LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Accounts amounting to £10/3 were passed for payment by the liorowhenna County Council at its meeting on Saturday. Councillor Jlroadbelt at the County Council's meeting on Saturday «tro«jed. the need of an extra Kiirtnceinaii lor the W'irokiuo riding. The drains lieededl cleaning and the roads in the northern portion were going back, and winter would bo on thorn tietore things were put in order. Councillor It otter agreed that the riding needed an extra surlacenian, The engineer said Jie was aware ol the necessity, but they could not get a man. They had advertised lor a 111011 at Shannon, and had offered 10s per day, but had faiJed to get anyone. It uas decided to call for applications lor an extra surfaceman.

Councillor btephenson, at (lie annual meeting of the fijorowhenua County Counc.il on .Saturday adivoca.ted the .striking of a higher rate in order to pay oif the present overdraft. At present several hundred pounds'were being paid out in interest on the overdraft; it was money being wasted.

The Morowheiiua County Council lias decided that all roads in the Wirokiuo riding be closed to stock from December 18th.

Tiio genera! meeting of the Horoulio- i nua Racing Club, lield in the Town Hall on Saturday night was s'o poorly attended that it considered advisable, in view of the important matter to be dismissed, to* adjourn the meeting until/' January 12th, when it is hoped there will be a better attendance. The president of the club GUr VV. Meßegg) occupied the chair.

The Horowhenua. County Council decided on Saturday to advertise that, ali rates not paid* before January 10th will be sued for,

The full name of the victim of the accident at Manakau on- Friday evening was Frederick Spencer. it is stated that lie resided with Mr A. Webley, oi the Lower Hutt.

The dog tax for the year I'JIG has been lixed by the Horowhenua County Council at 2s (id per head lor sheep and cattle dogs, and 10s per head for liouso and sporting dogs.

The Education Board has accopted the tender of Mr il. Walker for painting at the Levin school.

'jj The Levin quota ior tlio .Eleventh Reinforcements will leave to go into camp by tlio first traiii to-inorow (Tuesday) morning. Tlio Patriotic Society invites citizens to Do present to I give the men a "send-off."

Word has been received in Levin that Print to "Tim" Close, invalided to England', its convalescent. At present he is in London.

During the discussion at the Horowhenua County Council meeting on Saturday, on the motion to appoint one ranger lor the whole county, Councillor Stephenson said he remem'bered one i anger (apparently in the dim uniioly past) who used to leave Otaki in the evening, travel all night, and arrive at tlio northern boundary at daylight. Oil that night all the gates would oe open, and commencing his return journey the ranger in question would have every pound along the road filled and overflowing. These periodical excursions were the ranger's picnics.

The Methodist Cliurcn anniversary services, held yesterday were a" great success and; were largely attended. The preacher morning and evening was tlio Kev. Howe, of l'oxton. Special hymns were sung by the Sunday school children under the baton of Mr H. E. Keys. They did so well that « request nas been made that they repeat the per-, ioruiance next Sundav.

iMrs JJlenkhorn, mayoress ol' Levin, is calling a meeting of the,women ol the district to-morrow aiternoon (Tues. day) to consider work yet to be done lor the men who are preparing to fig'lit lor freedom and justice. The mayoress ol Mater ton is asking for help \o give- a Christmas dinner to all men in 'J'auhorenikau camp, and possibly other camps will have to 'be remembered. J'Yoni Wellington also help is wanted to make articles necessary for the equipment of the men. It is hoped there will be a good muster at the meeting.

Levin andl district woo! sold at Wellington last week brought good prices. Abraham and "Williams Ltd, secured t'l-id for ten bales oi line crossbred 'branded "Wirokino." Dalgety and Co. Ltd..obtained 17idl lor crossbred from tho (Joys' Training rami, \Voraroa IV 2 d ■for crossbred from Mr J. W. Ilixon, Levin, 17Jd for Roniney irom Messrs .Slverman and Poidieviti, Ohau, and 17i'it for half-bred Roniney from Mr W. G. Adkin, Levin. "S. line ol half-bred Roinney from Mr 0. K. Wilson, now of Tc Kuiti 'but .formerly ol Levin, realised 17 id.