As land can not be left idle, the putting in of crop, if io only piys expense?, is better than nothing, for in the expenses is usually inc'uded the farmor's own labor and the work done by his teams. It is no 1 generally k own tint undtr the Mnnicip»l Franchise Reform Acb of last sess.on any qualification for enro'ment possessed by eith-r husband or wife is deemed to he possessed by each of ihom. So far the Btrough Council ha* only h*d one or two app ications for enrolmenb un^er this clause, bub this notice sluuld not be over ookod by either ra ep>yers or " resi dential occupmts ' under the Ac\ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantt'e Agency Company, Limited, hare received the following cable message from their London office, under date 23rd instant : 11 Wheat — There ii mo'e irquiry, and a fair businoes doing. New Z aLnd has advanced 6d par 496 bs since l&8t report. N Z , f a q , c.i.f to arrive, has advanced 6d pe 4301 'S since last report. (List quotations were, average 26a, lorg berried 29a). Oats — N.Z. in granary have declined 3i s.nco list report. (Last quotations, fine 23s Gd, ordin ary :<K," QheWaitaki High School football team has just finished a most sucosssful season. Tfiey have had an unbeaten record for the season, having won nil their matcher, seven in mniber. They have scored in all 83 point-, while on'y 12 points have been put up against them. Up to the p 'eseni season the to mhisboenin the habit of playing the I cal second fifteen?, but this ye*r it tued cone uaions wi'h the Excsltior first, and 1 e*t them by 5 to 3, The school has rheref- re every reason to he proud of its football team. The examination of the nuraing class he'd under i he auspices of the tit. John <>m''U lance Association was concluded last even ing, the (Xi miner being Dr His' op, of Palmerston* During the evening Mhs W. Mauda (on behalf of the nursing c'a-s) presented Masters Alex. Koaie and Robert tfmmett each with & book of adventure and also a pocket pencil o%te, in recognition of their services. In doing so she referred to the cheerful manner in which they, as models, had borne their manifoll if Hie* tioni. 