IN OTHER CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 160, 31 March 1908, Page 5

IN OTHER CENTRES.

.-j (BT • TBLSGEiPH—BrEOIAL ' COREEBFONDSNTS.) , frCHRISTCHURCH. Jlareh 30. "The Hon R. M'Nab made the acquaint- " ance 6f-the Waiau ltivor.in flood while on his way to Chiistcliirch fiom Picton, and ho. listened' very . s.vnipathctically to the : Cheviot"/settlers', representations as to. ■ tho urgent' need of a .bridge. .In convcisation " later on, : he said:—"Nosfc. to.llandj's crossin" over the Big Wangaiiui Riyer, south of Hokitika, it is the most av.ky.aul rivor I •'h'aVo evoi**orossecl.' .r I know, or„any public work which .will;spread its advantages so widely- as tho .'Waiau bridge." •., A rccciit , visitor' to -tho vicinity, of. tho Waiau Rncr ( ' gives a couple of instances- of tho, mcomcliienCo occasioned to ; tho ■ residents by tho want 'of 'a'.bridge. ; . During ■ tho-. recent bad. ■ woather a mob of 800 sheep was-detained,on tHo" ;nbrtli\side..'.of ;th</.riVer _for .about a \s'eck, and thoownnr, seeing no prospect of getting • thom* across the stream, had to sell them at " a great sacrifice.'. ■■ Anothei mob of. 600 sheep ; ' i was "surrounded" in . the, rn er . bed, thiough. ; ' the'.')risiiig' of thewaters,.- and was . rescuca. • 1 somoT difficulty and expense by ..means of wagons.

. Tree-planting Nurseries. . '. i Speakings to aninterviower of the Govern-- • ment tree-planting, nurseries generally, the • Hon. R M'Nab said that; in: order to sccuro ": the; maximum' result - from 'them,;: it will.-be necessary to adopt a policy-of > concentrating -, the :'growth of trees. at -.the - princi pal contros.' He'looks'upon .the'objcct.oL a; plantation M;o' ' ' be-the?plan ting of areas.of land , with- tires, 'not the; establishment of beautifully laid-out nurseries. •; , It - was 1 in;following that-policy ••••: that;a" .'nursery was provided ; for-;.-tho Mackenzie County,.and with the same cbject. ■ steps'-were taken last year m respect to.the Kurow iNursery; . Ho has recently-had an ' application from, residents of Kurow to hand ovor the 'nursory to them as a domain, a: portion .to :bo used asaglebo for the local . church and a portion as a reception ground. ' The'proposal is now being; considered .by the Minister. Railway Rates.. ' > / The ways of . iho. Railway Department. are • .sometimes past.finding out. A Christchurch man,-who decided to purchase a cheap.goat up-country at;one; of -.the. sales,; found this out- the iother- day.. Aftor- paying 25.'.-for-a; goat, and: Is:, 6d. ■ for a caso to convoy her byvtrain, ho was taken aback by. the Rail- > way Department, which: conveys sheep at ' a few pence per head, demanding 9s. •';'y??-y: ; v, ; i?' : ?.'V DUNEDIN. ' > 1 March 30.

In the Magistrate's . Court this morning, a firm-of - shopkeepers proceeded against.a young man ■ for- the recovery of'tlio balance duo on ;an i article purchased some - six- or . . - .aEb.' :'.'Defb'ndarit yst'ated that -ho . was quite Unable-.to ,pay 53. per week, as ho had'.previously.-agreed .-to?'doi v -- Tho -'firm's traveller'pressed-him to purchase'the-articlo in question, and acting tinder pressure he did - so. v: Tlio; traveller- assured him that ho need: only-pay.- a deposit on the article, .-and -, give i the,firm , the-.balance due when lie wasv able; His - Worship:-: it' is' an ordinary:tradesman's'.account; .-This, to my I •' mind;:is:a:-very-.vicious.system 1 of- obtaining i custom." " i NAPIER. March 30 i -Mn vF.v Bullj .who. for. a; number of'years- . has' filled-the office of'.Receiver of Lands Re- > vertue-'at; Napier, .was :to-dayj ;on severing his i . connection:, with ; the / Department, \ presented with an- illuminated address :by.the' staff- of ■the local.Larids-Office! .Mr. -W. : W. Wall, assistant.surveyor,-who-ls-.leaving for Wanga- : nui,rdnd: Mr:-H., S. -Taylor;;cleric,: who is re-1 tiring; onv superannuation,-. were-also the. re-I cipionts" of .presentations. ■'■ \ .-.- . l - ' Napier peoplo. have every cause to fcehhurt- . ■ at: the change \ in.-climatic- conditions.'- . THo..Carnival that opened with. such proiuisingj'success was-literally pelted out of . exist-: encc .'by successive rainstorms .that wrapped i tlio .town in .a, drizzling -sheet of drenching i i mist 1 . --: On- Thursday '.last, "the festival had to be i abandoned, and ,on tho next daycamo tho unkmdest cut of: all. With the Carnival out . of- the' way, Napier's -beautiful climate redeemed itself,, and the vtown is-now spent: ln-.vam regret of what might havo been. Tho splendid ' weather that- camo .'back'-'.with* a , bound when the-;visitors-,had gone is exceptionally) 'tantalising, ! and :to none: moro so than .the energetic- Carnival' secretary Mr. A. E.. ; Eagleton, who had success'well within-his grasp.' At-a meeting of. the Executive -Com-, mittoe; hold this morning, it was decided to . , call ;>up . the -full amount-of'the guarantee , (£1000).. It was. resolved-to hold-tho postponed- .sports at ■ Easter, any ' surplus then , remaining. Ho be devot-cd as the guarantors may decide. i . GREYMOUTH. , March 30. •The and Labour Council• has decided' to appoint-air organising secre-' :• tary-. for the - .West Coast, the -salary to bo £4. .a.-,woek and: travelling expenses, vHis. dutiesvare to.organiso all classes of -labour. • Tho: Council lovies- on' each Union "affiliated 3s. per. financial member- to cover the .- penses ""of tho secretary.'■ v • , ■ >The - proposed, celebrations •■' in connection with' tpo turning of- the first sod of: tlio Summit tunnel was discusscd .at a meeting •i of representatives- of: local bodies 'held ,at Greymouth on Saturday.,.- It* jivas suggested that the function bo 'held on. Wednesday, Apul .20, and -it ; was decided •to telegraph to..Sif;:Joseph'.Ward asking if that datewould suit him: The question of- what ; form • the , should-tako was left-with- tho . contractors. Subcommittees were appointed ; to,-make the- ! other necessary , arrangements;.