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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 140, 7 March 1908, Page 2

• PROVINCIAL -NEWS; '' ; ■ (feoii ;odh epEciXii correspondents*) ' r o—— PALMERSTON. At :3*lo. aim., yesterday a firb .occurred in a -five-roomed ' unoccupied- bouse 'owned by Sir.; Podjusky, which was badly damaged Thero was an insurauco of £15.0. ° Thei Holiday Association -yesterday diiciudd !to -close'ani hour: earlier-for tho St. Day sports. Tho Conciliation Board lias decided, m connection with "tho-buttor workers' disputo, to'open,-up communication with both-sidoi with a view; to holding a .confercnco. at' Pal- ' merstori-North' about' i\larch, 16.':;-Tho' agreement between-the Shearers! Union and,; the. will,.probably- bo.-.signed, about, thi .end of, tho prespnt week.- . V '-s.-.-FEILDING. ■ • BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING. : - Tho-. ordinary,, meeting.-, of ..'the- .Borough' 'Cmwifeil -was .hpld: on Thursday, night. ,j Mr. ; •*: 0' Br ion,. Health Inspector, reported the _ .Borough'.'.free .from .infectious , diseaso ',-witK. tbo exception, of, two cases ,of t consumptionone of which was imported from another, district.' .....' j. \ - ■■■ The. • slaughterings.!. for,•February .weres 8L bullocks' arid-, heifers,■, 42r cows,' 3.: calves, 349 sheep, 111;lambs,,.and;06 pigs..- .There ;wero. condemped : ;1 bullock, .2..cows,i-2 pigs, Iho total fees for..the. month-were 6d.' -;The stock- > -impounded:-! during. -^February ■ was s, 58;- horses, '4 .• inares and foal?/,"41-; cows,; 6 sheep; .total 109.,• ......i. Tho ; bank ■ balances, were: as • followDr— General.; accpunt, £4410 ISs. 4d.; recreation roservo account,. £188.,55. 3d.; abattoir ao , count, £97 os. 4d. Tho accounts in credit , were: Cemetery,'. £22 45.. 6d.; contractors' ' deposit, £44; •'water! loan, £18 .10s. 2d.: | soworage loan, £264 os. 10d.; surface drain--,2„ ' P s: '- iOd.-s I '-' water supply, n j i ' ' interest water loan, £629 ;os. 4d.; ••.interest -sewerage loan;, £191;/-10s. 3d.; interest surface drainage loan, £228 . Bs. 6d. _ ' : ; •"• • r Councillor Goodliehere pointed out' that the. bank overdraft (£4410) was very ; large, aiid wliat.,wa's the. amount.. thisTtime last year; ' ; " Tho Mayor (Mr. Trewin) said' the' l sum last-, year was £3400.'- There'was tiofr £400 i outstanding, for; rates, i and ;the Council was l to receive, £150, part of 1 the ; money--spiSiit-;Oßy • the Kiwitea: > Bridge: from''' the " Orotia , County i .Council.: ;Thoi'o ( had been- extra •■''exi' I'psnditurb- on 'maintenance -this'yeah' •»»>*?<«■ : Tho' Palmerston'; Bowling Club has issued X challenge to thb Feilding Club for another' • attempt ronithe'/Yatcs! Feathers on "Wedriei-; ' day: next., W'.v,-;,/ : t , .i..;:,-,.; -..v-; ,y -'V:;:',-, , The ■ Minister,' for Education, Jtfr. -■'iFowlds*' who opens_tho Technical-School on Tuesday;' . is to bditoken.out-to the.school at AVaituna on Tuesday afternoon, and to : tho Feildmg and Atarangi Sohools on . Wednesday .MOriH lug i i ' • A cricket - club has- been- formed;' at Hak '. .-' : :;v > ; •vv-:-/ , -v- •j;.;.;-;-:.-r' CARTERTON: ' A very pleasant.outing took, place.at jlr. Osborno's, farm, Waihakelce, on Thursday, on tho occasion of tho annual picnic-of'St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church choir. ; A presentation was-: mado; during tho aftoni&oii to Mr.v W. Thompson, who has 'been, conductor of tho choir/for some year The following eases woro disposed of in" the S.M. .Court Mr.., W.-P. James,. S.M., presiding:—Mutual Trading:. Company v. Fawley, .claim £6: 7s.,"costs £1 9s: 6rl-; W.' F. C. A. v. Joseph Shaw, claim £12 7s ~ 1 costs ; ;£l ;12s. 6d. : . In thoi judgment, summons . cdsej'•;'W^ham';'- : Cook, a' debt -of '£3' ;17s.'-"lOd:, a,h order was'mado for pavnionfcforthwitlv,' .^on: ;tho'.' appHeation.- of . 'Miuiteell\aud'^rt:j- M ■' *' ! of'' procuring'liqupr;£or' a' prpliibit^'pWson;:: A ; . • : and • issuo s of a : W&ira'rapa L ''and' Mastertori' licensing "'districts',' : ; j -The [qualrt^rly bf 'thoComriiitteo : '{6pk 'place in;'th'o .coufthSusa'at • noon - yesterday: Messrs.