PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 681, 4 December 1909, Page 13

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

■;WONDEEPUL 'GROWTH OF. THE /TOWN.: :|; A/LIVE :CHAMBER OF COMMERCE;;;':.■'■■ 'vi ;-'(By" Te|egraph.-Bpecial porreapondent.l ;,; :;//-;-: :;;;.' : :;;:./ / vPalmerstbh,. pecember 3.- .' r Therd was'a good, attendanco of /-.members at;-the annual' mooting of tho Palmerston Chamber/of ' Comm'orco' last dyenihg, ': miich more than' usual interest being manifest. Mr. J. M. Johnston (President) occupied tho chair, and, in,moving the adoption of tho/report and balance-sheet/', gave 'a very, interesting; address, touching/on the recent financial depression, pointing out that : tho financial atmosphere had: cleared considerably, and tho outlook, was much brightor. He referred to the harnessing-of the district rivers for generating, oleotrio power, and to the groat 'bouefit to bo derived by the youth of the town,-and -district by,, the establishment of;a fine technical school in our,midst, cspcr cially, eulogising the work dono to secure .the' school; by: Mr. W. Riitherfurd, chairman of tho Board of Governors. In rcforring to tho efforts of the /chamber to-get tho: post office 'made :a' chief post' offico, : , Mr. Johnston quoted interesting figures, showing tho great; strides Avhich the town; is..making.' In his opinion, therd was nothing equal to it in any other part of,the Dominion':- Tho deposits in the local-post office'at the end of the'ifinancial year snowed an increase of. £Usfi2t. Money orders'issued amounted to J!30,152, an'increase, of over. X 5000; over the" previous -. year, '. and iEIO,OOO ' more'than- in l 1905. Outward letters numbered over two and a half millions, 100,000 more than tho ..previous year. Telegrams forwarded numbered VH9.807, an increase on tho year:pf;.l3,!)o9, whilo. there were equally .largo increases'in 'all other branches of. this service. He'■'.'pointed' out' that .the capital value of the Kairanga' County (which 'surrounds : '.-Palmer-' ston); was/' ,£2,120,632,' an :- increase :'of J!433,000 over;the-previous year. ;'l'he capital value of the-borough .amounted to or hotter than/tho previous year. -Various other subjects ■■ were abfy.'Jdealt with, in the, address/ and.- the motion to .'adopt .'the .report, and balance-sheet was 'carried. / ' .'.- ; '■■ Mr.;..-B. : .; Gardner.; made a number. of stigges-. tions.:td tha incoming council,-with the object df inducing business people--to take more'interest in' thVwork being done by' the chamber, especially in' tho .direction of holding/frequent .meetings •of members,' and ■ Mr, Collinson,/ sen.,' moved that, the .council; at an early date' approach the Government with tho object 'of selling.the Native/reserves in the: town, and investing/ the. money.., .-He maintained;; that tha:;tyin;* ,up_'of - comparatively large :areas in the town was; against lls'intercsts. - The motion "wds':cafried. ; :-'.".. ■: : r'f- /,'/.' ".;••'.'•:'■..■:'•"■■■: r ■:' ,';"■; / Messrs;- U. H. Bennett, and 'J.,Wallace waited 'dn/i.the'. meeting, ;as : .a. deputation - from .-the Holiday Assbciatidni: to nsk tho chamber's-co-operation, in''an, endeavour to'securo. that parcels bo received at, the post office up to 6p.m. It was | pointed out that tho present'hour (5 p.m.) did riot .give" sufficient, time toniako up :o'rders.;after,the last mails.cama in:"< The'qiies-' "on was referred to, the incoming .council.: -.; ''Mr.'/M. A. Shott referred .'to the I'amount of railage, paid- oh:-wool; Tho'•'• wool:, scourers wanted areb'atoof'half the railage wheh-wobl was brought back from/a seaport to the'works. . Under;;tho 'present conditions.tho Gdveriinient got .two; and a.' half per cent, railages, instead of, one :per cent.; if -.the; wool: were -shipped straight away.-:Ho moved'that the /chamber write -the .Minister.- for Railways" on ;the-qtios-tion.v requesting.; a ".rebate,-.-/The motion was ,earned.;,::;;■';- //;// ■,"'•;'*../V:';;.;' "• :U-.-r'? ".-.■■

