PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 134, 29 February 1908, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

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N PALMERSTON.

On Monday noxt tho Agricultural Depart- ■ ment will :instit-uto . proceedings . agaiiißt several local fruit-growers .who, .upon being warned, faded to. carry out, the regulations ill regard to spraying. It is understood that further t prosecutions aro ponding; • Mr. Bouchor • will ■ • probably be present at . tho -. -. hearing of tho cases. ' A general inspection of permanent lines is being conducted.by tho railway officials, who : aro travelling on a rail motor. Already 1400, miles have been covered by this-machino; ■Tho party left hero yesterday, en route .for. ' :Nw Plymouth. The avorago speed is. about-sixteen-miles per. hour. :% ... •icstorday ..morning Messrs. Barratid • atid '.-Abraham.-'tracked...462 sacks of mixed: grass, -Bcod'for.-.tho East; Coast. ... -. . ■ • A farmer, from Colyton states that this .is. the dnest ,season upon-record in the dis--1,-.' ij *trict. A > Sovoral; settlers in:; his • locality.;liave been compelled to dispose or tlieir stock. •

MASTERTOiN.

_■ ■■ Thursday afternoon, last .night. up..to N lO r . 'o'clock, and tho wholo of yesterday.imoi.n--. ing were occupied by tho District: Court in> hearing a claim.by 11.. G. .-F-.-Matthews for.i ' £78, alleged damage for, wrongful.dismissal, / against.. ,-tho • Wellington.. . and ( . Wairarapa. 1 ) Motor Company.' Mr. B.- J. Dolan: acted for, Elaintiff, and -Messrs. ,C., Pownall and' i. IC. Logan> for the 1 defence. - Thero were __ many intricate, law points involved, but the " - ' jitry. of four found for.plaintiff :on\two issues of'fact submitted to .-them. His Honour ' Judge Haselden-reserved'.'hisV decision. The quarterly, meeting vof the;Chambcr. of Conunorco executive., was-held to-day., Among the matters disoussed_ was, the open-' ing up of tho Whareama . River,; for. which-; ■ ■ ' a movement has been in-progress locally for- , ;•■' -p: some time J- ,Tho ..Chamber;, passed. - a'.reisolu-: ' lion urging the Government' to. open .up the: ; . road to point" l some thirty .miles .;. "-..jbovo; the^mouth ; : qfv.tho : river,-. as-.-by-.doing . so: a . holiday, resort ';. ,'openod < to>':j"Mjastorton.i';Tho . Chamber also. passed»a; resolution , requesting : tho-.Postmaster-General.-,to- open tho'itoleShono,, .bureau two •<hours, earlier •on . week r . ant^ i-v also ,to. opeiii tho ,bureau 'durmg..tho -time;,tho : tolegraph' office, is -.'open., on Sundays,: from 5 to s.3o;pjn. Tho telephone bureau'is closed :.- on; Sundays;at- present. ../I. . - .• ;.

FEILDING.

"i' Thel'Mcretary 1 ;. tho- farmers' Onion (Mr. .Bowatcr) -has rccoivcd an mtimation from the General Manager > of . Railways .that ,after i February .1, iyOD,':th«- weight, of; sacks of gram., to, be handled on. tho : railways must .not. exceed ' 2001.bs.^Thef'p'reserit,^ Mr. H..C. Stewart holds:the best-:, position in.the championship singles in tho Feilding ■ Bowling Club. i,.. ■ v .r, :Mr.- J. O'Gorman, of; tho.' ; Foilding'.post office'-staff,'-- has 'receivcil ''.'.v^-sjjapo'oF-.'a , !tr4Usfer/.tp , '3VM^rf r ;y w-j; - An amateur.burglary was committed at I the . Feildihg! ; ;b'owlingl green on'. .Wednesday- ' night. '••• Several lockers 111. the pavilion::wero -.1 broken' open',,,but -practically nothing was taken ' >l.'-F6lJipfofr-ihS'la^t^paJt^Ri-dual desks-'for. arrived nr Feilding. • ■ 1 •.>-Mr.»and Mrs: T. TV. E.'Foster celebrated their; golden --weddrng- yesterday. Thej' ar- :• rivcd -in Feildmg with a family of -, eight i . children in June,- 1874. > The family to-day : consists:of four daughters,, eight sous, fortysix. grandchildren,' and. three great, grandV ;cWSreii;V.y':v^;!a:'{'; S' ■ '•• ' —■■--- " ''V ■:

