PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 441, 25 February 1909, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

■i- ■ (FHOMOmt SPECIAL •COIUIE3PONDENTB.), ... ' .' PALMEESTON. The adjourned meeting of those interested: in making a; suitable presentation to ;cx-'.. Superintendent Tingey, . in recognition of his• ■twenty-five" years' continuous service 'in the Palmerston Fire Brigade,; ; was . held at the - - : Council {Chamberg ' OE Tuesday. ,night, .the .-; Mayor, presiding over a-fairly representative .. gathering/ Several./ of /those present ;: \ -, in ; -of appreciation Vof Sir- Tingey's/., ; servicesto the ■ town,, and it. was,, decided,. that/the townspeoplebe a-sked to subscribe;...; to' a> fund with a view' to adequately recdgnisirig Mr. Tingey 5 s work,' and a canvassing. -;.;-; committee was appointed.' During 'the meet- v. ing it " was. announced; that the Fire Brigade ; had decided' to present, to - Mr, Tingey: all. ..:•/ the trophies/won- by 'them: during his. , nectiou with/them.- -'-ryj. V- .-4' V • .The-Mayor has .given notice of motion/for.; ; nest-meeting of the : Borough. Couiicil, that ' the Government engineer -. 'be. asked to : -in- : ; spect -the .river'"-between .-the rubbish tip and • //;; the. racecourse reserve with a ; yiew to/erectr\ /• ing a groyne.A, great deal of erosion , has .;. been taking;place at this ' spot of • late,and ! ; it. will be necessary ; for; the council : to take -• * immediate., action .'for the- .protection" r the; - bank.'' V-'''-',;• ■' The Dairy; Diiion paid ,out": last" month .the ;; very,/substantial sUrn/of - £7040 12s. to' the ;.. creamery.' suppliers'/ and £663 19s. , 4d/ to -the -;/ cheese factory suppliers.' V .:'' v:v. . One of. the Otaki suppliers to the butter fao tory .receiveda : .cheque : for ;• £123 195.; 4d., . while another received : .£lO6 2s. The largest ; .; cheque N paid :to a ' cheese-. factory supplier amounted to £87 2s. 9di The uijion is/mak-/ . - ing tons -of butter - more weekly than; waa; - ; .the'case- at r the same period (last' year;. i. ••f'At'. a. meetings of the Fostoii Chamber of . . - |Commerce : . it-was decided.. ;• to -. endorse the" action s. of the > Palmerston./.- /- Chamber in bringing l ; . General Manager of Railways the. desirability : - of improving the.service between,Foxton.;and Palmerston by . running - trains _on Wednesday v . . and Friday afternoons.'' At present; goods arriving in /Foxton on • Thursday afternoon., , 'cannot leave Foston until' Saturday' morning, -;:> and in consequence of the goods' shed v; -f: . closed^at. ; 2 p:m.-pn \ Saturday, the' g^siare//';• pot delivered until "Jlonday.'-/The same thing applies to .goods'arriving on . after-• ; . noons 'and: Wednesddy ; mornings, • which/are ' not: -delivered until; Friday. -It was also / ; : : pointed out ;at ; the 'meeting that' the present . time-table is; very unsuitable. - y/The'Foxton v/;,;. • setrvice originally was\i;un ,so as not .to. assist; -■ - s 1 the' Manawatu line, but, rnow /that the 1 vernment has' taken over t the ; property, it:waa; pointed; out that it ..was ; duty to :ar-. range . the. time-able so', as to. enable journeying by train-to catch-the \VelhrigtoiL.:— 1 train - atPalmerston^; instead _■ of.having' to:, / go 'by- coach to ,Levin.;.; • -••/V / The' following have .been, nominated :for the : • Palmerston • Licensing^iCommittee:--Mr..;-; H; /.:/• T..' Palmer- (nominated by. -Messrs.;vW.'-. T; . "" Wood and J. Bett) /Mr; ;C. Dunk;(nommaM ;; ' by Messrs. J. P.' Innes and 11. M'Knight).] . y Mr. "\V. Beck ..(nominated -- by M^srs.vL;/-.:,-Simmons l and,J.^A; Nash) :S:; ; W/Lux-; u; / ford (nominated 1 ;:by -Messrs. M. \Cohen . and . • W.dßutherfurd) ;- Mr. J. M. : Johnston , ; ;. i-\; minated -by. Messrs./-.R. ;• S; '• Abrahamj>; / ; Rutherfurd,; and 0. Monrad) . Messrs, Pan /v./ merV! W.vßeck^ : and J. M : .Johnston; are:mem- •. hers ,oV the, present/committee. ./At a. special meeting ofthe- College Street Scliwl .Com-; mittee oii Tuesday night, Mr. .Barrall was ;• . appointed 'second' assistant ; ma.ster. ,; -v / : /. / ..I At the meeting - of/the Foxton' Chamber 1 ; of; • Commerce prißviously -mentioned a letter Tvaa - ,received from Mr. Newman, r^/, -. ference to -the Levin-Greatford railway.. -It-' was'decided to convene -a conference of dele- N / / - gates from the; Marton, Levin, and Joxton 1 ; ; .. Chambers : next month; to. discuss'the ; whole; ;•;/ ■ :^estion. V : -\/--