:-_, A , very, hearty vote of .thanks was'accorded Mr..vJohnston, 'the/retiring- president,; several speaker? referring .-.in' .very., complimentary terms to the:enthusiasm and'thoroughness put into the; work.by "the chairman. The "vote was carried:by;.hearty ajclamation. /:/''':/; '. .;The_ following members of the council were elected I J. ;'M; /Johnston;; H.' Haydon," M. A. Ehott,' G. .'W. Hdrdbn, H; F. Giffons,' G; A. Preece, T. E.';Hddde'r,-.G. H. /Bennett, M. Cohen, J:; Wallace,: L.;.Ha Collinson,-: and R. Gardner; auditors; Messrs'."G.':',J:'.Scott ahd' R; J)avis.V-;;''-" iif -:';'v;.;r:>..■••'■: :■ '-\:.\ ■..<■.■,■,•:■;■■:':,■'■■.■':'■■

'.The.-,council then 5 met,- and elected-• Captain Haydpn president, .Mr. M.-A. ' Eliott ' vicepresident,'and.Mr... J, A.-' Nash treasurer.' "■'. The Manawafa-Amateur''AthletioVClub met :last; night,'.and -made • final'• arrangements'■ for: its second "evening .meeting, ~which.:is ; to take place -on -the' sports, 'ground .next ..Wednesday; when:a • one thousand. yard?. race -will bo. run, instead' cf,' the . mile event' which ■: was -oh the programme.-; following; handicaps/were declared for' the';i4oyds.;'event,-. ; to-]bo-run.-at-the High School 6ports on'DecemberlO - 10yds.;;Minoauij, m&\,< Stajfriddl'ei; .JIM 'Mdiori., 15yds.; •,%ln%'ni''.'BeanJ-'Whittffior; -AlilleriJ ■Peed.vand O'Connor, ■20yds.;. D.'Park,'- Mellish, J. Walkldy,, and Waters, : 25yds.;Tait,- Kerslake, r Crump,: Tremewah,.- "and ! ■ H.; Walkley, 30yds.,'J.-Park: and;MlTarlane,''3syds... '-; : ,;.,: .At; .the monthly'meeting of .:•> tho.'College Street.School Committee; there were present:— Messrs. Ho'dder-,-(chairman); v.Stiibbs, -Tyer, Jackson, Gorrand,':and Sanson:.'.The.' headmaster,-: Mr.'.' A;':..\W;":;;.lj6\f;-': reported,-:;the;.roll ■number-;nt;;4Us.-V:lt- wasidecided' to/ihavo. the -playground "asphalte'd '"during;-the .Christmas vacation.'.: The (Wahganui'.Education'Boardfihi: timated'that'it ■ would be pleased' to.-iricreasethe ;teaching:staff shouldthe attendance'warranirit. ;It .was • resolved ].to,:ask..Archdeacon : .Harpcr ■ to judge the essays.jaxonnection:with,the Cohen Shield';:'Mossrs;: : Stiibbs and!Sanson, wero 'appointed /.a. 1 and .'. were authorised' to,have.,:several'.works .carried but. ./-Thd 'Palmerston.;Brass: 'Band "has V.arranged to .give .a .programme, of .music ion/the rotunda ; ;iii■ the;:Square'on' Sunday: afternoon;';? - ,;".. : :'■' : ! .The;committee' ;, of 'the-Manawatu Horticul--, iniral: and ..•Industrial r-Society 'h'as,7made ( : final: arrangements; for -.its' show,next '.week; 'All' this -judges'>appointed' fhave 'accepted, and■-: Mr. Woightman^will 'give a' paperion.rosd culture. Arrangements'have'' been .made, for: a:.string band to - give selections, .and ; afternoon tea will ■be ;-providedi,, ; : :;:>;'; ':■',;'':■. ;V. ;;- ;,/,.'>:■';;"..::': \