PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 556, 10 July 1909, Page 14

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

f-- (iuqii ODtt-w«oui.>o(m*«a3E9M3s*r*J - a :/ 0 ..■■ ,<■ £ lV '' PALMEESTON. ' H \ The Manawatu Farmers' Union Executive & 5~~ OU Thursday afternoon to discuss tie f \{ drovora' and shepherds' demands. The mat- Jj ; )* tor wa3 extensivoly gone into, and it was a t " decided to give the Napwr Employers' As- * \»t sociatHm all the support possible in their p r hght against the award. A meeting of trade unionists and members . * of the local Socialist party washeldcnThura- . ] <f day night m the Opera House supper-rooms ft to consider the advisability of inviting Mr. j A. "W. Hogg, M.P for Masterton, to do- | liver an address on political questions in j ) Ptfmerston It was unanimously decided to f ( invito'Mr. Hogg, and a committee was set up „ ' \to arrange matters. Messrs. \Y. "Wright and f 'A. M. Gould were elected secretary and j treasurer respectively to the committee. It a ; is anticipated that the speech will be do- B livercd in about a fortnight. '] i I The 'Chamber of Commerce on Thursday j, | nighj) discussed a letter from the Hastings a J b. Chamber complaining of the Government Evaluations as being too high. Captain Preeco ' held that the valuations wonld not bo ro-' n , duoed till the valuers were absolutely inde- s pendent of the Government. The president » '(Mr. J. M. Johnston) 'remarked that that ! would, not effect, a reduction. The selling ' prce of tho land was too high. Mr. Harden N 'blamed the land agents for the high values, \ . Dut iif. Johnston dissented, putling"it down j } to the action of the banks', (japtain Preece ( I ,>■ argued that valuation Jot taxation should j ' not be based on the selling price Mr. John- £ ' iston. ./'Why not? 'Is not the, value of the j ' laid wiat you can get for it on the mipket?" Mr. Harden disagreed with''this" j ' ,viaw. 'The Mayor held that, for taxation j i purposes, the value of the land should not' , be put at more than two-thirds of the sell- j S mg yalue. The president hold that land was , 1 only" wortb what it could - produce. It was 6 t ultimately agreed that the letter from tho j 1 Hastings Chamber should bo held over. [ | Tho "dead beat" and his habits.camejindor ( [ ibnef review at tho Hospital Board meeting , I on Thursday. Durmg a discussion on the f 1 difficulty of discriminating between <tho { < "gcmimo article" ' and the professional j !, "loafer," Mr. R. L. Bryant Baid that, at , [ one timo, indigents used to ask for work ( \ ' when they called at the farm-houses. They I probably did not want it, but they asked f all the same. Nowadays things wero differ- . ent. A man rarely asked for a job He ] 1 simply begged for iood ThovPahiatua track seemed to bo a regular trado route for "sun- 1 t downers" going''from coast to coast. They .tailed at every house, and rarely went away empty-handed. Mr. Pearco said that there ' was a httlo hut on his property, and. ,re- i i confcly, a "sundowner" had camped there. 'He made,a tour of tho farm-louses in the 1 nunity every day, and returned to tho hut at night with tho spoil, and that went on for < ft month.-- Another momber of the board also r mentioned the case of an ingenious person < *■ . who took up his quarters in a little nut in ' the Karranga district-, and, every .day for, a ■ fortnight, mado a tour of the adjacent farm- , 'houses on a pony. i j For some time past tho Hospital Board has been considering the question of erecting an \ ' up-to-date steam laundry ,at the hospital. v The continued I growth of rthe hospital has mado it evident that more modem methods of dealing with the washing were absolutely ne- , cossary. A sum of £1800 had been placed on ' the estimates for tho'work, and at Thursday's meeting of the board the 1 matter was i discussed. The chairman (Mr J. G. Wilson) laid before tho meeting a sketch plan of the 1 'proposed building, and members generally 'agreed with'the proposals as laid down by the chairman ' It was oventuayy dooidod to leave ) final arrangements with ,the executive in order to facilitate the erection of the muchneeded building The executive ,met in tho I afternoon, and decided to call for tenders for tho machinery for the new building. '

