PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 557, 12 July 1909, Page 3

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FROa OUB 'BFRCItb COUmUrONOE<TS.)

FEILDING. Mr. and Mrs. Fossey left Feilding on Saturday for Napier, where Mr. Fossey takes up the directorship of the technical school there. Mr. Ritchio will tako charge of the Feilding Technical School until the arrival of tho new director (Mr. L. Watkins) from London. At the quarterly meeting of the- Kimbolton Methodist circuit, the Rov. John H. White presiding, 'the question Of creating a separate Methodist Conference for New Zealand was discussed. The deliberations resulted in favour of. maintaining a neutral attitude. A resolution was - placed on record expressing the meeting's sense of the valuable services rendered as society, steward, Sunday school superintendent, and local preacher by Mr. J. H. Field. The financial statement for the quarter 'showed a surplus on the quarter b working for the fifth time in succession. ' An old age pensioner, well on to threescore years and ten, waited on.the Mayor of Feilding on Saturday, and asked for work. It was obvious that the man could \not earn. Bs. a'day, nor did he expect that wage', but;, tho Mayor pointed out. that under the General Labourers' Award the council had to my Is. an hour. •. The man, therefore, could not be employed, l'he Mayor has expressed the opinion that the Government should introduce legislation, exempting. all old age pensioners from all awards. Mr. Trewin believes that this would help towards a solution of the difficulty'in the case of men who are incapable, I .through old ago, ofxloing an average day's work. I - - The Feilding Borough Council on Thursday night struck the general rates for, the year at lid. in the £. Councillor. Bramwell endeavoured to»have the rate reduced by one-j eighth of a penny. Ho stated that the present, was not the time to raise the rates, and pointed out how several reductions could be "made ,to the estimates to meet the lesser' rate.' ' ■ ' ■■ , The.Borough Council is being hard hit by the Valuation Department,' as the Assessment Court does not meet here until July 21 to hoar the half; dozen objections lodged. In'the meantime, .the general rate cannot'be, imposed, and its collection ; may be : delayed until-February. ; ; .:., tournament was; played on Thursday night at Waituna West between the .Waituna and Stanway Clubs, Waituna proving; winners by eight points. _ !.. t ■ '■-■■ On 'July 17 the. Feilding. High School .Old Girls' Hockey Club team, the High. School hockey team, and'the High School; football team are to make a raid on Wanganui, and attack the respective teams of .that'place, .'.'j V ;The Borough Council decided to \again approach; the Municipal Association with ■re-, ferehcb to '.presenting the council's case in the law-suit r on the question of rating consent property. Mr. J. Rankin, Town Clerk, went to^Wellington yesterday in connection with the, matter. ,:-.-,'■"■"' .■■r-i;:''--'/ ./LEVIN; : ;; .'.. The Horowhenua .Boating Club have fixed their annual ball for August 11. There was another good 'attendance at the boys' department of the Y.M.C.A.; meeting on. Friday evening. Dr. Mackenzie gave the "talk," his subject being'the "Golden Rule." Master F. Jennings contributed a reading. competition is to be held on the various "talks" of the ■•- season, and papers are,to be in by next Friday evening. The Levin Quadrille Assembly held a successful ' dance on Friday night. Messrs. 'J. Rutherford and D. G. Laurie proved efficient M.C.'s, and, music 'was supplied by Mr. D. Morgan.'-- ■' ■?'• ''■'..'. ■■'■ j Wererba Public Library has been enriched .by. the gift of a large.number of volumes by Mr.F. Gi'Weitzel. ; . Mr. J. Saxon, of Ihakara Reserve, has decided to give up dairying,' and his stock will be sold at an early dato. \: In the football arena on; Saturday, Kereni and.Levin-Wanderers juniors played a drawn game (3 points each);at Levin.''-';.."' :...'• '~;.;, ■!'■.; .CARTERTON.. ' .The death occurred on Friday of Miss Isabel Smith, daughter of. Mr.- and Mrs. .0. J. Smith, of: this town. Much.sympathy, is/felt for Mr'. ,'■, arid';Mrs. Smith, .who;- .only a few weeks ago, lost another daughter. Deceased was a bright young lady, /twenty years of age, and was their fifth daughter. /, ; A very Jleasant social anddarioe was held at -.Parkvale. oh Thursday, evening, ; -the procoeds being in aid of the; piano fund., /Tho floor was in capital, order, and tho dancing i was interspersed with songs.'• Miss Berrill (piano),, and Mr. -Crawley t (cornet) provided tie music, extras being played, by Misses Hepburn, M'Master, and Oates: '■ As a result bt. the function, the debt on the piano has been cleared,' and a small credit : . remains in-hand."-" ■"■.'■' '; .Members of the Borough Council,' accom-panied-'by the borough engineer (Mr. GvH. Herbert), paid a visit 1 on Thursday to .the head works of tlhe high; pressure water Bup- ; ply for. general, examination. It'' was ' re- ■ solved'to draw up estimates' of the cost of < reconstructing ,the filter beds,, and of con- ■ creting'the whole of lie'walls of the settling i pond. The work, is to-bo putin hand at an • early, date. ... '.' , "■'' i V The quarterly meeting,of the South Waii. rarapafMethodist Circuit was held at Groy- | town on Saturday'last, the Rev. W. "J. El- ' Kott presiding. Tho circuit membership was I reported ; at 191,' and \the Sunday School rei ports showed nearly" 200 scholars and over, • twenty, teachers. The balance-sheet.' disl' closed;* slight deficiency on the quarter's i due chiefly to- the incoming 'pi a r third minister and travelling expenses. The i balance-sheet was adopted, and Mr. J. A. 0 Ordish and the superintendent were ap- . pointed a finance, committee with power to. ) act,;: It was.resolved that : the \foreign/miß- ; .sibn collections bo taken out of the. past i quarterns income, and that a committee of i canvassers be set 'up to collect the balance . required to meet the. conference assessment. 1 The annual (trust. anniversaries were granted . to; Carterton and, Belvedere for the .ensuing j quarter. The .question-of an independent i conference for New Zealand was fully.dis- ;•' cussed, aiid a vote;of tho'hqar.d resulted in I ,a unanimous decision in favour, of separa- . ition. The next quarterly meeting was fixed for September,- same to place 'at . Featherston. ';■

GREYTOWN,

. A very interesting exhibition will be given on Thursday afternoon in Mr. Edward Kempton's orchard,. when Mr. Nottage, the Government fruit/expert, will prune and spray fruit trees, and generally" conduct a demons stration for public benefit.

' S.P.W. AND C.

A meeting of the Society for.the Protection of Women and Children was beld at the society's rooms on Friday afternoon, when the following ladies .were present:— Mrs. A. R.'Atkinson, (in. the chair), Mesdames Fell, Evans,' Hoby, "and Mother Mary Aubert; Several cases were reported on, and dealt with. ,The following subscriptions were acltnowleVlged with thanks:—Messr'6. Benjamin and Co;, 10s., 6d.; Mrs. H. Crawford, 10s.; Mr. 1 T. Whitebouse, 55.; H.W. and Co., 55.; Wellington Woollen Co., os.; also-clothing.from Mrs. Boyes and '•& Friend." '■■'•