DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1929, 11 December 1913, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

• JOTTING!} FROM PROVINCIAL I -■■_■ -CENTRES. I (From Our Special CorrceDoiuicnts.). NAPIER. About 1200 peoplo .attended tho '.Napier Municipal Theatre on Tuesday on Hie occasion of the annual distribution of prizes in '■connection-with tho Napior Higli School",- The chairman of tlio Hoard of Governors, Dr. T. 0. Moore, presided, and in a brief speech referred with pleasure to tlio practical turn education appeared to bo taking. Tho hrst annual balance ot tho Hastings Motor Transport Company shows a deficiency to October 31 of £131 9s. lOd. Tho report comments on the fact that shareholders are patronising competitors' vehicles. Tho Taradalo Town Board has appointed Mr. J. R. Martin to represent tho district ■on the Napier harbour Board, in place of Mr. P. Dolbel, who was unseated owing to assigning hi? estate. '- ' , The action.'of-the'Public Works Committeo of tho Napier Borough Council iu deciding to recommend the taking of a poll of ratepayers on the. proposed tramways extension to Hastings Street South, and deferring tho proposed Hospital Hill extension, - which. IoQO residents petitioned tho council to proceed with, is being severely criticised, and it is highly probable that -when the council meet it will decido to placo both proposals before tho ratepayers. Councillors Hill and Sponco are opposed to any extension being made until a bal-ance-sheet for sis or twelve months has been placed beforo thorn. Tho Bishop of Waiapu (Dr. Avcrill) and Mrs. Avcrill returned to Napier yesterday from Auckland. Mi'. H. M: Phillips, a member of the teaching staff of tho Napior Boys' High School, who is severing his connection with tho school, has been presented by tho boys with a handsome set of pipes, as a token of their respect-. Mr. J. Cassih has been appointed chief engineer at the tramway powerhouse, vico Mr. T. P. Hewitt, resigned. The traffic manager,'Mr'. J. Callaghan, has also had the duties of' business manager of tho lighting and power-sta-tion placed on his shoulders, and £40 added to his salary, which is now £300 a year. Tho Taradalo Town Board intend conferring with tho Napier 'Borough Council, with a view to arranging an extension of tho trams to that district.

WANGANUI. Tho Wangaimi Horticultural Society's Rose, Sweet Pea, and Carnation Show opened yesterday before a good attendance of the public. Despite tho strong winds and unseasonable weather of tho last few weeks there.was a lovely display of blooms,' and. keen competition in almost every class.' ■ Operations-tor i the:; year at tho Wanganui Technical Collogo closed yesterday evening, when the annual prizegiving ceremony took place. At a''meeting ol the 'Wahganui Sunday School; Unionnon Tuesday evening the I{eV.,,N.-.Calder iiras elected president, Messrs;.R..Howe-, and F. WebbJones vice-presidents;- Mr. E. Evcritt secretary,-and ; Mr. W. Gaze treasurer. The first.-of tho season's shipments of frozen produce was sent away by the Wangaimi freozing works yesterday, in the Tyser Company's Muritai, whoso cargo comprised: 114 quarters beef, 17 crates mutton, .1406 carcasses mutton, 11,841 carcasses lamb, 222 casks tallow, IG. balesl.wool,i 16 casks casings, and 448 sacks casoiu. According' .to' Chief Inspector Braik,. - the first 'step in ' the' problem of agricultural " -'education-; must bo the establishment of agricultural high schools,' -"Agricultural schools must be built; staffed, equipped, and filled with pupils beforo tho foundation stono of tho Agricultural College is even looked for," he says in a report presented to the Wanganui Education Board yesterday.

TAIHAPE,

Moiiiit 'Ngiiiiruh.be was unusually active on Saturday morning... , Monday was tlio tenth anniversary of tho opening'of 'branches' of the Banks of New' Zealand and Australasia at Taibape. :Tho two banks commenced business oh the'samo' day; ' At the Magistrate's Court] ori Monday a : Nativo named' Tau" 'Chadwick pleaded guilty to : a • charge of stealing 'three cheques' of a total value of £35, tho property of To Oti Pohe. Accused was admitted to probation for twelve months and ordered to pay back the amount appropriated in monthly instalments of £5. ■The following is an extract from a reply received by the secretary of the Taihape Fire Brigade, in responso to a request for a subsidy, from one of the various insurance ooiripaiiies holding local risks: "Wo havo to abviso you that we shall bo willing to act in conjunction with the decision of tho majority of offices in tho matter. We would liko to comment on one paragraph in your letter, namely, that in which you state that efficiency in fire fighting is directly in <the interests of tho insurance companies. This .is only true to a certain extent, as wo frequently find that when tiro brigades are established in a town tho insurance companies have to, reduce their rates far below a proportionate figure representing the value of the services of' tho brigade. '. • . . Tho question is particularly debatable in a country where the bulk of the risks are built of wood." . ' It is stated that a move will shortly be made in tlic direction of reviving the Taihape branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. The Taihape Tenju's Club's singles jandicap (ladies) is exciting keen interest. The results of recent games arc js follow:—Mrs. Jcnnings'(2o), CO, Miss Kearins (scr.), 35; Mrs. Dymock (owo 8), 50, Miss Kennedy (18),- 43; Miss \PDonald (25), 50, Miss C. M'Laughlan 120), 45.,_. Tho majority of-the-sawmills under Ihe direction,.of tlio-Rancitikei Sawmillers' Association; will close down for the Christmas.holidays on Saturday next.

