PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 247, 11 July 1908, Page 14

PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.)

PALMEBSTON. ' 'An examination oT tie Manawattt River since the recent flood baa proved that the protective works did not stand the test.so well as at first anticipated. At one, place (■-. , in the esplanade;:the ; river has.out in.to'the path. Various erosions have also taken place ;• along the bank-above the Fitzherbert Street > 'bridge. ;i ''v Councillor; S. : '.W. : Lnxford leaves »in > a few > daysfor a trip to the Pacific Islands. ; The Borough Council Reserve Committee has.decided to celebrate Arbour Day by-tree-planting. ■■ . v . . !.:■ The-"Wellington golf team will try conclu- ■■■' ■ . sions with a local team to-day. MASTERTON., - '! j ■ About two hundred summonses have been issued by the Borough Council for unpaidj; '.. . rates. : Mr. S. H. Ussher, who has been'gazettedl- - of Stock" for the"Masterton district, was formerly a Tosident of Taranakij and be also resided in Carterton for a number' of . . . years. ■ - ;V. : - . Mr. ,W.\Hi;Cruickshank and his party of ■ Wairarapa farmers 1 left-:here yesterday for Queensland, where''tb% .are-to inspect Darling Downs properties. .Mr.; Cruickshank-ex- . ■ i pects to return to -New Zealand in about-a ' : ■ ■ month's time. The Carterton police are • still searching > ■ for the Kummerstein mail-bag in Jackson's . Creek, where it; was'lost the other day when the mail-coach; was overturned. The mail is said to contain important letters from the Misses Kummer, who are at preseiit in Ger- • many. Mr. J. G. Ball, formerly of Taranaki, has, ' • v been placed in charge of Messrs. Dalgety; and . Company's Eketahuna: branch,. vice .Mr. A.. Walker, who has been transferred to the • firm's Taihape office. iPAHIATTJA. / ? The Pahiatna Gun Club held the final of |> .• \ their shoots for this season in Mr. Geo. Oxley's paddock this afternoon. The weather, _ which had been decidedly wet, cleared up • during the afternoon; and allowed the match = to be brought off...''Some seventeen competi-. /-v.. tors shot for the various trophies, M. Quirk : ... . - winning the president's trophy by killing 15 out of 20 birds off the 15-yard mark. T. V C. Irving won the second prize, presented by Mr. G.; off _the 17 r yard mark,' killing 14 ouf of-20,-while'Messrs. Cooper,: 14 yards, Osley, • 12-yards, 'and.Robottom,! 13 yards, secured' third, fourth, and fifth cash prizes respectively. ' Geo. Oxley, by killing the most number in'the first twelve ; birds, secured a leg-in for the'; Mitchell trophy. In the evening the Club held its first annual meeting, when the balance-sheet was presented and adopted. The past season proved very satisfactory, leaving a :sub-: stantial balance to be carried forward. The ' election of officers completed the business of the evening. • _ . vi --* The annuar meeting of 'the Pahiatua Fire Brigade .was held at the station on Tuesday evening, and the following were elected as officers for the ensuing season Captain, T. T. M'Alister, lieutenant,- S. G. Wallis; foreman; J. Gibbons; hydrantman, J. ■ Radford; assistant hy'drantnian,' J'. Stckes; ' senior branchman, S. Parkes; junior branchman, J. Wild;, stationkeeper, -A..Munn; •/. auditors, R. Lawry, i'J.--Radford, and .A. Campbell; secretary, J. Gibbons. Mr. J. ; Radford -caretaker pro tern.' ■ The.balance-sheet and-'new rules to be submitted were, by resolution, held over until - the next meeting. . .. . ( GREYTWN. The Greytown Borough iCounoil -met- on Thursday evening,-.having adjohmed from Monday owing- to Mr. Massey's speaking here on that night. • ... i ..y 1 i It was resolved to procure a copy of the Consolidated Statutes from the Government. . Printer.'at a .price of .