PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1587, 2 November 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Qorreauondents.) ■ — ' . OTAKI. , The- ftionthly sitting- of the S.M. Court yesterday only occupied a few minutes. A Native .named lioi, who was charged with a breach of a prohibition order, issued in I'ieton, was fined 155.," and costs 125., ill default three days' imprisonment, hi civil eases the following judgnlefits were given by default—Al 0. Staveley v. Slot. Bevan, claim ',£3 2?., costs 125.; 0. Lindsay v. ,4. George, alaiiu £2 ?s. Gd., costs 17s. j Bvroii Brown v. John Ropaia, claim Jell costs 239. * same v. T. Bills, claim £8 35. Bd., costs Bs.; C. Lindeay v. Sime'eii, claim Vpl ss. Bd., costs 18s.;'Howelland Co. v. Inia Hnkaiaia, claim J6 12s. ad., costs i3s.; C. Lindsay v. Wm. Mills, claim 13s, M., cesta lis, An old Native named Potio, who died on. Wednesday, was buried yesterday in the Native cemetery. -Tho cortege, wii? representative of several tribes. Presbyteriaa services are to be held here regularly: Mr.. Evans,., vrlio 'arrived' last .week, from the Old Country, will condust them. Hi:. TV, H. Simcox, who has beeupresi- [ dent of tie.local tenuis club for the past 16 years, hits -resigned. •' i . .Mr.-.L.-.St. George, whohas been in ill-; health for ■ some time, is leaving -for ; Itotorua in search, of change. A canvass is being- madelocally forsubseriptions to continue the mountain track across tills _ Tararuas to ■ A movement is also oti foot to erect a mountain house. ' GREYTOWN. ■At a meeting held, fi%sfc night-the, Greytown Brass Band was re-formed. Over fifteen members were present, and .it was decided to inquire ■ from ' the; Borough Council whether they' would allow tho' instruments to be vested in- them; ' FEATHERSTON. The vital statistics-for Featherston for /the past month are;— Births, 9 ;■ deaths, 2; marriages,' 2. ' 'At. the annual meeting-of . the South. Wairarapa Cricket Club - the- following officers wero elected;— Patron, Jlr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P.; president, Mr, Alfred Matthews; committee; " Messrs: 'D. Goddard, ■A. H. Cundy; . and W.. G. Miller (hon. secretary). ■-The ; season will com' lnence oh' Thursday, next- with a match against Martinborough.,,at Featherston. ' 'i'lio present season so far has not been a favourable one,..fctr. -horticulturists, and the spring., flowers and- vegetables will probably be later than usual. Tile weather experienced has been similar to that of the corresponding :period:last year. Shearing will be going on tlvroughout the Lower ■ ( Wairarapa . during :-tho coming month.. Up till the' present very little wool has gone forward ' from this district'. ;■ .?■' ' ■ ■■■' : ■ \ CARTERTON. 1 Mr. E. Eagle, jiinr., ;of' Belvedere, will judge the Jersey cattle .class . at , the Chris tchurcK Show next-'week.' : The young- man, : Oscar! Bickriell, who' was injured during, the ptog-r<>ss of the jumping competitions.'at'. the Wairar-apa Show, is reported' to be oiit Of danger. During October, .thirteen, births, o.ne marriage, and two deaths were registered in Carterton. ~ • On Thursday Mr. Laing-Meason, accompanied by - Mr.. J.-.-Feist' (Mayor), and several members of tho Borough Council, paid an inspection visit to the, waterworks in connection with the' riew-'-bigh-.pressiire scheme, to be placed before the ratepayers at an early. date k ': Ay large amount of' data was .obtained;. Which-.will be -submitted for-the consideration- of the ratepayers at a publi.c,-.meeting in tho course of a few days. - 1 Mr. H. Armstrong-,-who'; has-been,, in tha -ofiwe 'of Messrs.- Wallace, Massori and Co., Carterton,'lf ft on Friday, for'Eaetihi, where -h'e' joins the staff of the Baiik of New-Zealand. " , ' Mr.'' .E. Duri'stan, of Waimate, replafces Mr, C.'M.' Whyte;-'aS'letter'carrier, on ijtliS staff Of Jhe.,C , arterton Post Office. Area ; Adjutaht' (Sa'p'talU; Braddell, qf the territorial 1 forces, was a visiter to Carterton on Friday.- V