PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 43, 14 November 1907, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

PALJIEHSTON. (FROM OUn SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)' At Palmcrston Court yesterday Thomai Lloyd was fuithor remanded on a charge of incest to appear on Saturday next. Bail was allowed, himself in £100 and two sureties of £75. The llongotea Dairy Company is still continuing its policy of consigning to tho Home market. During the year they have received 13,591,7391b. of milk and 536,3151b; of butter-fat, which produced 616,9861b. of butter. A total amount of £22,837 was paid to suppliers, giving an average prico of 10.2 d. per lb. The average test was 3.86. At the annual meeting it was decided to pay a dividend of 6 per cent, on the paid-up capital, and a bonus of Jd. per lb. on butter-fat supplied by suppliers holding shares in the company. . A proprietor of a butter factory in Taranaki informs me that he considers the average tost this season will be slightly over 3.4. Tho Palmerston Fire Brigade is .'holding a series of local competitions each evening during the week. At a meeting of parishioners it was d*. cided to have a iiow Anglican Church for Palmorston. • A start has been made to pave the way for two candidates for the general election. It is predicted that 'there will be several in the- field, including a well-known Labour agitator.

FEILDEN T G.:

Tlio monthly meeting of tho Feilding Technical School Comniitteo was hold on Tuesday night, when there were present: Messrs. E. Goodbebere (chairman), A. G.Carty, W. F. Hramwell, and W. Reid. Tho director's monthly report stated that tho majority of the classes had been closed for tho year. Tho apparatus 1 and chemicals for the science room, and the models and casts for tho art room, would arrivothis month, and the furniture for various rooms of the.new building would bo ready in time. Donations and fees up to the present amounted to £560, 55., whilst tho capitation earned so far,amounted to £250. Tho director reported that he had" attended a conference of• supervisors at,Wanganui, when a list of proposed rules for uniformity of system in conducting technical schools throughout the Wanganui Educa---tional; District v/as drawn up. The rules' drawn up were read to the committee. The director stated that they . would bo submitted at the next meeting of the AYanganui Education Board. .. . .

. -Three thousand brown trout, fry and three thousand rainbow trout fry will to-day be put in the Peilding Acclimatisation Society's ponds to bo'kept until fit for the streams. ,Mr. W. Wilkinson was the "successful tenderer for the two-story brick building to bo erected for Mr. J. Darragh in Feildihg. The building is.to havo a frontage of'66ft; to Fergusson Street, and the saino' to"-Mac-arthur Street. The price is closo upon £2500; ■

A net cast over Gorton's auction room this afternoon would have captured most of tho business, people of Feilding. .The occasion was tho sale of a block of land in Br. Johnston's estate, 'within fifteen minutes' walk of the post-office, cut into 114 residential areas. There was an unexpectedly good sale, which created quite a sensation 1 hero. Doubts were, entertained of the sale reaching tho reserve price set on the section, but tfto result far exceeded this, and sots, a record'in land sales in Feilding. Old identities gazed in astonishment as they saw. quarter-acre sections fetching £111. Acres were'sold'at over £352, which is easily a Feilding records The average prico obtained per quarter acre was £90, i and only a few sections were left unsold. . , : '■:■■'.

PAHIATUA,

The Pahiatua Hospital Trustees held their ' monthly meeting on Tuesday, ■night... -The • doctor reported that everything was very satisfactory. Six male and five , female pati- ~! eiits had been- admitted .during the -month, and nino males ,and discharged. ..; Thero was o'iio" death.'', The following con- -, tracts were; " let for supplies to* May, 31: — W.'W. M'Cardle, meat; W.E.b.A.; groceries,- ,' E. Ross, drugs ;H. Vile, coal and firewood.. ■'

LEVIN,

Owing to the fact that there is' a rumour abroad that tho new dairy echool that ia to, - bq built by the Government is likely to be put up in Palmerston North, an open-air meeting of those interested was called by the Mayor (Mr. B. R. Gardener) in Levin on Saturday night last. Mr. Gardener, in opening the meeting, pointed out that this question had been discussed before with representatives of the Government, and the local people were almost suro that from what had been heard about the matter, the school would bo put up on this Government Experimental Farm at Levin, but now that' there was a rumour, that the school is likely to be built in Palmerston North, he thought it ne- ' cessary to protest. In continuing, the Mayor pointed out advantages Levin had'over'other' towns, when, tho matter of building a dairy • school was to be considered.- •■ Many other gentlemen spoke eloquently on tho subject, including Messrs. IL J. Richards, T. A. B. Hudson, and-Jus: Prouse.' Mr. Jas. Prouse moved, "That, in the opinion of this public ' meeting, no place in Now Zoalanil Is so suitable! for establishing tho proposed Government dairy school as the Government Farm in this locality, for the'.following-reasons;—(l) The • farm is conveniently situated, and can be reached in a two and a half hours' train journey from Wellington; tho seat of Government ; (2) much of the dairy stock, purebred cattle, etc., necessary for such a school, is already on the farm; (3) beyond tho cost of the school buildings, and equipping ,of the same, the Dominion would bo put to little ' further expense; (i) the.train arrangements, both north and south, givo visitors'a full day •at tho farm,and theso arrangements would also ' be serviceable for day students, who could' spend tho day at tho school and return.home at night;' (5) the Boys' Training Farm, which is about two miles from the Experimental Farm,-should be considered, , aiul the'dairy school established hero, might bo the means of equipping many of tho boys' for a useful career." Mr. Prouse furthot went on to poiht ''. out other reasons why Levin was a suitable place for the school. It was likely to bo an .important station on the line when the Main ' Trunk railway was through, especially as it ' wiuld be a junction for the lino to Fqxton. Lovin was in tho centro of a great dairying district, had tho right sort of climatd, and in several ways no better place could bo found ' in which to establish tho school. Air. Gardener thanked tho people for the way they had turned up in response to his invitation n to. discuss tho matter, and a vote of thanks was accorded him, which concluded the , meet- , ing. ■ . ''■'•," Mr. David Watt, a master-at tho Boys' Training Farm, had'a miraculous escape from ,' very sovfire injury last Saturday night. It ' appears ho was sitting on tho railing of a '' balcony of tho hotel in which ho was stay- ' • ing, wliftii ho slipped and fell over on to the '■ pavement, a distance of somo twenty feet. [ His injuries amounted to a cut on the forehead and a gashed hnndj''.which are not great when ono considers the flis'tance he fell.

otaki: ,

The Waikanao Racing Club, are preparing plans and specifications for "■permanent buildings on their course to cost '£600. , ' ■ Levels are being taken at the present time for the proposed To Horo-Rikiorargi Road, and it is probable that tenders will bo called at an early date. Sister Andrew, who has been at the local hospital for some time, left yesterday to join the staff of the Christchureh Hospital. Frank Rumsoy was yesterday ; beforo the Court on a charge.of drunkenness, and was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment. A week was given in which to pay tho fine ' "- .

PARAPAEAUMTT,

Saturday was quite a gala day hero. First wo had Mr. Justice Cooper and Messrs. Leightoii and Miles (assessors), who camo to inspect the land owned by .Mrs. Morrisson and required by the Manawa'tu Railway Company under the Public Works Act. Messrs. Wise and W. Howell acted as ciceronos. The new wool clip is boing ontrainod daily from hnrc now, the weather being very suitable for shearing. Messrs. Hadficld, Howell, and Wcggory have already sent'considerable cojisiiimnents away.