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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 90, 9 January 1908, Page 6

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~lho -iVnglican- Church.'bawar;;iheld:at:Paekakariki on' Tuesday: evening'm . aid' of tho Church. : building.fundj.. , ->ealised£3o,.whichis very, creditable'consideringxthe. size of th'oHistrict and the limited time which the promoters have had;. ~The . hall, , lent- by . Mr. Anyon; ' was • ; pr6ttily ;,dcoorated,i'whilo: tho. stalls- wore heavily', laden with' fancy goods, etc., and presided over-by a number ot Jadies. - lii-.the evoning, despite-the hot>-weather, a . dance ■was ; hejd ana enjoyod. ' The -Rev, J.' Edwin Jones opened tho bazaar, and heartily con- - gratiila.ted;' the, on :iho - : gbod - work accomplished . A tennis match has been, arranged between the Victoria- College,: (Wellington), and .our looal i Twelve players, six men, and six ladies, jj ill participate -The ' new : post office "at !iW^iltwae' is almost complete, and the.opening will iprore a rcdlottcr -day.' for.'.the inhabitants.; -.It has bfecn decided. to.-open ■; the '.'aiewvte'npis'- courts '• at tlio samp time

, -Otaki. is : certainly ,on i the' up grade, and residential' sites continue . to change - hands frequently at .increased prices.- --.Farm lands aro also reaching high-.'figures: .-

LEVIN, ' ■ , • 'The. -'Levin ;Chambqrs •on .Monday fevotliiffg. t There -were ;prosent':77-The 1 Councillors. Williams, Ryaer,. Hudsoh'j,; M'acben?iq; yDtfapisi^trjMtee,: arid Hall. Considerable "cqrresponid(3lice.,ity-as read, including.: a letter' from/tboiTostaLDepartriieiit,'; stating ■ .Ihat',; ih ; ;.fut.ii^'' : L,eviu; and be regarded aspneitowii so far as pos ; tal matters were;cpncerricd;''and one from-the Wellington Harbour B6ari;statjng that; the' GqunciT had to' appoint ' a represent: it :atvt)ie electibri*:of;?ai'jii6rriber : of".'tile Harbour - Board. if r.*; G&r.de ! nki\ ; . v ywas i.: appointed delegate,.:for V.A-letter was also' read '■ from .Mr: SjiJjWelclii of -.the Australiari ' .. .that he' .expected ,payment'for. reporting.' on; tKe electric■ lighting,.•scheme;.:'.; ;Gphsidej:able ■ discussion ;to6k, place''.oiK the /'mitteri.-'seyeral Councillors - considering,ffch'ai:. jjecameto li'ev.in. merely irithe i ihter'esj^bj'tSie 'Company he represepted; : . others,, :;h'e; was- entitled<;to ' his:-..out-p|rp6eket"; expenses'.! However, the motion to .him £5 'was'.put and lost.■ .'/During special .meeting 'was 'held,;; which 'h'ad'.been'-W'lled- by_ 'the Mayoral) To make "-a;sp>cial'order;striking.i. special. Jate' to.^prdvid^;jritefest ;: 'bn;vloaii. of £3000 ;for; making.' streets'(2)' ip make 'a' special order authorising* the ; payment ; interest :.on former, .'loans«,out ■ .'pf' general • re'.venue.' On' .the motion of the jMayor, seconded •• by i Councillor; * • Mackenzie, : 'the special orders were^made.. 'Some discussion took; place regarding the difference;■ in ■ the' tav dogs—farmors'i,dpgs and house.dogs-r 1 when.it _was,;decided -that the tai; for this year .should bp iQs. , per dog,; reducible :to, ss. if paid j before . March. 1908.. jlhe> i aimual general;meeting pf the.Levin sub-committe'e.-.of • tho :Acpliiriatis.a r tion- Soeiety. was he]d.'.'6n. Tuesday evening, 'Mi:. '.K;. G..;R00- being oiii fhp. chair.. . The annual report was • rpad ' by the secretary, Mr. W. Andrew, 'and showed; that in; various parts ,of.;tbo district. last .year' there had been liberated - 46/ pheasants, 12 mallard .duoksj* : 3 rcd -deer,;' 750 yearling '■ rainbow trout, and -some .60,000-brown trout:fry. '.-It was stated during ■tho/.'meeting that'.in ; all probability. the;. f Horpwhonua ; takp ,would.':bo •o^W.'^',B(ir6p&^";'fof;tn^t.'fisl^^'at.'.itoearly date. '- : TOo.'. Eubject' of, poaching' also camoiii • for, -.disciissipiv' ; c.'was ;• con r sider.ed ,;.tliat,the; prptectipn of i themoutlis of ,the rivers\frbra' netting as 'important as.: the prevention -of the ''rivers._ -Mr. -^^Andrew,VsecMtery, .'handed in his resignatipn,': statin'g_ that' he' would liaVp: to ■ give 'up-, his' post at 5 present; ■as :h'e was. about to would be .away for some-.considerable .time. ;Tbe. piß'cers ; 'fori).thp.;c6mi"ng';year; ;were :tben electedPrpsiderit',\',Mr.; F. G. Roo; . cbm'mittee, Messrs. : A. Seaward, P.. D, Barthplp;mow|>J'.'A..Merrott, :W. H. Beechor, "Wilson 'Hunia; and 'Dr.- Mackenziesecretary.'; and ■treasurer,' Mr;'.'J;. 1 Craig.' " i'• ■ The. Mayor (Mr. .-H. ,R. ' Gardener) states that' lie' 'has, received, two further donation's to the'Barr'att- fund—£s from Mr; J. Diivies,' of' Koputarna, and £8 from Mr. C. ' : E.' -Wheeler; .sepretary, .of';the New Zealand In'stituto of' Journalists'. This; with , tho former donation' ffom Mr. .Wheeler, makes a total 'of-£l3 "that lie: has .forwarded; ■