PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 583, 11 August 1909, Page 2

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

•' (I'llOU OUII'BI'KCIAr. 0OIllllUr>0N5E<J8.) ' "•■ ''■ ♦— —- ,':. ,';•... MA.STEIITON,. ~ The doath occurred at the Masterton Hospital yesterday morning of Mr. Hans Peterson, after a short illness. Deceased, up till the timo of his death, conducted/a'. U'ootmaking business in Queen Street. Ho was a '" very old resident, Laving raided here for . '* 33 years.- - ■ - ■■:■.*■■>..■ The annual meeting of the Masterton Lawn ' Tennis Club was' held yesterday evening. Tho i chairman (Mr. G. C. Summorcll), in moving' • the adoption of tho annual report, said that . .'; the club was jri a very satisfactory .'position.' "" Out of a membership of IGO thero' wero no fewer than 103 active members, and this ■'■•'.' meant that all the courts wero open during tho season, which was a good sign., The fi- • nances of the club had been carefully, watched during tho year. The championship: meeting had been'most successful. Sir. D. Caselberg : ' brought up tlie matter of the clasliing of tho ! '" i date of tho club's''annual tournament with'• ! " ' ; that of the. Dannevirko Club.-. Masterton '*■""' certainly, had a-prior claim to the 'fixture, ■''~''' ; having held their tournament on the same . / date tor the past fourteen years. He moved that a deputation wait on the -Wellington...''. ..-'■' Lawn Tennis Association, and protest agaiiist '•. -~. i Dajihcvirke holding their meeting on the v-.v, .' same dale as the Masterton Club, viz., Janu- •■ ' ary 22. The motion was carried unani- . - '■•'■' '■■ nionsly. Officers for tho ensuing year wero elected as follow:—President; the Very Rev. Dean M'Kenna;. vice-presidents, Messrs, A. R. Bunny and C. C. Cox; hon. secretary, Mr. A. a. Sclandocs; lion, treasurer, Mr. N. D. Hunting; ladies' secretary, Miss Holmwood; ladies' committee, Mrs. J. 13. Henry. Misses M. H. Payton and It. Carr; general committee, Messrs. G. Aitken, H. M. Boddington. D. Caselberg, N.- H. James, arid J.' .' V. Gordon; auditor,' .\lr. G. C. