PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 898, 18 August 1910, Page 2

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

, (From Our Special GorreaDonficnti.)

t "0 ; • .f.eilding, ;'•''.' '';.-;-. > ; The Rangiwahiu, Taihapc, amTßawhi- > tiroa schools have been 1 closed on account '- oi tiie;iprevalci)cu,:M" whooping cough and '■ other juvenile maladies.. ' ..'.'.-:•. . Mr.. Merson has been appointed truant '"'. inspector'at Makum;. Jumbolton is ask- ' mg the .police to act in cases of- tru- '" nney. : M ,. r ~l ll' -I ' Gut!iric, M.P., has been asked by.. •'■ the Wangamu Education Koard to in, >-■' terview the Public Trustee in Wellington ln.roiereuce to an addition to the school site nt Upper Tutuenui. ' : '. Tluit> times miist be good, and things busy, in ii'dldms were the impressions '. gained by a„Jiousc-hunter who spent a' ■'•' day looking for, a' house.. Ho found only ' three suitable';; and says that there are ' , not ten..empty houses in the whole bor- • ' ough. • Yet, mils' months ago, it was re- ■'•'.' portedthat th'efe'were• CO empty. Houses ■ .Hi i r oildin b . )Q, . .-:'•.•. -•■ St. 'Paul's Presbyterian', Church' Com-? .' miitee has re-elected Mr.'Kenneth Bar-' ■•' tholomew, treasurer and Mr. R: A. Mac- ' tailane secretary. Plans for the new schoolroom were adopted, and it was de- • cided to call for te'ii'ders.forthwith; .The . : proposed bui!ding"'has a main hall 50ft. '•' oy 3011'., ten separate class-rooms, and a\ library roum. Modern couvoiuencee -~' such as kitchen, etc.,';will be'•• included in the structure which is to . be. erected in AoruiftiCStrcct aud ft is expected that the school will be ready '.:. for use before the end of the year. December 7 lias been selected for- a. , sports .'gathering of the Boy .Scouts'of ' tne West Coast at Feuding, and a large committee has its organisation in hand-.'-]J. Goodbehere. (Mayor) aud ■ W. it Walker, chairman and secretary, respectively. ■'.". OTAKL '■ C;, The lambing season here is. expected U> be a record one, and -.the. hundreds * ■ that are now to be seen along this coait are looking 'very- well. The percentage also will bo considerably in advance of last Mason. . : : .5.% ■■;.,,.-■■ The death, occurred 'suddenly,,oh -Mon- '■■ day.night of Mrs. Jean JarnVa Christ- '-" church lady, who . i.ad been -visiting ft'aikdnae, death following a'.fit. C '..-.'- ' ' ;-." ■-'>-K ~ ; . shannon.J •'^,.'; ! :•,;:• There was-.only a moderate-attendance' '■'•''■ in the Druids' Hall, ch Saturda)i\.;mght '■■ when Mr. J. R. Stansell •;: a variety; of subjects, local Valid. general;-': Incidentally, he touched .'on .'the- proposal .'>•'■' to form, a Towii Board, which had been ''?> rejected at a previous meeting, tho water- "';■ power development in," ihe Dominion; with' ■ the benefits^ which it would'confer oil this -. coast, and Shannon in porticular.'"He de- - scribed.Shannon as being-recognised', to.be " the, "least go-ahead and most backward ' township on tho coast." .'-A-'resolution, .'•: moved by, Mr. . Slansell 'and seconded-by , : : Mr. J. - Curran, was carried as follows'-.*- ■'.-. "That in tho opinion .if-the public, meet- .'■'■ ing held in Shannon -on August 13 the- :": Government be asked to carry out their ;' promise made to Messrs. Venn, Lind, and' ' Stansell th'ree sessions ■ ago, and proceed- \.'.-■■ with the erection of a new post office." ».-. An amendmont was moved by' Mr: T.'Lind '' (who said that in. all probability. Shan- ■■■'■■ •> non' would have a new post offic6 before '•'. the next .election) and seconded by Mr. E. ? Law: "That no steps-be taken,in the mat- '- ter." This was defeated by one vote.' Mr.. . Stansell .then moved ind Mr.. T. Lind .'-. supported a motion to the effect that the ;.' Government should give .'section 232 for the '-'-' purpose of investing, in trustees', for a mechanics' institute. .This was ' carried '•' unanimously.' Mr. Stansell further, mov-.;,, ' od: "That the Government be respectfully * -~ requested .to-hold over the granting of a. ..-•. bonus for improved flax machinery -.which' would do away with labour and thus put.} money into the pockets of,a few wealthy- '} flax-owners." .As there was no seconder-of :*• the motion Mr. Lind, in order to ensure A' discussion formally, supported it, On. the . ; .' motion being put tho lmrtcr was the only > cue who voted for it. ..Mr. Gunning then. - moved: "That the Governntent be masked '.:■'• to grant, the request made by the-Max- ; millers'.Association with reference to a '■ :i : bonus for hemp machinery." Mr. Logan ■- seconded'^the -which "was. oar- - ■'. ried.' : Sfr:'-Stansell bein.e the- only dis- '.:■ sentient. The speaker of the evening then '..' declared his intention o!';going on.Svith i' the petition in spite cf the adverso ( !Vote, ;; adding that'he intended'to"stand'as a % candidate for the MaTiawatu—possibly., he ]'; meant Otaki—electorate ■ at-"next■'' electiina ;" as an Independent.. ~ ' ..-. : .-"-|-.- ,-'-■■

