HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 280, 7 August 1909, Page 14

HASTINGS NOTES.

(From Our,. Bpeoial Oorreapdndent.)

•'!■_. .; Hastings,.Augusts; : 1 ;' Th&:.br4mary.';meeting;pf ;.tho';.Hastmgs',-Bor-ongh Mjiydr presiding; ,Th« , road 'overseers, re'p'or£''•',rer' Street,;j'andvitnat-.coherete'ipipes'' be 't,The;: report ;was':; adopted. The committee,- appointed r'tb,''purchasei ,-'a reported ; having : bought!., from' •• Mr. Howard- a property; of ;3 Seres '16-porches, near the .old'Startfort''L'odgb '.quarry, for.i'thexsum ofy^4op.':'-UT)oh;-.very|-;ea6y: ; terms.' A'-let; tor' was'! r&ejyed/f torn: the bbrqugh, \ solicitors -with..;reference'"; to Jthe'•'proposecf' ; municipal loan, pointing out that the .course ;at present pursued;,by,.'the'.cbuhcil involved' the' : loan standing'or -falling; as sevora'l-'tpurposes are indicated. :If the cb'unoil- wishetl;'tb-:'separate;eachj'''p , ro must .apply: for 'a 1 separate ■ loan for. each !purppse. *'Alsd;" if" it .is proposed to" raisov;tho loan .in'ijoperi, market,, it: was advisable /that thereAhpuld'be.one/loan,'as the money could then be';obtairied ,o'n much' easier tertns.?The writers* further suggested that : the council should:>Vapply .-"for v ; a■ loan- for. each■ purpose separately, and'then,';having'.tested: the feel- 1 ing of'the ratepayers on .each .proposal, apply again r :fbr'one consolidated loan. ":'.'• : '' ,; :'»;• : Tho'uMagist'rato's Court was' held "to-day. ; M£arthyVS.M.y; presiding.: -j' Adams'ph; a builder,: was charged' with making -a][false, entry in the time and 'wagesbook, j-,After evidence had*bconlrheard;i judgment.vwa.s' r ; ; reserveiv:,:r J. 7'-.:Weatheread,. i , a baker, charged with failing to supply drivers' with a.time-book, was fined ,40s. R. Warren, on, a similar charge, was v finod 405.. J.', Brown,; on a' . ; 10s.. T. _Styles, changed '.'with'employing a ' nbh.'' unionist without notifying the union) was fined 405... W. M'Gaffini.-.for:, breach '.cif-'thu labourers', award,. was-fincd 'iOal. 'W.:'''Heywood, boardinghouse-keoper,, sued Courtenay Ford, 'thea.trica.l, agent, for: M: 16s.*"Plaintiff, deposedjthat;'defendant.'arranged board for eight at,4s. per day. .Evidence having been heard to the'.effect'that'three.men had to sleep: in a .sitting-room a.nd left next day judgment,was given for.the plaintiff for £2. A large. nuniber;of srnal] civil cases were also heard: "■ j" ,"'-. -f- ■;' ,; " ■'-. A committee meeting of,the Hawko's Bay' A. and. .B.vAssociation.was held 'this morning, Mr.N. Kettle presiding.'/Thero was a large attendance.. Correspondence was received* from' the. Wang'anui A. and P. Association stating'that the disqualification.on Messrs. Barlett and Green's horses had been removed., .The,, Hastings, ..Farmers' ijnion wrote_ asking .'the association/ to co-operate regarding the manure experiments'm conjunction with. Mr. Bayliss, supervisor of agricultural experiments. A committee was appointed to make arrangements to carry out experiments:;, '.Mr.: 8.. Chambers stated that Government supplied seeds and manure ; free. ; .. Farmers, only 'had to supervise the experiments; The New Zealand Sheepbreeders Association >offered, a shield for the : Bomnoy-Leicester, only to breeders of, sheep entered in .the association's flock /book. ; The.i.ofier Was accepted-by the' chairman, and his action was • endorsed. Tenders as accepted-for alterations :'on the' association's .'grounds':—Buildings, Hanky %° s L -r#3o 15sj'.; plumbing, £83 16s. Id. were'elected, and various, .committees. : appointed." Accounts amounting,,to £78-.55; 9d. were, passed for payment: ::;- , , .. -..:

'A.parade of the Hastings Rifles was held on Tuesday, .night, Captain Holderness being m xommand. Lieutenants Daly and Jones present,, and 52 men were on parade.': Ihe corps was exercised in company movements, and in physical drill, without arms:- Ihe- company had been notified, that Oolonel Bauchop ■ would inspect them, but he did-not arrive, "and, as no explanation .was offeredjvthe men feel rather bitter about this,: as lt-isftho second, time that such'a thing-has.happened.' Some of the'men have -?o. come'-m from a distance to.attend these parades...v- ':■'■■'■■".' ~ ':■: • - -.:■■ [The-above paragraph was brought under the, notice of Lieutenant-Colonel ■ Bcauohop, Officer: Commanding the Wellington Military ,Lieutenant,-Coloner Bauchop said that}; so far as he was' concerned; no arrangements had been'made by him .with .regard to the inspection of'the corps. In any. case, he. said,- the corps would only be; notified of. any.-inspection through' the officer.-oommanding the local battalion, and he had' not been advised of any suchvisit:]->-',;'•;;., -,:<> ; ;; ~'■'"