PALIVLERSTON NEWS

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1370, 22 February 1912, Page 2

PALIVLERSTON NEWS

(From Our Special Correspondent.) Palmci'siM, IVbrinry "1. There \va-= a large jpuiioriiv-,' c.[ [he .Masonic fraternity at PahicrsWiii W-day, when th.-! aiiiniiil tuiiv<ic:;l:iin of t!i-.- Supreme Ciiaiul Uoyal Ann Chapter ill' New Zealand was lu-li! Nt l.mlia- Jlanawaiit lulwinning. The following niliccr-i wore insfalieil ftir (hi- riiviiii!; yeiiri-ti.Z., Hi-). .1. 1). Wvlisler (Auckland); D.W.Z., Jiro. L. Krcedman (Wellington.); C 1 .11., liro. W. Smith ((-'(HitlilamU; (!..f.. l!io. .1. .1. l-.'-son (Wellington); C.H.1',., \hv. 11. .1. Williams ( Wellington): (ioiK'.'-iil Treasurer, Bin. 11. .1. Freeman (Wellington': Kir-t G. Sojonrnar. l?rn. A. l.inham (l)lasii'; Si-emul (..i. Sujournoi, lift.. A. Colvilln (Canterbury); Third (I. SopurniT, Bro. I 1 , . Jluii-ater (Wc>iliiiid): (I. Homier. 15ro. A. Ji. llerclaian (WVlliiigUin); <i. l.'h;;nefl!«r. Bin. Henre i Westlam 1 :); (i. Sii[::Tinteiii!eiit of Works lira. W. ..I- 1 . M'l.ean (Ciinlerbiiiy); (1. I,'iicrtor <if Ceiviiumie-. Urn. A". Hmlii (Canlrrbiirv); 0. Stan<:ard lioarer, ]!r». 11. W. 8. llellyer (Ota"o); As<t. H.U. «i' Cereinonies, 'lira. JJr. W. I-;. Ucilnian (Wollin^tiin) ; A.->t. 0. Sword Hearer, Jiro. .1. Thornton (Ciintvi'bui'yi. The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council was lu'ld fvenin?, -Mr. .1. A. Nash (Mayor) pi-os=:ilini;. 'i'he CoHe?o Street School Coiiimittee wrote askiiii; tile council to erect public, liatlis and it was resolved to include this work in tho next, lean projjosals. The l'ublic Works (.'«mmittee rccoainiende:!, anion;; other tilings that the ennineer sliouhl be instrueted to I prepare ]>lans and spocificatiuns fur all the works included in the schedule for which loans v.eio authorised r.-centl.y, and the council would then decide which of the uiulerb.kiuss fliould l:e done by contract and which by day labour. The engineer reported that much better progress was now" l>eiiij» made with the work of raisinjr the dam at the Tiritr-a head werks of the water supply, there ntnv l:eins twcnly-Kix men A deputation waited on the council requesting that action should be taken in tho matter of widening Cnloinan i'luce. Tho Jlayor remarked that tin' council tiuite TecoKiiised t!ic necessity for this work, but. that if (.ho necessary laud had to be purchased the money would have I<j lie raised by loan, lie ihoujjht that the bsst plan would be to endeavour to cxchongci a piece of Hie ground owned by the. council in Colcinaii i'laco for the land Jiece.ssary for widening the street. There \yns no truth in the statement, that (lie piece of land nece?sary for l.Ue street widening liad been purelia.=ed by a Wellington business firm, with the intention of erecting larss premises on it. It was resolved to rescind the motion on the books which prevented the leasing of tho Opera' House on Sunday ni'hts, and it was further decided tu allow the use of the building alter {..VI p.m. on Sundays for local cluintaule üb•\li enjoyable smoke 'civrt was l.e'ul r.t tho Men's SoeialClnb 'lu-t liight rhere was a large attendance, and the '\>yogramme, which had iveu.i arrsnge i I'y the 1!...-.-. 11. CI. Koscher. was an excellent A man named 6«i. Smith, who was emnloved in stackijn iimber by ilo«srs. ». Cook and Son. had his leg broken tins afternoon throudi the lii.eli wind blowing over a stack of timber. He was taken to the hospital.