NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21808, 13 June 1936, Page 21

NELSON NEWS

RODINO RIVER WATER SITPLY SCHEME REPORT OX NEGOTIATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT ITUE PRESS Special Service.] NELSON, June 12. The c<; U ; • ••■ re vf i°val bodies interested in the proposed Roding river water supply scheme was held in the City Counc;l Chambers last evening, when the eour<-d made known to the other local bodies negotiations which had beer, proceeding with the Government lor a grant towards the work. The Government had granted £25.000 from the unemployment funds to assist the outer districts to join the •i-heme. and that amount was to be for their benetit only, thereby resulting m a considerable reduction in charges imposed on the Waimea County Council. Richmond Borough, and Tahunouu: town district. The •-< ; ■- winch will cost £74.000, will soon i>- submitted to the Loans Board for apgnwal. Waimea County Chairman At the annual meeting of the Waimea Count Council to-day. Mr Corner v-a-. rc-cK i. ted. chairman. All the eounciilo: - sr-.-kc of the chairman’s work, commending his interest and admin isra’..ve ability. Nomination for City Council For tiic Nelson City Council byelection. Cati -ed ly the resignation of Cr. S. H. Moyi.agn. Mr Samuel Wiliam Street was nominated to-day, Bible Society The NcN -i branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society elected Major H. Brown president and Mr E. M. Jackson honorary secretary and treasurer. Personal Miss .Ma.’.onc McKay, who has been staying v. uh Mr and Mrs J. G. McKay, “Rutherford House/’ has left for the south and will leave New Zealand for her home in Melbourne on June JO Mr R. O'Connor. Appleby, will leave Nelson on Monday for Hastings, to attend the annual conference of the National Dairy Association. Mrs O'Connor is accompanying him. Mr and Mrs F. Cullen, Milton street, leave by to-night’s boat for Wellington, where Mr Cullen will represent the Nelson Painters’ Union at the Conciliation Council meetings, to be held there next weeK.