DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1979, 9 February 1914, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From Our Special CorrcsuondeiitJ.) PALMEnSTON. The public meeting arranged by the ■ Progressive League to, hear addresses on the tramway sc'hcriie was attended ■ by a crowded audience. Jlr. G. H. Dennett, the league's chairman, presided, and said 'that Palmerstmi was geographically situated in a way that ought to jEin.ke it- the most progressive town in Now Zealand. Councillors Crabby Jackson, Bennett, Wood, and Mr, Gilford Jloore also spoke, the Mayor (Mr. J. A. Nash) said that Mr. Harris, representing the Edison Stor» :»ge Battery Company, which the council adopted, had offered a monetary guarahted that the cars would run 'JG miles an hour if needed. A motion favouring the tramway system was carried unanimously. A motion by Mr. W. Park favouring a branch round the southern side 'of the Square with ' a crossing over the railway was also ear~ tied. The concluding prices at the West Coast ram fair were Lincoln flocks, one to 12 guineas „• studs, 8 to 17gns 4 ; Southdown flocks, 3j.(;us. to' 'Signs. ; studs, G Lincoln studs, Signs.; 17 ' Shropshire flocks, ljgns. to 3gi«. _ At Friday's mooting of the Progressive League a motion bv Ml-. W. Park was earned 4 s follatvs this mooting respectfully request's the council to take the bast legal advice with a view to compelling the Railway Department, by injunction, to discontinue tht slumtmg nuisance in the Sqnafo. Mrs. Holbwok, Mrs. C. N. .Clausen, and Hi's. Crabb will probably attend the W.C.T.U. Convention at Gisboriie. ■ The Radium Institute Fund has been increased by a donation of £50 from Dr. Martin, and now reaches £150.. Two residents have guaranteed tlid fund to the extant of £1000 to expedite the first steps. A man named Sidney Murdoch, about 33 years of age, was taken to the hos.-tjit-al on Sunday afternoon by the police.' It is alleged that ho cut his throat with a poc.ketkn.ife on the footpath in Broad Street. The injuries are only slight. Ho had Only just arrived from l.he ? country.

WANCANUt.

Sine© tlio abolition of tlid road board System in Waiiganm county the representation of the various districts on tho County Council has been found to be ill lifted of adjustment. Tiro County Council lias therefore decided to take'- steps in the _ direction of bringing about an alteration in Starch- The change will involve tlie addition of, three mole members to tlie cauncil.' The Wangaiiui Harbour Board feels

considerably aggrieved at the slowiicp.b of She Railway Department in paying over tho wharfage dues which the latter. authority collects on the board's behalf. lb was elicited at Friday even? ing's meeting that, at present, two wharfage is due. tho ijUiii amounting to over £1000. Comment was niade tlnvt it was extraordinary . that,. while the Department collected cj'Sh every week from the wharf, should hang .0.11 to it for weeks, while all the time the board had to pay in- ' tores-t on its own overdraft. It was decided to Write to the Department .requesting more prompt settlements. ; According (i) the ehiiirmaii of the Wangamii Hospital Board the last Government "valuation shows that tli.yo been an increase in values in the bo.tird's ' since the previous valuation, of over a million pounds.

■ CREYTOWN.

. The cam-mitt co of the Grcytown. Sw'itfi< tiling Club Committee ■riie't on. Friday evening to consider the question of holding sports here. It was decided to bold them on /February L'o. A. .programme was ; ii.lso drawn up, T A meeting of tho Greytown .District ■High behoQ} Committee, took place on I'nday evening to consider applications lor the position of secondary assistant) ] t ( ' ac 'bcr, it 'was decided t<> J-'ecorameiid Mr. P. Jackson for the position. .