DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 4

DISTRICT NEWS.

, L JPTTJ.NGB FROM PROVINCIAL -CENTRES. (Front Our Special Cdff<«p.o.i}dents.) W AN CAN U J. Mr, W. A. Veitclt, M,P., has been nominated for the vacancy on the Harbour Hoard caused by the death of Mr. J, T. Muir. For Sir. Mnir's seat on tho Borough Council, Messrs. J. Cotill and I), J. Coiiehie are candidates, tho latter standing iii the Labour .inter* est. Grass fires, for which the present dry weather is very favourable, havo been rather common in the town and suburbs lately giving both the town and suburban tiro brigades a, certain Amount of extra work. Good progress continues'to be made with the new Dublin Street bridge. All tho spans but one are in position, the last one awaiting the- completion -of the piers on the town side pi the river. Tho decking and other Work is all well forward find tlw contractor hopes l<) haw* tho bridge ready for traffic by the end of March. OTAKf. . Mr. and Mrs. D. li. Mills., having et* changed tttwr farm at Waihoanga for a farm property in Hawko's Bay, kft yesterday for.their new home, which is situated at Ongaoitga, near Waipaws. During their ten years' stay in tins district, Mr. and Mrs. Mills -have ken. estimable settlers, hospitable and kindly, and will he muck- missed, by a great many friend*. Mr. Mat. V«sty, of Onfiaonga, will tako over Mr. Mills's Waihoanga property, Tho Match Coih'nvfttcfi of the Qtjtki Lawn Tennis Club (Messfs, C: h, Haft, maiiu, S, W. Rapley, and N. Chambet;- , lain) has declared tho Following handicaps and drawings for tho club's Combined Doubles. The first round must be completed Saturday, February 7, . or will bp forfeited, Sets comprise 60 points :—M. Simcox and Mifcs Kitolunß, 1.8 .points, bye; Poan end Miss Row, 20, play York and Mrs. A.. Bright, 22; Coekroll and Mrs, 0. J. D'Ath.'lS, play Enpley and Mrs. Davits, 15; Lyons and Miss O'Rourko, 15, play M'.Jvay and Miss Brown, 30; Lea and Miss Sitneos, 2, play Brown and Miss Coekrell, 20; . P, Tahiwi and Miss QuiM, 15, play Bapebus and Miss Bflbio-son, 23; Cham'berlaiu and Miss Hall, scr., play Tayloi rind Miss Hodge, 15; Rev. Potrfo and Mrs. Ji. Bacchus, 18, a bye. < The second of a scries of open-air services was hold on Sunday afternoon ' b> tho Rev, B. Cottom, of Otaki, on. the Paekakariki Beach. Tho 6o.iTip.fl, as ori the previous occasion, was well'α-li-tended. A reediest has been miido bsj the Paekakariki' people that Methodist services be hold at that township .it regular intervals, and this matter will be taken into consideration. Tho tomato season is siow in full swing, and though tlio exports front Otaki have not been, very large as Jet, ■the fine weather is ripening the fruit rtqickly< and Hie output is fast -increasing. Mr. L. KtlmifsW, Mr. C. Sawyer, Mr. D. Judd, and other growers havo . excellent crops. I feayherston. I , A piece of native fauih, the propor'ty lof Mr. \\ r . Barton, situated on tho/eastern sido of the ralliyaj , lilio at Pigeon Bush, has been- seriously damaged by fire rcconMy, ' ■" Sheep traffic on the Wairarapa railway ig now very Iftrgft cciiisign* ijicHts going forward to tho Weilirigtoii iiieatcQmpaui.es ,\-:, f v .•■■;-, ; with the Town Board only nno nomination, tfint of Mr. James Crowford, was received, and he. fas benn ' July elected. Mr. -W, Usnton is the retiring commissioner. , Tho contract for alterations to the ■ Town Hall here will be complc-tod ffithin j < tho next two weeks. increßspd facili- I ,5 ; ties for cisenpe in the event of Ore havo ■ boon provided, A epet'ial general liieetin-g of the parishioners of St. John's (Anglicsn) Church has been convened for- thb purpose of coiisi(l(iriirg tho oK.estibn of pu.rclipising a vicavft(t-6 for EcathorstoM, 'Jim pastures in the Mnjtinbdrou-gh dtstritt _n:fij bofimiiinp; to show the (Sffects of continficd dry weiitlifcr, and rain would be most ncceptahlo. Considerable interest is Iwing displayed in Martiiiborou.fjh at present on tlioqueetion of rating on the tmrftmrovod value of land in that township. Tlio petition presented to the- Town Board, nakiivg Umt a poll of ratopaVers be taken on tile subj.(?ct. w.ir sig-ned by about sisty persons; and tlva poll will bo lirfd on Fol>rnnry 111. Rating on tho unimproved, varum has ? »wi in force, in FeatV-erston for the past seven Or eight years. oreytown; Tito Court Wamirapa wet on Monday night, Bro, Kllowles presiding. The quarterly balance-sheet and tho annual balance-sheet, which -we-fo adopted., eltflwiwl a satisfactory increase- in t-fre financial position dttrinK the year. Tho ■following officers were- elected for the ensuing half-year:--H. Knowles, Chirf Banker; 13. Trotman, Sirb-Chiof Raftcer; F. Hayes, Senior Woodward; R. L. JeMicoo, Jun.bn Woodivarij; T. "C. Irvi«g, Senior Bcadlot P.' Armstrong, Junior Bcadie.