PROVICIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 13

PROVICIAL CENTRES.

-. (Prom Our Special .Correspondents.) .

C;"• : i* * r A ■,; r.: ( Ipahiatua. . ' OaKroTembor .l 5 thD: Ballnnco Dairy Company .. *iir/pay' outi"Xsl6o : for-. thoir- Octobef jmilk - sapply.'"..TWs '.tlio rato'ol'.lld.' per!-pound suppliers to tho safflo butter factory at Konim— : v'MeteV'Thomas .; Avey,? aiid -Thes? both daily?'^Considerable effected tothisfactory., ( .■ • 'Yesterday. C.'"Cooper'■ arrived back from Hamilton, whore his little, son has been • seriously ill, ami .has undergohe an operation. >i 0 tiros have" occurred in ' the borougii o! Pahiatua since November 12, • 1908.- . ~•••.•> Mt. Arnold 'Weston's nomination- wa.4 ; >:the only one Vrcccivsd: fdr'vthe - extraordinary: vac-, onoy on the Borough • Council, Caused by. the resignation o£ Mr.-v,W< ..-yßdff ell. •? •:','..••• ■ ••V'?Af the rinpntoly Pfihiattia. ;■ Httapital 'V-'iVusteeS'-incid :?'oii'sTl»orAdajr ''Mf ierAir! ori the board «*•&. ; <leputntion- i'rolh 'WlflMl' £tytttv£ ;C6irpt'«itli. ?r&oreuco:? toV.bMainins? meirt-' •?bert of ■ that Übdge.'i'vlt'/ivaii fdejcldcd /thht.'.lho'' ■ society bo .tho' privilcno'of* purchasing' blank admlßßlon tickets -at -Xi each, nut -less s : than ;fiye,to'be.:purcjia^d' ; annuni.:;Vi,:; • / Although Thur«la'r evoiiing;. wa.n vrct •■ and' : ■■?miserable,"" ft'" Splehtfld>'rdti '.^afliorin({; assemblcil in'this Drill: Hall to Bid fare■well".to Mr. and MM;>Norrell and family, and ijd'imostiinjoyablo (tiiS&ihiS•:Spent In addition prestations ialready mentioned: in yes-'; teifday's i iffine,'*' Miss Norrell . was presented ~ with, a eold .brooch .by her 'lady friends, : tho Mayor (Mr.' D.,Crewe), whd presided, making thei'jpresentntion, ■ Tho ."•chairman?, .mentioiwu the many public works which -Hr.'. Norrcll had v beeA conncoted' with, and also" referred Jo .Mr? /NorreH's.'sterling''qualities of character, ,as. nlso did - tlio "Rev. Mr.' Spier (cuairiuan School . Committee)> Mr. Robert. Smith; and Mr, Alex, Ileese. Mr? (Norrell,'./ : who..?was loudly;'. ap-' : pltiUdedoo f reply; said, that the. pre- " cents .and .kind 'expressions were .gratefully received, and. addedAMiat ho had always tried : , to? act ' honestly .Vinsthe,;, interests 'of 'the dis^. triot, ..He:extended'/a hearty, invitation to. all . present to : visit "hira; at Te Aroha. , A ■ splendid . programme of .vcial ; and . musical items ,Was ;■ given, tho following contributing, songs: Mes- .. dailies Burgess .'arid Thorns (encored),:. Misses. - Hannon, Burgess, and Tulloch (encored), and Meters.'\W. Ecoleton, C. Mills, J,, W. Sturton/; and F.' Q. 'Milne',' 'A highland fling was danccd by Hlr. 'T. AT 1 . Watts, and Messrs. T.'.W. and W-AVotts danced ft double sword v danfce to baxpipe musie played by Mr. G. ;,:Maflkay,.ofi'Masterton. Mi 63 Burgess and-Miss : Cox -, played 'the,-accompaniments? . Tho ..hall . was tnenv cleared for daacin.?. . which- was: indulged in. to musio "supplied by Messrs, C. sand • B.'iMills ?r.nd? C. Burt, i until about. 12 o»m. ; ''"Ultras"? wero played by Miss Cox |ind Mr. , ! H;';-Mangufon, and ' Mr. L.' T. Herbert was a capable .M.C.'.;,Supper .was suppliedfby Mr. A; East?..' During hid:-twelve .JteftW residence '. in. \Paliiatui,''Mr.'Non-ell has .filled the; following ?. .potions .-of . the Starr-Bowkett S.oJ sipty' since, it;started,. and : chairrtiati for >eight-:' '.• ceU'? months;' : member'.of tho School ; Committee! and chairman' last' year;' -vice-president.' of ; tho • newly-formed' A. and, P., Society; represeri'.tatfvo of the.TeOhnical > Sohool Board for the «'tV6llington • Education '..'Board; member of ..the. ?:Pahiatua ; !Licensing ..Committee active : member? of VlodgeV.Tararua ?and W.i\l. Jor - twelve" fmunths';^'•'•'active •m«hberVbf:;th'di i JMangataihoka. f.Quflits Club, Bowlinj;' Club, ami? .Chamber of 'xCbitimer'(» i , v.^arid,:^vice-pTesident'. : various .cricket and.'other spotting clubs, ' ; : ; - : 111 the ! C6prs6 ! .ef his. reinarks at .the. "social" ?meritioned,i. when f'';referririg?; t6;-?th9 .)P,UbliV ; ,'Sdryices I ,'rondered: by man>pcci<pyiflg. ; such posii-' :only? gayo but practically debarred.

