PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 517, 26 May 1909, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

, •. USOU OCR SPECUti COBnESPINDENTa.) : p^/■-;ff hv'^'v'-'V"*' v' -''-/.-':V •''"' | : |;| ; %;^MERSTpir;:;::,: ,;-\.- ,'J A' special; meeting .of the'Kairanga'County Council ,;waa ; iielct'yesterday, for the consideration; of/.the estimates.; There wero' pre-' serif:'^^vCouncillors:'■V'ossl.v'oliairmaii), CoHis, 0. Batchelor, .Mdodio,.;:and:.L. ..R. ,Bryant;•; The receipts for i the', Taonui: -riding:'-were ! . set down at about. £2069;;155/'lod.,4ho' principal .items being": Subsidy, £375;',' dog registration, £31 13s'. ; %l'(; : re'iit.'6f.'roads'and;reserves; '£80; hotel j licenses, .£52; ;11io items' in tho estimated '. expenditure, included: Proportion of expenditure' other than' public works, £706; dlogotea./Road, five concrete culverts, £207;' proportion of. costi of; Gorge bfidgo, - £330; : ■Awahuri;' bridge,' £40'; 'coiitirigericies; £200. A- rate of • -jd. in the &■ .-Trill-produce'£lso6, andjtUVlamqiuit. required, by rate is'£lss6 Bs.'-lid.:'" Mangaoiie .Hiding—rHeccipts: Subsidy,- £465;- dog registration; £31 13s. 4d.; rents, ; £37; t0ta1, ; :£533.135. :.4d.;,;Kxpe'ndit'tre":'-"- Balance-; £379 ills. ; 9d.; r proportion iif exrjeridituro; other; than'; for public works, £427-.:105.'.;.-, proportion': of. cost • ■'■ of ; Grove Kpad, £175; i contingencies,.£3oo; proportion of Gorge',bridge,'£3oo;• total,; £2-502 lis., ldi, Balanco required by rate, £2058 375,' i)d.,,: meaning ;a:.rate : at Id. in-the '■'£, totalling: £1855 7s. Id;;' 'Fitzherbert.-.Ridi.-ig —Receipts :" ; .Subsidyy £437; dog- registration, £31..135.:;4d..;; ''total,-.£468• 13s. 4d.;'.'balance: required by .rate, £3428; 16s. 2d. ", Principal items:;'of'expenditure:....Dr;"balance, 7 ..£l36s 12s;-: 10(1;I;:- proportion -of ■;expenditure .other. than, public: works;'£4oo'; proportion of cost of; Gorge i bridge,: £300; • Gorsoßoad,' £400; U'ohtingepcies, ■;■. •". £300;.;, Fitzherbert: brid ;e, £120-■.tdtal, i ;£3397.:'9s.v6d.:::Balance required by : 'rate', v ''£3o2B';;l6s. i "2d.; .'meaning ■ a. rate, at lid;";v.iii.-.the''£,.'. ; ipro'ducing';' £2203 :9s.' ■'The estimates-; word' adopted, arid,,notice of.:.mtontion to; strike: rates -.was', given 'as follows: —Taonui,.Jd/in the: £; Mangaone, ld.'iii the £:;VFitzlierbert,; l}d; in.t)!e.£.:.-.; "■■;■•>:'.; ; ; Membersijjbf- the Kairanga: County -;. Courisil,' ,at?their! -special .meeting ,'yesterday,' strong .objection to;' the' proposal■'-. by -ttfo BoVougb .Council;.to.; spend;-,'about' £400 -./rf ivhich'.XarL : proportion, -would -come from ' the, UountyiCJOijiicil)'.in .strengthening' the;Fitz-bert'bridgeri^The-Suggestion-'.that' the cylinders" 'required bracmg*!was .characterised as ridiculous,;flii' being/stated-that-tbey '■ bad b.isjv/in 'position - for -fjilly-.thirteen ■ or /four-/ teei'yearsjthad and irere.'-: iidt likely .to do. 50..;: On'Oouiiqillof : ['a't'chelor's: proposition; the.clerk will supply iqtails: of ■ the;,expenditure' by; the.. County Council.ori the'bridge,, during the.'past'four . ?ea'ra.7--.7 ; ; ;SV;: ; ,v:^^^ : At'-thojiweeKly.parade'/of -the ; Palmerston llifles "on'i-Monday-i.iiight,' the' following tro-: pbies";. .wero • prosent'eaVChairipion': belt; r.nd »old. ; .medals/Private; Mugridge; rnon-commis-sioned plhsers'l; shield J /'Sergeant : Stock;; Mr. trophy.,for.•„ ■second-.- in;, belt.competition.'r.Sergeant'.'Stock';.'.Captain.vMbunsey's .troptiy;for.third.place,Private '. Friend; Corporal PrJittYj trophy .for fourth. place, '• Cor-' poral IKeilsl;;Thero.;was -also; a competition for',-.the.besfrdressed . on 'parade, which'; after, a:very';"oareful selection by the. judges ; (Captain ■'. L-MoiinSey.' and - Licutena'irt Pcrston),'was'awardedto Private Ball . It. ; . was rannnunced. that'.another trophy- would %',. given:., for', a■-. competitian, :'which" : would\be decided,on- unknown to t':& :member3'^f-::the.:.xbnipany. ; ,: .The .Shooting :C\)mraittee;,-met,r;aridiarrangeft-compdtitioiia - .fbr.rtb-dayiandvSaturday.;afternoons.