DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2008, 16 March 1914, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PR©f INCIAI* ■CENTBKS. (From Our EDCclal CerreepoudejiitJ.! NAPIER. In the Napier boilermalvers' demands, which will go before the Arbitration Court on Tuesday is a olauso asking for nrst-class fares when Koiii'g to Work in tho country. Mr. Alfred Dillon, who went un€cr a serious operation- aWut two months, ago is making a good recovery and will soon bo himself again, i l h - \W - Fo,vler * of Hastings, who lett on baturday mornin<* for ifoxtoH, was th,o recipient of two "presentations, one a. cheque from the Hastings Operatic .Society, .and tho other a silver afternoon tea service and rose bowl froin representative citizens. Tho Bishop of ■Waia.pu left oh Sate-' day night for Gisborne and will maU a 'tour of the East Coast, returning to Aapier in about throe meats. Mr J. G Persee, of Napier, was on Saturday admitted as a barrister by Mr. Justice Edwards,

WANCANUI.

Hipango Park, the beautiful reserve about fifteen miles up tie river, which i was presented to tho Wangasui Borough Council- by the Native owners, it to have a considerable amount of iroprovemenc work effected oa it in the near future. This will not be in the torm of any attempt a t improving Nature s handiwork, the work ia qSeSJon. I being in th- nature of making every I part more {.©..sable by the formation of batns, the erection of rustic shelters, and other facilities for pieoickere. Iho scenic beauties «f this part of the \\ ancanui River are to be still furtfler preserved, it being reported oa good authority that the Government has decided to acquire three hundred acres adloinmg Hipango Park s and vest tfo samo in tho Scenery Preservation Gommissioners. The land is of a steep nature, and unsuitable for agricultural purposes, and is covefei by fine natisto bush. _ The Wanganui freezing works are having an exceptionally busy time this year. _ Fat stock continues to come for* ward in large numbers, which are said to constitute a record, and the space allotted to Wanganui- shippers on the Home boats is being taxed to tho titmost capacity every tiftie the steafliei calls in the • roadstead.

OTAKI.

■■ The montMy meeting of the Horflwhenua County Council was held on Saturday, when ithe matt-ef of the mral telephone system was discussed, and a committee was set Up to ooafer wjti Mr._ Pellow, engineer rf Waipawa, with a view of ascertaining cost, etc. Be-so-, lutions were received from ■ the Hutt ;County Council relative to tlift arrangement arrived at in connection .-tvitli the maintenance of the Eeikoraugi-Hutt Road. The arransement arrived at by Councillor Monk (HoreivLcnuaj,- and Councillor Howell ■ (Hwtt) has Haw been confirmed by both ootiMties. It, was decided to effect various roatl repairs througliout the county, and to mcta.l the stretch of road frow Gtafci to Waikanae.

CARTERTON.

The teachers in the Wairai'apa ffard of the AVcllfngton Education Board will undergo a course of. physical instruction, at Master.ton ■β-oih-i-Maj 11 to ITav 23. The committeo .of. the Carter Ac-ed Men's, Homo,, met-oil-..-Eriday «miiiig Mr; F.- Feist: (Mayor).-pio&iding. T'ke masters report ,on tlie.oleveil iiiniates ira-s read and ~-was. ccinsidei'fid vory satisfactory. • Several-small matters for' the benefit of the horab-wcre 'considered, and the matter of painting tlie kiild,iiiK was left in s tlie hands -of-.'n subcommittee. .The Town Hall Committee of the Cai-» tortoi? Borough Couiwll met on Friday evening and considered details arid plan's of several halls in towns sinister in size •to Carterton. A decision was mad© -on every important detail prfcr to obtain--ms. plans, and these details fill bo submitted in a report to the- next meetin« or the council. Mrs. H. Eeltie, ef Gteytown, is steadily recpveriiiK frow her iocewC severe illness at Waiigafttei: