PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 110, 1 February 1908, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

• (FROM OUE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS;) • • feildixg;." Messrs. A. It. Mayo "and J. 'AVeigli tman, tho judges .'for 1 tho ischool-gardens competition tor the.'Feilding' A. -.arid' P.., Association, liavo almost 'completed, their" work. They wero at Mangaweka yesterday (Friday). Mrs. times Jones,' wifo of tho. Rev. Innes Jones, Vicar of 'Fei]diiig,' : is; agaiiv seriously ill.- She ■ js- at-present at Pliminerton, whither tho family, had gorio for 1 a' holiday, and' medical attendance,, from Wellington had to bo ,obtained: during..tlio, week. , Mr. W. j. B. Trow-in (Mayor) reports'.that ho has hoard nothing, so'far as to" tho' filing .of, a- defence. by; tli6 Feilding Gas Company in'ariswer:t'o^ho'.B6rovigh,Council's'writ: asking the >Supro)iio-Court to issue an injunction restraining tho Company fronv opening up tho borough streets and supplying tho residents with gas, 'and: to declare tho agreement 'between the' Council' aiid : tho. Gas Company null'.and void., A : letter was received on Thursday 'from .tho Council's ■solicitors, at. Wellington stating thatrso far' no defence had be™ filed.! The Council-in-tends to proceed: with the matter, with the least 1 possible delay. . Dr. Findlav- and Mr. Von Haast aro acting on behalf of the r Gaa Company, and Messrs. ,tt;D. Bell and T. 'Pi :Martiii for. tho-Council.'• - . The dato of- tho Feilding Public' Schools excursion to Plimmerton was fixed:,by the chairman of the committees for February 19, "but, finding 'that it will, clash ' with tho cricketers' garden- party, tho, gentlemen concerned courteously decided, .to alter the date, ■which will bo fixed later'on. 1 ■: : .' - 'i'lie Feilding householders ; have elected ■Messrs..-' John Cobbe, and D. , M. Montgomery as their representatives on the Technical- School Committee. .Subsequently, the, committee appointed Mr. E Goodbehero chairman.'.;..: