PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 563, 19 July 1909, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(fiiou bun srr.ciAL couuusroNoe^TS,)

' . PALMERSTON. ... :

Mr. Fi J.' Taskorj lion..'secretary -of tho

Palmorstoti' Beautifying Sooioty, is : in rocoipt of ;it letter froiri tho"Minister for Railways, in answer to. a lbttor : sent by tho sooioty with regard to planting trcos. along both: sides,of tlio railway lino from tho I'oßt Offico to 'Dnko Street, and also fit thoondß of tho eidings 'in tho Squared Tho Minister stated diQit lio,. will" loolr into tho "matter,' and, ado:• yi;lmt'stops;,tho.]l)opartinont . Can talvO.;- >.* ■■ •

, A ? conforchco of' representatives of the: Kairanga'County Council nndrtho• Pnlmorstoil'Borough Council has discussed proposals for' tht>' Fitzhorbort v.Bridgo with forro-oonoroto. : Tho Mayor (Mr. J. A. •Nash) presided. Thero was somo diflreronco of opinion as to-tho necessity of doing tho. work; but it was eventually decided that it should bo carried • out as: proposed; Othor matters-'of' minor importance woro ■• dealt with and amicably arrangod. ■"■■/■' The Mayor (Mr. J. A.-Nash) has received a very-pioasing letter from Mr.' Garnot Holinos, manager of tho Calfiornia Boys, • who 1 visited Palmerstoh during winter show Week. The letter states that Major Piexotto wishes to thank tho Mayor'and. the city of Palmerston'-North.for-the many kindricesos shown" ; to'themV" Palmerston 'was- the'-.first •inland<-to'wii' which- the- boys saw, and' they worei•"•greatly • struck' .with its -lesemblanco of the'surrounding' district;to ■ their .'own Sthte, and'(of'course) by tho fact that tho inhabitants we're frionds!" "They will carry l ' this'first' impression homo," concluded tho writer,: "and I have no doubt .your kind deeds will bear fruit." •'

Numerous essays'have been received by Mr. Dickson, hon. secretary in connection with industries weekV both from "the primary 'and secondary, schools of tho , town and district', the subject"of the dssays'being Various local industries. Tho essays will be. judged at an early date. Those from the primary schools'will be'•'adjudicated, upon by Mr. J. E. •Vernon.- \ '..■• 7 ■.". •' .- . , .'•':

An' old .identity—Mr.; Robert Mumford— passed'-'away : ai>.th<}'residehoe'of Mr:' Christonson,, .Ohufch'"Street West/on' ; Fridayi C£«^ed'waB i 'in : ..lii6.eighty-first'"jeatj; and bad led; a, yo[rie : d.. and' adventurous' • life'.V He •joiried ; "tlie'' Na^. J as a l niidstiprnah,' saw* acf Baltic and 'the Crimea,' his life were''spent on the'!A!fri^arn c '•coast" in- operations ••connected ' with; r th€''sfipij-resiidh• -of- slavers. Mr. ( Mumford, 'ifter-arriving in New Zeialandj: established himself as a produce .merchant up the Wanganui Kivcf, and finally, settled in Palmftrston" about ten yeara ago. ; Ho was latterly'employed on'Mf. Hugh/Aker's farm at ■Linton;' Deceased;' was connected with the Masonic'fraternity .'for' a number' of 'years, having .been "elected a member of-Lodge 387 .Isola Malta, in ' 1854/". i','- " -'.' • ; On':'Saturday morning a "Standard" reporter dropped across a'representative of a. woll-known firm doing extensive business in tho Dominion, and who, has. just complotcd a trip througli both '.In tho course of a conversation he: expressed .the, opinion . that while'i'trade igenerally:' throughout..the ...Dominion was istills deoidedly: quiet' it showed considerable ; improvement. All. that was required now-i was- the restoration-of. confidence in business;circles.' Tlie idea, he said, obtained .generally, among, all .the leading mercftntilo,'firms: that .'the -worst .part;of.« the do'pressioni'W'as... now.: over, ...and . tJhai,': ..next spring and summer,■trade would be a/sound and- prosperous "as ever, it was... In the' large centres;-nowever, it was. found;that>things were still pretty.' slow. 'He 'had gravelled I. right through from Auckland to' 'Invei cargill, and the centres which appeared 'to havo telt .the''degression -least were 'Auckland and Dunckliri.'.'From Dunedin,•southwards 'business appeared to bo'in-a-more' progressive state.';'lnvereargill was : especially.Anoyaht, and appeared to have, recovered tho 'depression mbro r -rapidly.than:any:otheripart of "the Dominion.';., Southland-,, seenfedi to have had: a very successfuL-seaSon;:in-grain.i while the freezing works had also, put Hhro'ugti ; -Vait^c^pli6nally^-larie^°Sfi«sP* ! ifbr' stuff. There.were evidences -also of a: large unorease'-'ipssthejicrop,. the. coming ■season.;Me:*apid:;g'r«itth-Wib;6 fruit mdn'stfy seemed 1 to 5 be'vifiQv inctinsidferable i-fdc-;:toT>jn t!h : e^pr^n^i^i.bf.v)»ri*iAi i i P'<';] l ( s .'«? tho Dominion, special reference being made te Central Ctaga- and; Nelson.-. ■ In .tho-ibttei i placo,-iib •les's-ithan'i.lOO'iOOO cases bfifrint. had been shipped l frpm Motueka alone.' : '.