PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 147, 16 March 1908, Page 9

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OUIt SPECIAL "CORRESPONDENTS.), • >.M' yAU 1/ woodville' "■A''special mooting of tlio .Horticultural, Association recoivetl tlicj ftfißi - "-ttlfir-' shoiv last week,. which- ; -.were very good in every ivay except financially.'.; -~,Tlvo incomo appeared to be about £10 short, of the liabilities, but this itself, waspartlyicpusedjbytfclie ■ success of ! the show, tlio prize-list being exceedingly heavy. -' After'very careful consideration of ways* and means;; ft was-resolved' to enforce, the rulo providing reduction of all prizes,- except-.spccialVjmeS, . wh'eii the income does riot'e'quar'jiho'demitlidson it. The working 1 oxp6iisek ; of''the-show had been very light,this year,: and'many'.of the items of income .U'ergj-g00d,.-/Jilt the» prize-list was so great that it.,wiil/ f .|robaMj:. nave to bear a 20 per .cent'.'. letter from - the ;A;-and''l?J AssoSiatibii;-' a'slr-' in(j'_ the: .: Society to - csiisiddp >t ;":the'. r -:"advis-' ability..of- amalgamation," was .iteeofred ..find; was held over for a. special-- meeting., to coil-. sider; so far, the feeling of "the'Sbcioty" ap-' pears to be against it. A tl sub-c6mm>tt"eo ; of. ladies was appointed to'-. rfevisd-th"o> schedules' as far as iladies' work-and;'home:industries-are' concerned, and anothpr .subrc9mmit-teo.-pf . men members was appointed' to' go. l-h,rpugli' the remainder so'-' tbat" : 'tli6'V wliolb' '6F "'the 1 schedules *n>ay-be broughC-'"vip"to 'date'; number of. suggestions, .were '.made forfltheso sub-committees .to consider..V.-Iti-was. mined to | try tlio ' expeVime^'f,-.. of entries in' tho -fruit and v'bfibtatro' classes (wo" or three days before tlio^'shSfr-i'nTorde'r tlifftr' there may be .time to make, proper, prepatfai? tions forjstaging the exMJ>\t-Sv 1! Tho'Pahiatua menced : 'to-. divert' the 'r6ad! ,l 'at''.Siatlies''oh v s. bridge oh Bil\aSic^ro'dS. ; '^. ! -'WJ* A . number of settlors#h'aVoM both Councils petitioning for a watjtiiyrsupply on the Pinfold road, runnii)g,.a i ..({i_stnnce ./>([ two miles'from tho' of connection would be froto'ttlaSsttWA Ter-' race, and: I. understand the settlers paredto bear the cost .phlayihgjtte maim ;i .The annual meeting of the Taift'ui J Fo'6tb'4H' Club was. held on Saturday';night,','Wh:aii,j3otnS--1 twenty members attended]?.. iThai-.rcjiprtjiand; balance-sheet were considered-, satisfactory^ . Tho following," which 'happened "d'tVa"school" :iiot a hundred miles ; o'taltt,'p'is a Sv<Srfii ; recording:— mariy voyages did Captain : Cook »mako ; Scholar: '"Three) sir." : "Right."*'During*'-which ono did ho die?" , "The'SCQbridji-'Sir!'? -Tlfe samo teacher, doing. the rounds; of the school, a little -later, ! happened Lto.'i-jjat ■ ono;< thoboys on ilie head, causiife" a*,' colla.n 'stud 'to' rattle. : ' The. Master :'' "fl t hy l ) J ''th{fe'S 'Spine l ' thing in your head. ..-Whatjis'iti'M sir," was tho prompt reply,- and the pupil wondered why tho other, jcholars sniggered. •-,.' V'' -■- '.tho ; -There was a large and eritliusiastic meeting •held k in.the Tpwn Ballon bring pressure'to bear on'tjie ! Government to hav<j a new;, arid; up-to-date Post Offico:erected. ...Other-proposals b.6foi;evtho:.jneetingwero. .tho'i.erootion of a new Cpjurt_Hpuse'ana' donstablo's -house, 't-ho - *of : a letter carrier, and' improved'teeilitiesrtb; enable the' 1 workors in. the district to;,jrecoiyo.;their- lettors and to deposit , fcliqjr ;( wage3 in ,the Savings Bank. All the motions "wore carried unanimously. The following gentlemen wore, elected, to r wait: on-tho MimstefiWUrge th'ese : mattors:—Messrs.., H. , gr(}ig,ji.3r. ■/'S'lafKcriri,'; J. i'R. Stansoll,''Stephenson.-y.T.,;.LinU;V-.and, W. H. Gunning. Mr. Lincl convened tlie-'meet-. ing, ;and Mr. , F. W.'''VeSA. "otidflplcd 'feq chair. i Mr. Fiold ; M.P., r the prospective candidate for tho .district,jqddrossea ing, and , promised to no 'cbulcl, -.with'-the assistance -of Mr.'"Stevens, M.P., the, sitting. moml)er£.4'6ofurfher r'tlife'. objects which tho meeting,,nad.in.>.}:,iew.;,i ' Mr. Saunders's- is likely, to'.- closo dpwn j in a:day pr. ..... ~ _ ' FEATHERSTON* ; The 'trophy -iriatcli 1 '8 red'jife * Siituf &il;p,wider'' tho . auspices of. the GuiiClub; ,Was';wbri ; :byi Mr.. A.'- G;'-Rh'pdesj i /!. Much .[annoyance .is . Featherstpri: by' pet the' place:';' 'Thoy find theiif; and make sljor't work 6f;inythin£ come' across.. . Kayo,, r b'een; spoilt . .Privates.,G. .Walker competing 1 with .tlio, Greytowrir fqliinteeiisihi!' tHe''tentfpit^ing. , 'com :^Uoii! t carnival," left, here' on. the'.ouly; members company, that; are .competlrig.'/'',';• ' . ,$, ■ All the rates, .with; tUS"^W^iiim t C'bf?oiosa~. owing'by two ■■r!itepayers.;.fiaye v in, tho . Featherston credit,upon the clerk, MK. j , 1 Tho 1 eiitherstou Carpet'Social''Committee, /meets to/morrow--. .(hot purpose of receiving, the -;iiV.- : .Alterations, and-. be .'made to ,t-he. Fcatherstbii "'toyni.».''Hn)jC ■ They include a' new kit pfv the-Supper.'room. ■ ;.' - ; : . : PAEK • ' .Tho:residential/ portion!..of;,>Pael£akariki'>''isgradually ■ assuming .the dimenMpnsi ofi'a toirn-! shipj several .fine new.hp.use.l.,l)E(vuig; goiio.o^i roeontlv,' and others buildiiig;' in: view of-future sido resort Mr! Gcorgo Anyon , has,.handed , over'.-the lease, of ,(,hq Hotel-to'-Mr 1 - Fred' ■Hilton, of .Wellington, and i purposes, ; niakirig : a trip,,to Queen CharlottV Sounda for a-.xr«jte or two's iccroatipn.,; .0,