\ M'sterton,

'; : / Tho ikonthly,meeting of .the Masterton- . / School Committee was held oh Thursday even- , -ing.- Members present: were ■ Messrs. R. ?/ • ; Brown (chairman),' R. Hendiy, T. J. .Thomp[i. i • son,,H.' J. O'Leary, W; H." Jackson. J. Car--1 • penter, A. H. Chapman. E. H. \Valdington, .G. ffownsendj and C.' H. Perry. The treasurer's 'statement showed a credit balance of f, i: f ■ £103 9s. 9d. Accounts amounting-to £31165, - f;.. were passed for The report of the |; , ;,-,/ headmaster showed-; the attendanco to bo as follows:—Main School,; roll 614, average at-. f,:-'-.':'.--....tendttnce 665, percentage of attondaoco .92., f;; .'Side iSohool, roll .number 162; average "147, |. ; ;; 91. , Secondary classes, roll num-, [ ,; / j bor 81, average 77, ;porcentage 95.. |;/; 1 In connection"with 1 the proposed miniature: c; / afiflo Tango for school cadote at the Masterton j ..-/District High School, Major M'Donald -at- !."./ . (tended the meeting of. the School Commjttee on Thursday evening. Ho stated that ho had f/ .visited the srte .'of the proposed 'and' f; ,'- ; eaggested various improvements that should ('. :/ '■}»'effected beforo4be range could- bo safely ' used.' When ,j.hese wore effcctcil the range would bo a very Major M'Do-nald 1 , also stated that he had ■ inspected the: threo f- . cadit corps belonging to the school,"and, had, » very favourably .impressed, with theap-. pearance and drill of tho boys.

:oTAKi;

; Miss Jacob, tho energetic (secretary of the s' -.^.Otaki'-Girls' Club;-was last night entertained ™ !:• i |tit a social by tho. members and presented f" f v- . -with a landsomo 'silver-backed .hand-mirror, i engraved. Mrs. Cecil Smith, a vice-president; 5 ; 'made tho-presentatipn, referring in high ( • terms to Miss Jacob's capabilities and inter- a ' ".'i est in tho work'of the club. Miss Pearson [■ also made eulogistic-reference to the rei ■ . cipient of the presentation. Miss Jacob, in -P 'ackcowlodcmg the gift,' expressed surprise , :.'■•, atTthis unlooked-for expression of good fcclt*>; .' ; jing;' ; ;and ."stated sue laad. -, only..dono l her. ? .- 'duty to vtbo club. A musical progrimmo was f, s icamed-out dunng. the evening.-' v ■:/At,the last meeting of tho .-.local .School .[Committee it was decided; to effect various : at. tho .school,'such as having v '(jithe!grounds gravelled,;,fencg.s.rrepaired,'vand, g '■ 'minor matters giveu. attention. a ?•: , Mr. D.' Hydo, poultry expert,. intonds to . j take up his ■ residence at .Paraparaumu, and ( tako up poultry4raismg. . . 0 I On.Thursday night tho patents 'of the Sanjtonran: entertained the staff and patients of the,, D I- -hospital, a-, vocal. and instrumental ■ concert c ' being given. , j

S FOXTON. J

i . c <; .- ■ 'He proposed' inlprovoment Ho ■ the -school . -.grounds advanqed ra step, -when a public ( i- : Jitootmg was held on Thursday night to con- .' '■ < ndor tnc'School Gommitteo's proposal to hold i •" la. bazaar ,to raise tho necessary r. funds. In ] ; | connection with, alterations to tho teaching i s i staff; attho school,': tho,.writer;.is informed ] i' that Mr. Gabitcs, -of Palmerston North (Campbfell 1 Street School), is to bo transferred' : • /to Foxton l m-place of Mr. Gordon,-resigned ;.j; . The ' pilot : reported on . the'; bar for-.the . i -/month of Juno' as .follows ;-rAt;high water !'■ vepring tides,.'loft. - and 'lift.;, at- high' watar • neap tides/' 7ft. The bar forked more> to -■■■: .i 1 the:south, giving .a'straightor. entrance. Tho ' . 1 nver is good-at all crossings, at present, no 1 vessels having struck*.s , : 1 Tho : time of 'opening the new post office j~. is' still 'indefinite.® The building is nowprtujf: tically. finished, but;, thero is * no .disposition ; jr :'V :ion' the' p&rt .of ' tho Department ,fo hasten' v ' (forward* its ■'use for public;business. jAt one ;• ... Ititfie it was thought.that an,'official:opening, . I amid Ministerial ; Bpoeches, 'firing of/,'guns/ i ... and flying-of : flags, with inevitable, banquet-; i ings would herald forth-> to the;; world that ■ - iFoxton had been accommodated 'with',a post offico .possessing ' modern facilities for tho I tonduct of postal' business. - ; *lt seems,' howi ever, that there is -to be;nothing of the kind; ' " and the transfer of instruments and other i Wcumbria of the obsolete building will .be the ■ ' pnly external eviaonco of the change taking ; • place. Well, we'll be glad to get tho new promises anyhow.

