PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1041, 2 February 1911, Page 9

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

. (From Our Special Correspondents.) WOODVILLE. The Pabiatua licensed Victuallers have, forwarded to tho"secretary of the Horticultural Society a donation of a guinea towards the prizo fund at its coming show. They also forwarded' a similar amount to the A. and P. Association, and likewise to tho l'ahmtiia ,A> and P. Association. ■Ths returns of tho valuation of thfl. Oddfellows , Lodge havo been -received. The amount of tho surplus available for distribution will give a bonus of ■£? 10s. to each member for each 3'eai' of membership between 1901 arid Wo9i This will bo in addition to the bonuses declared at the former distribution of surpluses. The firo brigade, having had a number of trophies prosentod, and also a gold medal by Mr.-'H. P. Horno for competi-. tioi), a number, of cvent9 wore/run oft last week, arid were well contested. Fireman N. E. Grinliuton outclassed all others, gaining first prize in three events, and winning the gold' medal. Fireman Spncknian, was second in the one-man manual event, and Captain Jfooro in the one-man coupling ovent. The. trophies arc to be presented at tho. brigade's next, meeting, and the resignation of ' Captain' Moore will also be considered. .Captain, llooro will shortly bo leaving the, district,

GREYTOWN, Mr. V. Roberts,.onr postmaster, is retiring from the service on pension. He will tako three months'-leave first. Mr.. G. S. Fuller, second in chargo here, will assume the position of acting-postmaster till' Mr. Eoberts's successor is'appointed. Since tho heavy rain on Thursday night last tho weather lias been very dry, and bids fair to continue so. FEILDING. Mr. H. I!.' Fitzgerald, secretary of the Feilding Fire .Brigade, will, .act, as .its representative at ths Hokitika Conference, The Eev. G. Budd and family have left, for Foxton on their annual vacation. Tho Itev. If. Kerr, of Wartfick, Queensland, will occupy'the' pulpit at' the .Feilding Presbyterian Church for the next month. March 8 has been chosen by tho Kimbolton Horticultural Society as the date for the Autumn- Show. . This year, tho society has received more support than ever before in tho way of donations. The oat crops this year, with slight exceptions, for about threa and a half miles from Feilding, on the road to Halcomhc, are full, and, in most cases, farmers report them to be as heavy at Sandon. The famous grass seed area .is also good oat land, and some crops are expected to run up to 50 bushels. Mr. ,T. R. Pcrrett' fays that he has not seen crested dogtail brighter in colour or sounder in. body than it is this'season. Tho rye, : too, is good." Building permits issued by the borough engineer in January totalled--.£1600..-" Last month there wefo fifteen birth's in Feilding, 10 marriages, and two ;deaths. Mr. A. Conwiiy, of Cheltenham, ~has been nominated as president of theManawatu and West Coast A. and P. Associa-- ' tion for the ensuing year.