PALMERSTON-DAY BY-DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON-DAY BY-DAY.

G^ ■'•^■ i/ ' : '(;; Palmerston, February'•4i : i^ ; -:> v .The'monthly. meeting of: the .Collego,- '■.'• Street bchool Committee was':.held- last''"''-•'' ; evening. .Present: -Messrs. T/E.. Hodder' '::; : (chairman), W. J: B. - ; •:■:■ Whitehead, and'Carvill. -'It "■'■" - .was decided to givo, a half-holiday .nn J'ebruary 9,:.that.date being the 'occasion - - ': of the AU ; -Nations'- Fair;'.-The' Wahga'nui':■'*-;' • Mucatiori Board intimated that.this year- •'>-' the school was entitled to an: additional' :; teacher.-.Miss- Heni; Park will -fill 4he-''-':' position.till., the end of' February- when' <-"- 'Miss Squires, would take up duty;',also J «-: that .Mr.". Bell would relievo whilo Miss : -':;- Mowbray was : away on-leave. : It lvasic-:;'- 1 .solved to. call the board's attention to'''";*-'; the large.:number of relieving teachers - ::! -'A who-had;been engaged'.at the school;• and-V ''■-■-: to enter a''protest' against this, system,- as-- ,; >' detrimental; to the'interests of'-, the cliil- ;'■-: ■ dren.;, .The .view of the committee was ':.-"•'. that' permanent, teachers .should .'heap-;'.';::;■:',; pointed.- -vAvoto of. thanks'was" passed: ■'-■■* to Archdeacon Harper for' judging the :-■ i.essay competition. -It was decided to- v-V join the Wanganui and West Coast School- ■"'-•',- Committees'-Association. Messrs;-White- - : -.: head; and: Carvill- were appointed school" ••'--■ visitors ,for,,the. ensuing -month, V\':-'.: '.'-.-■-: There was a good attendance' at the 1-: ' ■ fortnightly, meeting-'■; of the Manawatu ' ;: ■ "'■'■ Lodge of Oddfellows,"M.TJ., last evening,'*:.--.: : - Bro. J. Nevell, N.G., being in the: chair.' : -: ::-:': One '.new member was -initiated:. '''The V:- -' delegates to the district meeting recently'.-■;."-'-.. held at Ohakune.reported on the. busi-'i ness which: had been.' transacted; -•: Votes : : ' V of condolence .'were passed-to; Bros. Ffedl,'.. '. and- Frank ".Mowlem in their recent be- ,:' freavoment;;;.':lt- 'was 'decided to, hold: :'a'V-s' ; i':! : --- Purple- Degree lecture at 'an early, date.".'!-: After the closing of-, the lodge ; a card '; -; tournament 1 was started., .-/V ■:':,";' ;: -'■'■■'.>?

;Tho Longburn Anglican 'Hall Committee have - ; arranged ~to : hold. a" scries.- of "socials," tho first of which will.be held on April 28. ■'-- s -' .•.!■■•'.'-.- ; '.-. ' ; !The Pohangiria branch? of tho: Farmers' Union will ".hold its annual. picnic' at the Forest Reserve.on February. 12.-, '.'■..- .■.. ' In response to tho telegram from tho Palmerston Uor'ougk Council the Minister for' Lands.-, has intimated'-| to' 'the Mayor! that, tho report- on tho .protective, ■works necessary on-the banks of ,-thb"' Manawatu Kiver at Hokowhitu will: be sent to!the-council about the end' of : tho week, On receipt of'the report tbe'Mayoiwill at 'once convene ft meeting' of the 'council to 'deal with'the matter,:as it is felt that something shonld be done' beforiithe winter, comes on.- ;■,'■' .!■■-'.-;,. '. ;.;