DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 631, 7 October 1909, Page 3

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

x COUNCIL ; OF' CHURCHES FpRMED.;''. i • (UyyJclrgtaph.-huecUl CorresDoDrtcotJ .t s i ' ,' Wanijahui, .October 5- . 1 The. work .of demolishing- the vrreck .of. the .Charles •ifidward, 1 -.whic'h, ', oyring :'to .\adverse feather conditions,' inken some -timcy - was tO'daj .'' tr Pnctically 110 . trace ..-of-the .pld>tehmer; is-, left,' and - there' is now''2s .'feet of >water- all":roundvher.:- 'i ;..; ; v .\.. v ; ( •j ; .Tlie lighter 'Aramoho; formerly. owned :hy. the. Arn'rabho Meat •JL ,, reezing t Company,',has - bebn ■undftrgoing : :Overhaul, ;ahd .is' now being -rigged >prior»to sailing .roupd .the t coast for.' Gisborhe, where.she wilt bo'iised tor 'lightering ,The. boat-is'staunch. a^d/seaworthyi ;i and : sUould liiid.,no:.difficnltj- : :in; ma);ing the passage. ■' i of "clergymen ot aU'dGhoiniuations,'

sxccpt- Atfglican; and >Hom'nn; Catholic, was ield last;. evening;'.w,hen-.it :was deciVierl to f'orhr a louiicil of.churchcs'ifor M'angsinni; Ths ;Rev. b. .Drake', wits "elected/ president, and-the ; Kov. 1. secretary:. ' 'THo-A\ iinganui '■ Chamber . of- Comriiorco lias lecided. to .send. aYdelegatoUo-, Wellington , to ict in '' conjunction.: .with others from' OJiakuius »d fiietihi) jfo'.nrgej.on. the Minister tor Itailnecessity .. .to. make' some , ; move with cegara'-_J ,ta' : the; proposed . WanganiH-Oliakunc-?ii ;/ • ' i ' lle ' chamber. , ihas ' oilso reiOlffld (to ■ send; an invitation; to', the-J British lelegaSes to tho' Sydney Congress to; visit;AVatigiWm/i during vtheir, New Zealand itqiiiv aud'i . tiTo ..being mado' .to ;'suit 'those j )f 'them; who. wish to travel' down tho' Wanir'aauiißtvCT.; instead 'of .by., tho; Alain' .Manic .line, s'henf cn;. route: froln': Auckland to;• Wellington. Tit \ JIWAY HXVNCES • 1, G.. Wotk.ion tho 600fo'et of cxtcusfon ' tp the jbeiiig . steadily pusWd ''Jorward. iltu'dsfc Tall; the ; piles J have., been driven, and 1h0, : h.-ahing ! js; in* lown.) A start •'•itill Ibe i mado-with -the -flooring ID'ia'jfew ■ d#y,i.. It ..is expected;- that ; th'i 'contrartfWllr b<),.finished "about' Chrfsttn&s. ;:jlr. I.;,I: illolloxfiiyMidii been; appointed ,tow& ilerk or Eat vi<;o Mr D Bell Thete a-ero ;sev.ebteen-: applicants. - Beirfg -a member )l ;the!'ciiiincil..;ltr.' Hollfiway,: of course,;will aow; r t csi;m ;Kis; seit"'! ■ Major fH. A. _ Loin ax:, has. b'ceni appointed ;:to represent ;the'.,.\Vanganui 'Veterans'; Association it. the.',Viteraiis Conference :at (Wellington" on Jotohcn 21.--.-i'." • -.

Rit'u-nSj:ior-tho for-'tfid past: sn ■months,,,disclose "a; position .that Is' .not' un&itisfactory wh« B all 'circuittstaiices 'are takon'.Mto. account...-For the half-year period ondiiig ; 30,.-the:--revenue-. Iwas i 4587-

??*'i; '■* ■■sfP<>iises J i«32 17s! 'id.,: the' loss 'for the'.nenwt ; thus/ bei.Bg-;X2IS ass.;dumber : of' miles j run/ 87,180;;p#sseagers.'. carried, 582 211revcutlo.'S perpassenger, :;i;G9d:; : cost ncr'~car> mile, in?d.,-.'included in the .•'statement dt revenue-'.were- interest • (.£1012; lOs'.Vahd Sinfcirti? fund' (i£337|losi), tile,actual 6peratihg espebse! thus. kmg? J»182 17s:.' 'id; ;As it was" hardly expected:, that tho., tramways would show a profit untili the. wwn expanded •eomewhatl'iand also' as-it iras anticipated thjit ;tHo trams would moko up a considerable, portion of tile deficit' during tho [summer. morithi,. the loss for tho'- ?*?'. (<7 e > : IV' Proportion' as'' for the half ,ycaV) ;Will, not. disturb •'ratepayers - A penny• rate .would -easily ; : co,vor such a shortane" and the splehdid convenience of -the tramways will, more than compen6ato-for such a small burden. ' '■ ' : "i