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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2118, 8 April 1914, Page 10

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POLICE-TUQ-OF-WAR PRIZE. . At tlie recent Citizens' Carnival (it Noivtown Park A t-ealn of police prebatiniicra won n gum of £6 in prisc-woney in n tug-of»war competition.' After «>l- - the pri&s, tli« probationers, hamkfj the momy to Police Bupermtoirient J. W, Kilison, with a request tUat it bo daiiated to the WelEffigtoM Hospital Fund. Tho money mis forwarded, and yesterday Jtfr. Ellison received a letter of thattks from Mr. J. Coyle (secretary of tlie Welljiigtoir Hospital and Charitable Akl Boar;!);, who pointed out that the donation carried with it the- addition of ft Government subsidy, making the amount'£7 Ma.

HUTf COUNTY AFFAIBS* PLIMJIERfON SANITATION SCHEME. At Yesterday's meeting af tins ffutt County Council, tho chaftitan (Coaiici]lor M. W. Wqlsh) presiding, u report was received from Btif. G. Laing-McaAofi '. on tho proposed water and drainage sjs* ton! for Himmerton. Mr. Laiug-Meason stater], that there aw about sixty houses in Plirtihiorten, and thirty iu PHimuoAtii EstensialV, ■ and in swMor there at-o many tents I and other shelters. The population; ra winter is prsbahlj , not mofo than 200, ' but in tho summer months there are, it is understood, 4s many as 1000 fir ISGO people in the place. Excellent iratcr caja be obtained fropi a oreek which takes its rise iu Mr. Wall's property and a, four-inch .carrier main would, in his opinion, be sufficient for present- requirements, fie estimated the cost .of a water supply ut £2505, if a feur-iiicJi carrier main was laid down, and the annual charges thereon at £2Qti< Tta static pressure »i the township would; bo about 65 pounds to tho square inch, 1 a very serviceable pressure for fire prfr- ' ventiou purposes, fho engineer point- ' ed out that there Wcro con-sic)craMo elifti- '■. cultics to h<?, overcome in the installation of a yrtter-borne sewage system at. ■Plimmerioß. Ho estimated that it would cost £5/18,' to carry out a sewera<:e system, and tlifit tlse annual cliarans would ho £600. His ft-atw awd draisiacc schemes w-oukl, lie «stiniftted. cost £8328-. and tho total annual «h(irfi<» wmiJcl hi £800. A -pan service for the nijiht soil would cost £437 annually, and the rmrchas.e of tho plant' would take £430. It was decided thai Councillor Galloway, representing tho Horo' kivri riding, should look into the matter aiid rciwrt to tho fiest meeting. Thp control of the Hiitt Boat] was ffiscwssed by the council, and CeniTOHsfi , Cailoiniy saeaosted that a hoard rf mntrol feliotiid Ho set up and that the Hutt County Council slwnM be..represented lapon it Cpiroeilloi- Howe-it urged tfot if a honrtcf coHl-rol was set up there would \w more ospeuse to the local todies. Tho City Couttfiii, tlic necessary niaelihiery, couW took after the Mad urore cheaply tlmn any board. T)ie elmirinan thought tlia-t a flOirferencc of local lujdios sJiflitld be eaW to cliscuss ttlo iituatio-Ji. It was decided to to tho Minister of Rniiwavs tlrai a confcreneo sJiewn »« hold, and till! clwirmnii ffiie ajijjOHiteil to represent the council if that, tours* is adopted. , It was stntod «lat a tally ol the tratfw on the Main E«ad, »war U«m Bank, h.icl been taken by owe of Hio cflUw-ty officials <ih. SaniJey, Fobnmry 18. from 12 it.m. to 6 p.m., the fiewrea Ijoihk .is follow:—Motor bicycles. 83; tnotor-cnrs, fiO: other vehicles, 33; hOßcs, 10; push bioyeics, &■■ total. 2U.