/>.: himself [from^'cbnSaoiiiiiV^ttl.local ; bodies,;! unlike Now Zealand' legislators "who. cduld still ■ bo sharoh6l (1 dr3-and voto the: business to where their ..■: partibular.Vintereat' lay. He' mentioned .■ i . tho'two Wellington' morning- papers by -way v- of .illustration,, and tho. gathering, "who 1 loudly, applauded, evidently -tobt-in tho situation at' a glanco. , WOODVILLE. The Woodvillo Borough Council at its'last •-.£ meeting aocepted the,tender of A; and \T. Burt/ I'. ' for -water-pipes,: ' It; was .also '■ agreed to .... lay•the additional mains by day l labour.-- Mr» 1 Jletcalf, engineer, submitted a plan for surface .yclrdinhgo. -It.was decidcd to aslc Mnrtogivo a ' > th,o; sewerage' scheme, tliis ..estimate .to bo, in accord&ncc with the revised' lind (ft section 6f Mr. ~.. hOile*.3).:-ie^arpd : jor,;:.the .6f ths ia,io; i »B\iake&under.the Fublio Works ••,r rhft; •Tr6»sliT«.*nairo ; agreed .fo grant a loan for.tho borough &, share in the costs of the Lower Gorgo IHdgc * • - recently from / Auckland, :where> ho •had . undergone: & i 6enous operation, is still very ill I: #'•: MoolriiT the • •' . 3 ®' suffen33g--a good dear on account of influenza, »

FEUDING. i ?. Ir ' if' hai > left Tapuae to talvo charge of the A&ipurn School, was presented fcy thft local ioiiVbl children with a foun•taih pen-and.a.set of cold sleeve liiiks. "■ '-v... Miss C.' Hanron, formerly of Tokoranp Sohooli has tasen.chargci of ithe .Tapuae School. ; ; -Bit ;Sheop .shearinß; : is;'iri:fiill swing throughout, tEio district, ; , In many. insUinceit, Jiowoveiy thd ■ wool ; talcen oft, hoggets docs not compare favourably, with,:that of.,other seasons. , < l wool,,bayer;of Eomo :standing who passed \ through .ftp. Japnao. district somo timo ago inAformcd a .itomnoy ninn in that district that ho that his clip was .worth lid. per lb. iM™nd prevailing in the lieaconsficltl' district is doing a certain- amount of dftlnage. . ffarm.ors wning land adjacent to the Kiwitca bo advised', to take combined notfou't 0 have jellow broom declared a 'noxious • T/oeJ- .On. one tivo farms In Beaconsfield the "broofp is Spreading rapidly ,:&nd in some quartertfs be-:'entirelylineglefctcd;;' ; It has' already spread from the BgnconsfteltL Bridge do.ivn; as: the-. Feilding-Kiwitea 'Bridge Th 6 seed of this pest is .'not. only washed down : thS'river, but is also carded about the pail- ■ ' dddkr-by birds. It is,.however, a shrub that ils easily eradicated by grabbing. . ' i ' Councillor- Wheelcfi (chairman) stated at the OrfiUl' County Council ■>. mooting yesterday that >ba Minister for .Pubbc. Works had promised

