THE WEATHER

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 4

THE WEATHER

. FORECAST AND SUMMARY AT 4 P.M. YEBTERDAY. Present indications are for variable winds, with iucreasipc northerlies prevailing, weather dull and miety, rain probable generally, and a falling barometer everywhere. Modorato to ftrong easterly to northerly wmns have ruled with oloudy and unsettled weather, especially in the north. \tmosphorio pressure has proved unsteady with a falling tendency. y, D. 0. BATES, Director. Meteorological Offlco, Wellington, June 13, 1918. DISTBICT BEPORTS. (Prom Our Special Correspondents.) Greytown, June 13.-oold and showerv Fcatheraton, June 13,-Oold, showery. '

I'ho Featherston Borough Council decided at its monthly meeting on Wednesday night to take a poll on July 17 on ;i proposal to raise a loan of X2OM for the purpose of raising tho amount roquiral to complete- the drainage and sewerage scheme costing X'SOOOJ a cortain amount of the Crawford bequest devoted to this work not being available at present. J "That, -whilst not in a position .'to wasteful expenditure on the part of hospital ami charitable aid boards, this council is of tho opinion that each local body should havo direct -representation on .same," was a resolution moved by Councillor A. (j. Holme (treasurer) at the l''eatliorston Borough Council meeting on Wednesday night, and carried unanimously, 'J'lio mover pointed out that whilst tho coat- of necessities had advanced nearly 5(1 per cent, since the outbreak of war, tho ineroaso for a year past had not been great, but the hospital and charitable uid expenditure hnd progressed remarkably in one- year. A two-a-eide ganio of duck quoits for "tho championship of the Pacific" was played between tho New Zealand and Australian delegates to tho Imperial Cont'oreuco during tho trip oil the- steamer which conveyed Mr. Alassey and ' Sir Joseph Ward and Mr. W. M. Hughes and Mr , . ,T. Cook to Canada. The match ro6ulted in a win for Mr. Massey ami Sir Joseph Ward, who scored ilO points as against 71 points registered by the .Australian .representatives. The winners were heartily applauded T)y the Now Zealanders on hoard.

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