LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1913, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Mr Robert Griffiths Perreau, oi Tokomaru (says the Manawatu Times) has been allotted 161G acres of land free in the Stapleton district of the Northern Territory of Austalia under the Government's scheme for settling that country. The land is„ well watered by the Finnis stream. Mr Perreau expects to sail with his family for Australia next Christmas. Canon Garland, from Queensland, preached a forceful sermon on the Bible in Schools question at St. Mary's Church, Levin, on Sunday evening. The reverend gentleman T6 a clear speaker, his style plain and simple, and his arguments telling. There was a full congregation in the church, who listened attentively. The Bible in Schools Party is fortunate in having such an enthusiastic champion as Canon Garland. The public meeting held at Ohau last night, and which was called by Mr B. R. Gardener, Mayor of Levin, for the -purposes of addressing tlie electors and residents on hospital and high-pressurc-water questions, was attended by ia large number ol persons. Mr James McLeavey occupied tho chair. A resolution, was passed unanimously agreeing to tinproposed severance of Horowhenua County from the Wellington Hospital District, and connecting tho county with tho Palmerstou North Hospital District. Regarding tho high-pres-sure Mater to bo supplied from Levin, after hearing the estimated cost of different sized pipes and also a proposal to consider an amalgamated scheme of supplying Ohau and Manakau, a committee (consisting of Messrs McLeavey, A. Wylic and Sutherland) was formed for the purpose of going into further details. If needed, a further meeting will be; formed at Manakau. It is Mr Gardener's intention to address a meeting at Manakau, next week, on hospital and high-pressure-water matters.