MAMWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 269, 9 August 1919, Page 10

MAMWATU

At a meeting of the committee of the Palmeraton North Returned Soldiers' Association this week the following motion was carried for transmission to headquarters:. "That this branch of the association lias reason to believe that certain organisations which have collected moneys for war purposes have not produced a satisfactory balance-sheet of the administration of their funds, and We urge upon the Minister of Internal Affairs his duty to press fcr the same.immediately." Some discussion took place regarding a local . remit submitted to headquarters, that Maoris should be encouraged to form a union affiliated to tho N.Z.K.S.A. In connection with criticism emanating from the Duncdin branch it was decided to write to that body pointing out that they were labouring under a misapprehension in their belief that the Palnioi'Ston North branch wished to keep tho Maoris out of the association..

The new hospital-buildings at Palmerston North, which have been in course of erection sinoo about last Christmas, are now well forward, and although Messsrs. Trevor Bros, have bden hampered in their operations through difficulty in obtaining materials and necessary tradesmen, they have made very satisfactory progress, and are confident that thev will have the new buildings- completed by next March. At the Palmerston North Church > of Christ this week members of the congregation welcomed Sir. William Phillips, the new preached, who js Inking the place of Pastor IT. Grinstend on this side of ihe range. During tho evening several speeches wore made, and a musical programme was gone through, whilo on behalf of the congregation Mr. Martin presented Pastor Grinstead with a bag and letter case, as a tributo to the good work he lias done in Palmerston North.

Trooper Frank Palmer, of Palmerston North, is returning to the Dominion at the end of the month, after service in Egypt, lie is the oldest son of the lute Captain Hnrrv Palmer. Major H. N. W. Kichardson, of Palmerston North, is Expected hack in the Dominion about 'the middle of the month. Mr. IT. N. Monroe, of Palmerston North has passed in all subjects of tho first section of tho third professional examination for the decree in medicine at the Otago University. ■ Tho Returned Soldiers' Association'of Palmerston North is a live body. Sixtyone new members were elected this week, bringing the membership Tip to 700. The rainfall at Lcviri for July was 4.08 inches, There were seventeen wot days. A Herd-testing Association has been formed at Levin. Mr. H. Larkin, who has been stationmaster at Olaki for some years, has been transferred to Onchunga. Ho will be siiececded bv Mr. Sargisson. Mr. ]'/. L. Broad, of Palmerston North, who has just returned from a visit to the King Country and To Puke, states, that there is quito a boom in land in those districts, and properties are changing hands in somo cases at. figures which are 1 simply astounding, while dairy stock are also commanding high figures. Tho demand for land is particularly keen on the Haumki Plains, as is shown by tho fact, that a farmin Tu.rua. which changed hands at .£52 per acre about six weeks ago, bus been resold at .£73 per acre. Sixty dairy cows which formed tho herd on this property realised at auction an average of .£23 Is. per head. So far as To Puke is concerned quite a boom has set in. more especially for town sections. It is A township not as big as Foxton, and sections in somo of the side-streets liavo been changing hands readily at prices averaging <ElB per foot, while in the Main Street as much as £50 per foot has been paid. A largo number of farms are changing hands, several of which have been purchased by Manawatu people at prices which compare very favourably with those ruling for land in this district.