PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 784, 6 April 1910, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Succial Coi-resnondcnts.) — -+ . OTAKI. 'A meeting of footballers was Held, in the Druids' Hall. Otaki, on Monday night; .when tlio advisability of forming a new junior club was considered. Mr. !C. Johnston occupied the chair," and there wero nearly twenty interested porsons present. After (lue consideration it was decided that a club bo formed, to be known as the Tainui Junior Club,- colour of jersey -to be dark blue; annual subscription 2s. 6d. The; following wert elected,officers Patron, Mr. H. Nicolson; president, Mr. Cooper, Hawea; ' vice-presidents,, -.Messrsl. W: AI. Simcox, W. M'Kcgg, R. P. Mann, J. Howell, J. Bills, H. Bills, ■P. H. and A. Bright, J. • Woods, M. O'Reilly; J: Johnston, and ; Father de Lacli; delegates, to.Horowhenua Rugby Union;' Messrs, Mann, D. Wilson) and ;E. Woods; management committee, Messrs. Mann, AVilsou, and C. Johnston;' 1 club captain, I). Wilsoii, vicecaptain, ; A. Bevan; secretary, N." .Woods, pro tein.; treasurer and selector, George Gordon. The produce, etc., left over from the recent , harvest thanksgiving services in connection with the Anglican Church was offered for sale on Monday- evening, and sold at reasonable prices. There was not a large attendance of due,, probably, .to .insufficient "notice. ■

LEVIN, l

It is. expected that some .thirty farmersfrom • Feilding and district will visit Wereroa Experiment Farm during next week.

. At the Council on Monday evening the s'aiiitary inspector reported/ that. four..cases-of typhoid, fever had occurred i,n ...'the :. borough;during- the. past'month."'... Somo of.the' sufferers, arc Maoris, and the .'disease ;hks been confined,'to .a part 'of.- the! Wereroa- end of..the -'borough'. .The.'inspector'was of spiriion that "some .'part's'of 'Wereroi were not so. clean as they; might he, arid several landlords were very reluctant' to., do the 'necessary drainage and cleansing. He hoped that better . results would. ensue :from, the ' installation of the water supply: The- Wn clerk (Mr., Goldsmith) stated that until "lately the; district had been particularly free from disease of all kinds, but a; sharp lookout was being kept: . Tenders for fencing about.3o chains 'of the Obau River, at. the :head works of tho,water supply were opened by the -Borough, Council on Monday evening.. as follow:—J. Wilcox - (accepted), 10s. 6d. per chain; R. Williams, lis. 3d/; .W. M. Pinlayson;;i2s. ; R. Tindley,' 12s. 6d.; <Vy -\ -,: Mr. -T. Jehman,' a vice-president of-' Levin Rovers Hockey Club, has donated a hockey stick, valued at; £1 Is:/ for the _ best all-round player of the club 'during the forthcoming season. • Mr. J. E. Dean, the; president, has given, ■a donation of, 10s. 6d. to the club.

The annual meeting?of Levin Hockey Club ; was held on Monday!' evening, when the and balance-sheet were adopted. The'report congratulated the club on winning the Horpwhenua-cham-pionship last season.'. 'Officers' '.'.wort* elected as '-follow:.:—President;; ,Mr. .James Matier ;.' vice-presidents, Messrs' Kebbcll, M'lntyre,'and Hall j : secretary and "treasurer, Mr.- H. Hall; captain, air. w. h. wiison.' ■:■' .•;•■''';".';. . ■

CRE.YTOWN

'The usual monthly meeting of the local Borough Council was held; on Monda'y'eVentng-la's't!' Two objectionswere received against the new valua--tions. The') wrote' refusing-.-the'apph'cation'fpr a loan of £6000 for the erection of gasworks. During the month four head of cattlo were'imifpunded. Tliirty-five chains of road were reported- as ...being .formed by; the Works Committee,''and that' .Garrity's and Hodge's roads had received a.coat of, metal. The overdraft at the bank was stated to be £545, the receipts, for. the.- month ;• £236', ■ ■ and --; -accounts passed 'fpr. r pay'menl : '£l2s:'.': ~_'•,.,',■' A farewell, concert;; and?social''was tendered ltd Mr. M'Gregor, of the Presbyterian-; Church; on Monday evening last, when the chairman presented the guest:with two books. In making the presentation, ho expressed regret at the fact,that Mr. M'Gregor was leaving this district.. '■ Refreshments''were' .served by; the ladies.. '.