PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 429, 11 February 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Cfhom ovn special connesp indents.)

MASTEHTON. The discovery of the- oldest: Rechabite in the world-has.-jußt taken place.,.At least, it. . was mentioned at' the conference being held .here that Bro. Harding,;of the.Napier Tent,; lias been a member of the Order for 70 years, v The veteran joined the Reehabites at the age of, 16.' ; X':;'- .. "Good business' probably, best expresses the : , . opinion qf Masterton people interested ill the . Worksop, dredgd. : A dividend of 2s. per shara! has .just been, declared, : .the amount. thua , divisible among Masterton shareholders .'.be-. ing approximately £600. : ; : An exciting:'bolt'occurred -on the Akura Road on Tuesday afternoon.; It. appears that'..'" V a horse driven by Mr; H. Kemp got out of. hand, and_ ended by giving' a kicking exhibi- ; . tion.; This brought, its nitid.'feet into .en-.; tanglement with the swingle-tree, and it feU. / heavily to the ground. ; . 'Fortunately .the . . • assistance, of; some passers-by: wasfortheomand matters '.were' soon righted.The, ' driver escaped unhurt. . ■The monthly -meeting of the. Masterton. .. County Council- was held on Tuesday , after-" ' : : . liooii. ._ There were .present:' Councillors'W. ■- J. Welch^(chairman),, A.. Murrav,: J.-Miller, J - Morns, J., Colqiihoun, D. W. Forman, o- ~ ,^'.--T<>ogood., - ; Councillor. : Moore, or South Wairarapa . County,,. interviewed the 00 v??} ' e5 P I G ?ting the . proposal-; to erect a ; '. suitable bridge oyer; the Wa.ingawa 'River at'™: ' : , ejnridge, where there was formerly;a swing bridge. ■ Mr. Moore stated that a new structure was Miadly needed, snd 'a. Government 'V grant of £150 was-.set apart for'the purpose : -V on. a £ for £ basis. His council was'willing ,to- contribute, £25,: and they desired- tho Masterton Council; to do. tho 'same.. Tho bridgo desired was only required for the purpose of stock-driving', and it might not cost: -. £100 to erect, such a;structure; ;The ford' ! ' v .was a. very unsuitable one. It was resolved, S on. the motion of. Councillor, Forman, that tho '; chairman and; a . member of .Wairarapa ; i South Council/wait upon/the Hoii; vA. W.. * Hogg to request that a straight-out' grant lis; ' mad-'i for the vv'ork. /The Masterton .town!" clerk-'(Mr. W.\T. Mansfield).-wrote,forward-/: jin'g a resolution of the borough, council in rei ~ ' ference to the .improvement': of the northern approach, asking . that .the borough " engi - neer be allowed to confer with tho county engineer in regard 'to: the 'details; of the scheme . . to be carried out.. It was'.resolved', that tho county engineer.'prepare the plans for the work, and submit thoin to the borough council for approval. An application'from Mr. J. Black to .purchase a gravel reserve!-; ' in the East; Coast Riding was declined. Councillor- Forman ..moved that tho engineer be instructed to • expend the balance of the: allocation on the Pairau and loop lino ' roads, and; on. the Lansdowne footpaths.- 1 -' :, '"' This was: agreed to'. - ; l.:. - The treasurer reported as follows to a pre-' " ' vious; meeting of the Finance Committee" Bank, general fund account, dr. ; £962 Is.' : '4d. ;> local -bodies loan account,' cr. £794 os. ! 6d,; accounts, dr. balanco £3317 os. lOd.: r-' receipts, .£521 3s. ■ ■ ■ The council recommended that, a : . letter, from Mr. W. .Gillespie, 'asking . whether it would-be-necessary to bold a Licensing Com-'- *■ mittee. election'this year,:.bo referred to the' county solicitor. .On- the . motion of Council-'.".' iv lor Welch, it was resolved to hold over,' un- . til tho loan, moneys " Were .'"available, consideration of a claim " ina.de by Mr. W..'11. : ' Cruickshank for a refund of the ."amount'.' lodged - with the ,:council to cover prelimin- '. ary costs in \conheotiori with .the Opaki-L"a'ns- : dowrie water .supply, schemes, 'together with ' . the sura paid by-Mr; F. H. Wood for plans and. other expenses incurred by tho pro-' motors: ; The following amounts were authorised, by the - Chief Enginocr'of, Roads, for: expenditiire by the Masterton Cbuhtv, Council. ■ £120 grant, ' Riversdale-Uriti ' Road; ..