COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 245, 10 July 1919, Page 8

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES WAIRARAPA Senior Nurse M. L. Hancock, of Masterton. is returning by the hospital ship Mararna, due at Auckland on July 17. Mr. IV. B. Matheson, of Eketahuna, who was mentioned in Tim Dominion' recently as a candidate at tho coming elections, said yesterday that his support would lie given to Sir A. H. Russell should thai; gentleman consent to take the leadership of a party. At a, luncheon to tho licv. G. T. Brown on Tuesday, Mr. Young, president of tho Masterton Progressive League, reported that an account for -E2O had been received from Mr. Black, of Auckland, for advice in regard to Hie erection of an up-to-date private hotel in Masterton. Mr. Young stated that Mr. Black had givon a lot of useful information which could bo used later on if required. A meeting of provisional directors had been called, but failed to materialise, and nothing further had been done in tho matter. Nothing remained but for thoso members of the league who had guaranteed expenses to pay up.

Tho quarterly meeting iff the Masterton Rechabito Lodgo was held on Tuesday night. Tho resignation of Bro. C. A. Hendrv as secretary was accepted, and one candidate was proposed for membership. Tho receipts for tho evening amounted to .CSO. The following officers were nominated for the ensuing six months:—C. Ruler, Bro. I\ G. Ruttef; D. Bulor. Bro. E. Waters; C.S., Bro. E. Tooley; 8.5., Bro. C. Braggins; L., Bro. J. Casement; G., Bro. it Sutherland; treasurer, Bro. A. Hendry; secretary, Bro. G. J. Morris.

Mr. J.- P. Guthrie, county engineer, has tendered his resignation to tho Eketahuna. County Council. ,

Lientonant W. H. Cocker, son of tho Rev. J. Cocker, of Masterton, who has been studying economics at Home,' has been promoted\captain. He lias retired from tho New- Zealand Expeditionary Force, and proposes taking a two years' course at Cambridge. Sir. A. C. Holms, of Featherston, has 'intimated- that should no one. else bo propared to contest the Masterton seat in the interests of democratic Labour, ho will become a candidate. MANAWATC Tlfere is a conflict of opinion among tho ratepayers of the Kaironga County Council as to the relative merits of steam and motor'traction. Tli'o council is shortly placing before tho ratepayers loan proposals .involving the purchase of motor lorries, and in response to tho representations of a number of "ratepayers who favour steam-propelled vehicles, tho council is convening a public mooting for Monday next at Palmerston North to discuks tho matter, and tho loan proposals generally. ■ Mr. W. Conic and-. Miss Ethel Cook, of Palmerston North, are leaving, this week on a trip .to Japan.

Scrgeant_ Eenr.v, of the Palmorston North Police Force, lias received notice of his transfer to Hawera.

Mr. J. Wallace, who is at present in a private hospital at Palmerston suffering from the effects of a fractured kneejoint, has received a cable messago from his son, Captain Norman Wallace, that lie far New Zealand on July 3. The Feilding Tedlmical School Committee has so far raised /CIGOO in donations from various local bodies in tho district towards the purchase of 20 acres of i.ind, at a cost of J220.000, in tho Feilding Borough, for t'hc purpose of'establishing a technical agricultural college. Provided the cpmmittf.e find the cost of tho laud Department] lias agreed to make a grant covering, the cost of the necessary buildings. The committee received a set-back this week when it approached the.Knironga Conntv Council for a- donation, that body deciding after n brief discussion that it had no funds ,to sparn for the purpose. Tho Tdrrace End School Committee lias decided to write to tile Education Board asking them to apply to the Department for a grant for tho nuw.haso of four acres from Mr. AV. CTTelTty as an f.dditiowfl. playground far the school. At a "meeting of the Foxton Presbyterian congregation the call forwarded to the Rev. J. 11. Bredin fiom the Jfaraokakaho congregation was considered. It was -tfecided to inform the Presbytery that Mr. Bredin's work is warmly appreciated through Dut the charge, and that as an inducement to retain his services at Foxton his stipend would bo increased.

Temporary Captain Walter Taylor (JUL), son of Mr. and Mrs. (i. W._ Taylor, of Otaki, who enlisted as a private, has returned homo from active service.

At its last meeting tho Ilorowhenua County Patriotic Association _ granted loans to returned soldiers totalling .£650. This brings the total loaned by tho association to ,£1750. According to a resolution passed somo months ago, the association is restricted in its loans to soldiers to the 6um of about .£3OOO, the balance of its funds being reserved for necessitous eases.

Mr. "W. B. Smith, who has been in indifferent health for some time, resumed his duties as headmaster of the Otaki School this week.

What was described as a retrograde proposal was made to tho Kairanga County Council at its monthly meeting at Palmerston North on behalf of tho Government. It, was that thocouncil shouM agree to the formation of a halfchain road on the Buick Estate, which is being cut up for 6oldiev settlement. Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., attended on behalf of tho lands and Surrey Department in support of the iequest. anil urged'that the. land, being high-priced, tho Department wanted tp avoid as little wasto as yossi'ble in rood formation. Mr. Nash pointed out that the Public Works Department had power to go over tho council's head and construct a 33 feet road, but it preferred to obtain the consent of the council, and deal amicably with it. In tho course of a short, discussion it was mado apparent that tho councillors viewed with alarm any proposal to inflict half-chain loads on the, community. A big principle was involved, and past experience I had given instances of tho fallacy (f constructing narrow roads. In the' soldiers' own interests, it:was pointed out, half-chain,, roads should not be countenanced, especi-v ally as the soldiers would not, according to law, bo able to sell their properties if they <lid not front a legal road. A motion was carried declining lo agree to the Department's request. Tho feeling among the councillors wits that they would not bo p party lo Tiding roughshod over all the pretensions to town planning in what should bo a model settlement,. unless forced to do so by the Government. Futura developments are awaited with interest.

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