PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 418, 29 January 1909, Page 7

PALMERSTON NEWS.

l»uuil UUU srECUt, COEUESeONDEKTS.I •.'-'■' •;- : "' ,'"'.»—-——' ■'- '■•:, Mr. Jno. Reed, the commissioner appointed to inquire into the suggested amalgamation of the Horseshoe and Sluggish River Drainage Boards, has furnished his report upon the subjeotV- The salient features are asfollow.—(1) That the 'Sluggish River I/and Drainage Board and the Horseshoe Drainage Board be'amalgamated under Section'ls of the Land Drainage Act, 1908, and that the extra area referred to in the. evidence: of E. J; Armstrong.be included in and form part of the united area., (2) That, the united board take oyer all assets, property, and liabilities of ; the present boards. (3) • I am satisfied that on© board as. proposed-could" carry-out the drainage work more: beneficially and cheaper than at present; (4) That it bo ! a condition, of such amalgamation that the mam dram., be restored. : to -its. original ''size' wd.bo otherwise improved.' and repaired.(o) That it be,a condition".that, before amal-' gamation, the whole area of the united district (except the present area of tho Sluggish Btfard District) take, over a liability equal' .to one-half of the -.total-, cost of repairing; restoring, and improving the' : -said main' dram.', (6) If the .condition -contained .'in Clause 5 cannot be given effect to,'-I''suggest that.-the total loan for this work should-be •raised.by the new board, and expended in'tho manner described, and that, the whole, united area; ; be : rated upon a classification basis,--and that .'the : special gating, area in the Sluggish'Riyer distnct.be released from their present liability". The recommendation will' bo considered by a meeting of. the two-boards concerned at Glen Oroua,. on Monday, at; 2;30 ■p,m.,: ,'■". '-. >.- :■■.->. •".. ;'!; ..\;;.,,-' - ■ .-. :■{ A mooting -of tho ■< -Wellington ' Provincial was'held at PalmerstonNorth yesterday... The,president,v:Mr.'--'J.v.G. Wilson, : was in: the chair, and' there wore also present 'W e?s A s> ,ir C ;'-.9»PW ■'■'■ (Pahiatua), " J-■" ■ H.'. Escott (Woodville), H.. A. Nevins (TenuiV ;W. B, Mathe3pn(Ekotahuha),.J. 0. Bidwill (Featherstan),, :F. : Hookley ' (HunterviHe), Ewan pampb'ell (Wanganui), Captain Hewitt (Palmerston..-North),--.and V ! A. E. Russell, treasurer. : '.- Correspondence '/ was received, from the, Agricultural .Department' stating' ™ ; :voterinary 4 , diagrams: .and charts - were obtainable' at prices .'quoted..: .'As,tho- majority, of .branches had also received the oircular, itwas decided to;leave.the question of purchas-. ■rag. the charts,; etc., to the-branches. A circular-and'handbook on"classing and skirt-: ,iug wool was .received ; irom Mr.' M'Naught,' instructor, of: ■ woololassihg \- at •"Wanganui .Technical-School, with.' a, request; that::tho ..matter be'placed before the -various 'branches.A .general discussion .took /place on' the question of woolclnssing and skirting. '■■■ Mr.Riis-'. sell gayejis ;experiencd of- having, visited tho: topniakors. in.. Yorkshire, and .they informed ,hini that,, there was little .necessity, for skirt ipg' .for"'.the:.English;,market,. excopt taking' .bellies' and '"stained; wool: off. ■', But,:- for, 'the -American' market,- ;it was- necessary asV-ihey. ,would:only:-tate. practically.the top. of-.the JeecoV.. Mr: Bidwifl/stated .'that 'i wool'buyer, ! ,who'.had ! .visited ,his;.shcds',;'.-preferred the fleeces; ;beihg ;■ leff Ninskitted,".. and his' .expori-' .once was. that',' through careless "skirting' iri! .the .country, the buyers preferred the:'skirting : :;to .be done-by experts. "It was' decided, to send'Mr;!M'Naught';a list'of : branches in' the'! province' to communicate| with. ::', '' ■'■:■', ' ;,' The 'president reported; that'; tho Y 'sunv of' ..