", < ' ' SHAKNOTs. 1

/'The .town -is ..very; quiet., after/ih^:races. ; meeting iwas the most successhistory,of the club,,- Thirteen. thp;.fea,::and,; although-tho acceptances, worn fpwcr vthan -last .year, a saiisfactory*?balance,.will■■result. , social ': and dance'• iii,. aid _of-'it-he '.local-- •■- ' < brass ''bantl .was held. on. .TVcdncwlay- night. in the Town Hall.: : V,.-.'.v ■ ...,i- ---;' ,hor6. Js- once: mor6,,scttlS,- ■' rains :hav.e ; '.dbhe" i',C ' ■■ " AV-'a-'meetihg held at Tokomaru,.'it- : , <c»psideral)lo enthusiasmj : . tii- bnng down a comprehensive,, (iro ■■ scheme ; for tho protection of tho Makerua Swamp, and expresMons'of neighbourly: goodwill 'were exchanged. 'In spito of such promises,'a few ,property ■' owners,- who ' were present. at this ; meeting-, failed-to 'act up the spirit they. ■ displayed- at : T6k6njaru;-;aiid : - there, is a'fpo's-; .. cibility of tho' scheme falling" through. '

' 1 MARTON.

~ Tho Chairman- of the.-Bulls' .District High' School has .forwardcd ,to the Education Board \ tho sum of £150 as ail instalment of voluntary subscription . money. The committee were yesterday.. informed' that Mr. J; .H. :• Gray,, from-Hawke's Bay, had. been appointed to tho, assistant, mastership of the Dis- • trlct:High School. •Yesterday morning Mr. J. W. Bowen, of' -. Fera/.Flats, •' bad ■ the 'misfortune, 'to liaivo >. his; rye, ■; corn; stacks, - and >v grain : burnt.' r"Mrr ■ .:Bowcii^d!>is;'incn;had'^tajrted:'Bij^g-;tlii!>'' stubblo, ready for ploughing;, and a change of.'wind blew,.somo Gparks on; to the-stacks.: The Commercial TJnion held a risk of £175, 7 . . which . is ponsiderably -jUnderthe value. of. -'- grain' burnt.

1 WOODVILLE. . iTio..townsfolk. entertained ; Mr.-.and''Mrs.;" .MlKibbnij who leavo for lingland noxtiveek;-on-Thursday night. : Mr.; M'Kibbm, up to a few : months, ago, took, af-very "active part in-municipal -matters.;;; , Mr. J. Griffin; tho successful contractor ~for,the first: reservoir,vis.-nr town,- -.. . ;'■ A 'special/mecting-of'..tho Council is called for Monday^-evening, 'next,';to -open .tenders in"connection . with;-the>wa'teriivbrks7-W<' : 'V; , Tho :sqttlbrs;'of.;Maharahara;Vhavo formed an {athletic; clubjyaiid /purpose. holding , sports Bhortly.'-;.-,;-.; 1'

EEATHERSTON,

.On .thd : local' bowling greien 'on ; Thursday afternoon, in the -rink .competition, ' Mr. W. Benton's team defeated; Mr. ; Everton's. Mr. G. .Machon has: taken up- his (duties as'manager-of-tho .factory of.the Featherstoh Milk.Supply Association. ,; .- Mr. W. Cade,- 'of ; the local post : office, . leaves on .Saturday, for. Pahiatua, to which .office lie; has. been, transferred. , ' '

