GENERAL NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 135, 8 May 1940, Page 5

GENERAL NEWS.

i MAGISTRATE’S COURT. 1 ' j There was a short sitting of the 1 Magistrate’s Court in Feilding, yes- ! terday, Mr It. M.. Watson, S.M.. j presiding. The Bench was occupied only ten minutes in dealing 1 with the business before the Court, j Duck Shooting. j The joint efforts of Messrs Mai and . Hartley, shooting on the Manawatu 1 River on Saturday and Monday, pro--1 duced 35 clucks. Ramp Over Kimbolton Road? That the time would come when a rarnp would - be placed over the KimI boltou Road level crossing was the ‘ opinion of Mr H. S. Tate, expressed at a meeting of the Chamber of Com- , merce on Monday. Territorial Ranks Depleted. Mr T. L. Seddon, Mayor, stated on Monday, that the ranks of the Territorial unit in Feilding had become depleted owing to enlistments and other causes. Young men between the ages of 18 and 35 years were needed to keep up the strength of this important unit of home defence. The work was interesting and instructive, and the physical and social sides were not being left out, he added. Local Patriotic Fund. The local Patriotic Fund has received donations amounting to £lB6 16s 7d, out of which £64 15s 5d has been spent on farewells, presentations and i the purchase of comforts supplied' through the ladies’ sub-committee. The following are the most recent donaI tions : —lv. Begg, S. E. Harris and S. J. Newman ; “grazing” per D. Stewart, A.M.A.; C. E. Taylor; A.D.; T. L. Seddon; “Mahjong”; sale of sheep, per A. and P. Association. Borougi'i Revaluation. . The town clerk (Mr C. H. Tate) announces that several objections to the new valuations of properties have been lodged, and a sitting of an Assessment- Court will be required to deal with these. As a result of the protests being lodged the council cannot proceed with its estimates or the striking of its rates for the current year until the Assessment Court has sat. It is J therefore the intention of the council '■ to apply for an early hearing.