Field Marshall Lord Kitchener inspecting the school cadets
at Abbotsford. Accompanying him is Major McDonald, officer
commanding the junior cadets; immediately following are Sir
J. G. Ward, Minister of Defence, and Colonel Fitzpatrick,
staff officer to Lord Kitchener. - Otago Witness,
23.2.1910.
The ultimate destination of the eight moose imported by
the Government recently has not yet been settled, and the
animals remain meanwhile on Somes Island, in Wellington
Harbour.
The Minister in charge of the Tourist Department (Hon. T.
Mackenzie) has (says the New Zealand Times) been giving a
good deal of consideration to the matter, and believes that a
suitable place would be near Lake McKerrow, in the Hollyford
Valley, reached from Martin's Bay, but there are navigation
difficulties which might prevent the steamer from entering
the river.
As an alternative, Mr Mackenzie favours the secluded
Seaforth-Mackenzie Valley, at the head of Dusky Sound, where
the moose would be absolutely secure from interference while
becoming acclimatised.
• As an instance showing the help the motor car is in
connection with the tourist traffic to Milford Sound, via Te
Anau (says the Southland Times), Messrs A. Russell, Fowler,
and Tapper left the Pompalona huts, which are nearly half-way
through from Milford, on Monday morning at 8 o'clock, and
duly arrived at Glade House.
After a two hours' spell the group took the steamer to Te
Anau Hotel, arriving there at 7pm.
After half an hour they left for Invercargill in a 12-h.p.
De Dion car, arriving at their destination at 2am.
As an hour was spent at Central Hill Hotel for supper, the
actual time taken by steamer and car was a little over 10
hours.
The travellers state that it is quite possible to go from
Invercargill to Milford Sound, via Sutherland Falls, in 24
hours.
• There are at the present time about 40 flaxmills at work in
Otago and Southland.
The material being produced is principally fair, that being
the quality of the millers largely contracted with merchants
to supply.
The amount of good, fair quality being produced is
accordingly limited.
The dry weather is having a rather serious effect on the
industry, and if rain does not come very soon the position
will become fairly acute.
Several mills have been compelled to suspend operations,
while some others are contemplating doing likewise.
• Ratskins are being increasingly used for making fancy
goods, and last year the ratskin trade in Britain amounted to
50,000.
A business for securing and preparing the skins will probably
be started in Calcutta, where the supply of rats is said to
be inexhaustible.
- ODT, 28.2.1910.
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