PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 113, 5 February 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(fkom our: BrsciAi. coRKKsroNnEXTS.) MASTEIITON. The Alusterton Borough Council has approved the shifting nf the municipal gasworks from the present site in Bannister Street to a pnsition adjoining tho AlaHerton Hailway Station, and steps are now being taken to acquire the necessary. land under the Public /Works-. Act. It is expected that the new works will have been- erected by February of next ;,enr. It has been reported that the exhauster of the present works partially broke down yesterday morning.. Gas will still ho manufactured, although in smaller quantities, until a, new holder can bo The position would have been serious had the breakdown- occurred in ,the winter. v Air, G. Sykes, Secretary of the Alasterton A. and P. Association, is at present on a visit to Feilding, in order tp seo intending exhibitors at the Alasterton Show.

' GREYTOAVN. Tho funeral of the late Air. Frank Tully took place on Sunday last, and was largely attended. The hospital matron (Afiss Dcrry) lias returned to her duties, after a brief holiday. All'. Lang, dairy inspector, has commenced his duties in tho Wairarapa. His area is south of the Waingawa River. Tho lccal\volunteers, augmented by a Alasterton contingent, wero in ' camp at I'apawai for a couplo of days, and broke up yesterday. Air. A, Coe, the now Borough Councillor, . took' his'■. seat on 'the Council on Alonday night., . . . . The Borough Council has granted £12 to the Greytown Brass Band. • Alr.- .Hornsby's endeavour to ■> get - enlarged sheep-yards at the local railway stations was not successful. . : Two. caso3 of infectious diseases were reported at the Council meeting. 1W Borough has applied for £50 from the Charitable Aid Board for relief during'the t currclit year. Tho Council agreed to support Featherston in the endeavour, to got telephonic communication with Wellington. Tho rent from the Town Hall for January was £12. ■

, LEVIN,

At tho usual, fortnightly meeting of the Levin Borough Council on Monday evening, accounts amounting to £118 were passed for ■.payment. It was decided to: hold a spccial meeting 'on Fridayevening next to thoroughly go into the high-pressure water scheme. .. ' 1 _ ; A' meeting is to .bo liold in Levin on Thursday evening nest with.a view to forming a dramatic and comedy club in the town. A club has, been running in'the town now for over'two .years, but, as tho stage manager and coach, Mr. J. Goodall, who was a professional .actor, is'leaving Levin, it has been thought iidvisablo to form a new club;A meeting of tho Lake Domain' Board was hold last Saturday afternoon. 'A considerable amount of correspondence was dealt with, includinga latter from the Marino Department, stating that it did not think that, anyone but Maoris would bo allowed to fish' in- tho.lako, but that ',thq matter had beenreferred to the Crown Law Offices. ,It was decided to allow Mr. Nevin to build boatsheds, and hire out bouts, on condition that' the biro charges, etc., met with the approval, of the Board: A deputation was ''recoiVed' 5 from the boating club asking for a leaso-jovor . n small portion of land in tho vicinity 4 of t'hS; boat-sheds, and it -wan. dccided...to grant a, leaso to tho club, subject to certain conditions, at- a rent ■of £5\ per •annum.': Before the meetingclosqd the. ChairmanViforlast year, Mr. B. It. Gardner, handed jii liis .resignation,' stating, that'lowing to. prMsu'ro -bfother business lie would havo to giro up his •position on the'. Hoard; Mr. Jamos'UPrmiso was elected Chairman for tho ensiling year, and Mr. Bartholomew was elected to"fill the" vacancy on the Board, r

, , OTAIfI. ■: .

At a'.-mooting- of tho Otald Scliool Cornmittcio oiv iloijiJay.'niglit, there;,were present, -Messrs. Bills (chairman;, Paris,' V'aughaiij and Nicolson. It viia reported 'that, various' necessary works,-had been douo during tho holidays. It was resolved that n' picnic lie held oil February i!G at. AVaikanao, and that tho s'ccretarv mako all train arrangements. A large and influential ladies' committee was cloctetl, and will supervise all catering arrangements. Mr.' George l'eppor, who recently'defeated Mr.-Braggo at--'billiards,, has been matched, '.to play Sir. W. Parata, of AVaikanao, for £o E-side. The contest will take place on) Saturday, night; at AVaikanao. •. 'J'ho To Horo Maori minstrel, troupe gave their,first.performance at 1 To Horo on Friday night, and were greeted with a packed house. 'J.ho,j)rogrammo ;was a good oub,' terminating with a aide-splitting farce.

•' 7 SHANNON. j

•On • 'Monday ; Miss Bums, who has been very ill for somo timo past, was convoyed to Otaki Hospital. . ■ A. young 'man named Milgate had a nasty spill- from a.liorso.'on Monday. As his lip was badly cut and lacerated, ho had to go to Levin for medical'treatment.

FEATHTyRSTOX.

A meeting of tlio-Kaliautara River Board was held on Monday,, when Messrs. A. Hannay, C. Matthews, and A; Robinson wero :presont. It win .unanimously.resolved- that Mr. Alexander, SannayMio chairman for the ensuing year. '• Tho special order niado on January 6,. levying u rato of ono halfpenny in tho'£ on tho capital values of< tho Board's district,: was confirmed. After hearing an opinion frhm Mr. H, D. Bell, K.C., relative to, erecting; a stop-bank in, the Kahautara llivor district; it was unanimously resolved to employ Mr. Laing-Meason, of Messrs. Meason and Marchant; to report on tho engineering part of tho scliomo proposed. Accounts amounting to £49 2s. 6d. were passed for payment. » Tho; vital statistics for Foatherston for January are: — Births, 7; marriages, 2; death, 1. ■' ■ - : Mr, C. Harman, who has been on tho statiomnastor's ..staff at ' Cross Or.eelc, Ims been transferred-to Mr..,T. Terry, from AVellingtou, succeeds Mr.' Harman at Cross Creek.

WOODYILLE.

Jlr. H. B. ; Holder lias donated the sum of £20 to tho local school cadets. ■ Tho schools reopened hero yesterday with a very fair attendance;' Fonnoll, the .pporetary o'f the A. and P. Society, unfortunately has taken ill just at a time his services wnro most required in connection with tlio forthcoming sliovr. At a meeting of the cprumittoe Mr. E. Harding was appointed assistant secretary. All arrangements are well in hand, and the. show.; will be up to.those previously held.