COUNTRY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 54, 27 November 1919, Page 10

COUNTRY NEWS

NOTES FROM VARIOUS CENTRES (From Our Special Correspondents.) WAIRARAPA A poll taken yesterday («sys our CarIcrton correspondent) on Ihe question of rating on the unimproved value The proposal was cnrrie:! by n majority of 144, tlio voting being 277 j'or and 133 against. There were two iiifovuisil votes. it the coining Flower Show space has ljocn granted to the educational and vocational training branch, Military Camp, for a stall in which to display nml offer for sale articles innde by the patients lit the Feat hers ton Military liospilal, Tho secretary of tho Foathcrston Horticultural Society has received .the following donations:—-Mr. C l'cafce, Mrs. (i. Hyiaiid, and Mr. Q. Donald £1 Is. each,' Mr. A. Clark £1. HANAWATU ,T. A. Clements, tho Jlnna.wn.tu Golf Club's professional coach, has put u» something of a record, by iloitiy two rounds of the summer course in G8 and G9 respectively. Some time during Hie early hours of Tuesday iiiffht a class panel in the grocer's shop of Sir. Holbrcok, situated in tho So/unrn at Palnierston North, was discovered to have been broken as if with a etone. The hole- was largo enough to allow of a man putting; his hand through, find this Had evidently been donn. as the door was unlocked. Tho discovery was madefy the police, and nlthough it was evident that the intruder had been on tho premises, so far ns can be gathered ho took nothing for his pains beyond about 7s. fid. in silver and coppers, which were in the till.

In accordance witii a promise made bv the Hon. Sir Francis Bell, Minister of Education, that gentleman has informal Jt.r. J. A. Nash, M.P., that he will visit Palmerston North on December 2 to make a personal inspection of the schools in the district.

Tho adjourned annual meeting of tlio Manawatu Employers' Association was held ou Tuesday crcniiiK, Mr. C. N. Clausen (president) occupying tho chair. The annual report and balance-sheet were considered in committee and adopted. The jollowinpr officers were elected for tho ensuing year:—President, Mr. F. S. Goldinsfham; vice-presidents, Messrs. C. M. Clausen, J. Aitcheson, L. H. Collinson, and H. L. Young; treasurer, Mr. J. Bett; executive, Messrs. A. E. Bennett, T. GrigßS. H. Crouch, H. Burrows, J. Jturray, F. Needham, U. S. Abraham, C. H. Withers, E. B. B. Hollren, J. J. Whitehead, A. Clarke. J. Wallace, N. H. Sinclair, P. C. Freeth, J. Brown, G. H. Bennett, T. B. Hodder, J. Campbell, T. Childs, 11. F. Gi)y bons, W. Pegden, A. Cooke. P. Bobert. W. Dimoelc, P. O'Connor, E. T. Bell. J. Linklater, W. S. Dustin. H. E. Bennett, and H. C. Scott; auditor, Mr. 11. L. Young; delegates to Employers' Federation, Messrs. F. S. Goldingham and W. M'Tvenzie; federation executive delegate, Mr. F. S. Goldinghain A warn) drizzling Tain sot in yesterday morning and continued for tho better part of the day. It was welcome to graziers and dairymen, ns with tho cold weather which has prevailed lately the grass has not come on too well, but with the warm moisture it should now come away well and provide plenty of feed.

At the annual statutory meeting of tho Kairaiiga County Council Mr. J. Linklater was unanimously re-elected chairman for the ensuing year. Mr. 11. W. Smart was elected chairman of tho l'ohnnginn Council, nnd Mr. H. Burrell to a similar position on the Oroua Council. DANNEVME A very severe frost experienced throughout the district on Sunday night, played havoc with the early potato crops, w)iilr> French -beans were cut off and tomatoes also suffered severely. The appeal being made for funds to enable the Municipal Band to go to Dunetlin to take part in the big contest, is mooting with a, good deal of practical sympathy. During the war period tho bund has always been willing to give its services for patriotic purposes, and on that account subscriptions are coming in well. The final payment of the Haumai Butter Factory for the last season, which i 3 now being distributed, brings up tlio Votal payment for buttor-fat Is. IOJd. per

Mr. H. F. Toogood, of Wellington, baa been requested by the Pongoim Chamber of Commerce to visit the Akitio coast at an early date to report upon the proposed harbour echemc. The Pongoroa Chamber of Commercehas decided to recommend the Akitio County Council to erect a house- for the new resident doctor, as it is impossible to rent a suitable place for him. Twenty-two couples entered for a. lawn tennis Yankee tournament. The' winners were Simpson and Miss Simmers, M'Gove>rn nnd Mrs. Baker, Ransom-nnd MrsGreen. In tlie play-olf Simpson and Miss Simmers beat Ransom' , - and Mrs. Green, and M'Govern and Mrs. Baker boat Simpson nnd Miss Simmers. In tho week-end cricket match High School beat Dannevirke by 21 runs.