The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 February 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28. LOCAL & GENERAL

The rural telephone scheme promoted by the Levin Chamber ol Commerce is making excellent headway. Already there have been secured between forty and fifty names of intending subscribers. These cover a, district ranging from Eoxton road and Shannon to Manakau South, Gladstone road to Muhnnoa. East, and Kawiu to llokio. The chamber has arranged to have a visit paid to Levin next week by Mr R. J. Pellow, electric, line engineer to the Waipawa County Council, who will make a professional tour of Levin district. The The committee has decided to have a public meeting of the chamber called for next Thursday evening, to which the public will be invited. Mr Pellow will be present at this meeting, and prepared to answer questions and give all information asked for.

It is ilie intention of the Government to wot a. now and up-to-date stool silo at illo Lovin Experimental Farm, Woraroa, and for this purpose the Government expert, will be on the form next week, when work will be commcnced. The English butter market, is evidently trying to rouse itself and strive after better things. A butter soothsayer recommends "Excelsior ' as a very good motto, and asserts (hat if the magic word is used with sufficient frequency and emphasis it may have an effect. His statement is based 011 the fact that the latest English cable advises that salted butter is lids to Tl is perewt., market firm: which is bettor news than Levin has had for some time. Owing to the poor support extended by Fairfield residents to the proposal to extend the high pressure water-mains along the Fairfield road, a number of Uoslyn road settlers are moving to have the extension made by way of Arapnepae road. Signatures of Arapaepae road residents are now being obtained (as guarantors) 011 the list to be furnished to Levin Borough Council. 1 Cb Friday and Saturday, March 13 and 14, are the dates for the Shannon Presbyterian Ladies' Guild's Horticultural Show and Sale of Work. The show will be held in the Shannon Druids' Hall, and the not proceeds will be devoted to the Manse Funds. Further details are sot out by advertisement. in to-day's Chronicle.

Wellington Land Hoard at its meeting on Thursday dealt with some Levin matters. -Mr W. (i. Adkin applied for a variation of the boundary of 27 acres in Tlorowhenua ;> >F, IS r o. to sef-ure a practicable fencing line by including acres of Crown lands. The Board resolved io decline I lie application, and instruct Mr Adkin to adhere strictly to the lop of the ridge as boundary. .Mrs A. Anderson wrote (o the hoard stating that she would lake a tenancy of the house on section 1. block 16, Levin lownship, if she is not expected to repair the same.

- -Resolved to accept a rental of 10s a month, provided the bouse is not allowed by the tenant to depreciate from its present condition .