PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 256, 22 July 1908, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROM ODE SPECIAL COREESPONDEKTS.) FEILDING. Arbor Day is to bo celebrated at the two schools - in Feilding by tree-planting operations. Tbo Chairman of the Wanganui Education Board (Mr. Fred. Pirani) is to address tho children at the Lytton Street School in .the morning. It is reported by the Feilding "Star" that from £10 to £25 per acre has been paid;by sawmillers . for clearing. rights ' alone along tho Main Trunk : line, and the millers up there tleclare that it will* cost them 7s. 6d. per 100 superfeet to put their ordinary building timber ori the-.trucks, arid that price does not include auy allowance,for,interest on the capital anvestcil and insurance. ' ' . A number of tho northern delegates to, tho Sawmillers'..Conference went soutlr.yesterday afternoon. CARTERTON. i A-meeting of the Management Committee of ..the Thursday.. Rugby union .was-held at Carterton ;on Monday." night, .Mr., C.- Fairbrother in the chair. ; It- was decided ,to abide by the decision of the Union to play the Rover-Liberal match at Cartorton, same-to take place on Thursday.' : Representative matches.between.th'o:Tbursday. and Saturday Unions^,wore 'fixcd ; . fbr;;August I,:at Carterton;' and at. Featherston on August. 6.. The appeal of 1 the Albion Juniors against the win the" Liberals': last' Thursday, oh :'the ground that E;y Workman: had •' played': under- the Saturday; Union',' was held ove'r'for: inquiry. -Mr. -W; Tinney was appointed refcreo in the Liberal'. v.. Rover'junior -match" for Thursday. ' SubjectLto'.the approval- of the : Education Board, the School- Committee lias .appointed Miss Ivy Russell as- pupil-teacher. • • GREYTO.WN. The High School Conimittee mot on Monday last. The schoolmaster's report was read arid', showed a: good average attendance over the ;thrpe' schools of 01.4 per cent. . Tlio -inspector's report also showed good . results, arid was most satisfactory.. An application, by Mr. ,'W.' C. : Davics, agricultural lecturer, for, permission ,to use the. largo room in tlie old'- sclibpl* building' as .an . agricultural, mu-. seum was discussed, .and finally referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. C. J. Beard, .Mark Maxton, and ,W. Brunton, with pow'or to; act:, after ■ consultation.' with the ['headmaster. Accounts,amounting to £10 lis. r6d. -.wero passed fpr payment. The. present | credit balanco at the bank is', £16 2s; ' ■