PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 14

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

, PALMEESTON. : Tho New Zealand Flaxmillers' Association ~ yesterday afternoon, Mr. H. ' ! Groig presiding. He business under discussion was the labour question in relation v, to the cost of production. < - - Tho chairman said that, at last meeting, it was agreed that, delegates from the associv : , tion should _ meet representatives of tho workers'.'.nnign to seo if any . workable' ar- . y rangement could bo arrived at. Nothing como of a large amount of correspondence, but the l union had- made a proposition thata Royal Commißsion should bo sot up . by .the Government to go into the matter of royalties, etc.. . It liad.tbeen decided at a i meeting of tho executive that morning that a meeting should bo arranged with the workers !at Foxton.'.--Tho. members present . . discussed-the proposal for a commission, but the feeling was againßt hny interference with royalties.Subsequently it was decided that , a deputation wait upon the Government and ; urge revaluation' of flax lands and tho point of tho unfair action of the present Act with regard to taxation. The chairman, . the secretary, and a member of the' Wellington Chamber of Commerce were ap- : pointed to meet in conference with regard ' .v„ to haying the points:.of each grade of .fibre split in two, with the idea of having good fair low quality and good fair high quality... i ' MASTERTON. ■ The LansdoVne School Committee has been : notified by the Education Board that ar'Tangements aro being made to open the new • Lansdowno School on Monday. It is ex.poctcd that a temporary teaching staff will be appointed to commence .work.. The per- \ mameut headmaster .and;asssitants will probably take charge in. about Bis weeks or : . two months' time. - ■ v; ■ The last-old. bird,race of tho" season; was ■ : ■ flown on: Thursday by the:; Masterton <. Hom- >•■■■■■■.: ing Pigeon Club from New distanco of 158 miles. Most of the old birds ' ~ .. aro now set aside owing to moult, and only, three lofts were represented. The result : was ,as follows:—Mr. H. M. Wilton's Swallow, velocity 771 yds. per'minuto,"l; Mr; A. i Miller.'s -Twilight,- ■ veJooity 758 yds. per n / minute, 2. The first of- a series of young bird races will -take place next Thursday, fev ®nt - being a fly from the Summit. .It is anticipated that' about a dozen lofts will be represented. - ; The' club has issued nearlytwo hundred young bin! rings 'this . ' 'lheistatement submitted to the' quarterly meeting of tho Cemetery .Trustees yesterday showed that receipts for the year ended ; December 31 had been' £157 12s. lid., and / disbursements £205 lis; 7d. " The'year commenced with a credit balance of : £89' 16s : : and ended with a balance of £41 17s. 4d; The sexton's report- showed that the' number' :■ v of intormonts last; year ' had- been. 86, asagamst 79 for 1907. ' ' CARTERTON. On Thursday last tho picnic of St. Mark's - Sunday School;was ; held.in. Mr. M'Partland's beautiful grounds; Tho' day was: a fine 'one' " . f° r » picnic, and many, people, came .from ■■■■'. Wwn to enjoy an afternoon by the .willow- . ' .:\ shaded river.Races : were run for cash. ■Wv: prizes, and croquet, etc., passed tho time" : most-pleasantly., Mrs. J. H.< Wakelin, supermtendent, tho vicai\ Mr. Young, • and - tho secretary, Mr. W. Tucker, and the ever-' •v> : ■: willing band of teachers (inclusive jn-'wliichi are Sliss_B. Young, Miss M. Fairbrotber, Miss D. Smith, Miss Toomath, ,and Mr.' J. Ellis) are to bo:hearti]y ; congratu]ated;on-tho ':■, ,': ■: fplsndid result, both' socially-, and' financially.Vi v : , The weather for tho past week has been ..most erratic, much inconveniencing' ing WOODVILLE. i The Borough Council aro having somo dif- -. Eculty with, the owners:of sections on which -; • \the [..reservoir, is being ejected;. and'' aV Sif- * . prcme Court case, is threatened;' On [account : of tho bad weather.experienced the now tank has not'been completed by the specifiedjfk&fj; and.tho proprietor of llig lajid adjoining' is' asking for- compensation . for-. tho continual ■access through.'his. place. The-council "met and considered his terms of settlement, but .in tho main objected to them. Mr. Lough- . mn, solicitor, or.Palmorston Korth. haS been . retained :as counsel lor tho -borough'.' . SHANNON. . The. Shannon Racing Club will hold their meeting on-March 17. The amount of the , stakes will be £60. There is every prospect ■ of another.successful meeting. : rMiss Dunckley and Miss F. ■ Dunckley t 'are ; at present on a visit to Woodville, whence they will go to Wanganui. . ;v> ; : , , Messrs.* H. Greig (chairman), G. Seifert,/ , 'J. Liggins, A. Seifert, and E. J. Armstrong ([secretary), of the Makerua Drainage Board, . inspected the .main, drain'from Tokomaru-to tho Manawatu lliver on Thursday.. ' . ■- ■■■:■■. Mr. Heal, secretary of tho Shannon Land . r and Sawmilling Company, has left the com- :! pany's service, 'and is likely to leave ..the V district to take up another ; appointments '. : : •' Shannon bowlers' a severe. ... beating to, the tevin. Club at Shannon.onWednesday; artofnoon.-. ThrW rinks ' took ■ ••v.; part inrtlio match;.which was favoured' with' beautiful weather. .Shannon wo£'by.s7. points..':: ''. ' ■ ■■ , : A .general and executive meeting: of 'the' / . New Zealand Flaxmillers' Association will - . bo held at-Palmerston North-on" Friday. > . Mr. H. Greig,."president of, the Flaxmillers' Association, Jlrl 'W'.. Stewart,, hemp, grader, : and Mr. Walter' Seifert visited' Miranui on Thursday to see Mr. Walter. Seifert's patentsworking. - OTAKI. , .A fire that might - easily 'have - largo blqck of buildings.; was '^discoveredvby! an emploj-oo of tho local' r.ewspapor." office , shortly after fives' o'clock ,on ; ing. Hearing some youngsters' mention- fire, . he made an 'investigation, and "found.;: the- .: .' Wall of the Town . Hall , ablazo. '"'' Ed-"quickly secured a "bucket: of water that luckily stood | near,' and thus' saved a serious outbreak, i Had the .firo secured; a good hold nothing ■ would havo saved t the hall, tho local hews- : v paper office, -..dentist's . shop, and chemist's business place. TJnder the circumstances, .. . tho absence of a municipal'water, servico.provides food for thought. ' -As it is .probable ■ that-another effort will be'faade to-convert :' the township mto a boro\igli ) ' tbis''littlo''fla!ro'' may help [to hasten matters. Otaki peoplo are now: enjoying the usual ~ Otaki. weather — glorious in the extreme. Previously :we ; havo encountered a deal of . - .:,wind occasional'showers'of'rain, t'i - 1 -' -': - ' FEATHERSTON. , Following is the revised total valuations of / the Town ; District Capital value.: £80,575 ;- -. unimproved value,' £30,604. The valuations at March■; last year, were valuer £64,862; £20,975; There i 3 thus an increase for, this year of £15,713 in capital value, and £9630 in the unimproved . value. . .- ■■■[ The work of'.installing tho telephone ex- :; :, change in. the ; new' post' office is at pr^ent' in progress. .>: The; Rev., Mr.; Page, who is.coming '"froiii England to take jup Anglican Church , work, in this district, is- expected; to. ai-rivo at tho end of next month.