PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 170, 11 April 1908, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM OVtl SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.)' ' ' L_ ■. " " ' PALMERSTGN. Tho Manawat-u'; Hockey- Association will . open the season on April 29 with'a five-a-side tourney for lodies and men. / At tho, annual'meeting of the lady members of the Golf Club a report was presented ' shoving that there were 42 playing membors and. honorary members. The' following officers were elected:—Captain, Mrs. 1 Warburton;Ahon: : secretary, ■•Mrs:- L. -~.A.-. Abraham ; ■ committee,' Mesdames ':. Porrltfc,'iluiiro, and Wn'es. .'Sirs. Stewart (Feildingj, 1 Mrs., ,W. L. Pjtzherbert, - Miss - Humphries, V Mrs. H. .Abra]iapi, and Mrs. W. Watson were elected members, -i : ,'• " ;, ' " • .The quarterly: mc-oting of the •Kimbolton: Circuit was hold .act. Apiti, Rev.; J. H: White' presiding.' A small increase of church" : mem- 1 borship was report-sd. Tho. special effort ; to..' raiss £150 'during'!the present'.:'year- to 'extinguish the' itlio eircut parsonago, and' also - the debit oh, I tho circuit , balance-' sheet, had been- slightly delayed because of tho visitations of bush.'fires during tho past quarter, but tho' chairman announced gratifying progress. " A cordial' Vote of thanks' was passed to Mr. 11. Field', .'of, Wollihgton,- for generous pulpit and : .-platform service-, .while he-was the guest'of Ms brother,-Mr. ,J.'A. •. Field, of Clover Valley, formj Apitii: A successful performando of-"lolanthe" ■' was given; by the Feilding Operati'* ■ Society; on Thursday night'.*.-■ >••.->-• -i ' CARTEItTOS ' ■ The annual meeting of .'ijlic ; W-airarap» Thursday Rugby Union. was','held : vhere ; on Thursday night, the Carterton, Masterton,. and Featherston Clubs being.represented. Mr. C.' Fairbrother was -jn tho -.chair. - ...ft. was pointed out by the 1 Secretary .that-tlfo t-herston Club was the only, one that-lutdscnt:'* in, in writing;-tho names of its delegates for.•the.'.ensuing year, this being required...'by. the rules. A rough balance-sheet-presented showed .that when everything" rfas in <! the'. : accounts would just about \balahcb:' : . : reported that tho' Liberal and Hover Chibs had voted, two .guineas each to the ' funds' . of "the 'Union. It. was•resolvdd ,that' gatii '. takings-, at Cup fixtures be for .-the Uiubn; > ' rules: are "to be. revised, -andvMes'srs'. 13.M'Kenzie, Henderson, and J.vM. Xicholls appointed a committee ; to.: attejid to "• this ' Senior and- junior teams tfere ente'nsd by tho three; Clubs- and it was' decided; to*-' .commence'.the', season'on' April 20. v T6 5 war.decided, in-view of-^he'English-match', to try . , and 'arrange a matcli \Vitli the Saturday Union'.; for May -23. The'.eleoti<m of officm.'resulted Patron, Mr. W. "C. r Buchanan', donfc, Mr. ' A.'.C:* Major;' 'vice-prosiaeutfe';- ' Messrs.,'J. M'Carty,' P. J; Bannin; > W.. M. I '' Halley, '; C. A., Pownall, ■ and ; W.'Mporesec- " rotary and treasurer, Mr)' A: jE.v Edwards; . • management 1 committee, Messrs; J. Herider-'' soil", N. M'Kenzie,-J. AYiekeiis, .C.' RrvFairbrother, D.' Keith, H.. Tutbury,- J. : M'Gnin- ~ ness,VW. "• Tricker, and J. Dow ;' senior selec- }- tors, Messrs. E.-M'Kenzie,'L. Williams, and J. Henderson ;: junior selectors, Messrs. W.Crawford and V.: Fail-brother: auditore, Mossrs..:,H; Hall and H.. Ilart;, delegates. to v W. R.U;, Messrs. E. M'Konzio and A. E, Edwards.- • '■ /. J-•• ■' ■' ; '■"* 1 FEATHERSTON. ■ _ : The monthly mooting of tho .Featherston County Council was held on Friday at Martinborough, Councillor A. Matthews in tho chair. . , • -' . ■ ' The receipts for tho month wero reported' to be £431 165.; 3d;, all rates for 1906-7 and 1907-8 having been collected. Accounts ; amounting .to ■ £1612 los. were passed 'for ■ .payment.; ; r.jv Tho Wairarapa/ and, East -.Coast A. and :P: ;Sdeicty:iwote adrihg'th'tf Gouncil-t<> assist in. s :urging tte. .Gdveriinion.t'toAaccept .Mr.. W.-. £ Gs • (Buchanan's >offer ofrassistanoe v to acquire an , pxperimeiital farm/ , and Councillors ■ Mat. the>vs aiid Cousidirie.y'wcre, ,appointed. " . gates' ■to a in-ootipg in connection- With "tho matter.'. - l ■■fy-;'. .'i;- ' '• A report from Mr. G. Laing-Mcason, C.E., on . the proposed' extensionof..' the Moroa , water-race_ was' 1 , rfcoeived.' 7':; / f ' Tho Wairarapa District Hospital Board is to be written to in refereiice to, th«i maintenance; of an -inmate : : of- tho' Victoria Hospital, ' Wellington.' . A.caso of soarlet.fever was re-•port-ed from Hikawcra.- . . . . •.: Messrs. Jolly and Byrne applied for permission to run a bicjclo road raoe; and it was decided to reply, that the .Council had no by-laws, and would take no responsibility. 5. Councillpr. M'Master .was sutlionsed to get anl'enguieer-'s'estimate for a bridge over tho Taurangan'ui, rivOT. , f / .'.'C. : ; 0' 1 Mr! Ai Gray, of .tlio railway staif, bas left ,on a visit to Sydney,.on :; sick,'lcave'. - .. , : .-Mr. Hall, -of tho railway.',clerical _staff, is - being transferred ■ to. W-oodvillc,' and Mr. HargmT«s, of /Wdodville, ; replaces Mr. Hall ' -here. JV\\. 'i:--: "Constable ;Fl6ining,-: of _.Wellington',! .is-..at . present-on duty_ hero, while ConstablovHam- . •mond is recovering .from his recent ..accident.. . ■' At tli'o County-Council meeting yesterday afternoon,'Mr: J. W. .Henderson,-was ap pointed ranger,'out of. ten. apph'eations. ;