PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1652, 20 January 1913, Page 8

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

■ (By ' Telegraph.-Spec'ial Corraspondent.) ,;,.;..,'-• :i..-.—■——?', . . "- '■: ■'•;'.- ' '■•'■''•:•■.•;''.".-FEILDING. ;.;''", '" Mr.' F. .E>, Catterill/ manager ■ of the Bank of' New. .'.South' Wales in Feilding forlG years, is leaving to take charge 01 the Timaru branch of the bank. i 1 (The-local members of •' the Overseas iClub-'havß "elected- ■■ Mr. E. Goodbohcre llrfesident,-' and Sir. IJeslie Gorton seore'taTy.".' A provincial Committee, consisting :6E Messrs. A. R. Atkinson, A: J. Gibsonc, T. B. Dickson, W. H. Groube, Geo. Brock, Fred Pirani, and D. H. Guthrie, M.P.,, was appointed.,' It was decided to' ask Mr. L'. Gorton'-to attend 'the conference in Wellington on January 24. - Tljq county councillors greatly enjoywf .tWp two days' trip round the county." They had'delightful weather, and -those-who had not been round before were astonished at the delightful scenery and splendid Toads. They were also able .to gather a lot of information at first hand which will ba very useful in administering county affairs. ',' ,_" • At:the monthly meeting of the Kiwitea County Council at Kimbolton there were present: Councillors H.. Fowler (chairman), Morton, Shaw, M'Neil, Johnston, M'lntyre, M'Lean, and Strachan. The .chairman was asked'to give evidence before the Empire Trade Commission in regard to the necessity for the importation of farm and domestic labour. The county fund account was shown to be in credit at the bank to tho extent of .£1323. 'The'generalratestruck this year amounted.: to'v£6oo7,. of which ,£5630 has been 'collected: >.

' -Tho ' Loyal Manchester Lodge, M.U.,1.0.0.F., i installed . tho following officers 'for'.the forthcoming term:—G.M.„ Bro. Bell; N.G., Bxo'. Aitkenj V.G., Bro. Mingins; 8.5., : Bro. Thomson; W., Bro. Brock; G., Bro. Groube; auditors,.Bros. Bell and The business sheet of tha district lodge meeting to I>9 held in Feilding oil February 12 and '13 was E laced before the. members, and : judging y the matter contained in the paper the meeting should be an interesting one. The corresponding secretary of • the New Zealand branch of the Order, Bro. Kershaw, has consented to give a lecturo on the consolidation of the sick fund, and will probably be present -at the district r