The Chronicle LEVVIN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917 LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 7 August 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVVIN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1917 LOCAL & GENERAL

Reports on the mayor of Levin's motion about closer settlement lands for soldiers, and the fancy dress ball held at Levin last Friday are crowded out of to-day's Chronicle. They will appear in our Thursday's issue.

The 'Higliden Estate ('Palmerston North) of 500 acres, lias been purchased by the Government for closer subdivision.

'Hie support given locally to the Levin Y.iM.C.A. has not warranted 'Mr "Williams, the honorary instructor to continnc his class and the whole set of apparatus have been lent gratis to an active hand of young fellows in Otaki for a year

The .'Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade's anmia.l dance will be held in the (Druids' 'Ha.ll on 'Friday, 10th inst.

A concert and dance In aid of the Maori Soldiers' Fund will be held in the King's Theatre (Farland's) nest Thursday evening. A first-olas.<- program 'has been provided. There will be 28 Maori pei-fo'rmers drawn from various part?: of the county. I>etails are advertised on pagu S

Intimation was made to Txwiti Borough Council last night that on payment of £2500 by Horowhenua County (including Levin Borough) this county would bo iiuiluded in Palmeiston X. Hospital District, providing /Wellington Hospital Board agreed. The transfer would 'reduce the annual levies by one-half, and would save thousands of pounds in the course of a few years. Mr Blenkhorn moved that a vote of thanks be accorded to Mr 1!. R. Gardener, the present town cleric of Levin. for bis persistent efforts, over a long course of years, which had brought the severance proposal to its present state. .Tt was a great credit to stand to Mr Gardener's public record. Councillor Parker agreed with the proposal, and suggested that the record be made n more public one than the council's minute-book would afford. Mr Gardener, in returning thanks, said that the record of his endeavours, over a long course of years, would make a very interesting record if made into a book. Frrst of all bo got knocked out very badly, but as years went on itbe majority against him on the "Wellington Hospital Board was greatly reduced, and at last There was a majority of only two against him. Ho was pleased to say that all through he had had the lady members of the board with him ; they had taken a more humanitarian view than the majority of the moil had, and had declined to be swayed by the .£ s. d. of the matter. He bad to sn.v, howeve 1. that wo had not yet quite attained ou'r goal; the. bill had to be put through Parliament- yet. Still we were nearer our goal at present tlum ever we had been bfore. The death occurred at Wellington, yesterday, of Airs. \\'. G Adkin, an old and highly respected resident oi irt'viu The deceased lady bad been in (indifferent health lor -some yeai> past. She was an unostentatious worker in many avenues of social helpfulness, othl lie'.' decease will he lamented by a wide cricle of friends.

The appeal of K(inert David Kiols-t-on. dairyfarmer, Levin, acwiinst being Kent on military service (objection on religious grounds) was hoard at Palmcrston yesterday. Decision was reserved.

Muncipal golf dinks are to be formed on the public reserve at Queen-street West, Levin (the old racecourse). Heatherleai Golf Club has (hand|cd over to the Levin Domain Boa'rd the whoile of the club's assets, and the board last night resolved (on the motion of 'Messrs Blenkhorn and Bull), "That authority bo given to the secretary of tihe board to pay off the overdraft at the Bank of Australasia, also to meet insurance expenses, and that the property be removed from iHeatherlea to the Lake 'Reserve at the first opportunity; and that this board resolves to form municipal links at the Levin Domain and 1 open the same for play as soon as the nccofsary arrangements can be made for so doing.'

'Seventeen offenders against the boi'Qiigli and county by-lawss wAire charged at the Levin S.-VL. Court last Thursdlay with 'having allowed stiock to wander or with having them for grazing purposes on the public highway. Fines were inflicted as follows: —11 on gonial Patu Ss with ccste 7s; Basil ft. Gardener ss, costs 7s; Alkamad© De Mey ss,- costs 7s; Albon C. Astridge ss, costs 7s; Mary .T. Hiislop, os. no costs; Charles Rotter, ss, 7s; Walter B. Bowen as, costs 7s, and' as no costs; Henry Hook ss, no costs; John F. Smith ss, costs 7s (second charge dismissed): F. H.

Jones ss, costs 7s Mrs iMcGlaggan. (Tokomaru) convicted without fine or rosts; James Martin (Tokomaru) os. costs 7s.

An order to pay 8s per week towards the support of Joseph Wilson (a. brother) was made by Mr Kenrick. iS.iM., against Julia Wilson, at Levin Court last Thursday.