PALMERSTON.
The .Sluggish.. River. Drainage Bpard met on Iliursdn-y..; Thero were present ' the chan-man (Mr/; G. Kendall),' and Messrs. bray, Hocken ..Tennant, and Wilton. The board decided to proceed . with: the main drain maintenance work at once. ' The rate collector was instructed to take proceedings against a 11... defaulting ratepayers, on ' and after January; 31. The-finding of the' River Commission : in. connection with the flood waters of the Manawatu and Oroua Rivers has been in the possession of the Government for some time past, and those interested are beginning to wonder when the details will ho made public The'report of the commission ; with regard to * the proposed amalgamation of; th'e\ Horse Shoe and Sluggish River Drainage.,' Boards has'. also been sent to the authorities, but so far nothiii" has been heard'of. that .'either. . - ' T '. The Oroua. Lodge of Druids paid out £150 last week in funeral bencfiis—the largest amount. paid in the- history; of the lodge. The total comprised £10 each to three members, whoso wives have died recently, and £120 to the relatives <of a deceased member.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 7
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178PALMERSTON. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 408, 18 January 1909, Page 7
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