The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH,1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 April 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH,1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

The poll on the Borough Council's proposal to borrow £750 for the purpose of extending the present water system through the Roslyn and Fairlield settlements was held in the Council Chambers yesterday. The proposal was carried by 51 votes 87 voting for it and oG against

The adjourned meeting - of the Board of Directors of the Y\M. C.A., to have been held last evening, lapsed owing to the small attendance at the hour appointed for the meeting.

Levin Ladies' Hockey Club is desirous of raising funds, and to that end a social gathering is being' arranged. A nieehiu to frward tlie movement will be held next Monday evening', n M.»' 0. Smart's offices.

The quarterly meeting of the Otaki Licensing Comniittie will be held on Friday, sth Juno, at Otaki, commencing at 12 nojti.

The homestead allotments and small farms on the \>. Estate, Levin, ah'eadv are benicr got ready for use. A fair amou u of tawa trees are on som■; of the sections, and firewood ?-uT from these now is being' sold in the town, and the settlers thus lire enabled to clear their ground at a minimum of expense.

A Levin ironmonger is enquiring for a case of cartridges sent to "Wellington railway station on the Thursday before Easter Monday. Evidently its Kaster holidays have heen extended for it has not reached Levin vet, and sundry local sportsmen are getting anxious concerning it now that the game season approaches.

A most enjoyable "At Home" was .given yesterday by Mrs Bowen at her home in Queen street. The gathering was in the nature of a farewell to Mrs Hector McDonald, of Hokio, who is leaving Levin for "Wellington after a residence in these parts of nearly a quarter of a century. "Recitations, music and competitions gave much pleasure to the guests, and distant charm was lent by a Highland piper whose strains were wafted from the outskirts of the homestead. The competitions were won by Mesdames McTCenzie, Blenkhorn and Brown, respectively.

Citrons and lemons grown in Otaki by Mr Byron Brown are on view in the window of Mr I). Smart, land agent. Levin. The citrons are twelve inches in circumference, and are quite ripe, while the lemons (hough all on one lmnch range from buddingand green to quite ripe. Lemons of good quality are grown in Levin every year in the garden of Mrs Hall, Weraroa road. A Chronicle representative saw some on the free yesterday. They were of good colour, and as big as cricket halls. Apparently a good industry is being neglected in Levin through failure to plant these trees. One Levin sclller, we hear, is intending (o plan! a dozen lfeninn frees, (his year, on his farm ■i' Ileatherlea.

"IT we had more markets we mi.ylii lie able (n keep (ho price of hutlerat ;i hii-iier rale than at presonV said Mr f , . AL Luke at the jiit'i'h'iiLC of the Wellino'ton Coniral ( 'liatubor of ( 1 omiiktco. wlion rcjmin<>, <o (ho profioscd trade with Ihe South American \V'os( Const. The Prinio Minister has (adds the New Zealand Times) promisod to ji'ivo attention to the request that a commissioner l>c sent to that cimnli'v in open up commercial relations.