: LEVIN,

Mr. B. R. Gardenor (Mayor of Levin) "and Mr James M'Leavey (ohairman of -the Itorowhenua County Council) havo been in Wellington this week geoirz various Ministers on local matters. . Mr. W.-.H;. Field, M.P., litis been- acting with .them, and their interi view with tho' Minister for Railways has: re-. 1 " stilted in tho- Government agreeing to con- ; . blifuct. % new crosshjg si the railway :^tatiou

I aliitlo to the-north of Mako Mako Head, a [ the Government's expense; also" a new cios I sag at Bath Street, provided the Borougj fCouncil; pays the cost of .construction, esti mated at £40. Both those crossings i wil rprove aboon to.tho town, as thero is prac rtically only . <ffie crossing ;at present, - ani several accidents 'baveocciHTca thero late]; aa well as some'very narrow escapes. . \Vhil the nmnicipar gasworks are only- a few Iran died yards from tho railwav station, it mean a jotuney of . over two miles by the presen road. ■ . . ' • A eorvjoo ofsong, entitled "The Wrec] of tho Wairarapa," was -given in the Sa|va tion .Army 'Barracks ;on -Wednesday evening before a'largo. audience. /; . , The Y.M.C.A. Debating Club held tbei meeting in' the rooms on Thursday evening mhon a debate took place on "Monarchy v Ropnblic."Mr. Charles! Si Wilson openec tor "Monarchy," while Mr. Ash forth cham pioned a j republic. In ; the' debate. whicl :ollowed, Messrs. Polo, : Ransom, Haste, U'Calman, and Harvey backed up ti. monn, "wnilo MeasTS.-.VParkor and Carvosso for ; other side.No rote was taken. Che fortnightly . ''freehand 'easy", social/.will » held,to-night,-when.all young men; especitUy;strangers, are invited. . A movement-is on foot to start a corps of 'Boy. Scouts" in Levin... Tbo matter is 'in and, and a definite announcement is expected .hortly. ■ ■ . .

GREYTOWN

The Greytown Debating Society mot a team of-three from -the Master ton Y.M:C.A. Debating Society : on' Thursday evening in Greytown, when''the, question: .('Whether Labour Legislation has Benefited the People Generally'' was .discussed. 1 After a capital debate, in which' Masterton took the affirma.tivo, .too' juffgo gave his decision'in-favour of Masterton, by twenty-two'- points, Messrs. ■J.'Hunter,-.J.; Cole,' ; and D. Hcbenton took Wle affirmative, and Messrs.';, Pittondreigb, Maxton, and In7in the negative. > ' i CopsiaerabloanWtet 'is. being taten in .the seoond round for the] cup presented to the Ladies'; Hockey Association.'. This seems to have been'caused bjr the fact-that,'after, the (Eaa : Toas) won this isetison'a games, a 6eoond ioaud was forced on them. On Thursday the Dalefield team camo to Greytown, and the "Dreadnoughts" faced and defeated thorn by 10 goals to nil. ' The are riot' only a very good team, bnt, judging from their continued &nd increasing victories,' they Boem'to be qualifyihg'for variousother names —"lijflexiblcs," "Invineibles," and quito a lot-of .. • ;

iWOODVILLE

• At tho; Woodville Borough Councd meeting on Tliursday evening it was decided to offer £25 to any body of men who would form a fire brigade. ■; If•: such; a. brigade is formed the money is-to bo '6peht' on practices and tfavr elling expenses, ■ and' rules /governing event's are to be frimed under'the direction of the ■ council. The Treasury notified willingness 1 to advance £1400 for,-tie Bakerstown,' water supply. / The' proprietor, of the new .cheese factory, applied to havo\an inch pipe laid on from the .main,, offering to bear the cost of laying-the pipe and uplifting same when heoossary,- ttnd-to allow 10 per cent, for depreciation. The request was granted. ' 1 ■' A peculdir. position, has; arisen as between the gas -works' and a local resideart. : On ,the verbal statement that.he would take:)gas if' the main was run down to his : houso, tho work' was • dono; but ,tho resident refused to •allow the, connection to be made in'the horise. Some £8 or £9 worth of pipes have now Been laid,'"and' these- apparently are. wasted if the resident'does not' reconsider -his position and tako.'the.gas. •;* •.'; ' ; ;. r :u.;-,