FEILDINQ NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10

FEILDINQ NEWS.

;-■: During;, thb; month', of-August, four building'permits' wero: issued from' tho borough .engineer's..offioe.:.; The.':total '-.value 'bf'.Hho ■ wovk.■authorised;was' £785..'.-..' !''y; ."• ." :.;;- : : The .Defonc'o. Department 'has informed ■ the Feuding;. Defence Riflu,Club that' honorary; mombers.of ;tho.club : ,wiil bo allowed 'to pur- f chase rifles : at the , same.fate's as"ordinary members, but:'will not bo allowed to. qualify , for.'.free^amm'uhitiori.',Tin's concession ; has* removed ..the tliificplty in ■ tho: way of :'the suc■epssfm.constitution' of tlio club.' ;: ' : . ■.'.'•-.' : It., is ■■ expected thatrtho low priccs'iiow being obtained; for frozen meat -will affect tho nnces of rams .this seiisoh: A Fpilding breeder;,statos;,that a Haw.k'p's, Bay', statipn owner whom ho has be«iKsiipplying with' both Romn,py, ; and Sdutlidpwn: ram's has "''written asking; for and. enclosed '■' d/' copy of his account: for frozen'mutton as a sort of hint that the quotations should bo correspond- , low; V-.;-: .'.■.;.■■. '■':''■;".:■■;.-.; ;:■;;• ■ '"■;; Jne : fourth a'nnivorsary ■'services ".of thu Foilding Baptist' Church' were well attended throughout."despitq bftd "weather 1 - ■■"■' TjT^.^^ly.moßting': df".:tho . Foilding i'nmitive;MethOdisji.circuit. was' attended by representatives from ievory part: of the cir-' cuit.-rTHd :reports : from tho various:charges' bore evidence' ;of the:"good"work: thaV 'hadbeen .;done. .'Siators Adey' and r Minnie had cpmpleted-their missions -in the circuit, their ;wqrk.having been -productive'of'-'osrellcnfr re.-' sal l '-! £to; Rev. P.- J. Cossum ;and -MossrsV J., t C. Thompson and J.- Broadbelt wore ap-. pointecl..to,represpnt .the circuit a.t the'district .synod to -he held at. Halcombc in'. No-' ■.y.eraber;;-'.:;Tho : -llev:"-.J|. Vfi'-Cossumj.df Feild- : ..lng.-.'intimated ; his intention/to kav'e the circuit: at tho end :df ;'tbe three-years' ..term ■' in March '.-next;,; and it ■ was decided to consider the •.question-;'of; tlio invitation' of. a successor at tho next "quarterly'meeting ' ; ' ' •; p'Brion'(health ;'officer);'• reports that tho borough is entirely ;free from dis-,easo;.-;-W..'-;.'- v ;-.' : '-':'.':■:'.';'- ;;: .'.■:•'.'■'■■' '.'■/■'■'.■ -,■ -In the .sewerage' extension 'just' ended the contractors have. done excellent work. During the., month; of, August ■ three. house con-' nections.;with .the sewerage ".eystem , , were maclo. : .' ,' - ;;■;.'.--: ■-;.■ ■ ••■. ;■,'■ ■ -' - .. .. Mr.-:.C. Jj; D..Skinner:'impounded .during August;,s6; horses,''2s cows, 1. bull, and 1 boar,: making a/total, of. 83 animals.:' - A.private'telegram received from Welh'nKton morning states 'th<jt 'Mr. A. late of Feilding, is very sorionsly

The ; Oroua - Tenuis Club, lit ifcf annual meeting, elected tho following ■ officers :— Patron,'Jlr.- J.: G.Gobbe;,president. Mr F Pirom; vice-presjdonts, Mrs.. Grant, Messrs! A,:James,T.l,, (Mills, ; .A..Williamson, and A. i 6. Walker; captain, ■ Mr. :A: M'Corkindalo;' .vice-captain Mrs. A., James; secretary, Mr. J. Sinclair; treasurer, Mr. J S Tingoy ; ; auditors,; Miss Gould and Mr. OrntJoy; general committee, Iklisses.M.. 1 Gould, Mills, E.,Mills..Messrs. Ongloy and Trevbna.- ;■;■ Lieutenant-Colonel .Watt,,of .Wanganui ■ ; sai o iaiewell to. the : local volunteers: at a parade of ; tho Manchester Rißes this week;and the opportunity was .takqn'.'to' present tlio/.lonc-semce medals duo to various moin- : bors, v Hip occasion ivas uniqtio :iii, that all .grades of long-service -. medals, iriclndiri": docorations .to•.two,officers'.of"'the' corps, were prosouted—an went wliiph prpbably.jhad «0t taken place, previously m-.any.'.other voliinteor corps; Sergeant Fisher received 'tW volunteer■:sen-ice medal' for twelve' 'years' Borvka j-'Voluntcor- Alex. Wilson the L;- and .G. service'.medal for 1C ; years' •.contmuous service; Colour-Sergeant' Aitkcn , tile o.' and A.. P.L.S. medal 'for 20 vcars' service ; Oftptain;■ Barltrop : and 'lieutenant V.D.for 20 years' cominis'Gioncd and ■ qualifying service. -..... tidutenant•Ooonel Watt first,took n'cominissioii' under Colonel Gorton in 1866, and has'served continuously m ftp volunteers since thativear— •a period of-slightly _over. : 43 years—and'at' his retirement occupies, tho ; proud position ■ of . bomg tlie-eeiuoi- aofa7d ; Tohlßioor. oßocr -in .Nsr Zeatwd, ■ ' ' ■..•...•■-. . .