PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 610, 13 September 1909, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

( STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES, 'AND THE CROWN SUITS ACT.' > (By Tclcffraiili.—Special Corrcgpondcat.l Palmerstori,. September 11.' • An inspection of tho Falmbrston Bowling Club's, groons shows, that tho grass is com- '' ing away ; very ■ well this. ■ year, l -and the .- directors hope that,' with tlio present'attention which is being/given to it, the old green ': will ho found to play/as well as over. Tho • now jgireen. which . has 'been' leased ■to 1 tho ' Papaioea ToniTis Club, is being prepared for';!--them, and, at tlio prcsont time, lias a splondid sward: Tho: annual meeting of ,tho club I .' ' has been fixed for. Monday,. September 27. > ■ It is stated that tho:genoral oommittco will 'recommend to ithoi,annual, meeting .tho ad- - visability-of- removing ,tho'entrauco fee' for '. the coming' 'year:; It-'this weather' remaing"' anything. like fiub ' during'- the .ueS't few v weeks, it is fully anticipated: tliat'tlio creeh ' will be ready for opening by 'the' middlo of October. ' .' A meeting of the. executive ,of, tlio-Eire, Board is to bo held on. Tuesday -to consider, the question of. erecting a new station for ' i'almerston. . . At tho. monthly meeting. of tho Friendly ' Societies'. Council;,, it-was decided.: to "agaiii :. hold, tho society's-sports'at Foxton on New' l'ear's Day. . Some, new. features' havo been;, added to tho; progfammo;: which promises to' .. be an •cxcoptionally "good .-orte,: Brother r M'Leaii,. president, of tho council, had do- '■ nated a-trophy valued at £2'2s. for bompeti-;;v----tion at the gathering. It was, also decided to -'hold /aV smoke .ibneert /on September 22 r jiyhen/the Friendly,■ 'Societies', shield for. tho. y . .oucliro'-tournament „will ,ho- presonted. by' tho Mayor;/to' the Foresters;--.; ■ The monthly mootiug'-of' the .committee'of i ; the. ■ Pnlmerstoii; branch of ,• ;tho > 1 Farmers'' tlnioii was, held-'to-klay, Mr.' J. Balsillib .pre-' : siding.'*;' A; circular was' received from: the chairman of. dire'etbrs -of the/Farmers' Dis-', tributing' Company,' giving particulars !of .tho' recent. Supreme/..Court, caso of,-the,- ooinpahy ■ versus -tho Static Coal Department,■■ and ask-,.'> ing that copies .of tho circular:.be-distributed"!' , among tho members. l - Sevoral'members spoko' - of the injustico dona in this case,: and-it'whs ' resolved to ..urge the- proHriciai oxecutivo to'., i - bring/ tho / matter 'beforo '/the 'inbmberi .'of^,.., Parliament in; the various.districts,. and' : to', ,- eridorsb.-' the following, motion passed, by",; tho; ' Y Dominion -Confefchce.:.-;"That,this:conference enters its emphatic protest: against, the in- v/ justices', being, ; porpotratcd. by.-.tue State Coal/-i". Department iindbr 'cbvor ,pf' ; tlie .'-Crbwn Suite : l-v : Act;; as "initiliicb 'thb 'case's''bfi" Barton ■ v?• 00-opprative. citizeji,; hnd seripji's' lianierit' to r .'aWr(l,'/l'air compensation,-''and •to'l'.* "amend-the /Actj iivi question- during, the com-'..1" ing Vsessionj-iin order;, toh:placo"-->> the t-Stato"-';-.trading ontcTi)rises' oii an- e^ual ; tooting -with' private-.traders fin' to ; liabil% 'any' "acts' bf.' f da'magp'. i resUltiii'gl froA.r'B^i!^, operations.' 1 ; ; 17 ;