PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 14

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telegraph —Special Correspondent 1 Palmerston, September 9.

;<Mr.'::C! J. Reakes, Chief;. Gdve'rhment' Veterinariah, '.was! in/Palmerston ."to-day^,-and stays till! tb-mprrow. 'He; is. accompanied by Mr;' Edwards/ (Gbverh-; .meiityetermhry. Surgeon), -wlio'is .to bo'statibned in Palmerstbii. '':;;! ;i; ''■'!•

■' /A;deputatibn frbm.the North Island: .Railway'..League/will' wait oh tho'!PrimeMinister and the ; for Public :Wpr,k"s:bri .Saturday 'uext; /It is'-', ex'p'ected that -nearly' the -whole ,pf the : Chambers of -'■ Commerce -in'.- the; North ;IsMd\will:be : reprbsehted.-,/^,■ Vf.;-;! ; •;A;-"social""under the'auspices of the Political '-Reform 'League, /is to •! be held here'oh;:Monday r .nigbfc;v'/V '"*;; .; ~y. ,'!;•

-not'.a "large-amount .of business .''to transact': at'-. tho.. monthly meeting!of theV Palmerston .'Hospital and /Charitable 'Aid;. Board yesterday.Tho./b'o'ard:.was '.placed.in the;rather pe-. culi'ar .posiiabh ibf./having its. Goyernmerit'. subsidy for/the paid: twice! ,'It;; appears/that the secretary. of the. board "sent,in.; th-s; application-.for tho .subsidy oil-the -usual■ form, ,but! after.'wards: received i-'new: forms'ifrom./-/ the /Treaiurj'ior this''purpose, which /ho also' "duly- filled, -up; and sent Tin/ and muoh, to. his 'surprise' : received the/two ; ambuiits "of- £1021;!; In reply.: to',a;:re'quest' that/the.-;whole of at.thoy.hospital .should 'he' charged.'-'fpr 1 at cooking: rates, tho': Gas Company,' has agreed.tb allow theuse, of. 15.000 ft.' per month';!at the'lower' Tno.Justice 'Department,:yvrote''.declining to. bb re-' sponsible 'for .the; .maintenance of'prisoners '■! Tvli.ile':'und6fgoin2"';'treatment;'■,;' in! the. hospital.' ';'.',■'!;•■,.'-"'..' '.-.i: ■■■■'; ■',■»:?■{

■■/At a'.meeting/of'. "Lbyai Manawatu Lodge of -Oddfellows.la st; evening',;-Bro.". :Pettett,;N'.G., occupied!thb "chair,.:'and' /two' hew .members /werb initiated. -A deputation';from- the 1 Friendly.! Council waited/on the lodge. and discussed'several; matters 'of interest,.; The; Vacancy 'caused by the'resignatiohiof! Bro.'-Gaid-' nerj/as represontatiye :on tho: .Friendly Societies'; Qouncil, was'filled by the;elec T , tipnof /Bro. Jf-< The, lodgQ/htts .-'arfanged'/.'to ■•:' thirtiethv/ariiiiversaTy..;.with..a':-./" and' euchre/party.;! ; : : ; ; ■': "■■■ ■■":';' ■■',;';.'. !' The Sbciei)y:i:for!::the : ;;Piwehirpn-/ 6t' Grueltytp AMmals-met last night, 'Mr; ' Haiikins /'(president)/, in the chair.', / The chairmaU.rep6ited!tnat!ne had"attended the .recent conference: ill' 'Wellington, and detailed : the;-business .which.- had been transacted. !It was hoped that a Bill wbuM'be'passed/this session-which would 'materially .assist,tho. good. : work which, the-; societies were .performing • The 'report; from! the iiispectbr/'Shbwed that, a"numberybf, cases- liad. been at-, tended:to,.and'i'that-'-.a :caso 'had'been; brought'in. which "a'.,man;had'.been substantially, fined/for 1 cruelty' to /fowls. ;:'