LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2114, 13 April 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A wedding of local interest will take place at All Saints’ Church tomorroAV afternoon. Captain Got'tin will conduct the united service in the Presbyterian Church this evening. At last night’s Borough Council meeting the Inspector of Nuisances was instructed to lake proceedings against persons allowing rubbish to accumulate. There Avere present at the monthly meeting of the Borough Council last night: —The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall) and CTs. Coley, Walker, Thompson, Pearson, i\ Ic’d array, Rand, Hunt, Parkin aiuj,Bryant. The Prince of Wales, now en route to New Zealand, is in his twen-ty-sixth year. Me was born on •June 22nd, 181)4, and bis Iwenlysix!)) birthday will be celebrated Avbilsl he is in Australia.

Anzae Day this year falls on a Sunday, and the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association has arrange ed an impressive service, to be held in the Town Mali there, at 3 p.ln. on that dav.

At last night’s Council meeting, the C, M. Ross Co., Ltd., awis granted permission to erect a temporary building in Rain Street, in which to carry on (heir business pending the erection of permanent premises. The period of the permit to be six months.

Mr J. ir/Reid, of the Town Hal! Pictures, has just returned from a flying visit to Wellington, where he made arrangements for the screening at the Town Hall of a number of special at (factious, headed by “Sporting Life,” and the Hall Caine masterpiece, “The Woman Thou Gave.st Me.” -

In conversation with the Hon. ('. J. Parr, .Minister for Education, at Palmerston on Saturday, the Minister said he had not yet received the invitation to open the new school, but be Avonld be pleased to do so, provided a suitable date could be fixed. The visit of the prince, of 'Wales would keep Ministers busy for a few weeks. No doubt a date -.tillable to the Minister will be arranged by the Committee.

The Borough Inspector reported a| last night’s Conned meeting that in aeeorilauee with instructions lie had made an inspection of the licensed vehicles in the borough, and found that one required repairs to be made to dray and harness, and in another ease-three drays Avere being used and only two licenses had been taken out. —It avus decided to instruct the Inspector to take proceedings against the owner of the dray if a license is not immediately la Icon out, and also to serve notice on the other carrier (hat unless (he repairs are carried out within four-, teen days the license will he cancelled.

We gather from the C. M, Ross Co,, Ltd., representative that plans for temporary shop premises 50 by 25 feet, are complete, and (Tic* building Avill be creeled at once, work to be completed by the end of the month, or as soon after as labour conditions and supplies will allow. W T ork on the permanent building in brick, and oeeuping the Avliole frontage of 50ft., will be built over the temporary building, as soon as plans can be-draAvn and contract let. The C. M. Ross Co. intend creeling- up-to-date premises, and Avil! occupy the Avhole of the frontage available. The foiloAving householders .have consented to stand for election as school committeemen at next Monday night’s meeting of householders : Messrs P. W. Brown, (for many years a member of the Ballance School Committee), Claris, Jno. iros.s, HornbloAv (members of the present Committee), E. Martin (exmember of the Committee), and AV. Petrie, the Avell-kuoAvn flaxmilier. W'e believe severaWther members of the present Committee intend to seek re-election. Nominations close at SC o’clock on the night of the meeting. ‘

. At last Aveek’s meeting of the Manawatu School Committees' Association, held at Palmerston North, it was decided to assist committees to have necessary improvements carried out at their schools, particularly in respect to -buildings and sanitary conveniences. The apathy shoAvil by householders and country settlers especially, in connection with the Avork of school committees was discussed at- some length. It was decided to circularise the schools ,in the district, snaking an appeal to them In co-operate with the Association by informing them -if their di-abilities.-, and so keeping in touch.

Owing to pressure (.in', space, portion of the report, of the proceedings nl last night’s Council mefeting has been held over until Thursday.

Cr. Coley, atMast night’s Council meeting, brought up the question of the purchase of a road grader for the borough. The one they had at present, was out-of-date, and was too unwieldy. He noticed that the Kairanga County^Council had recently purchased one that could be used with two horses. This class of machine would suit Foxton’s requirements admirably. It was decided to make inquiries from the Kairanga County Council with a view to the purchase of a similar machine.

deferring to the rough handling of cargo on the Fox ton wharf, at yesterday’s meeting of the Harbour Hoard, Air Helium said that he had been told by the manager of a Wellington (inn that be had received sit many complaints about leaking tins of benzine that had come through the Foxton port that he .sent a man up to make an investigation. r fhe visitor watched the work of unloading benzine proceed. A sling containing a niimWer of eases was brought out of the hold, and instead of being carefully lowered, was allowed to drop several feet on to Ihe wharf, with the result that some of tl'.e tins were broken, and the benzine was running to waster The wharf labourers then proceeded to catch the wasting benzine in demijohns and other receptacles which they had handy. Asked by the visitor what they intended doing with it, they said 1 hoy would 'take it home. Wasn’t it better (o do that, they asked, rather than let it run to waste, What struck' the visitor as peculiar was that the men should have all the receptacles ready, for such an emergem-v.