PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 14

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

>'. ''THE STOCK TAEDS SITE. Oorreei,ondeaU i ' Palnwntoa, i Novwaber 11 .A meeting , of the Works Committee of the Borough Council was told this afternoon to rodoive a deputation of 'stook' auctioneers conHStmg bi Mr. &. &. Abraharf (representing Abiaham and Williaius), Mr. 'I A. Aloodio (l)algety ,and Co.), »Mr. it H, iM'luiight (Now waianii Ijoan and Mercanbio;, and representatlyoSi of i the Cliamber of Commeice (ih,-(j-. W. OElarden and Captain Preoce) • v ,Membei3 h bl-nleu then vioma with rclerem,e to-.the) reiftoVali ot the ealeyards from Bangitikoi Street to Grey Street. Mr. J M. Johnston, president Of the Chamber of tkimmorco, _ albo wrote strongly/ condemning the suggestion to force tiio saieyards out ot the borough. Abraham slaUd that tho pie- , Gent yal'da in Bangitikei ytreot haa been es--1 V- tabhshert thirtyi years, and not a angle person i |i had beem hurt during that period.. «Ib *ai i, eitunateji that quite a million hea"d"sf cattle' had travelled thiobgh the atreot, and, as the i qnishon of dangor'ito , life ha 3" been'raised as * the principal objection,. this . fact would bo sufficient to show that the objection was unfounded. The yards had , been a great factor , ini^ the -growth of-.Palmorstonj.and it wuuld seriously afiect business if they were moved out of the tonn. Wndors came to them from all ovetfthe Dominion, and if they weie not i ' allowed to go to Grey Street, they would go , further ,afield and establish yards at Bunnythorpe /"He eubnitted a plan showing that the yards would be well, an ay from the public road, and only the'■sheep'would be (Imeu through; Grey 'Street. Messrs M'Knight, Hoodie/;Hardcnj and Captain Preece all spolxe strongly in favour of the auctioneers being alloVedlto carry out the proposals) advanced , The committee afterwards vrated the proposed Bite, <&nd it is anticipated now that, there will be'no , difficulty ih coming to an amicable settlement . , , , X h At the Police CouVtjto-day, Wrilijim Burns, mth «(jdozen aliases, was sentenced to threo months* imprieonuient for stealing a coat 'rora a private hotel at Palmerston The evidenco < showed• that,of ' served* pight years in gaol, having been con ' ncied of house-breaking, theft,, assault, ro' - bery, and resisting the police. A comrado cf Burns's named Johnston was also charged with theft, but was acquitted." A man named Meyers was charged,, with assault ma refqnt brawl,' m which a young man had ,his ( lo» broken, j- applied for'ami granted. • ' ' ' The ordinary meeting of the College Str I ■> School Committee was held last night 1 | Bent .Messrs. T (chauman), V. ' n Jewell, }Y<, Stubbs, V JacLbon, i <? V CamUo, "P. Tycr, J.-B Gefrand, and Sanson The Ifonavtatu Cricket Association applied for ' nnancfaha,ssistanCo towards securing the services of a .professional "coach,? but the Boerotary was'instructed'to reply that the committee v , hed no funds available tor the purpose. ,No action'was taken in respect to a letter from the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce , AectionAwith holding a conference of/school committees* with the object of forming a now education*'diatnet Correspondence was read from the~Wanganui Education Board fo tho effectahat work at all schools must commence at 9 a.m.,-and when it is (lesired that work shall commence'' after' tins' hour," application 'for permission to change the time must be made and satisfactory reasons given for the desired onango. - The holiday known as "inspectors' holiday" would be ""discontinued from the v beguuung of next year. The Bummer holiday* would begin on December 20, and tho echoiaiß. would "reassemble on February 1. The t report of the headmaster, Mr >A. W. Low, 'Bhoweditho roll number to be-481, average attendance,4sl, highest daily attendance 464 The inspector's Report was read, and was considered highly ■ A very, fine programme is being prepared for the annual concert in connection with the local coilvefiysehool

( There was a .good attendance of mombors at the ordinary iueeting 'of Loyal ilanawatu , Lodge of' Oddfellows last night,' NG- Bro C H Gardiner presiding Three now members were/initiated. Some discussion took place on the question of the erection of a Friendly So- ' cieties' Hall, in Palmersfon, and it was resolved to hold a meeting of the Hall and Buildin? Committee to go into the matter A degree lecture will be given neit lodge night At the conclusion of the business a euchre tournament was played. ~ At the meeting* of' th« Hospital Board vthere woro present Messrs. J. (i. VYilEon (chairman), L. B. Bryant, Q. Kendall, J. H. Vincent, > H. Haydon, ,W. Stubbs, W. G. Pearce, « G. Fowler} 'and C-. Vass tiorrespondedee > was , referred" from the In-epector-General m reference to the election of representatives to the board, and enclosing a \ <*>Py of regulations. If' the Bill now before Parliament became law there would be no need to proceed with the elections, as the present boards v would continue in office till April of next year; also that he would agree ,to the admittance of Charles Harrison, to the Cambridge Sanatorium on the board pay £1 per w«t for three months for his' maintenance The Auckland Hospital Board wrote that L-&ttrtMice d JdlHlston<S had lbft that institution, and enclosed an acconnjufor £9 17s The relieving , omcer 'was instructed to --make 'arrangements for Johnstono's mainten4sca if he returns to Palmerstoc. Messrs. Prior and Gilbert wrote that ,the late Mr. Jamea Smith's legacy to'the board of, .£I,OO was now available, and suggested "that a "portion of tho amount might be devoted to. a moirampnt to'deceased. The board-decided thrit ft asl no power to divert the money m tho di- , roehon suggested. ..The name of Alice A. Shirtchffe was placed on the probationer's list Ine secretary, was instructed to write to tho Inspector-General drawing attention tb the neeoaaitr for the better representation of Kimt<a,on the'Hbspital Board, that'district now being gronped with Pohangina. The salaries Of the matron and deputy-matron were raised to .040 and £Wr resrectivdyi The secretary Via instructed to proceedings foi , 1 the recovery of fees agakst certain people, who although ablo td?pay/tyill neglected to do i 80, The Inspector of *Works reported that satisfactory progress wae being made with the erection of the now steam laundry, and another, consignment of the machinery had aiTived j i