PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 881, 29 July 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Out Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, July 27. The Mayor (Mr. J. A. Nash) presided over a meeting of tho Beautifying Society last evening. It was decided, in response to a request from the Borough Council, to plant Short Street with tree*, especially as tho residents of the street had subscribed towards tho cost. On the motion of Mr. W. Park, it was resolved to ask the Government to make May' 2i Arbor Day, as being very much moro suitable for planting trees than a day in winter and spring. As owners of dogs are in the habit of allowing the animals into tho Square enclosure it was resolved to ask the Borough Couucil to enfores the by-laws on this matter, considerable damage having beeu done. Members of the society propose to make a vigorous canvass of tho town for subscriptions towards an extensive planting scheme nsxt year, to which it is expected tha Borough Couucil will give a liberal subsidv.

A Dickie stamp-selling machine has been installed at the post office here.

The Campbell Street Old Girls' Hockey Club held a very enjoyable "social" a't the Foresters' Hall last night. Messrs. D. Park and B. Webb were M.C.'s. Tho floor wns in splendid order, and Mrs. Malcolm contributed tho.music. Everyone enjoyed themselves, and the funds of the club benefited to a substantial amount. Messrs. M. A. Eliott, C. D. Fraser, and B. J., Sliehie, of Paluierston, have been admitted members of tho New Zealand Society of Accountants. Last evening a "mock" Parliament was tho programme at tho weekly meeting of the Literary and Debating Society, at which thcro was a good attendance, and an interesting evening was spent. The subject for next week's debate will be: "That the Lords wero justified in rejecting the Budget." The Oroua River is making serious encroachments on the bank at Lower Aorangi, and there is danger, if something is not done at once to stop it, of the river getting into the low-lying swamp and making a short cut into the Manawatn River. This would mean a very large amount of damage to valuable property. The animal mooting of the New Zealand Flaxmillers' Association was held this afternoon, the president (Mr. P». T. Bell) being in the chair. The report and balance-sheet were vead and adopted, and the following officers were elected:—President, Mr. L. Seifert;'vice-prcsident, Mr. 11. T. Bell; treasurer, Mr. J. Liggins; executive, Messrs. F. Seifert, Higginson, Tenuant, Broad, Greigg, and Cohen. It was decided to call the attention of tho Government to the imperfect lighting of tho chief grading store at Wellington which made it impossible to distinguish the colours of the fibre.