•'-'.' . ; ;■•■''' .-,-'.A;debatb..on..".Compulsory.Military' Training" uwas ,;the^programme':. for • the: evening ' at;:the.'Ua'tbblic':Cliib- 'on 'Monday;., night. ' • Messrs,i ; Herriiig spoke for';the:'nmrmative;. and 'Messrs.:,-W.'. : M'Lean and :L;';Uanlon;;>fqrflthe-negative.' ; ;.The-afgii-ments- brought -forward,-.on ibbth sides .were very; good;> o ari'd 'th'e'Vilebatb was thoroughly e3ijoyed.;.byVJhbse ; :-prese'nt. ! On "a voto being •takenr-a tio: resulted.; Mr. M. J. s Kennedy 7 occ.upicd;,tho,chair.j'..-' ;;;,Mr;;;'W;;Fossoy,: ; of the'Feild- : ;ingfTechnical".-;.ScK66I ) -?lia3 received, a sidorablenumber of;applications from pupils of .the school .to. sit at. tlie forthcoming. South; 'Eensia^n-'andT City' Guilds'.'examination.'-*. . -.:■ The Manchester Hide Club has received a challenge-from ! : the members'of: the Sandoii'Rifle Club .for a; shooting match. It will be fired on the Feildingraiigsvdn Saturday.; ■: -; ; Feildingtisithis :year :.;to;: bb'.one of ; the' centres /forv.tho .musical examinations -of -tho Associated .'Boards; dfj'Londbn: ~';;■ ;', '-'. . .-:■;■.:. -■ : The: : iaimiversary;fsorvices.; ; of; the' Presby-: i terian Church;atfApiti; wero".held ; 'ou Sunda'y.rThoy wore /conducted byV.the.-liov. . George; !Budd,'of 'Foildin'g..,; Crowded .congregations' ;..attended', tbo services.;.-.-':-Phblid^meetings'/ in connection'.with the/anniversa'ry'wore hold ;on : Mdriday; evening,-, and everything - passed off Aei-y,' 'sVi'ccosshilly. -'~-;.'' At..' the • Sunday.- services -pft-Gregdry acted:as organist;:;;; .v ; - --..-. > ; ■ >'Kia Toa defeated tbo; local .football club' at Sbahn'on;on;jSatuTday;by ll;(pbintsto'3. '.: Anglicans and."membors of ..other .donomina-. tioris' musteretl;.to welcome-.the'-Rev':. S.' -G.. .Compton,.::,;tho: Anglican ' minister''for'the' district, at a social, in the Druids,' Hall; oil' Friday tnight.: Mr. C. B. Robinson:;extcnded "a.'welcomo. on behalf of tho congregation,, '.and',;: tho"- -Rev. -J.', A. ..M~Kenzie,--on ; -behalf : d ] f.;the .'Presbyterian Ch'urch/'referred-appropriatejy to; the import-, anco of unity among;Christians,:'and wished.- ; ;Mr, ; ;rGo ( r(iptpn;'a: happyV.tiihe;. in the .district.. ' Mf.-;Coniptdn"j"Wlid'was'hbartily"received ex-: .prosscd'.'gratification .aWhe. kindly manner in. which .thb'jpeoplo 'oflShaniion'hacl-welcomed ; liim, and-'meritiohedthat he would, not rest ; until I ..Shannon' bad' a of its own.' : During „tho' evening musical items wero given ; .by-x'i'Mesdanies - May..arid Foubister,-, Misses •" Wobdrna.ss', ':, -Starisell, "-..Silvester,. Laurvig, ; 'Mesjr's/J.'.Batchclar,.Gunning, and tho'Rov., Mr.':'Comptoiiiand.tho.Ucv,.:Mr. M'Kenzie...'-. '■ ■;■ -"': % ' ■;;;:::;;-: ;.; Tho iYeri;': Archdeacon Fancourt, .Welling-. ; 16ii>.isLto-,induct,Jthe jlev; S. G,' Compton' to '• tbo- incumbency ;- : of "St. Mary's Anglican, Chiirch,' Lovm,..ori'.AVednesday evening.,. l The of'prizes, at- Wcreroa '■- Anglican-Sui'day. School will take place on i- Thursday evening.,: The new vicar and Mrs; ' Compton will then-be formally; welcomed. '.. K , .No fewer,, .than ...six" candidates, are comirig {v forwardsifbr)tlie vacant'-seat o'n.the Borough \ :C'ouncil;.vvizV£-Messrs. P. L;. Arcus, .T. "Wil>:^i4riisv;;/A'J:'Thbi:rib,::.W..:H.:Gallichan, J. :W. \; fl ; hoiripV6ri'KariMV.;E. ■Fiulkrier. ,' ~,...: . * v)iTllbrLevin ladies';Hockey : Club proceed to " play;; against - the >: ladies ' ;tlioro;v^pb:;:Ohau'team'/secured tho.Hord- '■*■ ■'.■:/" .'