MASTEItTON., At the monthly meeting' of the Lansdowuo School Committee;-' a capitation grant of Xio Is. was received from tho Trust Lands Trust, and t'lie Kducation Board intimated that it was forwarding £1U towards improving the. approaches to tho school. Tiie headmaster reported the roll number to bo '252,-aud the average attendance 225. A deputation waited upon the central committee, of flic AVainirapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard on .Monday, and asked that provision he made in the shape of a lawn tennis court, a croquet lawn, and a piano, for the recreation of nurses at the Masterton Hospital. The committee was sympathetic and promised to bring the matter before the board. A return furnis'hed by the secretary of the Wairarapa Hospital * and Charitabio Aid Board shows tho average daily cost per patient at the various institutions in tho district ■ from April 1. to November 3(1 was: Masterton Hospital. 6s.'Sd. per head; Greytowii. ss. 83d.; Pa'hiatua Hospital, its. OJd. During the month of November thero were, only twelve applicants for charitable aid 'in tho Wair.irn.pa district. The Masterton. County Council yesterday decided to tako steps to raise a loan of. £1600-..for metalling on the Alfrodton-Weber Road. It also decided to call tenders'for tho "first" portion of aictnlling.on this read.-

i CREYTOWN. .... 'Die Grey town Volunteer Fins Brigade mot on Tuesday night. Correspondence was read from tho secretary of the N.Z.F.B.A. giving tho cost of sarvine

medals at £23 5?. Isd. awl slnlinc UuvtFireman J. Workman was entitled to modal and bars. Lieutenant (no proposed that tlio procuring ot lieUs \m firemen bo left over until the payment of medals had been made. Captain Gates asked that (iremen would attend competition practices when there was trophies to he run for. Lieutenant toe proposed that the next competition lor medals and prizes Ho run on the meeting night in January, and that no medal be presented unless eight competitors start. This was agreed to. Rranehman Morris and Firemen Walsh, elevens, and C. Heard were appointed to attend the hall during the mouth.

CARTERTON. Mr. S. H. Poole, accountant at the j Bank of Now Zealand, Carterton, has been promoted to tho position of manager of the bank's branch, at lalcaka, Nelson. . „,. ~ Tho half-vearlV installation meeting of Totara Lodge, U.A.0.D., was held on Monday evening, Bro. .J. H. Barlow, A.D., presiding. Two brothers were declared on the sick fund. It was resolved that a cricket match, Town v. Country members be arranged for Saturday, 'December 27. Officers were elected as under: A.D., Bro. It. Smith; V.A., Bro. 1-1. Hutchinson; secretary, Bro. E. M'Kohzic;' treasurer, Bro. W. Bailhc; I G., Bro. is". Armstrong; 0.G., Bro. C. Corlett; A.D.B.'s, Bros. 11. Bell and D. Wilson; V.A.B.'s, Bros. It. Irons, and W. Daysh; musician, Bro. F. Boydhouse; ' auditor,- Bro.' W. Mansfield. District President, Bro. H. Hart, installed the' newly-elected officers, the ceremony neins followed by a social. OTA K.I. Hr. W. H. Knrstcn lias taken several head of Ayrshire cattle to Auckland for show purposes. Tho death occurred here on Tuesday of an old Native, commonly known as Mira. Deceased was between 70 and SO years of age. The present season has been remarkable for the growth of now assortments of herbs, grass', weeds, etc. Thistles arc growing to a height of nearly. 6ft., many being noticeable on a vacant section'of land right in the middle of tho township. Messrs. Howell and Monk, representatives' of tho Ilutt and Horowhcmta Comities respectively, ' intend to arrange a meeting shortly for tho purpose of settling the dispute over the maintenance of tho Waikanac-Rikiorangi Road.

Wandering stock are a source of aunoyanco to residents of this district, despite the activities of tho rangers. Stringent measures are to bo resorted to, and, at the next sitting of the Otaki Court, severat owners will be proceeded against.