, •- EKETAHUrTA. ; -

'At the annual meeting of the Poultry Association''tho following oftcers wero elected for tiio ensuing yeai:—President, Mr. W." rA-.-Boyes;- secretary, Mr. R. J. ;M'Lean; ;ommittee, Messrs. Morgan,BuH,' ; Stuart, .ileeve, ,J. Jand, J. Thomason, Leslie, Bedding, Toohill, Fafeita, Poling, ' and Gardiner. ' The balance-sheet ihowed a 'cash 'balance in hand of £12 10s., vitli - various amounts yet to collect. The. . lecretaryV remuneration,. was .fixed.:'.'at £7. 10s. . v.Vv , ' - j At, the ordinary meeting of Court MakaKahi, Bros. M. Carter and W. Pettadine wero. installed S.C.R. and J.'W. respectively. Bro; Bedding,, the retiring C.R., whs presented with a P.C.R. neck ribbon and certificate.' :. ■"! ■ ■' i '■ A ■ lengthy roport of concessions conceded the district: was submitted at the : annual meetirig of tho . Chamber of Commerce, 'held: en. Thursday evening.' The following officers were elected:—President,'--Mr. J. J. Mead; vice-president, Mr. F. Wise; council, Dr.' Bartlett, Messrs; Harwell; Toohill; Herbert, Bray j, Baillie,. Prendeville, Kershaw, Pike, end Page. : IK was resolved to petition the . business people with the object of observing Easter Saturday ; as ■ a holiday. The Railway Department 'is to bo written to asking if the 4 p.m. train from'-Wellington cannot run straight through to Woodville, instead of . remaining an hour-and-a-half .at Masterton.. ; Drs. Makgill and Frengley, of the Health;

Department, were iii Eketaliuna on Thursday, securing samples of ' water from the stream from which' it is proposed to obtajn tho supply for tho water scheme now in contemplation.. '

NIREAHA ANjy ; ,EUSH' DISTRICT.

Mr. Scott, District R<>ad : ; Engineer,' is malting great headway ; with the now road which will give access.'to some of tho reeentlyacquirod:sections;;'-.'--'. .• ' • ■ settlersUiiitlio Nireaha district lire travelling ."far •andv'near.'i.to. got grazing for, their dairy stock, but it 'seems-an" impossible task. ; .The',,last shipment of.cheeso from ..tho iNireahii'-ODairy- ;.'Cbm'pany's 'factory was 165 cases'."'"Tho niilk supply lias dropped at: this factory' to >1300 1 gallons, - which is a serious state df;,affwra.X i ;AT[rtho, other factories and creainerios - also' report a heavy decrease in milk. :... - : - ; IV^r,, Fo-s)-]er,Government Valuer,- is at pre; ;Mnt'/,a^,'Work;; in''this locality. '■ • ■ The-now- settlers- at Nireaha who foiled itheir-ibusliiiarid -biirned. early, are fortunate. .SomeJ.settlers/",.-felled.-.later, had: their bush set ' alighEby "smouldering fires; before, it was in/a Tit ..condition, witli_ the result .that the •land-Mr-a"'mass- of-rubhish. , - Mr. Udy's null •at Hukanui will bo rebrnlt .whfen the?dariier from fires is past.. have-tqleavo'- their farms/pn'j account v v 'pf their - . recent heavy: losses."*V i' ■' .

j.. .'._J:-WiVTTTT —! -■ UPPER TtANGITIKEI.

'- -Tho 'subdiyisional,-.6a10. of Section. 9, Block 2,. Ohakunei-.r.pn.'i" Thursday, i brought good prices'.-- Ten-out- of'twelve quarter-acre scc-tions"-sold ■ haaimer, -the;-' total 'reaching- £532. r r-. One"-section-with fifteen feet frontage brought '£81, and,tho others ranged from £55 .to £-45: -