-'-*' W: : ' P. > Jatacs;'-' ' S.M.; G. H. Fail-brother,' W. Udy, :A. O. . Considilio, and 'Jamas ; Brown were on the Beiich'. With- regard''to tho Club Hotel, the;police reported' . previous requirements, had not been comph'ed : with;-and Mr. Card, on. behalf of tho licensee, Mr.r-B. T.r Magiiire, asked that the: :mattot bo.held over pending the adjustment-of claim : and counterclaim between - and licensee. - .■.'■ The matter' was held" ovor : untj ■ the annual meeting m Juno.' '-' t'-. ■; 1 - i OTAIvI. , | ' ';Th.e'quarterly miootmg of; tho Licensing Bench was . held.: hero at noon : -yesterday,» when'transfers! were 'granted from; Geo." An^' yon Hilton.(Paekakariki'Hotel) J and from Tri D.'- Tliomas to -Frank >'Rhodes • (Levin Hotel): ;VThe police;stated'-that'ovcry- ; thing-,was favoriwd)le/Vahd»-they , 'had^ito' ! -bb« jection,:tp.the:transfersw vhi" : • ,: :Tho - monthly,; sitting-of the: iS.'M-.'r.Court'-.' . was,;hcldj.yesterday,-. but:was'.',ofbrief-Ma-;: ture,; only; two undofendcd civil cases being' heard. ; Peter Wootton claimed £7 15s. 2d from A. M'Grath," and-Geo. ; Galla'gher "sued-' - Thpmas Cloudesley for,, £10,?yi!-Judgment w-as , ; given, iiv _;Qacl), instancefor. plaiiitiff,.,', 5 , ; ,J Byr6i\'.''Brown ;,.has ( ; .'during the ; disposed .of ;ttn'.morp; of.(hi^,"sections,Vahd;l4y oiily.'of tWB2 retaain'.t6*\be'.'spld.3 ;*n,■ The''.^6^oiis^ecds''?lnsiwi»r ; ;is!'on.-;;the,, ; warpath, here,, and.'it is'a commpii 'Mcur'rence.'. to' , spe ::all ..classoy,' .and'' conditions' of ' grubbing; \ip.:thb- f Svceds ; their !'reg-j. ' pectivp 1 properties...! / . j -53s . It'.is; stated : the : directors qf 'the .Otaki-Manak'au- Cc-opera-. , tive Dairy .Company, has'Been,signed ityM&e-:'" requisitd' number/ as requir.qd'!by,,th6 special;: goneral held last .'Friday,., and tljoy. Company'will therefore 'continue' to "do business as heretofore. FEATHERSTON. It is stated that,.a, representative , of. a'Wellington milk vendor , was 111 Featherston tho other day offering'9d...per gallon for asu ■ mouths' supply of a-cortam number, of. gql- - lons daily. .■ i,...--..... The. . Featherston. : jSchobl, .Cadets - held-.- a practice at tho nflo. butts.oll Thursday.' Mr., F."C,!Evbrtoii! I Mr.'Anderson, of :tho Martmborough PostOffice/ nas'' been itrajis^prrcd, to, Masterton, • dVvd his' place at Mar tinijprough taken by Mr. . 11, Carmine, from Blenheim. - . . Tho Featherston' 1 Fire "Brigado Committob met- ori-' ; Thursday; "and : (mado ■arrangements for commencing tlio dancos next Wednesday, oveuing. . - - --• : tef'-t;; ' A Tawaha settler named-. John ,Tames >Todd was! found; oii; tho.'Martinborough-,road-yes-terday morning, suffering: from a! compound fract'urp of.Hhe,-loft/ Jeg-, betweoni.tlioi lniee aiid' thojankle. .His horse stumbled with .MmoivThursday.iiight at 10.30- pan.-, andr he -la.T on the , road rail. night. -Ha was ;romoved',to,, slarUhborpugh i a ; ud;a.ttendod t to,.by;Dr.: ; Web.b..-, - UPPER RANCITIEEI. ' ' A message from;.Ohakuno reports; that thepolice raided a . shop there audiGeizcd. a quantity of wliisky ; on. Thursday night., ; "'Jtcssrs!" O'Sullivati.' and Co., commission ageuts, of .65., Willis Street, insert ,in this .issue particulars: ofa'' 200-acre farm for '.o'a . easy;terms: The nreseiit o"ccuparit ; is"st(it(!d. to liavo done .-remarkably well -.with-..the : place, ; See advertisement, for' furthcr/partioulai's. Messrs.' Harcourt arid : Co. insert in' tjiisiissua a revised list'of city, and suburban prppertiea for sale. - . : - J. H. Betlnine .".nil 'Co., insert an .exteuded'.list.'of 'Vfuniituro. to--bor'-soldi ati'Mr. C. A. Kiiiege's. residence, "Villa; Bfii'tha-i, N0..; '■ •264 Willis. .Street, at tlip corner-of Abel:. Smith Street. '011 Monday next at. 1 .Hie,,firm •' announce that! catalogues .are reiUly,!'and..'(li!at tho furniture will bo on view this afternoon,' and- 011 the nioi-iiing of-sale. 'Oii 'Tneetlav.' -'at '- nooii;-Messrs. 1 and' CP. - fiill-'sefl- 'iiri i Oldsmobile,"' h.p. motor: car,- at'tlicin auction:! rooms, Featherston- Street. \ A trials cjut be-'-ar» :■ ranged-any, day before the- sale, ;and-4lio -Ciit.i will be on, view diirini; Tuesday: morfi'n2.,On. ! ,. Thursday, Messrs'.; Betlmnc and Co. ..will pell -. a consignment "of' Maori, .. South. Sea Island curios:; The-sale commences at' 2' phi).;','and; tlie catalogues have -now been - 'ftnd 11 will be posted to any address on npplicationiJ The curios are at present on vie*.