HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 575, 2 August 1909, Page 9

HASTINGS NOTES.

(By Tdleeraph.-rSpeclar Correspondent.)

'-■.J';, .-; ■■-■-, '■', Hastings; July 31; '••' Liout'.rGolbnel Bauohop is to inspect tho .Hastings. Rifles on.■ Tuesday.next; '■ ; , ' ■■ I \The; monthly: meeting of the Hawke's" Bay 'Fruitgrowers' -Association-.was'held this';afV teriioon. ;Mr...8. .Chambers broujiht up thu .question of'the , small bird ■ nuisancepjpd said ho;pelievecl that a small grey help 't6'ifcterimna*tie.;small birds; AcplimatisationVSociety .should'.'.take i'jin .tho, quesfcibn. and- import soine.'owls i-jwhich''\vbuld-cost about 15a. «acli..,. Ho'was*;!prepared 'to ■give £10 towards .the same.rr Mr.\ F.-;Cpok : -moved that steps be lakon that subscriptions bb invitcdj and;;alsp''assistance asked for. from tho •Acclimatisation. Society and ' tho Farmers' TJnion.--'- 'This"'was seconded- by Mr.; Chambers:;;;. ■Mγ. l /Morgan said, ho noliced that in tha. South: 1 Islaiiil, ■ whore owls had destroyed small;birds;-'c'dttir-'. pillars and iiisecfcs.had incr<ias«l. NMrl- .W.-.-H. Smith .(presidont) said owls'[would '.eat/catorr-■pillars-'/and grubs as well. as. birds.;. r / :.,■:■;,''-, ■ ' All tho■ sports- competitions' day in ■ thp;.s'enior : hockey- ■. bannerr-inatch; i Hastings'' ; v. rNapier, theVlatter team -woh by,2 goals to'jl.-'.iHas-.tings '"B won:, .liy. .'default. : -In. v . -thb,'.juiiibr; .match'/ St. Matthew's A'-y. .Qiyil..Sbrvicbj"the latter', : won;by-'4 goals ; ,to -l/i'-.-'ln;the .'Bugljy. senior: oompotitioi), < -;Ilpyers''-v.'-PakipakijHho. formpv.-; won liy 21 'points to';Br 'Athletic -v. Napier : i-esulte<l:: Athletic 6 pointai Napier 0. - A'huriri:bb'at Old .3 points: to nil. ; iA;deputa'tion: waitod';oii Mr. Dillon,' M.P., to-day, 'for. the'■ purpose of urging tho.'Govc'rhmonfc to completo the roading at Waimarama.. ."After ;a': discussion : on the .matter;' Mr .'. Dillon f6rwafdea:a'lengthy- telcjgrainitb the Minister , iof,,T,ublio' l \yprks,./pointing out that .thb selectors; complained'- bitterly of work ibeing stopped, and tlmt !scven : . miles .could bo \,om:pletc(l in;a'fortni2ht l for£2ooo. ; The wort was let in half-mile- contracts, and only half, done when it was stopped.by the Government. Mr.: Dillon also stated that the settlers caniiot; get.'.material .bin their '-sections.: ■':';.■;.?'.' : . .■;,; A speoial,.meeting of,tho;Borpugh-Council, ;was hold ilast night' for- the purpose of con-. siderinff five (now- before the.'Miriiater, forlntornal:Affairs)-praying for;:the sever- , ahco of certain areas, from the borough, and' merging tholsamo into .the'County.\of-Hawkti s /Bay. '; Tlio Mayor was .'of opinion that,' the .best .thing : to'- do.AVas, to ;appoirit a committeo! to go -i n to- matter; as' i t was .'probable th atj would Coffer ftbjections.i. to vthis. severance;;. 1 The /town'.olerk.quoted 'figures Ip,' sjiow. tliat-'oy'er '£3000; had been spent', by, the ■council.' on; Iheso^areas.-.;.A"- committee'comi; prising.the •Mayor, ami' Councillors W> .Smith,' •, Garnctt was appointedlto. draw-«p; 'objections ;'t6'; be forwarded■; to' the;-Minister'. Itw'a? ■also.,tlecided;tb-.hold a public meeting , on' Tuesday to further discuss ..the. matter'. •■ ■ i;.Tbo monthly ' meeting of the Chamber, t>l, Cbmniercb was held: yesterday aftbrnbon,' Si.r' :\\ml beini in -,the' ohajr. The ■:ter.'for.'- Railways :w,rote regarding. train fairs; from Napier;to Hastings, , .stating;.that,,'after consideration'/ he-lcpuld.Vdo, .•nothing;.|n . tlxi': direction ,sugges"|S;cd,by ■: the .chamber. .i; tt clecidctl , *: that; ho': be; again to on ,'tiiii. 'subject;'•■ -The-'Actinp-Prime; Minister.'.-wrote;' 'stating''that 'he 'had"referred; the, matter 'of ,i nominations, to, ,thc Napier■ Harbour' Board; to" the"Minister for.Mnrine. ..T.he:,chairman'-teV. .ported.';thnt-.ho;,and .Mr.;. Basil; 'JonesV a|nd '. jqlegat'es' from" the' West.' Coast and Wairawaited: on the Minister for Railr iway's in regard to alteration of time-table on .thiS .jhain.'-iNor'tlv-Island lines. Ho. (Sir Win. Russell) thought, that the' Minister really intondecl consideration' to the- matter. Miv'-J. A. Miller cave notice that, he would, bring up for discussion at next meeting tho question of the Hawea and Pukotapu-Omahu roads.' On the -question of removing, the' :headquartors.!of tho •Hawke's. Bay., County, Council to Hastings,;it was decided to writer to Mr.'E; J.' Watt .(member "for.theTidirie;)' and ask -him to'--;supporf- any-movement: in that .direction. It was alsn; decided to writo tb'thosamc eflect.to-tho.Barmers' 'Onion.; ■