PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 190, 6 May 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(fBOM OOtt SPKCIAt/ OORSriBNHUa(».| •*. '■ • » • PALMEIISTOJf. , ■ . Tlio sitting of the District Court yesterd.i was a busy ono. Probato was granted ,in th wills-of J. Francis' Brady and, iKpnnpt. M'Kenzie, and letters of adnunistratipn .wcr :: granted in tlio ostato of Elizabeth Clement and S. M. Hanan. PAHUTDA. , A number of citizens attended the meet • i : ing rn' ithe vDnlLvvHall, Mayor, Mr. D. Crewe, oil Monday evomnf to discuss ;the .question,ot.liquidating thi present liabilities o"n- 'the building. Tin Chaii-mdit'(Stated- tliafi there /was aiv over > drift of JWOO.i'guaraiiteed byfsoveral towns meii r -\v}tlw-tho-baii!xi;.-whiph.tbe.i gufiranton v. had been, asked to liquidise,.'as. also a fur ther amount 'of -~£7l vforJitfrr'ent* expenses * : Tho matter was fully discussed, and it was clearly shown that tho local volunteer corpi ■■ ■ woro not in ,ft position to maintain th< building or pay current oxpenses. It was •• : unanimously • decided.,to ask the Mayprpsf ■■ 1 . . to proceed - WithAlio bazinr and' sii'ld v of Woirk,' the 1 pfo'eecds' oi :'.nvv which wert to go in aid of extinguishing the debt, " and 'the guarantors, v£rustees;<'">iiicl members of. tho various corps are. to be asked to assist, ,1 , ;: tß* 11 Tho death is . announced v pt.-:sfrs.P, Boeeh,'who passed away lit ier'residence, ■■-. Kortmi, • 6ti Monday : mofningriat;; the-.: earlj ; / ago of 29. . She was a daughter* of-Mr.- R. Gregg,' and was .well •known''and rtsptctcil ; f in tile district. Sho lcaveft behind a husband ' tand four young children. CAEI'EiITON. 1 Vi :Mr. T. P. Firman, liconsee .of .the Club •••iv. : Hotel, is confined to his bed ill Wellington ' M Hospital owing to injuries .rcceiVed jfjijle lifting? licavy', weights, diiriiig alterations.' V Mr.; S ,W., jfioftfiard has presented a ■ ,hand- ' some'.-' silver- cup /-to- the:. Carterton Rifle , s ' Volunteers for a challenge shooting trophy. 1 Mr. Downard won , theJ cupuat -JVprmwood , Scfflbs ,'Jh VIB7O, ifs. a'-/. Member i'"of. the St. ••Ge6^e'B , Rjfl6 : 'VplttMij^iv-Ss7»r-^ v <'?.'. :Tho Carterton Cricket Club is top-dressing ■••'•vth6j pitch m Ci>nrihgtan;.vPark J ii.ob^iing The following judges have accepted the positions for the forthcoming poultry show oii Jnly ? and Sr^-Mri'S;Johnson,, poiiltty; ■ ■ Mr. J. B. ;Fitzgorald,-pigoons; -Mi's.-\\\ Moore, sewiflg aiid doll-dressing competitions. -'S, X"-\ ■. 1 It . has becn. dccidcd to 'i'oplace webdeh kerbing«with : concrete in : the streets affected . by'Vtho'Street improvement scheme.' Rapid within contract time. . , 1 , TAIHAPE. v .'/"J At a mooting at tihingaiti,.it^aMsoWed : ; . i. throw open for settlement a large block of •••-•*:... Native ilnnd, jbeing ail area of Si), 000 acres, ~ and '.situated • on. the cast side df tile Raii- . . gitikci River. A committee was appointed . ta further the matter. ■ "';. V" GREYTOWN. . , / ' ' • rAt the Borough Council's meeting on Mon- ■ ■ day last, the Fire Brigade, was allowed ;tho usual grant.\Mh J. D. Heagarty \va3 rtfus«l ' permission .'to .altcr .tho'whtor-raco pn his property. - A-blind road: was allowed .to be, ienf€d: in by. Mr. Puller;;,'on certain oonditionsicTho Question of whether or not tho ■ huriting groiiijds . shPiild; be,' registered was' • oottlcd rh tho aflirmative,: tilt, permission, was grant«l'for tho to apply for a robato. An ovenlraft of £809 was reported, and ac- ' 1 . oountsj amounting te £289: were' passed for payment.. It Was decided to make now.stand-, mg orders and by-law'fl. - Tlio sfttiitary -tiom- ■ ' ztiitt«/aro to moot Inspector Miller "arid draw i np .by-laws •to rnwyt -present circumstances. •: . The Mayor was authorised tp'arrange',for a- , temi and country ball at'an early date.' The' Mayor wasr,elected delegate to attend the bicnnial confereiico of tnc. Municipal, Asso-'; - ciation in July next. 