£SO ■ grant, repairs to Waiboki Road. > ' ' TEILDING. The ordinary, meeting'of the Manawatu ' County Council was held' yesterday. ' Pre- ■; • sent —Councillors J. G.'-Wilson (chairman), Kendall, Barbor, Dalton, andM'Kenzie. Tho following letters were .dealt, with • v -From.i.the<:District: Road . Engineer, Wei-- ' lington,, with reference to ; tho : Shannon - Road deviation, acknovrledging receipt of " tracings, .schedule, .and . a consent 'from Messrs. Stevens, Eastow, T and Austin. He returned same for signatures., .On search being : made ho'. found. that' - there was a caveat lodged,against.a portion of the land. He. did not find any portion' entered as being sold. to\Mr.; W. E, Barber, so it could not vet- have been registered. Ho asked for . ' Mr. Barber's signature. ~. - - .;., From "the Traffic , r Manager, , .Wellington,:: v :stating, that the . iiew, time-table ,-wo'uld operate on and after. February, and the running, of -the ;1.40 p.m. train- from Hiinatarigi to Foxton and the 3.30-from Ffixton to. Ilimatangi on Tuesday and Thursday instead of r' V Tuesday, only was approved. ' From .Mr., S. - W. ; . Fitzherbert, solicitor,'-. Feilding,' forwarding,-., on behalf ;of '.- rate- ;■ ■; payers in Puketapu Special Rating.District: : (1) -.Ratepayers' . consent to. 'the levy, of 'a < ;. special rate to repay the- sum of £4bo: bor- , rowed, for, the purpose;',of ,forming^.metallirig,. and re-grading the road running' over the; hill from. Glasgow Terrace, to; Ranfurly Road. It w-as .proposed'to .call" the road "Tiroroa Road." : (2) Dedication by-Messrs. Fitzherbert. and others' and Mrs. Sorley of the lands in lot 16, D.Pi, .1137, and part lot ■ .8, D.P., 1672. . These. pafcels: 6f land mads • the road; continuous. ■He .asked that tho : cowncil ' proceed 'with the ;,raising ..of. ,the ; / special' loan as- soon as possible. ...-.: - PAHIATCA. ' ' At a meeting of the 'Pahiatua Hospital Trustees, held:yesterday, Mr. W. E. C. Ty'w , was; welcomed by.:the chairman on his-first' X appearance as a member. The matron i was granted, tho annual holiday leave.: - The secre- V tary was instructed to call for,tenders during " March for the: lease of the hospital reserve. ' 4 country , resident's letter was 'held over^ bo "dealt with . after,'; iiiformation' ; had-'.been ' . obtained "by : the' secretary. from Waipukurau : ; >' Hospital as. to allowed", for an , annual. - : subscriber's' free attferidance' ■ : : during-illness. -iDuring the month of January . .' fourteen patients were admitted,- and ninf discharged, v . ; r-., CARTEIiTOKI The.retum of-:business done at the' Magi» ' trate's Court, Carterton, during,the' quartei. , , ; ending December 31, 1908, is as follows:— Aggregate amount- sued .'for, : £352:;05. . lid. j. ; - aggregate: amount recovered, £185 ss. lid.; applications' in Chambers, 3 ;"order3 ma'de, 3;, ; plaints entered) 37,;.: judgmenfe,: 4,;^"orders on judgment: svyiimohs, 2;. number of sum- ; mouses, 58 ; distress warrants, : l4; amount of civil fees paid in stamp's, £29,. 25.;. liceii^ sing fees, £3. V.';,',.x-V :X-.-' Criminal ; Cases Theft, 3; contempt, 1; j : breach of Licensing Act, 6; failing- to' . vide,' 9.' - / " .. ■. : ;- : V .- : Old Age Pensions:—Granted,. 3; refused, ' 2; pending, 6. ;' ; ;-. 0 ' A special meeting .of the Borough Co.un'cil ' . w;as .held on Monday'night to' receive a-peti-, .. tion from Rhodes Street residents, praying . . that that' street be made a special rating area , ~ to raise a loan of £200, for drainage. purposes. : .The petition was granted. Tho • ' AVorks- Committee;V.dccided''. .to' accept. tho .. tender of Mr. A. R. Wallis to paint .the Council Chambers. ; ; -, :■ ' OTAKI. ; Otaki township presented a .very deserted appearance yesterday, a great rnahy. . taking • advantage of the. fine day and jour- , i neying to the Levin A. and P, Show. - , 'As the scquence^''of driving without lights,' " several' residents Avill shortly, be called -upon -tJ." .. to "explain tliings", at Court. - Tile building of . the . College- Hostel is pro- . ceeding apace, and, in the. course. of n fmy weeks, will bo out of, the workmen's hands. Carpenter's are still busy here, and good men .are" scarce.; .

FEATHERSTON

. -. The Mr. John: Card, ofstlie Em-: pire Hotel, Foathorston, has taken a serious turn; and is. causing his .family.' great anxiety.