PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

; (From: Our "BpeciaKCorreSptmdent.). ■'; . Palmerston,-September 30. ' 'A ; special ; .meeting ; rqfAtho;.Councilof the Chamber of • Commerce was: held last /evening -'(Captain Haydori, '■ presiding), ... to s consider the \v questions.' of arranging'' a /conference of : Chambers of Commerco re harnessing the . Wairoa Falls and . : Lako. Waikaremoana for iele^rio/power';,' : sAfteridiscussion : ''it: was decided to. postpone holding the . conference until'more information had been obtained oil tho subject. .It was decided, to write to- the . Minister for Railways/ahd. ask him' te fulfil diis. mise-to"erfect electricjbells'at'a' 1 number of. : ';:iu'' the' "vtowny also ■ tdf regues't that>.the lamp j at'the. Terrace 1 ''at: ; night v'^-'' ■ .TOo'Palmerston Band'.proposes' to give -a .'programme'/ of^.'.'inusic' in ;the. band rptimda.jn.the Square 011: Sunday: afternoon; The.'items', be ' rendered' will.' include : the:. selection ' 'I'Sapphd."';"' : ./' Therewas / a.;good attendance. l.of, members. at" the qiiarterly^^^meetiug. the Loyal . Manawatu 'Lodge ' of '. Odd-' fellows last' lijglit, Bro! F. ■W. Pettett presiding! . A '.strong ' committee-. v ' ,was set .. up; to .airgnge. ,the .-celebration, ofi the centenary, of the/unity, to- be held; oh October .12. Tho .question : of theestablislmient of a Friendly -Societies', dispensary . was further discussed. ;: ; At a meeting of the committee of the Manawatu Horticultural;; Sooiety last 'night; ■ a statement; in ' regard,' ;to the finances ::which. showed that. these were not: altogether l satisfactory, and with a view of .. .putting them on a: better footing a sub-com-mittee was - 'set. .up,k;to canvas. honorary members. It was decided •to hold the sumtnei- show m February.Several \new names were, added, to the committee, and a number of ;. new membei's were elected. ;. . .....I : ./. '