PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 323, 9 October 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(PUOil OUIt SI'ECUI. COEIIESi-ONUESTS.) o— PALMERSTON. At the Hospital Board meeting■ yesterday tho chairman submitted a report with regard to buildings proposed to bo erected at a cost of £1250. It s proposed to ask contributing bodies to make a levy up to this amount, tho Government subsidy making up the rest of tho post. During the discussion it was stated that .the average daily cost of ' patients at the Palmerston North Hospital was 65., a3 against "s.Ojd., the average cost elsewhere. Tiic Dominion Bazaar instituted: by tho ladies -connected with St J Andrew's Church, in aid of the organ fund, was opened by tho Mayor yesterday afternoon, and promises to be entirely successful, considerably reducing the amount still owing, oil the organ. : A well-attended' meeting of. farmers this - afternoon, presided over by Mr.'.J.'Balsillie, chairman of tho local jbranch-'of. th&. Farmers' Union, endorsed the - list • of - questions formulated by the recent Now Zealand Couferencewith regard to the union's policy at the' forthcoming electious. The questions . will be sent to candidates for'tho' Palmers- . ton seat, Messrs. Buick and W ; T. Wood, with a request for'written replies thereto. Reference was also made,to the dairy regulations, which wore roundly condemned, and a resolution was carried oil the motion of Mr. Vile (Longl)urn), that the-question* : of the dairy regulations be deferred until fl.oki-, session for., consideration, : they being-' much;,, too drastic in'their present form. The're-..', gulations were classed as absolutely absurd,, and it was suggested by one /speaker, that.'--they had been drawn up .by a. poultry-farmer, , instead of by a practical dairyrqau.

I MASTEIITON.

Sinco the main roll for : the ' Masterton electorate closed on April 15, the "Registrar •of Electors (Mr. M. Foley) has struck off 32-5 names. Tho Bideford Rifle Club'opened the season on Saturday last, when -a trophy competition at the 200 yds.- 500 yds., and.6ooy.ds. was fired. The highest scorer, handicalp .included, was S. Rutherfurd 90, and the next best were J. Fallon and G.. .Rutherfurd; each.Bs. A strong committee! ;has : ' been appointed by the parishioners of St. Matthew'? Church to raiso x £2ooo, a portion of the sum required for the erection of a new brick church: Tho present wooden structure has stood for many years, and the want of a new and up-to-. date building has long been felt.-

FEILDING.

• It is understood that tlie Government Inspector has reported against a grant tor technical rooms at Pohangina. .. Wilfred Henry Redwood, brewer, of Manchester Street, Feilding, was charged before ; Mr-. A. D. Thomson, S.M.y yesterday morn- :■ ing. with selling a two-gallon jar or bwr witliout affixing theduty stamp, with neglect-; ing to affix the stamp to a ten-gallon, cask - of beer, and with failing to affix stamps io . three casks of beer, Mr. Hutton appeared: : for the Customs Department, and Mr. Ongley - for the accused. A plea of guilty was entered on each charge. Mr. .Hutton then submitted that there was a flagrant-breach of. the law. The Department pressed for a sub-;, stantial penalty. - The Magistrate . inflicted a penalty of £5 on each, charge, with costs,--, totalling £11' 7s'. -. A cricket match, Glsn-Oroua and Hima- ; tangi, yesterday'" resulted' in" a' victory • for ■ Glen-Oroua by 74 to 24. 4 . '■ Mr. John Prior, who has been away from business for some months'oir accounts of illness, conducted several cases at the Court yesterday morning. > ' Joseph Mabey was charged -at the Court yesterday, morning with making a false-deolaration-.to/.tba, Registrar of Eleor, tors in order: to-get-his name on^thei roll. • Acoused-entered a.plea.jjf guilty. The • •trate said at waswa sons should not make. these. false»declara - • tions. A fine of 405.. with 7s..;.,costs was.. . inflicted. •-' " : 4 ,, The Wanganui Girls'- College ;;scorod. well in the 4 results ,of the musical examinations,- : held by the examiner from the Trinity. Col-, lego of Music. Of 53 pianoforte'' candidates who were oxamined, 52 passed, .th^re, only . being one failure. Of 13 passes with honoiirs no fewer than four were in the advanced division, the other two candidates only being, 6 and 12 marks short of honours. .

PAHIATUA. :

The local returns for tlie past quarter, show 37 births/8 marriages, and" 9 ' deaths registered in the district. Fifty-two per-, sous were either, arrested .or summoned, . while 45 summary convictions were entered,and 35 fines inflicted in the Police. Court. In the Magistrate's' Court, 81 /plaints ; were ; issued, £900 4s. boing sued for and judgmonts being entered for £406 10s. ,7d._Two , sittings of the District Court were held, at which one civil action was. heard, six applications for probate were disposed of, and . 'five petitions in bankruptcy tiled,

SHANNON.

There was a large gathering of ladies "and.; gentlemen at ilio bowling green oh Wednesday afternoon, when. Mr. : J. R. Stansell, in a few .words declared the green open . for,-, the season. The green was in excellent condition, although a trifle heavy with the recent :' rain. Tea was handed round, and an enjoy-;. able afternoon was spent., ._ ■ It is said that the Farmers' Dairy Union,'' is likely to work a creamery at Moutoa this season. , ■ There was a good attendance of parentsand children in the Methodist Churdh, on : ... Wednesday night, the occasion being the ■ •distribution of prizes to tho Sunday scholars. ' A service of song occupied the-first part-of the evening, and the singing of the children • was greatly appreciated. Mr. A. Saunders, 1 of Moutoa, afterwards distributed the prizes.-;?

FEAT2EIISTON. ••

The wind-up of the Kaiwaiwai. dances took , place on Wednesday afternoon, when; there was a large attendance, nlaiw yjsitors : being;' present from' this. town.' Excellent' rnusio,; was played by Mrs. A. Burt'(piano), Messrs. C. Burt (cornet), and.W. Sorensoi) (violih). ' An oxtra was played by Mrs. E; Gundy. Messrs. M. B. Tait and H. Williams were M.c.'s. ■ . v ' A one-day bazaar, in aid of the funds of the Presbyterian Church, was held here yesterday, and . passed off very successfully. 1 Tha weather was fine, and the attendance-largo. The various stalls ' looked, very , attractive, ■ and good business was done.,,