PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 730, 1 February 1910, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

(From Our Special Correspondents.)

'.;■; -.'■: / CARTERTON. .'.. ; The monthly meeting of: the South Wairarapa County. Council was hold on Saturday, Councillor W. ; Perry being in- the ohair. Receipts since last meeting were reported at £1216 : 155.. 7di, and .accounts amounting to .£2103 95. : 10d. were passed for payment. Application. was received from Mrs. Palmer, Messrs. S. Dalgleish, J.A.jriean, and A.C. Garwith, to have their situated in the Mahupuku settlement wholly included in the ; Wairarapa South County: . At present they were partly in the Wairarapa South County and partly' in the Featherston County. The,, council, considered this course advisable, which would mean that throe of i tho properties would be'in this ■county and one in Featherston County. ; ■It;' however,'.requires;.the Featherston" ■ County's consent to alter the; boundaries, ' and' difficulty is apprehended in the matter.,.. . The: Wellington Farmers' Meat Company forwarded the water-race agreements duly signed and completed,' together :ivith cheque to.cover expenses.. It_was decided- that the agreement. Tae ratified, and that Councillors Perry and Moore.attach,the seal.of the council/to same. It was decided -that on receipt of the Health Officer's approval, the council would consider the" application of W. H. Long, Masterton,, for permission to erect a digester in .the county. It was resolved to replace.a culvert on Moreton Boad with 24-inch pipes. .■Alternate. tenders'are. to be invited for ■.metalling/' on . Gladstone. Eoad from Oliver's, corner, to Booth's Creek, for delivery, from the creek or from. the. river'. ■ .Repairs to the. water-table' on Belvedere. Rqad, and .to the fording of thoJElinaki Stream are-to be attended to. ;The.tonder of T. Aplin at 2s. lid.-was: .accepted for the- Maungaraki. metalling contract. "It-was resolved to do some metalling: on Norfolk Eoad,' '200 yards; Hinau Valley Eoad, 150 yards; Maungatarore Valley Eoad,. 200 yards; and 40 chains, on: Bishop's Eoad. It was,decided to ask' tho ranger: to ■make a. monthly., report'regarding .stock impounded. •:■ The council; went. into;,' committee: to. discuss matters in connection" with the..'Gladstone Hotel. ' ■. .'

At a special meeting of the Wairarapa •South County Council held on' Saturday, Thursday, was fixed as the : day for tho statutory half-holiday,in : the county.,- :■';.// ;// wdoDv'iLLt ■; : .":.' ;, ~On: Friday, evening last two. men applied to join the'kcal'volunieer company, but had' to be refused on'' the ground that the/ company is now fecruitef up: to; full strength.; The position/is a rather novel one;/ but '. good ■ officers make' good, com-panies,-'and that happy, state of things seems to be the case'in WoodviUe. .

..:For.a .Ti'eek past Woodville , had' experienced'scorching, hot weather, which was beiinjiuigto' effect the dairy farmers' con- , .siaerably. ; Food stuffs .began to wither npi and the drop: in the milk supply was a-fairly marked one.' The; fine spell, however, broke on Saturday, and there was heavy rai^during the.night and on Sun- ■" •'■ "• :. "v. / ' , ; -/ ~ : : . /■ •'■' .'

'..Ensign.and : Mrs..'Bptherae,' of the Sal'vatiori Army; held their farewell services herein Sunday; .For. a. year ■ past -.these officers have .been in command here, and have.beoonie very .popular with the general, Ensign Bbtheras leavee for ' his; new'. quarters '■ to-morrow.." . .

;.:■■;/■ OTAKIi; . ; ■■;,,)■ /":'■ : .'■.'' Owing' to. Saturday's, rain all cricket matches, hail, to: be. put off, while the: lawn:. tennis match;'. Otaki v. Levin, had also to be .abandoned.'.Bowlers, tod, liad to iorego;. their .games; ■■;/ ;: •"•.-/ •■;.'•■-,'•. ; The young.man,: Warren, who';was rendered .'a week ago''by .being from. a. , horse—at :least so it'"-is' 'surmised—continues' to ■ improve. •■ •, .. :■' '■. .' : Thevannual , -general meeting of the' ' Otaki -Library; was' held .in the• reading room/on' Saturday:evening,- there, beingpresent only " Messrs. R. : 'W.. Booth (chairman), W, Burns Smith,"and' H.- F. Eagar j (secretary). , .Consideration/ of. the bal-ia'nce-sheet 'was held overspending a ful- ' ler . meeting." The following - were ; elected officers: '— :Com&ittee, 'Messrs. I'rank :Penn,- R...W.; Booth, .W.v.B.', Smith;,lsdale;.:,lfrs.:'Hopkins; sebretary,- Mr. 'H. P. Eagar.' (re-elected);' -trustees,-. Messrs. •TC.. ;H., Simcox, B.,.Ling,, and, H..' Freeman (re-elected); chairman of committee, ■ -Mr. R.. W. Booth.;. A vote.of thanks was accorded the-librarian.-, A,'' complaint', from 'Mr/Kenneth Leigh relative to : au action of- the librarian i\''as held ; oyeiv ■ till ..Thursday night, when' it is hoped that' there will bo a 'larger meeting. -It was mentioned that a subsidy could not be. expected this year as the Government would; probably refuse any such grant.' •; An-.employee .of .the Otaki Gorge .Mill, named ■; Symonds, met with" a ; mishap on Friday through falling ona planing -'ma-.-chine, -his hand coming in contact with the. knife'..-;It will be. 1 a; week 'or : moro .before ; he is able to,resume Work.' r '

