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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 23, 25 June 1885, Page 3

Messrs Halcombe and Sherwill are about to erect new sale rooms and offices m Feilding. . .., • The Feilding; Mutual Building and Investment Society promises to be. established on a sound and mutually beneficial basis. ' A Parliamentary Union has been inaugurated m Wanganui. To Mr A. Sheriff has been allotted the constituency of Manawatu, and to Mr Boyle that of Rangitikei. The Foxton electorate seems to have been left out m the cold. The Masterton Gas Works loan has (says the Wairarapa Star) bean success- ' fully floated with the Government Insurance Department at 6 per cent., instead of 6£, the terms originally offered,. Mr W. H. "Watt, is to be asked to accept the position of Governor m the Wanganui- Parliamentary Union, Mr Carson to be Mr Speaker. The poll for the construction of Milk-rick's Lino was being taken to-day at the Road Board office. j We would dir- ct special attention to the altered advertisement of Messrs Welch and Co. appearing before the leader, containing reference to some of the late shipments of goods m paticular lines. ;■■■ Mr 0. W. Robert has received an official communication trom the Defence; Department to the offect that the practice of importing volunteer badges and other w oi ic of the kind has been discontinued, and that m future officers of .local corps will have th.c procuring of such entirely m their own hands. Mr Robert informs us he has enough work m hand to keep 12 peraonß employed and continues to receive frtsh orders from nil parts of the colony. One order from Messrs Hallensteiu Bros., of Dunedin.'is for 400 badges of various kinds. The divices and other ornamental work being prepared for the Exhibition is of a specially attractive design and finish, and will be oiie of the most notable and no doubt be .ns greatly admired as any of the exhibits.