DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 610, 13 September 1909, Page 7

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI

' jRAILWAT MEN'S DIFFERENCES..; ttty Telcsraph.—Socclal OorrcsDondcol.t V . Wanganui,: September >12.. In/connection -with tho resignation; of .Mr. W. /A. Veitch from the Railway Appeal, Board,' Mr. Lee, chairman of the Wanganui branch of '- the . Engine-Drivers',.. Firemen's,-. and Cleaners'-• Association, has addressed to the. former a.strongly-worded' letter, implying that his resignation is' due to personal reasons, in. that Mr. Veitcb (lid not, find sufficient oppor-: {unity on the board to'; make himself \a-pro,-; minent figuro in the public eye. , Mr. Lee,; who has been nominated for/ thb vacancy,-challenges Mr.. Veitch -to''contest' tho..election with him "to seeVwhethbr you; are still popular amopgst. your.electors.". " . . . /. -, ./ Tho system/of reduced- -tramway fares.- to workmen-which' has been' in operation for some weeks has not:been found-to work well. Tho fares being for single rides,: workmen aro often compelled to pay full faros between fivo. and six o'clock, ! yrheff the; cars aro generally filled witli: passengers of -other. sorts.' > To.meet-the difficulty," Mr. Tallloys, tramways manager, has devised a system of weekly tickets, issued' ovory Monday morning,' giving an. up ~ and down ride each day at' reduced rates, and it is believed that this will obviato dissatisfaction. A party coming-in by brako.from'a danco at Okoia early on Saturday moniing' Had an unpleasant experience through the brako getting off tho road. and. turning completely" over when a couple of,miles -from" town. Fortunately tho vehicle was going slowly whon tho accident happened; >so no one was hurt,, aud : after . it had been righted tho ; journey was resumed and completed without further mishap. . The season is well forward here, - and: there - are signs of spring everywhere.. Tho weather during the last few days has- been- ideal,;, though the air is rather keen at night,; The far : ' triers havo had a good winter, .and, as feed 'js abundant, the outlook generally speaking is debarred from cutting up their "Church acre" for building leases through veto of the Bishop of Wellington, the -parishioners of Christ Churcli nro determined not to drop'the matter altOßotlier, and will bring'it before'the General''Synod next January.. It was at first desired to build a-largo ceiltral church in another 'part of the town, but tho rapid extension of suburban areas included-ill the parish - has caused , the . original scheme to bo'modified.' It i"'™™ proposed that only half of tho church site-be leased, all-bodies;therein interred to bo reverently removed to :tho other half, ,on which' will -be built n stono church at a cost: of ,£7OOO. ..Other churches aro pro r posod to bo 'built' at St. John s and Gonvillo, to servo outlying portions of tho, parish. ; Tho General Synod will bo asked to empower the trustees : to.' raise - money by mortgage on ■ the land proposed -to be leased, the amount so realised-to bo supplemented by-voluntary contributions -from' tho parishioners.