Members of tho Manawatu County Council on Tuesday complained of the delay of opening the Fpxtou port. The chairman, Mr.'JVG. Wilson, said that somebody had advised tbo authorities that it would be dangerous to open' the. port, but he informed tho authorities that the district could provide men to maintain order if needed, though he. did not anticipate trouble. Councillor Barber said tho flaxniill owners feared it might causes tho llaxinill workers to strike. No motion was passed. The uufeneed state of the railway through over a mile of Palmerston's Main Street is apparently not, regarded iu Wellington with the same keen anxiety as exists in Palmerston, particularly sinco tho recent deaths of two children playing oil the line. Tho Works Committco of tho Borough Council recently followed up mi unsuccessful request'that tho lino bo fenced at a cost of about £300. with further letters, strongly representing to the Minister the urgency of the matter, and asking Mr. Burck, M.P., to bring the matter before Parliament by means ot n- question, Tho Borough Council en Tuesday considered the Minister's reply, which said the'matter of the fence in-.} beau noted for future reference, and the practice of trains passing one nuuther at tbo crossings was now forbidden. Mr, Bnick stated thai he was informed the matter would be taken in hand immediately after April 1. It was finally resolved that the member for Ike- district be requested to carry out what the council asked him to do, mid also pointing out that he had not replied to that portion of the letter ro-tes-ring to the question iu the House, and, further, that alt indignation meeting bo held, to discuss -the matter. MANY ITEADACITIW <i« due to excess uric acid in the blond. 'Phis excess acid muff he remove.fl before a permanent euro ran tie ohl-ninod. IJHBtJMO removes the arid and cures Mipedilv. Rn<: cured thou*tmd.v 'fry it. 2s, 6d. had 4s. Bd. all chemists and stores.—Advt. 61.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1923, 4 December 1913, Page 11
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