PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1572, 16 October 1912, Page 4

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

iFrjci Our BD°olal Gorreniiuiidcnts.l 6 OTAKI. Effort is being made by some _ of the ratepayers of jlanaknu to nbolish tlio (Jtnki Komi Hoard which is looked upon n.s a somewhat superfluous institution. 11l months past" interest in it has been (load, and it is felt, ill vimv of the proposed Town JJoard, that the abolition of the Uuiid Board is desirable. This winter has proved a somewhat rosily one for the Horowhenna County Council. Al the last meeting of that body it was staled that hundreds of pounds worth of additional metal had had to be put 011 I lie roads, this additional metal having been made lieeessary by severo weather which seriously alTccfcd the county roads. Mr. J. W. Venn, chairman of Hie Horowhenna County Council, has instructed tlio inspector to take proceedings against nll v resident emptying soap-suds or other offensive matter into the water tables of the streets in the towns. For months past some residents lmvo drained refuse into the tables, and only recently a doctor stated that, unless something were dono to abate the practice, fever, in a serious form, might break out when tlio hot weather sets in. It is probable that a certain member of Parliament will shortly take up his residence in this district with a view to coins; in for lemon-growing and poultry farming on nit extensive scale At a nu"f line of the Horowhenna County Council on Saturday the engineer reported:—On October 2 I made an examination of the Waikanao River, where it runs through the lands occupied by Mr. Karsten, and T found that every fresh is taking nway large pieces, and unless something is done at once, we may any day. have the river finding its wnv to the sea by the old outlet of the Waiairea Stream. The whole of. the Waikanao Stream has. now changed, its course, and is running under the bank on the AWa-.-mea side. The groynes that we constructed two years ago are still 'doing cood work; unfortunately we hod too little money at that time or there would have been none of this. I estimate that it. will take about 2SO feet (lineal) of grovnes, containing about COO yards of boulders to make it safe, and I estimate that it will ccfl: .£IBO.

Localjy-grown strawberries are at pre\™t being sold Jiere—a testimonial to the Otaki climate.

It.is.stated that Mr. D. .Tudd will shortly subdivide a section of land adjacent to lira township and sell same for building

Constable Sitherlev effected an arrest at To Horo on Saturday, apprehending Edwin I'awson, who has been wanted for the past two years on a warrant, issued at Uanncvirlte for alleged breach of the Bankruptcy Act. The main county road, leading towards Mr. A. AY. Skerman's is In be widened. At present it is only half a chain in width, and is- rather dangerous, inasmuch as it carries a great amount of through trnfiip. A large slip on the Gorge Road has been the means of blocking traffic, and men have been busy clearing away tin debris. The funeral of the liltle girl Audrey Phyllis Cleland.. who died at the residence •,{ lier grandmother, Mrs. Thomas Cotter, of Silvcrstrcam, an Sunday, ("ok nl,ice at Otaki cemetery yeslonlay. Tho funeral service was conducted by (lie Rev. Cecil Smith, Amongst many' beautiful floral tributes was one from the impils of "C'hrHoii Hon'."" School, Wellington, of which decea.seil was a scholar. The funeral of the late Stanley J. Beattie took plnce at Otaki cemetery yesterday, and was largely attended by friends from all parts of the district. CARTERTON. ■ Mcmb?rs of the Carterton JVrass Band assembled, on Saturday afteracon and presented Deputy-Bandmaster 11. AVooilley with a handfomo marble clock as a token of esteFin upon his departure for Jlasterton, where he has been appointed conductor of the Masterton Municipal Brass Band. ' The presentation made by Bandmaster Crawley.

Mr. \v. Howard Booth, of Carrington, on Monday sent a fine lot of stock to the Jlawfcs's Bay show. They ; (iyo heifers, three bulls, and thirteen'' slieep. The cattle were purebred Shorthorn yearlings, and . t\\;o-year-olds, all very' fine specimens!

Mr. Young, supervisor of the Government Veterinary Department, addressed a representative gathering of farmers here on Saturday afternoon on the "Ailments of Dairy Cows." Mr. E. Eagle, jiin., in the absence of the president of the Farmers' Union, presided. FEILDING.

The first through special s-tock train for the A. audi'. Shows, allotted by the Bailway Department, pulled out of Fcilding this week, heavily laden for tho Hawke's Bay Show. The stock on board included animals from Wang.mui and district, and eight trucks were attached at FeildiiVg, containing' horses and cattle from Mr. E. Short's studs.

3tr. Ji(hyanl Pearson, of Waitnna West, who was injured, some weeks ago by the collision of his bicycle with a motor-ear, find has since been an inmate of the Palmerfton North Hospital, is now in a conscious state, but the authorities cannot say that there is any improvement in his condition. The Chamber of Commerce, at the instance of President Cobbe, set up a . committee to consider the question of having a "New Zealand Week" in I'eilding, during which those engaged in business might make a show of New Zealand-made goods. HASTINGS. Prospects for the Hawke's Bav Show are promising. After n spoil of showery weather the barometer appears to be now quite steady and the weather at the moment is ideal. The entries are larse and the favourable Winter and spring have enabled stock to be brought forward in perfect condition. The town already has a busy appearance and indication's are, 011 tho whole, splendid.