Around the City

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 27, 2 February 1937, Page 6

Around the City

Paragraphs About People and Events The City Council last night refused a request by tho Terrace End Development and Progressive Association for the free use of the Coronation Hall for periodical meetings. <s> <s> <B> <s> Births in tho city and neighbourhood numbered 49 during January compared with 43 for January 1936. There were 21 deaths and 21 marriages four of the latter being performed by the registrar. Deaths in January last year numbered 21 and marriages 23. <S> <f> <s> <s> Arising ot of a report by the Inspector of Fire Brigades regarding water supply in the city, the City CounciL is advising the Fire Board that it is considering a proposal by the engineer to provide from the revenue of tho ensuing financial year funds for increasing the water pressure in the Square. <S> <!> <s> «$> Before the last meeting of the Palmerston City Council’s works committee w r as a lottcr from the Terrace End Development and Progressive Association inquiring whether the establishment of a branch of the Public Library at Terrace End would be proceeded with. It was decided to refer the matter to the library committee. <S> <B> <S> Results of tho ourscry qualifications in tho University Entrance Scholarship examination include the following provincial passes: Elizabeth Mary O'Connel (Dannovirke), Colin S. Ramage (Napier), June Esther Reid (Palmerston North), James William Brodie (Napier), and William Stanley J. Alcock (Palmerston North). <s> <v <e> Arising out of a letter from the Terraco End Development and Progressive Association requesting that the council take up with the Railway Department tho matter of erecting a fence along oach side of the railway line between the Post Office and Napier road railway crossing, the City Concil has detfSled that the matter be held over pending a decision by the Government regarding the deviation of the railway line. <S> <S> <B> <s> Accompanied by Lady Brooke, Sir Basil Brooke, C.8.E., M.C., M.P. (Minister of Agriculture for Northern Ireland) arrived in Palmerston North on Saturday from Wanganui, and was met at lunch by Mr J. Hodgens, M.P. Subsequently, he was conducted over the experimental areas at Massey College and Jickell street by Mr E. A. Madden, acting-director of the grasslands division of the Plant Research Bureau. Later, he left by car for Wellington. <s> <s> There was an echo of the sensational Pluto-McMahon boxing* match which ended when the former struck the referee, when the executive of the Manawatu Boxing Association met last evening. It came in tho form of a letter from tho New South Wales ProtedHionaJ Boxers’, Managers’ and Trainers’ Association, Sydney, which asked for full evidence on Pluto’s conduct. “Pluto being a member of this body, will have questions to answer in striking the referee,” the secretary’s letter added. “I might mention that we w’ould be pleased to receive any information on the conduct of New South Wales boxers when in your country.” The Manaw'atu executive is referring tho request to tho New Zealand BSxing Association which has all the evidence. The resignation of Mr. B. McV.ath, of Fcilding, from the executive of the Manawatu Boxing Association, was received at a meeting of the executive last night with regret. The secretary was instructed to forward him a letter of thanks for services rendered the association.