MANAWATU NOTES

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 3, 28 September 1921, Page 7

MANAWATU NOTES

From Our Own Correspondent.' Palmerston North, September'27. Tho four 1 motor-bpses imported by the Palmerston North Borough Council a fortnight ago have proved so popular that on most of their trips they are well filled, whilst at what might bo termed rush hours they aro inconveniently crowded. Appearances so tar indicate that tho buses will certa-inly more than pay their way, and possibly make a profit. At tho meeting of the Borough Council last evening, when tho service was under discussion, it was suggested that some lighter buses should to take some of the ess patronised trips during tho day, and to run late t p» at night, while at times they could also act as feeders and do special crips- H was eventually decided to ask the sanction of tho ratepayers to a loan fort .£10,500 to provide two light busc-, f making additions’, to the present han for their accommodation, tor tho provision of oil storage tanks, and for the erection of shelters‘at stopping P lao . e »‘ 1 , It is evident- from a discussion v.lneli took place at tho council meeting last night that some scheme will have to be adopted for making the mirfaceo of the roads traversed by. the buses of. a more permanent nature in order to stand the heavy traffic of the loaded ■ busesm Inch even’in the short time running aro beginning to show their effects on some of the streets, and it was pointed out by the engineer that it v as impossible to have a good tar-sealed i face unless the foundations wero of a good, solid naturo. It was eventually decided to adopt tho engineers suggestions to lay down Broad btrert up to Terrace End on the lines suggested by him at a cost of 4123 per chain. At the miniature rifle 6h<K,t ' n 3 between Rongotea and Linton Rifle Club, some very good shooting was made the match resulting in a tr?, each team B?i ing 1882 pointe.- In .the first Rengolea made 92-5 against Lintons 9.>-, , but “in the second round the positions were reversed, Rongotea making 949 against Linton's 930 In a match between the Linton and Bunnythorpo Clubs the former won by 572 to 525.