Windsor & Richmond Gazette, Saturday, March 3, 1900 - page 8 What Our Member is Doing. The following correspondence has been received by Mr. Morgan, M.L.A. :- Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th January. Date of letter under reply : - 6th instant, from the Wiseman's Ferry Progress Association. Subject : - Drawing attention to the state of the passenger's jetty at Wiseman's Ferry, Hawkesbury River. Reply : - The Minister has approved of the necessary repairs to this jetty being carried out, and instructions will be issued accordingly - Robert Hickson. Public Works Department, Sydney, 20th February. Sir, - With reference to your letter dated 29th ultimo, from the Hon. Secretary of the Kellyville Progress Association, asking that the grant of £60 for the maintenance of the road from the main Windsor Road towards Kellyville might be made available, I have the honor to inform you that the Secretary for Public Works has approved of the request being complied with. - Robert Hickson. Department of Public Works, Sydney, 20th February. Sir, - I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of petition, presented by you, from Mr. W. Hogan and others, Kurrajong Slopes, respecting road from Comleroy Road to Crooked Lane, and to inform you that a further communication will shortly be made to you, this being merely an intimation that your letter has been received. - Robert Hickson. The prize for the best dairy cow, at the Wollongong Show the other day, having regard to quality of milk, was won by Mr. D. Hyam's Dora, with 24lbs of milk at 4.7 butter fat, and 1.25 of commercial butter, the same exhibiter being second with Alice, 24lbs of milk, 3.5 butter fat, and .92 of commercial butter. For the cow giving the best 24 hours' butter test, Mr. Hyam's Brownie was first with 22 ½lbs of milk, 3.4 butter fat, and commercial butter .84 ; C. Sharp's cow being second with 12¾lbs of milk, 3.2 butter fat, and 7.5 commercial butter. New South Wales produces more maize than any other of the Australian colonies. This, however, does not say much, as there are a dozen States in America that have a surplus ten times as great as Australasia's whole production. At present, maize is used very little except as a feed grain. This is wrong. There are many other uses to which maize could be put. Until something practical is done in this direction, growers will find a restricted demand, and there cannot be any great competition among buyers. The stalks can be utilized in the manufacture of cellulose paper, &c. In Illinois a milling establishment uses up 2,000,000 bushels of maize per annum in the making of cornflower [sic], hominy, hominy grit, and kindred products.