LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1082, 13 August 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At last night’s Council meeting, accounts for arrears of gas totalling £5 ys 6d were written off.

Cr Richmond has been elected to the Reserves Committee, and Cr Whibley to the Public Works Committee,

On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Coley, the sura of £2 was voted to Mr Stuuuell, at last night’s Council meeting, for his services iu connection with the late fire.

To-morrow evening the Rev N. H. Drummond will deliver an address iu All Saints’ schoolroom on the Melanesian Mission, All interested in mission work are cordially invited to be present. The annual meeting of the Manawatu Employers Association will be held in Palmerston on the 22nd instant, and at last night’s meeting the Mayor was appointed to attend same as representative of the Foxtou Borough Council. Two tenders, H. Walls and G. Reay, were received for the position of ranger, the latter being appointed at last night's Council meeting. Mr Reay was also appointed sexton, his being th# only application received. So far two aspirants are out lor the vacancy on the Borough Council, caused by the retirement of the Mayor, viz., Mr Claris, an erstwhile member of the Manawatu County Council, and Mr Hannah.

The Secretary of the Foxton Defence Rifle Club, made application at last night’s C, uncil meeting lor a donation of £$ to help to put the rifle butts and targets in order. —On the motion of Cr Coley, seconded by Cr Chrystall, the donation asked lor was granted.

A meeting of the C.E.M.S. will be held on Thursday evening next, at 8 o’clock, iu All Saints’ Sunday school, when a debate will take place on the subject of “Is Horae Rule beneficial to Ireland ?” Mr Kellovv will open iu the affirmative, and Mr Barber iu the negative.

The Maggie Moore Company, which was to have staged the farcical comedy, “Mrs McSweeney,” at the Coronation Hall on Monday evening, has wired cancelling the date, and will therefore not appear. To-night the Marie Baines Comedy Company will appear in the laughable farce, “Our Mary Ellen,’’ when no doubt there will be a large attendance. *■ At the commencement of last night’s Council meeting, Cr Speirs retefred to the provisions ru connection with the erection of brick or concrete walls, contending that the thickness ot concrete provided for was not enough. The Mayor stated that the correct time to bring the matter up was when general business was being dealt with, and the matter then dropped. At a previous meeting of the Council a letter was received from the Borough Band asking that gas should be laid on to the bandroom. At last night’s meeting it was reported by the gas manager that the cost of this work would be £B, and it was decided on the motion of Cr Coley, seconded by Cr Stewart, that the baud’s request be granted, conditionally upon them playing in trout ot the Town Hall for twelve consecutive nights.

A four-roomed collage and contents, owned by Mr D. linick, M.P., and occupied by Mr R. Sexton, <,vas totally destroyed by lire at Orona Downs at 2.30 a.in. on Sunday. Mr Sexton had packed ail his furnilnie piior to his removal trom the district, and the house was unoccupied at the time, F,very thing was safe when the occupants lett lor Gien Uroua on Saturday. The effects were insured in the London and Lancashire oliice lor ,£l5O.

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I homas Rimmer has been ap pointed Paxton agent for “Red Oil,” the celebrated winter spray for fruit trees.*

Rimmer is selling; 3 tins jam 1/-, 4 tins sardines t/-, 3 bottles sauce Iloose tea I/-, factory butter i/2>

The next meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board will be held on Friday next, 16th inst. at 7.45 p.ra. Business: general.

The Inspector of Nuisances reported at last night’s Council meeting that the borough was in a good sanitary condition. He also drew attention to the tact that the rubbish depot was practically full.

The pouudkeeper reported last night that during the month of July, 29 head of cattle, 25 horses and one donkey had been impounded by the ranger, the driving fees amounting to ,£1 7s. There were present at last night’s Borough Council meeting; His Worship the Mayor (A. J. Gibbs, Ksq.J and Crs Adams, Chryslall, Coley, Richmond, Speirs, Stewart and Whibley. A telegram from Wellington was read from Cr Greig, apologising for his absence.

Objection is being taken by a number of property-owners to the Council’s proposal to extend the brick wall area as set out in the special order. The objectors contend that the area taken in will preclude building operations, and thereby lower the value of the property.

Accounts amounting to .£1,038 is id were passed tor payment at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council, allocated as follows :—Beach road loan account ,£453 5s Sd, general ,£259 os tod, gas works ,£202 10s 9b, Town Hall ,£B9 4s yd, sanitation ,£23 is 6d, library ,£6 17s 9b, and cemetery ,£4. We have been asked to request those who intend to be present at the lecture to be given by the Hon. Geo. Fowlds, in the Masonic Hall to-morrow night, to be in attendance before rather than alter 8 p.m., in order that the speaker and audience may not have their attention diverted by late comers, as was the case when Mr McNab delivered his address. A word to the wise should be sufficient.

