Late Local News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 January 1914, Page 3

Late Local News

Horowhenua County Council s monthly meeting held this morning (Saturday) was spoken of by ,Cr. Venn as the most expeditious one he had known (luring his long connection with the council (ever since 1889). The meeting was only of an hours' duration. Councillor Venn congratulated the new chairman (Councillor Richards) on tlie shortness of his'- initial ■■ meeting. ' For the erection ot a bridge over the Waaka stream, two tenders were received by the Horowhenua County Council to-uay. They were those of Douglas and Co/(£2G5 10s lid) and L. Arcus (£378). The tender of Douglas and Co. was accepted. The funeral of the late Mrs Ivor James took place yesterday in Levin. The lie v. 11.I 1 . T. Harris read the service, .and -there was a large cortege. Mrs James probably was the oldest nativeborn lady in the Wellington district;. she was born at Wellington "seventy-one years ago. She had interesting reminiscences ox the early days, including the peiiod wherein people lived in tents for months owing to the fear ot fresh shocks. It was at that time that earthquakes raised the level of the Basin Reserve, Wellington, by several feet, and changed it from being a prospective dock into a possible playground. Just about this time the swa | ll P lands from the vicinity of the present Sussex Square moved by gravitation from Kent leiraco down to Clyde Quay waterfront and was swallowed in the sea. Shea ling was resumed at Mr J. R. McDonald's Heatherlea estate ' this week, and the first load of wool passed through this morning on its way to the railway station.