PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5385, 1 July 1878, Page 2

PALMERSTON NORTH.

(from odr own correspondent.) June 28.

Some gentlemen in this district have started.: a series of six “ bread-and-butter " dances, to take place every three weeks during the winter months. • The first comes oS to-night, and promises to be a great success, most of the people who were asked to do so having become subscribers. These dauoes are on an economical principle, the subscription for the whole series being only two guineas. Redding having challenged the Palmerston North Football Club, aud there being at that time no such institution, one was at once started. A preliminary meeting was held on Monday last, when about 25 members were entered. A committee was appointed, and it was resolved to accept the Feilding Club’s challenge as soon as a team could be got. into working order. Mr. Piraui was elected hon. secretary and treasurer. . A settler has reported having seen a man s body going down the river on, Monday last. If this was the case it is probably tho remains of Jonathan Jackson, about whose loss I wired you some time since. . The weather has been very bad lately in this district, consisting principally ot severe storms of rain, thunder and lightning, hail, &0., but there is now apparently a change for the better. , The coaches have lately been good time at Foxton. On Tuesday, however, it .was too late to catch the train, having been considerably delayed by the swollen condition of the Ohau River. ~ ... We are about to lose one of our old settlers, H. McNeil, Esq, J;P.,who lately sold his land on the Bangitikei line, having bought a place at Marton. Ho will be muot regretted here. Tho Bank of New Zealand have at length, I understand, found, out that the whare which did duty as a bank here was not sufficient, and have purchased from Mr. Liddell his store, which is a very nice building, opposite to the Public HalL The new Bank of Australasia is to be completed by Ist October.