PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1412, 12 April 1912, Page 6

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

; (By Telegraph— Special Correspondent.) Palmcrston, April 11. A sitting of the Native Land Court is being held in Palmerston, and is expected to continue for about ten- days. Judge Gilfedder is presiding, and Mr, H. P. Parnta is acting as interpreter and Clerk of the Court. A large crowd of Pulmerstonians assembled at the Palmerston railway station to-day when the Main Trunk express passed through to Wellington, to wish, bon voyage to Messrs. J.' Beit, J. Balsillie, .1.1). Batchelar, and several others, who are leaving on a trip to England. Hearty cheers .were given for the voyagers, and hopes of a pleasant journey and safe return were expressed. ,At Sydney the party will'be joined by Mr. Joseph Leggins, of Tokoni-jru, president of the New Zealand Flaxmillcrs' Association, who is also making the trip to England. Mr. Leggins is to bo accorded a "send off" by the Flaxmillsrs' Association on Tuesday next, and he' leaves Wellington on his Home journey on the following'day. The traffic at the Palmerston railway station for the Easter holidays constitulod a record for tho local booking office for passengers,: even beating the amount taken for passenger fares during the last Christmas holidays. Over ,£ISOO was taken during the pcriou' from Thursday, April 4, to Tuesday, April !). The Manawatu Hockey Association has decided to invite the Marlborough (cam to play Mauawatn for the Nordon.Cup, at Wellington, on Wednesday, April 21. The contest for the Mayoralty' of Palmerston was advanced a further ■ stage, when Mr. IV J. Nathan gave', bis second address on matters municipal at the Opera House Inst evening. Mr. Nathan devoted himself mostly to crit'eisiug the administration of the present '"ayor (Mr. J. A. Nash). The latter is to give .inother address in the course of a few days. The supporters of both parties me working hard to ensure the success of their respective candidates.