DANNEVIRKE AND PAHIATUA

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 202, 21 May 1919, Page 10

DANNEVIRKE AND PAHIATUA

Mr. IF. Hewitt lins resigned' Ihc uiann?ership, of ihc Dnnik>virke branch of the Hnwice's Bay Fnraids' Co-operative Society, in order to ro into business on liis own account At (he Anar'teim Clmrcli, Dannevirkp. this week a tablet was unveiled in memory of t'riv.'il.o .IV A. Taiisley, who (lied in France. Mr. A. L. Berry, of Wellington, has been appointed In take clinrgG of the I)aiinevirl;o branch of ;he Public Trust Office, in sMieccssion to Jfr. fi. IT. Ohestprnian. who has been promoted (o Assist-ant-Deputy Public Trustee at Wellington. A public meeting held at Pahiatua recently decided to inaugurate a campaign

to raise ,£200(1 for the erection of a 1 memorial in the centre of the town, and j also for a peace memorial park. f A sum of <£G0 has been subscribed by Ballance settlers as a soldiers' welcome home fund, and it is proposed to hold various social functions in honour of 10turning soldiers. Mr. Pule has been appointed chairman, and Mr. AA'. Harris, secretary, of the committee set up to make the necessary arrangements.

The Ballance Valley and the Tararua I cheese factories will run alternatively during the winter season. Tararua will send their milk to the Ballance iacto-v to the end of June, and Ballance will send their supply to TiiTania from July 1 to August 15. " 'This arrangement will, it is expected, effect a considerable saving. A six-roomed house owned by Mr 3. Woolridgo, of Pahiaiua lias been destroyed by fire at Mang'amaire. It was | occupied by a family of share milkers I named O'Flahcrly, who lost even thing.

The public hospital and - a of | additional private premises .arc being j connected with the municipal electrical j scheme at Pahiatuu. 1

One of the dairy farms (Crown sections) at Ruawhata (Mangatainoka block) changed hands recently at over MM aii acre. Tho block wnsjialloted for about five years ago. Tn connection with (life soldiers' settlement scheme, the Government has purchased Mr. Prank Moore's Pnkefoi Estate, including stock, for ,£9OOO.