PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1058, 22 February 1911, Page 7

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

' IBRITATING CLAUSE' IN NEW. ACT. .-.18/ Telceraph.'-SDoelal Correiiioqdent.l li" -. Palmeriton N., Febrriary 21. i'Tße Gisborne Band, tho last of those competing in last week's' contest. left for Jjome by tho Napier express this afternoon. Ihe members of the band stated that they' Myo experienced a right royal time in Palmerstpn> ;/'•■:. ijAta-'niettipg (if-the iranawatu Employers -Association this afternoon,'a resolu- • hoi; was unanimously passed protesting etronglv gainst tho Irritating ■. clause in the_ Shops and Offices Act compelling the rtostration of a business in the name df-ono person thero nro partners, a P<!'^reatins, «ie other partner as an assistant., and asking that this, clause Mould-be , , struck out. of the Act. .i'At. a""meeting of_ratepayers last night t|ie' following provisional committeo was eiit.un to take-.the preliminary steps to %ra » Kiver Board (o control the Jlanawatii Eivcr, Ti*.:-MMsrs. R. Edwards, A. J. Monro,: A. AV. Playlp, W. Uevine A. Nasli, nnd H. B. Cooner! with power' to odd to their number. Tho first'step will bo to got a nctition signed by, the requisite numlxir of ratepayers praying for the formation of a board. lAt the adjourned annual meeting of t!io Palmerston High School Bonrd of nißht, Jlr. V.'. PI. Collinswood was re-clocted chairman. The following committees :woro nppointed:— flrountl committeo, Messrs. Pai-k, Bafni-cdat,-Stubbs, and tho chairman; finance cfinimi?ieo, Mossrs. Rutherfurd, Barnicoat, llirfch, nnd tho 'chairman; technical committee, Messrs. Ruthtrfiird, Pnrk, Hodder, Hirsch, nnd Wood. Mr. Hirseh was re-elected treasurer. Tho committeo cu-cided (o purchase a vacant section alongside the technical school with a view to'increasing the ■ tslzo of tho grounds, which ,at present are rather inadequate. Thoro woe n largo gathering at tho Srdvation Army Barracks last night, when a welcome was accorded the • now provincial officer. Liout.-Coloncl BirkenFhaw.- Tho Mayor-was among.the-visitors E resent/and extended ft , , welcome on be•ilf of the citizens. A number of-vocal and instrumental items were given, and a pleasant evening spout.