to lay-before Cabinet the council's request for a subsidytowards tho cost of; the" proposed bridge over tile Oroua River at Menzies Ford. Tho monthly' meeting of tho Oroua County Council was 'held yesterday; ■ -Present: Councillors G.C. Wheeler (chairman), ! H. Burrell, ;J. H.'Vincent, Thomas Rowling, W. G. Pearce, H; Kodmayne, and W; Keid. ' Tho county , treasurer reported '. that' the amount of rates lovicd totallod JM7BB la. Id., and the amount collected .£IO9B 155., leaving ..&3G89 Gs.'ld.-out-standing. The bank balances were:—Dr.: General account, ■; ,£1743 -■ ,10s. 4d.; interest account, -£G36 2s. Id.: gorfto bridge, lis.; No. 21-loan, "•&iU lGs. sd, : Cr.: No., 22 loan,' ',£7,12 Gs; 4d. . The-following motions wero.carried (1) That tho ranger's duties be suspended between,tho hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.. untlj-further notice; (2) that Mr. Soreiisen's resignation of tho position of ranger for tho Bwigitaua Riding-bft'accepted, and that applications'be called to fill the position; (3) that tho cletk bo instructed to write to Mr. Roilnyno (General Manager of Hallways) and inquire* wnon-the dedication of the -pieco of -land to give' access to Mr.: Gicscn's property at Aorangi will, bo completed. OTAKI, ; A meeting Of tho'Management Committee of the Kabul Cricket: Club Was held on Thursday ni(jlit,' when It was.'dccided to hold an entertainment on- December-18.. Messrs.- Byron Brown, J,; D; llowoll, Hi = Nicolson, - ,M. Ayre, and ,Tabiwi., wero appointed a . committee to make tho • necessary, arrangements; It was nlsd de-" cidfcl W enter ft sttfoMl Wednesday team for tho competition,: -and to more material. .Blight'is now very-pronounced among the potato crops here, and, in -many instances, whole patches' aro ruined. The loss to thoso growing extensively.will be considerable.The Taimgnta; Bridge, which collapsed on Raturday'-laft, Is ''expected'; to. bo in - position 'again sind-readv for use in the course of 6ve or .six -weeks.- ''To-day a' light hauler • will be tr.hoiv tip for the. purpose of lifting the timber, etc., from its present position.. V ' , > "It is uridcßtedd that : .thß. TiUfigata .T.and Company, contemplate- running a, sawmill in cnnjuncrnn with their holdings in the Otaki Gbr'-c. The 'carting of the,timber .overbad rnnds may; of., course, prove a forniidable ,obstacle. • ' ; . V"'-'' ; ;!■:■ - GREYTOWN. ' Three patrols of the local boy scouts, under Patrol Sergeant Shanley and the Rev./ Mr. Pago (chaplain), and Mr.,- E. 0. Turner (trustde),' made a,long trip lip the Waiolune Gorge on the King's birthday. • _ , The concert given by . tho loail Glee Club on the evening of the Kintr s bir.thday iil the Town 1I&11 was well attended, and the appreciation of the programme given, was ovidenced by the' faot that every item; waa'.eucored. ' The temperature recorded on Wednesday was tho highest experienced in the .Wairarapa this season. On Thursday also tho velocity of the wind was .too powerful to *bo pleasant.