PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1061, 25 February 1911, Page 10

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Special Correspondent.!

Pplmerston, February 24. The Rev. Mr. Mason, tho water finder, of Otahnliu,. Auckland, is expected'in Palmerston shortly. Tho recent dry weather has seriously brought-liome to farmers tho necessity of having good supplies for their stock, and several Kelvin Grovo farmers have clubbcd together to pay tho- Rev. Mr. Mason's expenses, which, by tho way, is all ho oharges. It is understood • that Mr. Frank Mason, of Whakarongo, lias also developed the faculty of water finding, whilst it is said that another settler in that district has the faculty still more sensitivoly developed. A' beautiful little oil launch, built by Mr. Bauckbam, of Ashhurst, to tho order of Messrs. Dawick Bros., of Palmerston, has been added to tho pleasure boats at Foxton beach. Tho craft, which is fitted with a six horse-power engine, and has given tho utmost satisfaction in her trial, has been christened Moana. Sho will carry from a dozen to fifteen passengers, and only draws eighteen inches.

Superintendent Hugo, inspector of Fire Brigades,, paid an official visit'to l'almerston yesterday, and it is stated, found everything in good, order. The annuaV prize-giving in connection with tlio local corps; of the Salvation •Army/took,'.'place, last."Evening." "Thir'tce'n ~of r , tho. pupils gained possible marts, ..viz., Stella' Haywood, Aniiip Teaguo, G. Jensen, Edith Teague, H. liowlands, Lynch Cobb, L. Cobb, Maud Kiigour, Annie Kilgour, (Jra'co Cobb and Basil Rowlands. During the evening Sergeant Major Cobb prcsented'Adjutaht Rowlands with an autograph' album, as a mark of appreciation^of his work in connection with the Sunday School. , • '