PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 792, 15 April 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Bsecial CorreacondontiJ ■ —; —-♦ FEUDING. Mr. and Mrs. Frazer amd Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown, vr-lio have resided at Cojjton for many years, left this week for their new home at Easttown," Wanganui. Mr. 0, Grady, the"" contractor for the diraijiase work on the ICaikokopu Lake, iu the Manav;atu County,-has had a leg- • acy.of dCIOOO left him, and has proceeded to America to obtain it. The Presbytery of Wanganui met-'for the transaction- of ordinary business it Marion this iveok. A ea.il -to the B®v. James llaekic, of the Auckland, distriot, to Bulk, was sustained, and. the induction' is to take place on May 4. It waa reported that Mr. Hogg had been, stationed at Otiku, and 'Mr. George Gibb, soil of Dr. Gibb, of Wellington, at Shannon. . ' - For some time the Feilding branch of the Nayy League, which is ill' an unusually flourishing condition for ■ ail inland toivii (it has 25 adult and.6o juvenilomembers) has been urging the ltailmay: Department to give the movement eobi«i '. - encouragement by granting cheap facili- . ties for the children to travel to Pont Kicholson to visit the warships. The branch has just received. a. reply • from . the Hon. J. A. Millar as follows:—'! lraye to inform-jrou that parties of school . children travelling, to any port in tha Dominion to visit warships are already granted a. most liieral concession, inasmuch that they are carried at; school party rates. These rates axe only nomi« nal.. The charge for children up to IS years' of age from Feilding to Welling-ton--a distance of 99 nriles—being ! 2s* eaoh." f The Palinerston Bowling Club, hav» made eight or nine determined attempt* to wrest the Tate? Feathers, from Feud, ing, and another rink came up this Week,' " hut went away empty-handed. The Feathers will winter in Feilding. The Sandon-Carnarvon tramway, which has been somewhat of a white. elephant to the Manawatu County, seemß at last ta have turned the corner. Six years ago . its working showed a-debit of .£9OO, but , last year the receipts; -were ',£3334, and 'the expenditure i! 3267, the latter sum in- . eluding ,£6ll paid for, rails and sleepers! and new work. At a meeting of the Apiti Chamber of| Commerce its delegate (Mr. Viles) gave I his report of the meeting recently convened to discuss the -Feilding-Apiti rail- • way. . . After mentioning - 'the statistics which had been brought forward, ho stated that the cost 'of constructing thft line from Kimbolton to Jensen's Flat was estimated at .£45,000, and'* an area of 52,000 acres would thereby be benefited. Ho had been given distinctly '• to understand that if the Apiti people, wanted the ; line to terminate at Jensen's Flat they , would have to battle for this concession themselves. /; .; FEATHERSTON. '• The.present year, in accordance with' anAct of Parliament passed in 1907, will bu « a close season for native and imported game. A number of local gun sportsmen, however, are preparing a petition, to-the ' Government, asking, that this district' be ' exempted for this year. If this, request be granted, the Act provides that another ; y<?£ir may be declared a close season, the general opinion, however, as. far as can be ascertained, is one of , agreement 1 with the provisions made'by the Act in regard to the protection of native game. \ OTAKI. . ' During the year ended March 31, 159 patients—a record-were admitted- to:the local hospital.. The highest number, recorded previously was 124. There, are .32 inmates at. the sanatorium, thus leaving only a few shelters , vacant. . • " . Mr. Fisher, of the staff of a local bank, is at present enjoying- a well-earned holiday, : • . • It is probable that the Eastbourne Dramatic Company (Wellington) will give, a performance here shortly, 'in aid of tha ; vicarage ,funds. v . . • i; . Hockey r commenced here on Wednesday aiternowi,.; when.., practice matches were held. The form displayed 'was' only mediocre, players not yet being in forn." M, r : Bernard, who has been on the • Otaki Hospital staff for some time, leaves .' . here shortly for" South: America. ' • CARTERTON. The first of a series of "socials" under' the auspices of the Wairarapa No-Lioense League was held on Tuesday evening'in the Fire Brigade: Hall. The was very fair, and an enjoyable time was spent. During the evening Mr. J. Bridges, organiser, gave an, address on the benefits " of No-License.