The chronicle LEVIN. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916. Local and General

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 March 1916, Page 2

The chronicle LEVIN. FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916. Local and General

In tljo .New South Wales Assembly, replying to the questions whether parliamentary proceedings were subject to the restrictions of military censorship, the Speaker, Mr Meagher, said: ' litis Parliament is higher than any Court., not even the Privy Council cut apply the censorship here. A member can say what he likes and be ported in the Hansard." Hon. James Allen, during a discussion with the Auckland Recruiting v. ummittee, in respect to the suggested withdrawal of men from garrison diuty to their serving at the front, said only last week thy Defence Department had issued notices to officers of the Department, calling uj)oii them to enlist, and alter their enlistment it would be diecidefl v rwhether they should go forward or remain in service Jiere. Regarding lite garrisons, they had been taking men gradually as far as it was sate to do so, Lmt speaking with the full knowledge he possesses, Mr Allen told them quite plainly that it was fttiil imperative to keep active an<i vigorous men in garrison. The .Minister imparted a further piece ol information on this point, which he requested &h ou Id lie regarded as strictly confidential. Hie Rev. F. T. Harris, formerly in charge of the Methodist Church, Levin, latterly stationedi at New Brighton near Christohurch, hae joined the Field Ambulance section as a private, and goes into camp shortly at Trentham. With a view to collecting evidence to place before tlie Commission, and drawing up some definite plan for the development of the hurbour, Messre Howavth. engineer to the Wanganui Harbour Board, and Jickell, engineer to the Palmerston Borough OouncTl, yesterday made an inspection of the Manawatu liver 110 m tlie wharves out lo tlie heads. They were accompanied by Messrs Hennessy (chairman or the j. ox ton Ha rbour Board) and Jenks and Hoberteou, members of the Board. iSitiiHiings were taken on the bar <nd at inv tide there was a depth of nine feet of water. Mr Howarth consid&recl that the river comjiared favourably with the AYanganui river, and that it could bo made accessible to oversea boats drawing 11 feet ol water at » less cost than has been the case with flip v\ anganui river. No training walls would be necessary and ii the bar was dredged, tho river would, with occasional assistance keep the cut open to a sufficient depth. A dredge costing £10,000 and worked by three men would V; powerful enough to do the work.