PALAIERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1122, 9 May 1911, Page 2

PALAIERSTON DAY BY DAY.

p A MOVE-WORKERS' HOMES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) Palinerston, May 8, The three Masonic lodges of Palmersloa will be represented at the Grand Lodgo Conference at Christchurch this week by Bros. AV. Rutherfurd, J. Pawsou, and \V. H. Collingwood. Beautiful weather prevailed yesterday .afternoon, and a large number of pcoplo assembled in the Squaro to listen to the. music of. the local brass band, which rendered a really fino..programme, under the baton of Conductor Conway. ' : The new vicar of All Saints' Church (the Rev. H. G. Roscher) is pushing tho movement for the formation of a cadet corps in connection with tho church. Ho has just issued a circular giving particulars of the proposal, end, next week,. Lieutenant Robinson will give an address on the subject, at tho conclusion of which tho corps will be formed. , A party of vocalists from Palmers Eon is bytng organised to give a concert at Liuton on Wednesday evening next, in aid of tho local church fund. The annual meeting of subscribers to All Saints' .Children's Home was held on Saturday afternoon, (ho Rev. H. G.. Roscher presiding over a good attendance. The annual report stated that further funds were urgently needed, as, while tho expenditure was increasing, the donations were unfortunately falling oil'. The homo was full, to its utmost capacity, mora room being nesded,' as numbers of children had to bo turned away on this account. It would also soon be necessary to make fresh arrangements in connection with the debt of JISOO on the home, and the overdraft of £Y2G should lie wiped out. All tho children were in good health, and the home was filling a great want. .Children were admitted from different parts of the North Island, and efforts should be made to collect funds from thess places. The following Ladies' Committee was elected:—Mesdames H. Gr Roscher, L. A. Abraham, Lyons, and 0. If. Porritt. Mr. A. Skcrman was elected secretary and treasurer, and Mr. G, W. Harden auditor.

The Palmerslon Borough Council has ; decided to place before the ratepayers a proposal to raise a small loan for various minor works. These include the expenditure of £100 tor a report from an. electrical expert on the proposal to instnl trams, a sum to top-dress the whole of the Square with asphalt, several miles of bicycle tracks, many new footways, and the tarring and sanding of several miles of paths already fonnefl. The estimated receipts for the venr are put down at £13,140, and the expenditure at .t!12,705. The estimated unimproved value of the : borough is set down at £1,075,045, the rate of 2 3-10 d. bringing in £9709. The Rev. Keith Ewen, of Bcrhampore, Wellington, conducted the anniversary services at the Palmerston Baptist Church yesterday, and there were largo congregations. _ Tho annual meeting of the church is to beheld on Wednesday evening next. Tho Manawatu Golf Club held the first medal matches of the season at the Hokowhitu links on Saturday afternoon. Tho senior game was won by 11. L. Young, with a score of 82—G—7G, Grant Sim being fccond. with 01—10-81, and L. A. Abraham third'with 06—11—82. The junior contest was won by D. Reed, T. A. Moodie i being second. In tho Cup matches of tho Manawatu Football Association on Saturday, Rangers defeated Glen Oroun by three goals to two and Jackcytown beat Celtics by a similar score. • It is probable that workers' houses will be erected in Palmorston before long.'Tho Superintendent under tho Workers' Dwellings Act (Sir. ,T. Lomas) was in Palmerston on Saturday, and with a local representative of the Department inspected building sections at Terrace End, in Main Street, near the gravel pit. It is probable that before lon[| six houses will be erected upor. the land. At the I'ofico Court to-day, before Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.M., Bambry Bros, were fined for leaving timber lying on tho side of a road, the charge being laid by tho Kairanga County Council. Charles Hopping and W. Anion entered objections to (he rating classification of tho Oroua Drainage Hoard. The classification of tho former's land was reduced from first to second class, and that of the other objector floin second to third class. A maintenance in which both informant and defendant wove Maoris occupied the Court for tho rest: of the day. Mr. J. 11. Ilankins appeared for the informant and Mr. T. M. Wilford.for the defence. The Fire Brigade was callod out: on two occasions to-day, the cause in each caw being blazing tar. The flames were extinguished without damage being done.