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WAIRARAPA NOTES

At tho meeting of the executive of tho Wairurapa Branch of the Farmers' Union recently, special mention was made of tho untiring efforts of the secretary, Air. David Rebel-ton, in promoting the welfare of the union generally, and especially of tho fact that through lus cftorts 180,000 worth of business had . been got for the Rimers' -Union Fire Insurance. Oom--1 At the weekly meeting- of the Claims Board of the Wairarapa Patriotic Association on Monday, the sum of was advanced to 1 enable an applicant to purchase a milking machine plant, and a loan of .£3OO for the purchase of stock was -approved. A local returned man was granted a loan of to completo the purchasfe of a dwelling. It was decided to pay the. first half-year s rent on behalf of a soldier who had taken un land privately> An application for a •loait of iCOO for the acquirement of a dwelling was referred to the Urown Lands Office. Two applications for the right of service grant-long since abolished—were, declined. Three claims for te'uporary relief were granted. Accounts amounting to .1:7785 2s. Id. for the quarter ended March 31 were passed for payDiiring the past month repayments cf loans to" the Masterton office of the Repatriation Department have amounted to about\filooo. i • ... , The election of a school committee for Featherston was postponed from the date fixed. The following is the South Fcatherston School Committee for tho ensuing term Messrs. J. '. M'Keown, J. W; Henderson, J. Shaw, I'. Bladin, and A. Maidment. Kahutara.—Messrs.- i.. \V. Hood (chairman), T. linoka (secretary), It. Barker,. Wliana llimona, and A, Johnson. " -

At a meeting of the Manawntu Centre of the. Swimming Association, itwas'reported that .£2O hud been collected i-i the centre's district, towards sending to the Olympic games at Antwerp a team of New' Zealand swimmers. Iho question of the difficulty of sending Miss Violet Waldron to take part in the swimming events was discussed, and it • was agreed' that if the trip did rot eventuate the money should be returned to the centre for tho encouragement of swimming in its own district. It .wai resolved that the New Zealand Centre should lie advised that Manawatutentro was prepared. to-guarantee A-U towards the expenses of the. team on condition that the swimmers went Home. It was decided that owing to a mistako us to what constituted a Jlamnuj.ii champion event, neither Seymour iMpier) nor Sollitt (Palmerston North , .who filled the places in the 220 ) a s race atWoodville. could he .awarded the ■ of tho Palmepton North branch of the Post and Telegraph Association a further resolution was passed strongly condemning the Government's action regarding non-payment of overdue bonuses promised by Sir Joseph Ward, li'ul also as to tion of the report of the . Chief Justice, Sir llobert Stout, on tho matter. Iho fflpt that the Government has so tar failed to make public the recoiiimemßations of the Chief Justice isi takenby the a'pociation as an indication that his decision is in their favour.. A reso- . lution was carried ■ demanding that | I salaries be increased to bring the stall- | ■di'ivi up to a living wage , m _ keeping j with the rise in the cost of li\ing. ( i 'I'lie Jlannwatu Gorge Board ot ton- ! li-ol met at Palmerston North, when 11 r. S Jickell, engineer to tho board, brought down a report 011 the upkeep mid main- I ienance mid the improvement of the road through the gorge, which at pr.- ; sent, in view of tho heavy motor-car aim. stock traffic which passes through it. i< d-.in"erous. lip suggested ihnt a •-\i roadwav should be constructed for Hie': whole distance, with an outer curb above the river, and a tarred surface while the worst bend would be avoided . .by. 1 means of a tunnel. He estimated the eoit at J);12,89.i. It was resolved to «u a conference of local bodies concerned j to consider the scheme, as well 11? a proposal to erect a toll-gale at either end. It'was also decided to apply /o tho Government for a, .2 for subsidy qu the amount required.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

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WAIRARAPA NOTES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

WAIRARAPA NOTES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

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