LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Satisfactory attendances at school aro reported bv Mr W. Dineen, truant inspector to the Wellington Education Board, who last week made his periodical tour through the Horowhenua County. He informed a Chronicle representative that the average attendance for the whole district, throughout the quarter ended Juno, was 92 per cent. A half-caste Maori, named llobert Campbell, aged 16, absconded from the Weraroa Boys' Training Farm between 5 and 6 o'clock on Friday evening. On Saturday, at Otaki. the Otaki United football team, after a nard, rough game, defeated Levin-Wanderers by three points to nil, thus .making its - hold on the cup for this year secure. _„ Mr. W. Broughton was irefer.eo.. „

Strong complaints were made' at the meeting of the Horowhenua County Council oil Saturday by Councillor Broadbelt, regarding those people who do heavy carting on the roads with vehicles fitted witli narrow tyres. Ho did not consider it right, and the practice should be stopped. The Lincoln Steeplechase, tiio chut race on Saturday, the concluding day of the Christchurch race meeting was won by Morning (12.3) in Omiiis. The totalisator investments for the day were £11),349 as against £38,(i7'2 10s on the corresponding day last year. I'or the meeting the total was £131/380, as against £111,017 last year. The drawing oi : the art union in connection with the two handsome pictures presented to patriotic hinds by Mr \Y. H Field, M.r., resulted in ticket 1-W (held by Mr 1. it aw son) winning the od painting by Christinas, valued at £l 0 10s. The winning number of the other picture ,a water-colour by Walsh, was 702, but as there was no lianic on the butt of the ticket the holder at present is not revealed. Opposite Holda way's garage this morning a stranger in a new motor car gave an 'unrehearsed display ol trick driving. The car circled and backed in an extraordinary manner; knocked at "the closed door of the motor "garage as an intimation to the sleeping occupants that the sun was up; 'then made a semi-circular oUc-It •spring across trie road and burglariously entered an empty shop by way ol tlio window, wrecking the whole plate glass front. The election ol a member to represent Horowlienua-lluLt district oil me Wellington .Education aboard resulted in the return of Mr John iiebbell, oi Uiiau-, by 118 votes, to Su scored by Ills opponent. The local police authorities have received a letter from the Commissioner of Toiice asking tiiem to notify all person in this district who arc connected with organising or conducting rallies or art unions not authorised by the Department of Internal Allan's, that they must cease doing so lortliwith, and that if they persist in contravening the provisions of the Gaming Act they will be prosecuted. At the I.M.C.A. rooms on I'riday night a good muster were present in the junior department, when topic "Habits'' was taken by the chairman. Illustrations were not lacking to rivet the boys' attention. A capital letter from the front was read ironi an old boy Gray), and a member volunteered to reply to it soon, the boys voting it to lie the best yet. another old boy lli. Coppjn was also present, and many wore the questions asked him about a drummer's life, trenches, etc. The gymnasium .performances by Mr 'I'. Broome and . daughter were cheered, especially the performance of the latter.

letter auin tnc secretary oi me \\eiiingion jLi.osj.jita! ana ciiai'iuiulo Aid jJoanl was received oy uio noroiwiienua county Council on stating, mat 111 passing a iomjHiliou reiusmg to pay the lioarU, tnc Council had Laiien uy ail untenable pu.siuon, and U it rcluscd to recede iroin it, tiic JDoaru would bo compelled to taiie action unuer tho Acl, and have the aniounl 01 Luc levy deuueted Iroiu llio subsidy payable' to tho Council uy the Covcmiiicnt. Tho chairman moved that tho resolution declining to pay tho lovy bo rescinded. Councillor liruadbclt .seconded it, and Councillor .Monk supported it. He thought the council would be doing right to rescind it. Councillor Stephenson ojjposed it. He thought the Council only was belittling ltsclt by passing a lnotion and rescinding it without anything being attained by it. 'Councillor Hotter, .said that he had supported the former resolution 'which had attained its object 5 but now nay in favour of rescinding it. 11 the Uuverimient took no steps to remedy the matter, it was the intention ol' Mr \\. Ti. Field, M.l\, to bring in a private bill dealing with the whole question. Councillor lvebbeli .said that ho had pioposed the resolution declining to pay, because the Tokomaru riding nad declined to pay, and thus would mean that the whole ol the amount would lali on the other ridings. He had desired a straight-out vote oh the question. Councillor Venn opposed the motion to rescind the resolution, and Councillor Cately said that it councillors thought the resolution had attained its object tiioy were hugging a delusion. The motion to rescind the resolution was carried by seven votes to two, the minority being Councillors Stephenson and Venn, The iiorowhenua County Council is limited to spend LoO in unauthorised expenditure, and last year it exceeded this amount by JCIiJ 12s llki owing to the fact that £50 voted in connection with tho Tokoinaru recreation reserve was put down to unauthorised expenditure. Of the £13 I2s Ic/d a sum ol | £3 was spent in connection with deputations in relerence with hospital and : Charitable Aid, and. the fixing of the j boundary between the Horowlienua and Hutt counties, and £5 7iad been voted 3 j to tho Prisoners' Aid Society. A i letter was received from the Auditor- j General, stating that he could not al- j flow that attending deputations was county business, and lie declined to pass the excess of £13 12s lOd, and demanded that the amount be refunded to the county funds, otherwise lie would be compelled to take action against councillors, who had participated in the expenditure, for a refund. Councillor Cately asked what was tho position of councillors who Had been elected to the Council since these unauthorised amounts had been incurred ? He j was not assured when informed by other councillors that they -were liable equally with other councillors. The elfect ot this information on Councillor Cately raised hearty laughter, arid after coun- j cillors had their joke, they told him the true position—that only members of the Council at the time the unauthorised expenditure was incurred were liable, and Councillor Cately's mind was set at ease. Regarding the Audi-tor-General's letter, it was decided to refund the amount as requested. It was decided further to ask the Toko- ! mairui reservo trustees to refund the £50 voted to it, and the Council would | ' | re-vote the amount. It was because this £50 had been taken out of unau- j thorised expenditure that had placed the Council in the present difficulty, ..

Accounts amounting to £839 14s were passed by the Horowliciuia County Council at its meeting oil Saturday. Ab the Levin £01. Court tliis morning before Mr 13. If. Gardener, i'tikii Wirihana and George Tahau were charged with committing a breach of the peace on Saturday night when a. brawl took place in front ol the Levin Hotel. Puku pleaded guilty and was tined 10s. Tahau pleaded not guilty, but was lined 10s in default -18 hours' imprisonment in Levin.