v WAIHOANGA; : : Delegates from the Paraparaumuri Halt : ■"■. tere, Itoikorangi, Levin;'and .Shannon defence rifle clubs niet.lat.Otaki "last* week.•.'.■' to arrange the method of'firing for the Fresh Food/and Ice CoVs cup during the ',- coming season. After considerable'dis- ~ cussion, it 'was decided that every blub.'.' shall fire- on its own range, on the last ; Saturday in October, and an interchange ■':"' of markers'to check scorers is to be made '• between the,five interested clubs.-..The ~'. ranges to be 200 yds., 500 yds., "and ■-■->' shots and optional- sights, ■■-.'. eight - men n-side. This arrangement ■,- '. should give satisfaction to all concerned, The Hautere Club are the present holders of the cup. ■ A meeting of the, Hautere and To Horo ladies was. held last week, to > take Into-' consideration, the .advisability of presenting a trophy, to be fired-'for on the;. .' first day of opening tho season, by members of the liautere' Defence Eiile Club. The ladies, who tako a great interest.' in'the club, came to the conclusion thata money prize, to be spent by,tho winner-" in some necessary adjunct for his shoot--, ing; equipment, would be tho most suit-;'* v able. The club commences operations \ on tho last Saturday. of this month. '~• While on the subject of rifle clubs, it-', may bo mentioned that the-veteran club:; of the district,'i.e., Paraparaiimu, held-i their annual ball: last week. .It was the'. ' most successful function oi the' Kind tnat; has ever. taken place here. • , i GREYTOWN. , ', , ■''■ At the animal meeting of -tho' Greytown .- Co-operative Dairy Association held lastMonday, Mr. John Hodge presided. The report and balance-sheet were adopted as'- ; .'- read. Mr. John Hodge-was re-elected a director and Mr;_ Axel. Syenseu.' was elected to the • position . rendered vacant' by- the retirement of Mr. J. C. SkeetjMr. was re-elected auditor.:' It was decided .to" increase the secre-' tary's salary to £W and. both he and tha'- ' manager were granted a .bonus, of J85.-'- '■ A sum of ,£5 was also voted to thudi—'.-' 'rectors for out-of-pocket' expenses. Itwas decided to open the factory on Jlon-: . day next. ■ ," " ';-,, Greytown, residents have, learned with' "■'•' regret .that -Mr. and Mrs.. W. 0.: Williams, two-very old identities, are laid aside by illness. ■■',■''•■'.-;>■.'• . .'; - There only'being one offer of £5 at the sale of the old portion of the South Wai-: rarapa Hospital, and the -reserve'; beingV SiO, .the building w-as passed in.. ~' A meeting of. the district committee of tho Boy Scouts was held-in St. Luke's Sunday' Schoolroom; .herb -on Tuesday, when' Mr. \V''Moore' received; his: com-.: mission as' district commander and Mr.. H. A.' Baylcy, his commission;- as district secretary. Dr. Palaiucr was nom- - inatedas district inspector. .