DISTRICT NEWS.
JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAL j CENTRES. (From Our Special Correspondent,!.) MASTERTON. Over three inches of rain was registered at Masterton during Thursday afternoon and night, making over four inches for two days. Hie earth has received a thorough soaking, and vegotation will benefit immensely. • Many watercourses in the back country, which had been dry lor months, are in heavy flood. A team of bowlers from Palmerston North played here on Thursday morning, and were defeated in the aggrogate by 96 points to 58. Tho visitors were entertained at a smoke concert on Thursday morning. The annual meeting of the Wairarapi Egg Circle was held on Thursday night when the report and balance-sheet were adopted, and the folowing officerls were eleoted for the ensuing year:— Committee, Messrs. H. H. Armstrong and W. Tucker (Carterton), A. Murray (Greytown), J. Sillars and F. J. Fellingham (Masterton); auditor, Mr. R. 0. Garrett; secretary, Mr. H. M. Boddington. The secretary was appointed delegate to tho poultry conference to be held in Wellington-i At the annual meeting of the 17th (Ruahine) Regimental Band, LieutenantColonel Steven son (Woodville). was elected president, R. Ward bandmaster, G. Blane drum-major, L. Sayer sergeant, R. Gray corporal, and H. Donouhue lance-corporal.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2409, 15 March 1915, Page 8
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201DISTRICT NEWS. Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2409, 15 March 1915, Page 8
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