PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(rttou ona eprcui, coiutEsroNOsOT.) ,■ 8 , PALMEKSTON. A meeting of tho .directors of tho 'Wellington Formers 1 Union Mutual Fire Insurance Association was held at Palmorston North on Thursday.. Captain Hewitt, chair- • man of directors, presided and there wero also present: Moesra. J. G. Wibonj W. J. Birch, H.~A. Nivons, J. Baisillio, J. 0. Cooper, TV. Mills, and A. Howie. An application was received from/ the Clovodon branch of the Farmers' Union, asking for on agency. Resolved to comply with tho request, the branch to bo asked to supervise and report on "risks 6ent in. Mr. Howie reported that the, secretary of tho )Vaverley would act as agent _for tho district, and the directors duly appointed him. There was cvory prospect (it was stated) of a largo number of risks coming from that distract. Tho matter of forming an accident insurance branch, which was referred to tho directors by tho ELotahuna Conference, was considered, and, although the Mutual Insurance Asfiooiation could not take accident nsks, a sub-committee was appointed to go into the question of tho adv lsabihtj of forming a Fanners' Accident Insurance Company, and report at' a future meeting. The secretary's statement of bußinoss from January l'to dato showed that £11,000 worth of now risks had been accopted, bringing ' tho total Insurance now held by tho association for this province to over £100,000 The business was increasing now that the rate had been reduced on first-class risks, to Bs. "Ed. por cent., and tho only loss experienced 1 'or tho whole of last jcar amounted to £1. v On tho Supremo Court was occupied in an important phaso of tho litigation which has, tor so long, been going on over the Horoahcnua Block Mr. P. _ E Baldwin moved for a writ of certiorari to juash tho* decisions grren and the petitions made by tho Native Appellate Court about •cloven jears ago, upon which over twenty • certificates of title had since been issued by tho Land Transfer office. Mr. 'Baldwin's motion was on behalf of Wilson Hunia and other Natives, and, as 'the block m question includes within its boundaries tho 'Wcreroa Stato Farm, and a number of properties oivncd by Europeans who secured their titles as the result of the decision now called in question, tho issues of tho case are important. Mr. A. A. S. Mentoath appeared for certain "of the Natives who opposed the issuing of the wnfc, and Mr M. Myers appeared for tho Crown. Aftei counsel had raised numerous points as to jurisdiction, 'Mr. Baldwin applied for an adjournment His Honour, Mr. Justice Sim, suggested that tho matter bo removed to tbei Court of Apto come on at the next sittings, and this was ultimately agreed to. An informal meeting of the Lincoln breeders present at the "Winter Show wad held yesterday. Tho opinion was expressed that the tune had now arrived when a Lincoln Breeders' Association should bo established.. A committee, consisting of Messrs AV. Perry (Masterton), W. H. Wybourn (Waverlcy), and D. MjGregor junr (Masterton), was ippointed to circularise tho breeders in. New Zealand, and call a further meeting,at the noxt Palmorston Spring Show.

LEVIN,

The bachelors of Ohau are to hold a ball in tho Ohau Institute on July 7. At Levm Court yesterday, before Messrs Nation and Remington, J.P.'s, Chas. 1 ' Rett©! was charged with allowing nine head of cattle to wander upon a public road. Ho was fined ss, with 7s costs Mr. B. Ling, Otaki, has mado a donation of several volumes to tho Wereroa Public Library. t -, The two purifiers for the Lovin Gasworks are at present'on board the s s Morayshire, which vessel is due in Wellington about Wednesday'next. 1 When these aro to hand and ' , fixed up, tho way will for tho m- * ' ouguration Of gas lighting in tho borough Ihq YM C A Literary and Debating .So; ciety met on Mrsday evening, when there was attendance Mr E. - read 'an excellent' paper on "W. E Gladstone," and tho Rov. T. F. Jones was eio- ' quont irt his treatment of "Abraham Lincoln " l This year being tho centenary of tho birth of these famous mon, tho papers were much enjoyed. Levin Borough Council has decided to offer for sale,by auction certain sections of tho Gravel Reserve "■Raunfell in torrents yesterday, and snow ' has fallen thickly'on the mountain ranges. The roads consequently aro m a very bad -'Btate

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FEATHERSTON '

Tho Oddfellows >held a very successful social and danco on Thursday night The fM.Cs *ore Bros. J. Machon, S.-Muppbey, E A. O'Neale, and M B. Tart. Music was 'i supplied by lira. Btrrt (piano) and Mr. W, iSorenson (violin) Tho supper room was very 1 .'tastefully decorated 'by Miss England, and i many compliments were passed on tho ap--1 pearanco or the room* The committee, under their enorgetic secretary, Mr. 0. J Kent-John-ston, worked hard all day on Thursday decorating tho hall, and, m tho evening, they had rtfieiti toward in tho pleTswg appearance which everything presented Tho floor was , m perfect condition, and altogether a most enjoyablo evening was spent. Tho ladies played tho first round of their ' golf matches for Mr. Purell's trophy, tho following being tho results —Mrs 'Wickons, I handicap IS, total 185, Mrs. Lucas, handicap 10, total 93, Mrs ;Too£Ood,*bandicap 6, total i 98, Mrs Saunders, handicap owe % total 99; Mrs Speedy, handicap 14, total 99, Mrs Allen, handicap 6, total 100, Mrs Carlyon, handicap 43, total 101. Tho Liberal team to play a married men's team to-day will bo picked from tho following.—K. Donald, King, O'Reilly, Tncker, Aickin, Tait, Tycr, Nix, Higginbotham, E. Tooker, Mason, Crawley, Chisholm, Benton, Kelly E 'Euge, G Cundy, T Parker, Daly, ' and Easten