PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 732, 3 February 1910, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

, (From, Oar Special,Oorrossondontl v' Palmerston, February 2)v ,; The Amusement 'Gommittee' in- conncoj-v ■ tion with the - All Nations', ,I'air -hava ?'\ arranged ■ a- very attractive:; and', varied*''' ■ : competitive programme. ; If effort spells • ; Buceess,. .■ the f air • should be 'a; very' snc-tii cesstul event-,indeed,'- for tho comniittoa 'appear' to be'throwing. their whole ener j vi r T' ■gies into tne work. - • ' V '- v .... :. v ,-The Mayor and Councillors Palmer aaJ Clausen-have teen appointed delegates, to l ■ attend, a. confereiioa; with the Chambci 01. V Commerce and.'the.;6tock- auctioneers' in . conncotion with the railway' time-tablejV ■' As vat prcSont_ drann" up, '■ the time-tablaC' ■■: : is very inconvenient for people' attendiiien '' tho, stock, sales.y:. ■ . , ./ . ■■■■ '. . _ At'tho ordinary meeting of tho-BorougK •' Council last -night, ..the : Opera ' Hou??.Committee was requested to tako' steps* . to improvo the ventilation of tho Openr"' House, - and also' to - consider the 'advise. ■ ableness of arranging a.6y6fcem of; elco-i. trically lighting.,the building. . The re-' , port of the sub-committee , appointed; to oonfer,. with .thel stock aoctioneefs'. the removal '.of the saleyards. was! discussed, ■ - The report was referred back to.the-oonw!' mittee. te>oonfer jwitji ;tho borough eolici-"'. ,'! ' .. ' Caledonian:. Society ;w^-gnaited : th® of the sports' ground for its" : gatherii)g| I on Easter Monday. It was- decided tot send a. telegram ;to the' Chief, Government! ' 'Engineer,; asking-for .the!.report;'on';,tKw;';v; erosion of thb thp Mamwatii] Eiver,qs .the-.inatter \vas 'considcfed3 ; urgent. The .engineer's • report showed! . that the whole;of tho 15in; water 'mainaJ' 'had.arrived,' and that thelength to oon-f. ' not)t;'£ho3a/,wi.tli.'tHo.'F,iter.:enpply ivouldl' vervvsildrtly.-bo laid. ; -. ' ;.:y. There was a' large. attendance at thft forlnightly meetins. of the Oroua-.Lodge V of Druids, U.A.0.8.,- last night,: Broi- A- • Lyall, %A.])., besmg -in 1 ; tho' chair:- Tho," officers and; a'nuinte; of . members 'of v■ Eongotea -Lodge,; paid; a -ffiterhal'^visit,'- 1 ;' Bro. . P.-: Jackson was-: presented,-with" a . Past Arch- diploma.-- A committee .was-: set up.to render, assistance-at tho-All'-' : Nations' -Tair, v.