Alex Balgell. Attendance was fair and bidding brisk with prices: horses draught gelding 42, draught mare in foal 78, hack gig and harness 35. Sheep 271 ewes in lamb at 21s 2d, various numbers. cows profit two at 4 and 7 10s, calves 7s 6d, pigs 10s. Implements harrows 1 15s, wheelbarrow 20s, four horse yoke 40s, reaper and binder, sundries chaff six tons 4 10s to 4 21s per ton, stack hay 19, oats 50 bushels 3s per, seconds wheat 16s 6d, sheep dog 1 5s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Thomas
Spread Magia
Alex
Balgell
Mortgages in The Colony for Year End 1906
A parliamentary return details mortgages registered and discharged in the colony for the year ended March 31 1906. Total amount 18 110 096 with varied rates from 4 to 20 percent. It also lists the portion of debt at each rate and notes the mortgages released in the same period.
A Shilling a Week Pension Plan Debated
A correspondent of the London Daily News cites Heaths letter proposing 1s weekly payments to an old age fund. Calculations show £9 19s yearly from ages 21 to 64 invested at 3 percent could yield £288 9s 0d at 65, enough for 10s weekly for life and funeral costs, with taxes proposed to fund 5s weekly for survivors at 85.
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London Daily News
Heath
The Coming Machine and a Clergyman’s Scriptural Quiz
A London correspondent recounts a New Zealand clergy man who fosters juvenile Bible study by starting a verse and inviting a response. The piece contrasts the lasting success of the LKG milking machine with other approaching models, praising MacEwans Ltd as Dunedin agents for the proven device.
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Mental Hospitals
Annual Report
Hew, Zea. A
Vie
NEW Zealand Shipping Company
Royal Matl Steamers
Monty Vidao
Teneriffe
Plymouth
Clayyor
Oravit
Payanui
Torakina
Ruapehu
Rimutaka
Tongartra
Dee
Lonlavy
Monte Video
Tanneriffe
Tonie
Athenio
Kumar Keramea
Tous
Wellineton
Rio de Janeero
NEW Zealand Insurance Company
Hf Premier and Wealth Test Colonial Company
Nicoll Bros
Slington Fertiliers
Islington
Islington G
Robinson
Kozie
Amchestex Bros
D. Ballantyne & Go
Correspontedes
Treadla Machines
Ballantyne's
Christchurch
Paris
Oui
East Street
N.B
de Seer
Biog Mil && CO
Tancred Street
Manchester Bros
Colman
Hereford Street
Coalbroakdale
Coalbrookdale
McIntyre
Comstock
Spread Eagle
Poverty Bay
Hawke's Bay
Taranaki
Marlborough
Nelson
Taga
Westland
Hawke’ 'S Bay
Nada
Bast Sourbes
Dapar
Durham
Bireet
Tancrep
Mair
Bhath. & CO
Led
Cashel Street
Rautton
New Zealand Herald
T.K.G
L.K.G
MacEwans, Ltd
Dunedin
Government Insurance Department
J. H. Richardson
Cerise Ee
Greenwich
N.Z
Jones Ando
the Manufacturing Jewellers
High Street
Barningham
Zelandia
Lan SO
Robinson's Patent
Ewen
Oxford
Eeen
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