PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 105, 27 January 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS. (FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)

; : MAHTON. At a nieeting of the llangitikci County Council on Saturday, the Treasury' advised that tho iollowing lohiis worn available:— t m P n fi° tioad, £(i()fl for .Turnkinu Valley .Bond, £250 for liangitano I'oad. The Premier Wrote stating that, the Council's representations in tho matter of a moro equitable distribution of loalr moneys would receive careful ennsideratinn. • '. - The Bulls Technical School Committee applied for a grailt towards tho-school, but tho request wns not acceded to. \ . ...Mr. .'Edward- Newman was appointed Council s representative ;'on.' the Marton fechnieal- School Committee. '■It was'resolved that the streets and footfiaihs. iu Mrtrtdn.. AxienSibh township bo oon&truct«l iii donfoVbntY with Mr. .Thorn's recommendation.':.. Mr. Brady was voted",£») entra 6u liis TMAngaweka-Makohme contract. ' The ofTer of it Government, grant for tlio completion of the Miugnweka-To Ka]»ti road was accepted, and. the.'engineer. Was instructed to call tenders.- in two centrir.tsi retnrnablo by next meeting, for this work. It was decided to make application to tho Treasury for the provision al approval of .» losn of £140 for ffirming and metalling Snellj grove's Road ahd £100 for metalling Tonnent's Road. The. tender of Goilo Bros, was aceoptcd' for delivering; 850 yards on Bulls, Greattord,' and..Scott.a Beads. All other tonders:wero left with. tho Engineer and Inspector, to arrange. . , • ■, . The : Treasurer reported that the reooiptr, during; the month amounted.to £1126 'Is., of! which £S3OO 10s. was reoeived in'rates. , FISATHERSTON. • r A sheep dog, yalued at £12, i belonging to Mr. J. Wisnaw, .was poisoned by . someono last week. ■~ ■ ■ ■ On .Friday the TaWahn Dairy. Company sent away forty-four cases-of eheeso for shipment Home. ;

. levin. • ; A meeting of the Weraroa.Sports Club was held on, Thursday evening'to discuss mattora in coniieotiou ivith the sports .meeting the club proposes to.hokboii; St.,Patriek's.Day. An attra6ti.ro, progfatnme was drawn U(i. A shooting matcli, between tho Lovin and Paraparaumu rifle teams took place at pftratimu oh Wr<lnesdny last, and resulted iii a ivin for the Paraparaumu team by 62. OTAJQ. , Tho deatil ocourrejl at Manakau to-day: of Mr. Wateno Hakaraia, the well-known representative footballer, and son of Mr. Hakaraia to Whena. Dwieasnd was a genoral favourite, and, although ho had been-in illhealth, his death *ar,. imcxpeetcd, , „ . Figs, like othor fruit,' grow to perfection m this dißtrietj, and a sample lot was gi von to a DOMtWON reproSentatiye the other .day, who found them to be first/class. Miey wero grown in the vicinity of tho Otalci/railwav. 1