PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1414, 15 April 1912, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Sjieda.l Correspondent.) 0 FEUDING, "Plenty of grass for the winter" is the report of the farmers from north, south, eost, and went. There liail recently Jjeon an unusually large number of country visitors to (he town, ami the agriculturists and graziers were in a happv frame of mind regarding til- prospects lor the winter. Koidents of Taonni marked (heir appreciation of the services rendered by -Miss .M'Gonnsle as assistant, at their .school by presenting her with a silverbacked hair brush and case. Mr. Fred Firani, chairman of the Wanganm Education Hoard, who made the presentation, stated that Mi?s M'Gonagie was one of several teachers who hail been specially selected for promotion to portions in u.'c line new Kindergarten School at Wanganni, now approaching completion. The cost, of this building is over »tlooo. Four rinks of bowlers from . I he. Wanganui Clulj spent Saturday on the Wilding uracil. In the aggregate they be.it Feilding in the games played in the morning, but Feilding had it.-, revenue in the afternoon matches, and, on the total aggregates for the whole day's play, Feilding won. FEATHERSTON. Outstanding rates of the Featherston County Council amount to .632 9s. 2d., out of a collectable rate of .£8909 Is. lOd. The Featherston Tov;n Board intends to put np three additional street lamps on the main thoroughfare of the township. The cost., estimated at about «£IOO, will ba defrayed out of revenue. The treasurer (Mr. J. W. Card) has notilied that a general rate of 3}d. in the £ on the unimproved value will be required next year. Last year a Government grant of ,SloO was authorised towards the cost of improvements to the I'iimitaka Road, plans for which were .submitted to the Public Works Department by the County Council. The district engineer has now written asking for cioss-sections of the proposed work to be supplied. Owing to the expense ef preparing plans as required by the Department, the counnil at its meeting on Fridav djcidod to a.sk the former to expend the amount of tho grant by carrying out the work itself. The newly-formed Featherston Hockey Club will open its season on Thursday next, when <i. match ngainst a Marti nborough team v;ill be played here. During the absence of Mv. William Fuge in England, .Mr. W. G. Hodder will be aeliug-ohoilrman of tile Featherston Co-operative Dairy Co.