PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1589, 5 November 1912, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special GorrasyGiiderit&.l ' ——' /«" •' —— feuding. Sir. Johii Humphries, one of the first Bettler3 inthe.Jlanchesfcer Block, died at his residence, Beattie Street, yesterday morning, at the age '7.3 years. _ llr, Humphries came to New. Zealand in the ship Euterpe, 38 years ago, and/ coining up to FeUding, took up land at Makino; He farmed there till four years ago, when he retired- andcamo to .reside in Feilding. Mrs. : Humphries survives her husband, and there, are four sons and five . daughters. •■.... - ...

CARTERTON.

Rumour has it that a proposal is on foot in Carterton to induce tho Wairarapa.' P. and A. Society to hold a twelve months' butter fat cpmp'etitioii.; It is ■Vinderstobd that four cir five cows, have already been guaranteed from local settlers for the,.competition,' It is likely that the proposal will bediscussed at tho next aieeting ■of the society. ■ ■ Tho locai bfanoh of .the Salvation Army •has just. established a record in. connec-tion-with their annuaF'self-denial -effort. 1 The corps have succeeded in collecting £300, as against. £247 last year. The result of t,lie campaign. :is. .decidedly merits oriouS, and speaks";\vell ..for the district." It also clearly indicates:, that the. public appreciate tho work which the Army, is . engaged in. Messrs. Attwood Bros., of Carterton, have presented a handsome cup to the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society to be .'awarded at the next show" Nfor the yearling filly or coltjby the trotting sire printing: ■ >' The Carterton office of the Department of Agriculture has received from headquarters..a, splendidly arranged ..collection, of' weed' impurities Cbmm6uly s found" in' agricultural .seeds.

otakT.

The' rainfall for, the month of October' was a heavy one, totalling 4.53 inches,, the heaviest fall (.82in.) beinj* on October 2G. There were no fewer 'than 24 days of rain.. The fall for October, 1.911, was 2.70 inches, while the average for that 'month for the past, eight years., was. 4.,12 inches. Rain' started to fall at .an :early hour this morning'and before 5 a.m. 1.42 inches had fallen, while at 10 a.m. considerably over li inch was recorded. Mr. Morgan Carkeek, chairman of the Tararua Track Committee, has been, notified by the Tourist Department that the. question .of subsidy, for a track and' moling tain house was under.'.consideration in the making up of the Supplementary ,£stir ■mates, and ..that-'there is every prospect of a'subsidv. The local committee will shortly, call in, subscription lists,, and call a. meeting to further consider the formation of tile track, which it is hoped will • be. open- at the end of the year.