'.; Miss K., Foster,: who', has been :,ap--pointed as an additional, teacher at "' the local -State school, commenced duty .yesterday .morning..' , ; :■' v.. ... . ..■. '■.■!■,'■;■', ; A first-offending who hails from-'Waikanap, .was ".fined. 10s. ~at the : local .. ■: .. . ■' ; 1 The . State schools,'.ithe.Convent;, and the:, Maori tCollege , re-opened yesterday, ~morning...;Mr. ;Pirimi Tahiwi has joined" • the teaching staff "of the college in place, of his-sister, who was recently married; '; lkcently a visit was paid to '.O'taki-b'y' .the inspector of' weights and measures,, and in somo: instances it'wns found that' the scales were' deficient. { "Unless the defects are remedied action will doubtless' bo taken.:: " : ' : ; '■'■'■■■": ■"('■'■:■ ■• "■

-': Mr. J. S; Pole -is' the successful, tenterer. for the fenoing'contract to be carried : out , by; the: ptaki Maori: Baring Club' on. its new course.,- : i, , ;.

• ,Tne Eev; J. D. -Russell, of 'Petone,. is expected here-next week to .assist in a church movement. for" young : men. - Tho.Otaki-Druids-Athletic Club has .affiliated with ■ the .'New Zealand 'Association.; '•'.'. ;'...;:: 'i : ;■■'■■

;. v- ', feilding; , ■-■■.The''schools.-in the Wanganui Education 'District.re-open to-day. '■. ■:"■ .-'■ After a very, useful, rain the sun came out again warmly,• yesterday afternoon, • and the- weather prospects for the show-.to-day and Wednesday are of the best.'; ' ■ . Mr. J. Maiighan Sarnett, Wellington. citj" ! organist,: has been engaged by the Trustees of .the: ..Feilding.. Wesleyan Church to open the, new pipe organ by giving- two; recitals,/on, February ;9; and 'Although retarding grass-seeding and harvesting operations the rain which' has fallen fin-the Waituha:: West-district gladdened the hearts of the dairy farmers who have experienced-an excellent season. Sufficient rain has. fallen to keep all the' vegetation in a healthy growing ■ state,-, while the gradual, increase in heal has brought rape, vetches, and other feed on amazingly. Seldom has there been such, an' abundance of :pasture at: this time of the. year, while ' : its 'quality is also good, this being. shown by, the nigh -percentages of', butter-fat ,in .milk, and the large supply -forward. . :, . - .■:.-.■■';

' V WAIHOANGA. ■'■ At last, the bridge'over the Roaring Meg has been commenced. The contractors hope' very, shortly to have it finished. . • ■•■ .. - • ■■..■ .•■■ :■.' Mr. R. Bockett met with,a nasty accident a few days ago.: Returning .on horseback from a picnic, he was crossing a' bridgo.-near Mr. Duncan's when his horse, owing to the slippery nature of , the boards/ skidded, coming down 'on iis side:' i and throwing its rider, who had his foot somewhat crushed. Indeed, Mr. Bockett had a very narrow escape from a more serious accident. -Why those whose duty it is to look after the roads n ? ot ., haTO ,.N;° s ? wooden bridges snivelled, it, is difficult to say. . • ;./.-. ; . SHANNON. • . The Shannon school reopened on Monday after the , Christmas holidays. .The funeral of the late Mrs. E. Law; whose, sudden and 'unexpected death on I'riday night has east a gloom over the district, took place on Sunday afternoon, and,, in spite of tho rain, which fell almost continuously.'during the day, it was one. of the. most representative funerals , remembered in ■ Shannon for a very long tinie. Tho Druids, of whom Mr. E. Law is a prominent member, attended .in regalia, and mourners camo from Levin, Tokomaru, Moutoa, and' the surrounding districts. The .. Rev.. Mr. M'Kenzie; the: Presbyterian minister, officiated. ■'. •'■■'■' ■■ '".'■' ••. ■•;■■