PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1136, 25 May 1911, Page 10

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.) "" -9 OTAKI. An explosion occurred ou Tuesday evening at the Otaki railway station, w;hen something went wrong with the gas. The explosion was heard a mile away, and did some damage also. Inter alia, it startled the coach horses of Mr. Johnston and Mr. Archie Smith, and the latter's. team bolted, collidiiisr with a largo plate-glass window iii Mr. Harold Cockfcll's shop, I and smashing it to fragments. CARTERTON. Mr. H. Warner, of Carterton, who has been appointed custodian of the Working Men's Club, Greytown, took up duty yesterday. The milk supply at the various dairy factories in the district is gradually decreasing, and a number of the suppliers to dairy factories are now only running every second day. The schedule for the South Wairarapa Poultry Association's annual show is to be distributed next week. The outlook for the July show seems good. A number of special prizes arc offered in addition to the challenge cup. WOODVILLE. In the interest of croquet players Mr i Tyerman has recently had the green dug up and resown with grass. This should help to put the ground in order for next season. Hates to be struck by the Borough Council for the ensuing year arc::—General rate (on unimproved value) 3 5-Bd.; library rate (on annual value), {A. in the J!; water rates (on annual value), 4, 5, and 6 per cent. A petition is in circulation amongst IJakerstown. and village settlement residents asking that the council form a footpath from Woodlands Eoad to the town; The bazaar in . aid of the Woodville Technical School was opened by the Mavor on iuesday afternoon, a large number being present. Mr. Burnett, chairman of the School Committee, also addressed the gathering." Good business was done throughout the afternoon and evening a sum of ,£7G being taken.