At last night’s Council meeting the gas manager submitted the following report on the cost ot mains and probable number of consumers in the undermentioned streets : Purcell Street, cost of mains ss, probable consumers 5 ; Jenks Street, ics,-4 consumers ; Cook Street, 10s. 2 consumers. —On the motion of Cr Richmond, cecouded by Cr Whibley, it was decided that gas mains in Purcell and Jenks Streets be laid as soon as possible. During the month ol July, the amount of gas manufactured at the local works was 330,000 feet, which, added to the amount in holder on June 30th, 7,000 feet, gives a total of 337,000 teet. The amount of gas in holder on July 31st was 6,000 feet ; 254,600 feet was sold to consumers, 1,500 teet used in the manager’s house, 34,000 teet in street lamps, 30,000 teet at the works, and 10,900 feet was unaccounted for. The amount of the unaccounted for gas was larger than usual on account of the loss by leakage in connection with the recent fire.

At last night's Council meeting, Cr Speirs moved and Cr Stewart seconded that the Horticultural Society be allowed the use of the hall, on the usual terms, on November 20th and 21st and also on March sth, 1913. Cr Speirs pointed out that two of the days mentioned were Wednesdays and these were the most suitable days on which to hold the snows. At present picture shows were being held on every Wednesday evening and he asked that on the dates mentioned the pictures should give way to the show.—On the motion being put it was lost only the Mayor and the mover and seconder supporting it.

Our Moutoa correspondent writes in scathing laugauge about the condition ot the Foxtou-Shau-nou road and concludes ; ‘ 1 The road is a disgrace to any public body. It is to be hoped that betore next year the Council will draw off the mask which must be covering their eyes.’’ We would point out for the benefit of our respected correspondent and Moutoa settlers, that the Manawatu County Council is doing all in its power to compel the Horowheuua County Council to take its share of expenditure in the upkeep of this expensive arterial road, and a commission is being set up to enquire and apportion the cost, it is true the road is in a very bad state, and the controlling local body has expended considerable sums of money on its upkeep, and it is quite time that the adjoining county recognised its liability in the matter.

Try Perreau’S standard bread, For excellence it is unsurpassed.* Manures for farmers and gardeners. Give your plants a good stait by using Superphosphate. Also a line of Fowl-feed Oats, 2s 6d petbushel. Orders booked at Nye’s Coal Yard.* Will the Massey Government wear well, equal say, to the Roslyn Allwool High-grade Clothing and Unshrinkable Underwear “ Delta ” finish ? If so, New Zealand will have reason to be proud of its new Prime Minister.* Thomas Rimmer has been appointed agent for the “Diamond” Fire Extinguisher. Everybody should buy one.* For chronic chest complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, is 6d, 2s 6d,

C. M. Ross and Co., were fortunate in securing a big line in ladies’ winter coats, offered to them by cable from an over-stocked Melbourne warehouseman, the other day; these are advertised on page 3. Along with these, other ruthless reductions have been made in the Showroom, which should command the immediate attention of C':sh buyers.*

To-morrow night in the Masonic Hall, the Hon. Geo. Fowlds will deliver an address, under the auspices of the Foxtou Fiterary and Debating Society, on the subject of “Good Citizenship.’’ The speaker has devoted much of his time to problems affecting housing and town planning, and his address should not only be interesting, but of educational value to every person in the community. There will not be any charge for admission.

Weasels have been raiding hen roosts in different parts of the town for some time past, and numbers of people have suffered considerable loss in their feathered live slock. Upwards of twenty hens have been lost by a single resident in one night, and to pick up one or two dead hens in the morning is a common experience ol local poultry keepers. A resident of Thynne Street, late on Saturday night, heard a noise in his hen house and an investigation disclosed the presence of a monster ferret. The birds were greatly agitated. The depredator, resented the intrusion ot tire poultry owner by emitting a pungent odor characteristic of the polecat. After a short struggle the poacher was despatched. The colour of the fur was brown and creamy coloured undearnealh. It measured 25 inches from trie lip ot tne nose to the lip of the tail. It is a spleudid specimen of the weasel lamily.

We have a full stock ol grocery ironmongery, crockery, glassware cutlery, stationery, produce, paints, oils, leads, etc. T. RirnmerA