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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4674, 20 March 1894, Page 3

CARTERTON.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) ..Tuesday, Tho Smith County Council-met yes« terdav, nnd struok a" Poor Rate" of one tttnth of a penny in the £ to meet this year'a demand of the United Dis* trio', Aid Board, and cover coat of 00l liutiou. The question of striking a higher rate, so as to help the Koad Boards to maintain their roads and bridges by Buijsidinj! them, was dis-i ouased, but rejected. i The Council decided to grant to the I Taratahi-Car'erton Road Board thei rents collected from the Gladstone I Ferry Beserve, £BO a year, towards patenting the bridge aud Council's property, and when funds admit the rents already oolleoted by the Council, amounting to £l4l, are to be paid oyer to the Board to partly recoup their outlay of £<loo on thiß work. A petition fiora 27 properly owners South of'Greytown was pie>ented by Or Philip?, praying ibe Council to declare a certain denorlbed «ri>», an Irrigation District, The petition was duly received Bnd the Clerk instructed to proceed with the preliminary measutes to give it eSect. traction engine bye law limiting the weight allowed traotion engines-orossing any bridge in the County to ten tuns, including wood and water, was adopted and will come up for confirmation in duo com. The Licensing Election is going on to-day ami conveyances commenced their journeying in search of vo'ers as soon as the poll opened. This afternoon the shops will close to give everyone a chance to help in the fight.

The Annual School concert m held last night in the Lyceun and was fairly well attended. The following programme was given:—Fart 1 Overture, Mr Mo'Kanzie's Orchestra; Song,'' We hail the Winter" school children; Song," The Quaker," Mr Gantjßeciiation, •' The Boat" Mr R, Davys; Club Drill, School Children, Conduotor Miss 'Broadbent; Song, "Never.More" MreKeitb; Violin Duet Misses F, and £. McKenzie; Bound, "Glide along my boutiia. Boat" 8obool0hildren! MrGanfCarissimh"; Part 11, Overture, Mr McKenzie's orchestra! Song," Tit for Tat" Mi»a Perry; Pionoforte Duet " England " Master and Miss Deller; "Pole Drill," School Children, (Conductor, Miss Brann ") Vocal Duet, "Pulaski's Banner" Mr Say and Miss Ada Broadbent ; Song and Chorus, " Sweet Chiming Bells, " School Children; Comic Song and Dance, Mr Hughes. At its conclusion the Chairman of the School Committee, Mr Jauies Stevens, thanked ibe audience for their attendance, find all who had assisted to nuku the programme such a success, particularly those from a distance.