■624; 3s; ■ fid.; '-forwarded ;by\ several branches 'for'.;.;the, farmers' -testimonial to i Messrs;D>: Jones, and,3?vans, in recognition , : of:'their services, regarding the'Cautorbury Agricultural labourers'- dispute,- had been sent to. Canter--;buryj. ; •-: and. .it,' : was - ;■': -expected ' ?. - : thatthe r ' presentation • to '.theso'.; gentlemen :would take place, shortly.'. A-: substantial sumhad been collected from the various branches :in the Dominion.....; Mr.. Wilson- ako. reported' ;that the-question of the ■ price for;, shearing lambs' had been" placed - before. |the Committee.:' As,no mentibn'of the price to ,be -.'paid'-- for,: lamhs was fixed -by ;the award;' ! ..several members; of ..the executive: present ex-' I I pressed the opinion that the ..price: had. barred j i. ; J '"ge number. <£ farmers from - shearing their, lambs; Their experience this-year was that they, would-'.eontinuo. hot: to shear .'tho ! i.lambs, as ■Rouineyß,. especially, wblild pay netter if let ,n,e ; ior:-ari extra' season;k The'-, ' American buyers; would. practically, only take long wool. S -Mr. ;E\van Campbell stated'(and the opinion' u-as ..endorsed, by other-:, sheepowners)' that, lambs ;. shorn. ; received s moi'o : bruising, than thoso unshorn lvhcnin transit. One letter received, from a. prominont ,Hawko's Bay f armor, stated that 'ho was hot : :comg:tp. shear- his lambs this year for the' 'first time.,., : The,wages .lost 'by the': shearers' would.-amount-to; about,£7o.■;..• The actidn : of tho .indemnifying, the- Government -..Insurance i Department. was distrusted,: anil' .the iollowing.resolution: wa'fl'paßsed': MThat .in tho this exocutivo of the Farm-' :ors ;Umou,;; immediate -steps: shbiild 'be ! .taken' a 8 _soon as. the. House moots -to relieve the Dominion -from the -responsibility of ihdemnifying the'; Insurance::; Department': for possible losses arising, out of the: issue: of, pohcies : to miners without medical,examination." •;■-.'-.•■' ■":'",•;'■■".' -,'."'■:,-'.',<-.''.-■. '■ - •-, - -AVa, special meeting of executive of !the j Hospital- Board .yesterday the following' tenders for the: annual supplies • Were ac-' ..ceptedj-.Funorßls,.; T, Griggs;-:bread,: Pinlcerton; meat, Manawatu Meat Company: wines ; and spirits, L. DjPaterson; drugs,it. Leary s Pharmacy -groceries, Woodroofe and-C0.,-coal, Westport Coal Company; hospital firewood, liratu Milling Company,reharitablo aid firewood,.A. Goldfinch; -The following tenders for charitable aid rations- were accepted:—Palmerston North,. Woodrobfo and' Co.; Peildingj Casn Trading Company; Apiti, ; Heldt and Sons; ■ Haloombe, J. • Flemming •' Foxto'nj -P.. Hennessy; Kimbolton, Hanson ;and-Co.: ',•■■•' ' ' .'■'.:■..:•'■ " [- -Mr. Roberts, who for the past three years ;has been in charge of the,: telegraph depart!ment at the local post office, has been transferred to,, the accountant's ..branch of'the Wellington. Mr.: Roberts, besides-being ah: efficient aid popular officer,, has, during his residence in Palmers-' tonsbeen instmctor in' electricity-in the Technical: School. He is to ho succeeded by Mr H. AY. "Allan, of the- local staff. ,:;.' •- -■■, .■The -mission'to bo, conducted by Sihe'.Re-' ;deri->ptonst:: Fathers in St.' Patrick's Church, I'commenoos. on Sunday next, - and wiJ]:. con-: timie for. three' weeks. .The.; Very ''"'Rev' Father. Clune,:Rev. Father M'Dermott,. and :Rev. Father. Lowhan will conduct the misi 'sion'.,. .■;:..' -■•' '-.■