PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Onr Sdoolhl :Corro9D<tafleDUi.j ■ —w —- ~ . . WOODVILLE. 1 A' meeting of the'. Woodvillo Horticultural Society;' was hold, this week, Mr. Tyerman occupying'the chair. The report : and balance : sheet showed the total income for the year "to bo £72 14s. N Bd., while.tho expeiises were £72 10s. In view of the "closeness" of thefinancial aspect, it. was dcoided to. cut down tho prize money, and toincroaso tho entry fees to Gd. A good deal of discussion arose over persons'using tho society's property; in ; the Drill Hall, and it was decided to take steps to prevent thorn from' doing so. in the future.' All officers and 'stewards'• were re-elected. ; . OTAKI. .Word reached hero yesterday morning that Mr. .Arthur Collier, a well-known resident of tho district, had been killed while' working at tho Otaki Gorge. It is', surmised that: he was. pulling out'a road oh tho road side, when lie overbalanced and fell 150 feet into the riyer below. The first circumstance creating alarm was his non-arrival from work in tlio- evening, and the ultimate finding of his horse. Early yesterday morning' a search .was organised,. with the result that _.tho body was found. : Deceased was'.in. tho employ of thoHorowhenua County Council. ' He' was ". 31 'years': of ago'.,. ■ _' ■ '.-,■ ■ v; . ' '■■ ;•"••■;-.- ' The Horowhenua Hockey' Association, propose to send a representative, team ■ oil tour to Palmerston and-Wanga-niii oh September 21 and : 22, but; it'is extremely, doubtful. if. ; players .can bo induced to travel at this, stage, )as hockey has been somewhat dead for the past, month. _. Besides, tliie© of the .fiveteams have.', withdrawn from the championship contests, leaving, the two : Otaki, teams to fight out the. final,'which is now'set down for September 28.".-. However,,, it ■ has been decided;that a North v. South team play here.on Wednesday, next!,'' ...On, Tuesday evening the. OtakiiTown ■Hall', was oho'' blaze of Nikau fronds', the, occasion being. tho 'annual "social", of the Ladies'.'Hockey Club. There was.a. large gathering," and danc-; ing -was indulged in till an early: hour, Nyestprday morning::. Valuable trophies' were given,by Mesdames. Ling (patron), Stevens (president), H. Nicolson, ■ A. Bright; and Brown; (vice-presidents),' these, being won,/ by Misses .'Griffith,■ Freeman,' Silmister, ,-Taylor,Yarid- Bennett. ..".- ■:,;/,;; ■■•■ \. ■■'■/■:■■ VvV,■ •,;.. ■'.'■' :'- FEILDING. ',';■'■: The- annual report 'of the'-.Foilding Chamber of : . Coniiherce contains a .review, of the, yearns. :work; ,-''■ Referring', to the .tour-.of tho Minister' of Railways' .through /the. country, ' the roport, states that, allowing lor .a; certain'- amount/of Ministerial ''soft soap," it was plainly 1 evident .that :tho: .Minister found, the extent and-fertility'of a .railway .centre an eye-opener, and his. tour: gave him a much higher appreciation .of its importance.' .. At the same,time,'tho!chamber regrets.that ,its advocacy: of: the early. morning.' service, giving .-al connection-between. Feilding .and /Wellington,'. - has. 'not '.'yet -been given effect .'to. '■ The figures included in the .report' show, very/satisfactory in-, creases ■■■ in , farm produce:—Bales of :' 1909, 6761; 1910, -8911. - -Sheep: 1909,: 144,462;. 1910, 175,531.'' Cattle: 1909, •.•2730; ; 1910; 36C0. Pigs: 1909, 3289; : 1910,-;3904.- ; -. : Grain: 1909;:; 1660 ■toris./;B'.;ow);.:;'-lDig,' : 2180;.tpns : -'14;owt'.': -.The above figure's are: exclusive of tlio large tonnage;ot wool; grain,\. and seed :forwarded;' by . the Mahawatu/vCoiuity Railway •>:to -Boston'.for/'shipment,'!' and ,alsji':uf ; .butter railed \fforii Makino.and ''Feildiiig,'...and. wool:- and''.butter.,'from Taomii Station. A.conservative,'estimato of, the, value of the. .exports,"from-,'tho Feilding E'ail-.vay'Station' is considerably, in; excess, of £300,000.-; '/The. -chamber, congratulates- .the _Postal. Department on the better: facilities'/given for -.rural' .letter deliveries,; and. a '.better/teloph'one service'.'-'/Aii-agitation is-.tb'.'-be''made for, a continuous service: The chamber also intends to follow irp thoi agitation'.-for. a: District Official Assignee, for this district, , instead of continuing to look to . Palmerston.'.. The.chanibor\is, still san--guiu'o of getting : a' favourable reply from the. A.; and P. Association to its /an' industrial .'exhibition. Tho/. report /^concludes!:,.,''The '.'.prospects' forlthe./coming: season, both as to-pro-.ductsiiand: prices, ,bid fair to. yield .a golden harvest, which will--further-con-solidate' '-.and-' strengthen'-'■' the'• financial position, of:' ; all- r 'interested in agricultu'ral,.. industiial,-,ami commercial pur-suits-in/the ,Dominion,,"- ..,-./,, - '-' i: Tlio : Feilding Choral .Society's .Commit tee has: .fixed December, 7: as . the",date for. .the. production, of: "Elijah,"' if 'that day .suits Mr: ;Johiij Pion'so,; of; Wellington, who- is to take, a' leading, part.:' ,/., i An'-, endeavour is. being m'ado to fori; a 'Lie'dertafel.in Pcilding, r. ' ]' The name,of Waitangi School is. to be altered/, to.:Tangiwai''to, prevent confusion) as,: for instance, one letter addressed to ''Waitahgi," hear .Waiouru, was sent by the Post Office to the Chatham Islands, where;.thero./is' also a Waitdhgi.'..