'A ; mu^-needed'.road. ' ■ . from''PapaWai'.te Kaitariv (Morrison's Bush), is to' be formed. The opening .of: the shooting. season .was celebrated here by' quitd 'an' exodus of sportsmen. :Most ,of them went to the Lake, and judging by reports all got good;, bags. . .' OTAEI. ■ Dr. Mason, Chief Health Officer, and Dr."' . ■■■■ Pomare have been on a visit to Otaki, ■ and ■ - ffhile here took theipppprtuuityito addre^s^tlio,. Maoris on Sanitary mattersr ' r' . "■ . Advantage has been .taken of tho recent , ; ■ tarigi to discuss elation matters, and-it has been decided ,to nominate .Mr. Hena te Ao for a. seat for tho \Vostorn ; ■ ■' candidate is a man of. ; |i|uietj dempanpu'tlanif' .'generally, respected. • 1 v ho is secretary of the Chieftain 'of fte.\Ngatinraka%a'*hapu. His • father, the late ißopata te Ao, who. was , ■ buried im Sunday, )Yas an ex-M.P. ■ 1 Tho hockey season commences here;to' : ,;' Locally, the,gamejis, at a} low ebbyj.mahyipf: last season's leading 7 'players,having'left ; 4lip , ; , ■ district, or given up tlio pastimo. The ladies, however, are expected to perform creditably. "Mr. Jones lias .been elected chairman of tho Otaki Road Board. At the ing Messrs. Rollo and Meads wpro apjioinfJcd' a - finance. oommittee,- .Messrs. Freeman and Rollo to draw up tho annual report,■'and,Mr.., Eagar, clerk, treasurer,' 1 arid, tollepter',; |t a yearly salary of £30, -and' '5 pcr cont. mission cm rates collected. . , M ', ' Tho Paraparaumu Choss. ,Club has reopened, and the'" bklaiie'ePsnodt' shows'accredit halanco. Tho..following ,havo been ekcted officers ■•'—Presklcnt, Mr. "Austin ;, s vico-prceidents, Mossrs. Aloxandey. and dukes; hon., see.,, Mr. Vaughan;'committbo,' ' Mr. 'L. tho foregoing officers." ) •• Thanks wore accorded' Messrs! , Cordiikes and ' , Jones for -renjlraSSJlS'.; Tho action ofHho cbinmiltoe;! of tho Horowhen'ua Rugby JTootball, Union.'in' ■ charging ladies for'admission. to all matches is being, freely; oommentPd. upon,, . and .the " , general opinion is that tho: committee is-.mak-mg a mistako. > •• . - At tho Police Court yesterday .two'first, i olrenders, . strangers ~to, C, the /town,-, were . charged with drunkenness;: Both -wors'con.yicted and discharged. .. .: ! .V' Now that the funeral .of the. late Ropata te* Ao is over, .the number off Maoris,is j rapidl.V' •"• diminishing.'' <Many Natives, i however, - still . linger,about the town.' : " '' SHANNON. "v ' Stewart,, Government' c hemp - export, visited Sliannon- and Foxton districts, last, ■week. Owing-to the low price of fibre and •■'•"•the high rate bf'Wages, flaxmillers, especially in the Auckland'district, are experimenting ■in labour-saving'machinery..' The football" match on Saturday at Shan- •; non between liui Mai and the local juniors. ' ended in a draw/,each side scoring 9 points. For Shannon, Lirichan, Edwards, T. Woods, M'Donald, and Thompson . played ivoll. Mr. and Mrs. Engels will shortly leave-on. a trin for tho Old Country. Quail and duck aro very plentiful in this district/ and sportsmen aro. gotting good j ■ bags. ■■■ ■ ' Fiaxmills aro likely to close down earlior i '-.than- usual this season unless tho. weather 'improves. Millers are experiencing difficulty in gotting their hbre dried-in tho paddocks, owing to the unsettled weather,... ■ The Shannon-Foxton bridge is likely to bo opened this month,': The weather has been'vory unsettled lately," and heavy rain fell on Sunday nightsrandMonday. .1 J: A successful leap-yoar danco was held at. Tokomaru last week. , ' FEATIIERSTON. At meeting of Loyal ! Unity Lodge 1.0.0.F.M.U., was held on Monday night, . ' Bro. F. E. Morlet, N.G., presiding. The' Lodgo balance-sheet showed a surplus of .. £223. Accounts ;to £8 10s., including £6 13s. 4d. si(!k pa.y, were passed