£lo,los.' 7 ■ ■ It was decided :to appoint ;Mr; Henderson, ' 'county ranger ,'t-obo sub-ranger for Greytown. ' ~... ■_ .. '~ i-v The Works ;Committee;reported that some 22. chains of ■metalling" had been .done ! in- : Great '.Frederick -'StreeV'also'; numerous ie-'' pairs. V' V'I;;. ] i ; . It'was decided-to v sell''the borough, horse, 1 '■ cart, and harness. , This>had cost £3 ss. per- - - - week, and~ the' Council Muld; riot see its way' K;;-' ! to continue ~ the Accounts amounting' to £130 wereVpassed for payment. • The report to move certain'borough lights "• to other positions was adopted. 'The Inspector reported that-.'no .'"cases' of;' infectious diseases had occurred in--the borough. iMiss Kirk's report on/charitable aid was:discussed,, and Councillor Webster' criticised the remarks . i therein on a : Greytown case. It was decidM to write to.the Board, ; and explain "mattors. r. , The Council .decided to; have a' Fleet flag | at Auckland.; ; ■; : ' In connection with the? Twentieth :Century ' Gas Company's'agreement'with'the borough, ' j- . ( the clerk was inform the com-' i ''• pany that ...unless the-'Bil) was- gone on-'with j .. in Parliament' within seven-days . the agree-' ' ment'would be'\quashed. i .: '1 A presentation of a marble clock'and silver ■ I- " ' tea and coffee 1 service was made to'Mr.;-Sid-. Nicholls on'/Thursday night,. on his retiring : from' the custodianship of. the local Working 5 Men's Club. , •' i WOODYILLE. : BOROTGH COUNCIL. - . ' ; !-, 'At this week's; meeting-of the Borough Council a slim;-of £10 , was voted by :the.' Council.for'the Mayor*;to attend the- cele-. : ' • . bratioris of thei ; American Fleet at Auckland, also-'a flag' is to be obtained. ■ , A deputation; from tho :High School Committee! waited the Council to ask for ! ■■■'■■' assistance in respect,' to, rent for a building for technical purposes.lt was agreed to , pay half the costs of same,.viz., £7 10s. The School Committee hopes'-by; next . year;., to havo a building of'its own.. '■>;■ • The Inspector is to report estimated costs -of. forming :'a footpath on ihe r i west side of: Ormorid Street and the'east side of Ross Street.: A complaint laid by ' the trustees of tho Methodist Church property against' the drainage - water being ■ . turned back on to their.'/section was left-in the bands of/the Works;* Committee to' at- • tend to. , •' , ! ■ A resolution was earned: that'in, future, " the street lamps are to'be turned'off at j - 10.30 p.m., and during tho winter months, when the moon * rises late, the lamps are to bo lighted froni . 5 .p.m. .till 9. p.m. i The Inspector' was instructed to . prepare, the land for tree-planting purposes,'4nd residents axe to he asked for gifts of trees. ' ', Tho 'Rev. Mr. Williams ,and Mrs. Wil- ; ia'ms held a No-License meeting- here on Thursday evening, which was well attended. ■; SHANNON. A meeting of all those who are interested : in -the Recreation Ground took place in ' the Druids' Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday.. ; f Shannon is already reaping benefits; through tho'erectioiof the bridge across'the Mahawatu River.'' A considerable percentage of the traffic which used to go via Levm is now being diverted via Shannon to. Foxton, • " so that Shannon is now" on, the'mojre"direct route for travellers from- Wellington . to Foxton. Though the railway journey is slightly longer l on the Shannon routej -tho coach drive is considerably shorter than on tie Levin route. It is considered' to be high time the County Council made substantial improvements to the Shannon-Fox-ton Road in order to cope with tha-increase in traffic. : TAIHAPE. Tho Borough Council on Thursday night decided to obtain plans and estimates for the institution of a water supply - scheme, electric lighting, municipal baths, fire brigadestation, and electric fire alarms. ■ The. water - (says a Press Association message) • will be . pumped from the Hautapu River. The scheme is Said to be on the same principle as that which obtains at Gore/