.Dio Offhakiira, -Auroa, Kansiwahiii, tarnai'vou, niul Karewarcwa have been closed on account o£ scarlut fevur or whooping-cough. ■ : '.Surprise is -felt at 'llalcomlio over'tha appointment of the statioumastcr to the ouicD of ■ registrar of births, cleatlis, and marriages, which duties -liavii liitlicrtu been conducted by tho town clerk. . '/ ' No school im the Wanganui- Education Boards, disti-ict lias adopted thu Nelson system of religious teachingV'by wliich half au hour was taken out of the school day for the purpose.' .)■ . .On -Monday evening the members of the Choral Sociutj- pi-i;sentcd a pair of silver vases to.Mr. and Mrs.,.T.'B.'Pickering, who are leaving for Christchureli, as. a token of tho esteoin ill which they aro held by the society/ witli which they Imvo been couupcted since its foundation. WA.IHOANGA.. '- . A general meeting of the Hnutere Defence Rifle Club was held in Kickard's Hall last, Friday evening, to elect pffi-' cers and committee for the'coming, year. There , were, two aspirants for. the position of president and captain, Messrs. Beauchnmp and Yardley. The former ' -Id; tlie honour last season, while Mr. Ynrdley was the first captain , of :the club, i Tho proceedings over tlie election were'decidedly lively, and at times considerable heat.was shown, but it-:resulted: in Mr. Beauchamp being ■ chosen by. fif- , teen votes to. eight;: Mr. ThonipEon-,was elected vjce-captain,. Mr.. Dunn secretary, while Messrs. Murray and- Glacken'were, tlie. new'.members elected to tlio corriniittee of nlana'geuiGnt.. --Tlio-club , .was opened for-tlie season on Saturday, by'members sliooting oft' for prizes given' by the ladies of Sautere and Te Horq.,. iSplen.-. did weather prevailed, ■ but the shooting was■• not. up to the usual'average. ,!Ono' noticeable feature of the: ;meetrag was the'fine shooting of-, the boys who competed. .J. Taylor, I\Catley, and.H. .Best certainly ; deserve!; credit for their : performance,',. and,.nltli6uf!h they- failed to win,:they were not far benind .-tlieir older and, experienced brothers-iiiTarms. The first, prize . was:-won -by , Rifleman. Tliompson. with a score of. 97-; Glacken second, with 96;. and Captain Beauchamp • third, with 92. ■ Lunch : and afternoon tea -were provided for 'visitors ;by.s tlie -ladies.! Mrs.'. Beauchamp'- presided ■: over. , the tea-table, and, was assisted!by! theMisses Glacken,. Best, and Yardley'.' in doins the , 'honours.- , ' ■ -Hearty: votes' ,of. thanks' were.accorded tliem; -:. The Hautero. Club's range is one of tlie best ontlie Coast.- The telephone" is laid on; ti. spacious pavilion (with ladies' room) lias: been>built;: and; in all,---, some.. .£7O was; spent last .year on! improvements. .--■'■. v ■ ; :mV'' : .-!-' ;; ;;!GREYTOWNV , !..;;; , I 1 ;;;'-!-' : ,.\ - The monthly !meeting\ of-' the Borough .Council was. .held. on. :Monday, evening; ' all '.councillors ,and tho .- Mayo; , , being present.! Jlr.. .H.r'TJ : Bees, -:waSr granted two- weeks', leave:/of-absence..' A. -bonus "qf.'.jß'for <£ .up. to 4l2 : was.granted to.-. the' Greytown Iruit-gi-oivers'! Association !on all.;:moneys collected /for , dcsti;oy-. ing birds and', eggs! It :\vas .decidnd v.toobserve! October 27-, as' a ,, public udliday:' , TheTeatherstoii 'County 'Council agreed .'to .bear; half''.cost;"; of ;■ repairing ,-Nortli ' Street..' It "was reported that.- tho Public" ■Ayorlcs Department had.cancelled the'- ifso! voted towards !.b'u'ilding.., the.' , Mangaipa' (Papawai)';bridge. .Inspector:Miner's;ro--port was .read; and -approved. !It- -./was , resolved that; Mr. ■ Gan;ity Ire: finally .noti;' .fied-.to'adjust-liis:.fenciiig. : line. ' The-.baiik. debit'•balance. was!reported, as ; i£3ls IBs.', ii. Mr.!'-Blackmail, was' appointed- supervising, engineer ,in -connection with-. the ;ne>v gasworks', scheme:. ■ Tho .council -con-; firmed the agreement to pay lye-eiglitlis of! tho sinking fnudfon the Moroa ''race' and to : . pay- dC2O to'wnrds tlie ranger's. J' salary.!;,'. '...-■•■'; i-,-..-' , v : '.:- - -v.-'; : ; \-;..' : !■ --A. '•'■•