MANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 270, 11 August 1919, Page 6

MANAWATU

At a meeting of Palmerston. NorthKairanga River Boajd the engineer in chief of the Public Works Department wrote intimating that the Department could undertake the construction of the river protection works recommended, in Mr. Eiurkert's recent report providing commencement could bo deferred until Bome time : September, when some more of the .. apartment's engineers were expected to be discharged from military service. As the'board was just commencing'to take steps to take the necessary funds he gathered that it was probable that-the board would not be in a position to authorise a commencement of work for some little time. The cleric reported that he had written to the Minister on July 23 asking for to raise the necessary loan of £7000, but 60 far no reply Sad been received. Mr. Crabb pointed out that there was no need to worry about this, as it was probably. only offioial delay. In case seeing that it was the Governments own soheme that the board was adopting no objection was likely to be rajsea to the loan. In response to a furthei letter received from the State Guaranteed Advances Office it' was decided to write to that Department for a loan of ,£7OOO and agreeing to the rate of. interest stipulated, namely, per cent, .with sinking fund of' 1 per cent. M# clerk was instructed to arrange tor a poll of ratepayers as soon as possible. Now that evory person desirous ot travelling by- rail liM to (five a gooa and sufficient Teason for doing so, the demand for permits has fallen on considerably, and the number of passeifgera carried through Palmereton lias b<N>n reduced by fully fifty per cent, since the first few days after permits came into operation. In consequence accommodation in Palmerston Aorth, was taxed to its utmost extent vrhen the through expresses ceased to run, is nott quite sufficient for' all who are compelled to stay here overnight, and the rash for beds which was so noticeable at that , time is now conspicuous by its absence. At a meeting of. the Manawatu Eeferees' Association jt was decided to call a special general meeting of tho tion to consider several important matters in connection with fte inrr liuebv football. Mr. C ; b.ilespie, an ex-North Island and Wellington rep., who was present, was elected a member of the association. As a number ot referees are anxious for a game ot tootball before the close of the season, it was resolved to ask the Rugby Union to arrange for a match between a team representing tho Referees' Association and a local team. , , Only two football matches were played at Palmerston North at the week-end. Huia Club defeated the Manawatu rep. fifteen ;by 8 points to 6. In a. J um " match Jackeytown defeated Ivia Toa by 12 points to 3. , ,< A meeting of tho Palmerston .North branch of the New Zealand prmers Union was held on Saturday, Mr. J. A. M'Leavey' presiding. A number of ;e----mits sent 'down by the Bub-wovincml executivo wore discussed andado ted, m eluding one calling upon the raih ajs to arrange for the carnage of all start consigned direct to farmer*. Asu O ob tion for alterations m the vulfe was re iflcted 'A lengthy remit from the le lloro 'branch V .opMin ß . to amend the constitution was also rejected. ... 4 single man named Robert Addison sustained a broken log wlule wonting in the bush near Manakau a few days ago. A log about GO feet in length was on the loading bank when it ""Menlj skiddod, shooting over a truck and striding Addison. The injured man was ; carried two miles, by his mates before ' a vehicle was obtained to oonvey him to ' hospital. '