for. brother was granted -transfer.to.tho.Aldington Lodge, A soc evening followcdj'itnd .'during .tlio procec ihgs the N.G.addresseda fow words of fai woll to Ji Smith, who is lea ihg shortly for Pictom." , - Tho monthly meeting of "tlio Firo Briga %aV'hold" off jMondajfcuight, Captain Che in tlio chair. Tli'{);)jd;lJgriritioil, of : Forom Mtinrg and it w resolved' "to'place ori&dcord'' tlio" brigadi appreciation of his $&ices. A special vfl of thanks was accaljiad''.Mosdrtnies''Shcc Tait, ;and Bourn fqr.j.tneir; assistance' in co n?ctioniwith datliJe., .F. : He dersbii was .cif. : tlio; brigfad Branchman appointed ' foroma and Ki'omaii Luitf'feMcliman. .. : • * •' '••••••;•• i'. HV ' ' ' ' rDiggtOA. •. ' ; I .-The 'Bar. J. Hiimfiiwids •is at present e: joying a well-earned holiday at Rotorua.ai 4 vicarago is.boiiWHiffGctcd at the sido of tl dhurch ready 'Wjpilmljbii bis return:. \ yffoungi'fil-ast S"!i)iflSiii'g- .good : headwe ft'lioro ekposed places it'hi mado 110 uppcflrautjg; ? , Bullock v 'tMfflc k hftS ; been prohibited on tl County Road, from May 1. Bread is soiling hero at ninopenco casl por four-pound loftf. -•--Surveyors up Vtownshi SoetiollS* fit Akitio landing on the Marnnong iS' of -a', teloph'ono « chango boiiig opaneilliero at an early date.' ; A ■sE!nilroff..js.',to; Ik> accorded to Mr. F. I tuoliOTi J.P./a'V an'carly date. 'f;:-The'b!'afBc»brif]g6>at-jGai'dnei* , s-Mill on th ■WefeVlfoad" wliidFfiffls destroyed'during th i'ato rebuilt. T < » >ji,s' ;V7 i • • x. t- » —— . MEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION. annual meeting. delogate3 to. th NmrZcifl&Acß I^btfEballirAssocisltjoii'• Was" liOl lMfttighti! u JI. J.'^lloberW 1 occupied .th chair, i a4i(l Ji thece-.«'_ere.. i .als6 present MdSSii 11. F.~ Maokay and" C. F, Martin (Otago) W. It. Porks (Canterbury), A. William (WolliiigtOn),,. A. Dickson (Taranaki),. J. M Ollief ;•«s**& • (Aatfekland),- and B L. Sainfon *h-.."V ■ ' Miich'. hav already i The Dominion wero'..V®d nimS admted-.'j ■ ~ ■„\ i' ' The Election i follows Patron, ®s Excellency Lou Plunkot; president, Sir Joseph Ward; vice presidenta (^Messrfti-jtl i i i i E. : K.Ci M.P., arid ,C,:.H. .Poole, • M<B. (Auckland) T;-K.'''Sitrey;if:P.y4n'd J.F. M.P (Otago)Hon. W. Carncross. M.L.C., am Dr.'i: Walker ; (Taranaki), J. 6. W;.. Aitken 11.P., t l '. J. Courtney and H. N. Holme: (Wellington), and S. W. Thornton and P. 'L ;»hou. 'secretary; Mri-B tk 3 Salmon; •. lion. ,' jbreaSuret,' Mr. (*.' 'Ufen hon._auditofj.Mr Frasei'. : : > •'dfefcia&u{t& affiliate with the Nen Zealaml-.Spor-fcpjFoiiejation, and that the As 6MiiitionV(iMegitifs f bo Messrs. Thoniton anc stelijurcli ■ '■ -ftTiyas... agreed. ' tliat-.the, secretary ,:.shoulc to^thfe"vNow i .S6iitli iWal'eS Football As a; 't?)ur: .of th< Dominion CouWbo arranged for 1909. ' \ Tha;.sacrqta,rj':iv!as>instriicte<l 'to .writo ing* tho- Olago-Football- Association' to makt the;.y ,;^i:raiigfments-in j oonncctior ViUi " tno' ; Brown-' ; ShieW' Tournament, which will, be held in Duncdin in Septcmbor. ,Tj}b rfe'SßKrwl'tliat, in. tho; evqnl of-.aii - applogy. boing'forthcoming, tho disqualification imposed on tho Green Island Clul: should :jbe:'.remi>yed' ■ ■ : ' v ' •. ' The Associatioir resolved' again to affiliate with tho'Footbnll Association (London), Mr. A. Gibbs being appointed delegate. ;F. Shirley S])ilman intimated that 'an Association football i club had been formed iii Wangaimi. and thflt tho ganje was becoming popular. l v It ..was ; tp„bjp,,ablo ,to form, a ura&h y £fcxt''sl'a¥oiiV " The lettor was. renoivp/1 . S.'. W: Thornton, of-.'Christclnirch (wlio ie a member of the New Zealand Cricket Counwrote !/statihg,"^l(a;t: : h'o : was i ontiroly ■ iri Jfo^A'ssoi ciation, iij}o\id, .to: v inakp to 'tho! Co'uncii that fii£urij ''English."touritii* ci-icket ieams ] should aJsotife "fwrtball'«teains,' ■■'■go -that a"sSies~of matches, might be arranged- to ,tp^e„|jlqjsg I jn Jl^s) - , at. the. conclusion of- the-'crickot- seasoih--- Tlio communicatipri tffas' reeoivod:- . . ". i .; Tho lion, secretary was granted an honoJarium'.ifor services, antt -before tho meeting concluded votes of thanks were passed . to.-the retiring .officebearers, tho Pfe^^'diitV;tHd''dhiiiMnftn.' . ' ' v