PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FItOM OUR BPECIAIJ uoXtBESPONDBNTS.)

. . FEILDING. . Miss M'Carthy, of- Longacre School,, will replace Miss ..Cartwrigbt; at. the Waituna West School.' ; ; ' Mr; D. Younger was!, appointed clerk of works for the. borough -atvtlie meeting of the council held on Thursday evening. ' At a meeting of the committee of the Feilding Horticultural Society, on Thursday afternoon, it was decided to hold the autumn show on Friday, March's, if tho 'hall was available)' and, if not, on 'March 12. The schedule for the. show was revised, and arrangements made looking to the appointment of judges, etc. . . .• '•'• The Boroughs Council 1 on Thursday night voted the sum of £25 .to the Wanganui Education Board in' aid of the funds of'the' Feilding Technical School The Registrar of Electors (Mr. Thos.. Watson) has written to the Borough Council stating that the .estimated cost of conducting the election of a licensing committee was £97. The council decided that the Mayor should make an effort to effect a compromise between the two parties that aro nominating tickets, so as to prevent a contest. _ The following ■ are the two revised lists of nominees now before. the electors •.—NoLicense ..nominees: Rev. G. Budd, Messrs. Geo. Bartholomew, E. H. Crabb, J. Darragh, H. ITolley. Trade nominees: Messrs. .W. A. L. Barley, J. Bruce, E. Goodbehero, R. M'Beth,. H.. Woolven. Messrs. Burley, Bruce,' -and Gqodbehere are; members of:toe present Licensing Bench,. and have had ten years'. Experience,' whilst Mr. M'Beth has also: had-previous experience. lie tender of Messrs. Lynch and Quigan, of Palmerst-on North, has been accepted' for the construction of kerbing. and channelling in Eyre, Hobson, Bowen, Stafford,! and Manchester Streets. The amount was £814 6s. Other tenders received wore those of W. M. Ross, .£Bl6 165.; ■ Hocken and Davy, £898 14s. 9d.; Foss. and Salmon, £900 j F. .S. Ellermi £904185.; W. Westonj £945'55'. 8d;.: 0. Crellin, £1024 15s. 6d. . iMr./.A. Dwyer.. has . been .appointed water inspector , for the. borough,, .the appointment dating from.'.yesterday. .. . . ... , ; Tho Cheltenham Dairy Company paid out to suppliers yiesterday : sum of. £3156 3s. 4d.,' for butter-fat received, during the month of January. Tho amount paid out for Do comber was £3303 18s.;- sd. ' ' ; The ! settlers of Kiwitea aro agitating for a.' crcamery, and are already prepared .to guarantee 240 cows'' supply. A good deal of homo separation comes from. Kiwitea, 'and, .should, a creamery be'erected, the; cream no doubt would arrive in more'uniform, quality';

OTAKI. 'Itiis understood that Mr. Sheridan', an old. prospector, has decided/to, investigate likely places on the Tararuas in the Otaki Gorge for: gold; . Some months ago the 1 ; hills' were ; tried without success./ Mr., Sheridan, however, seems confident. . >, . -The Rev. Mr. Roberts'; will preach fet Feild;ing''on Sunday next, after which ho goes, on to Auckland for two weeks. ;' • The Manakau.School picnic takes place at Paekakariki on Tuesday noxt. . An enjoyablo time is being looked forward to. .> At the Convent School picnic, held on Wednesday, • one of the, 'girls established some-' thing liko a record in skipping. Her "count" was 1008.' '•''' .;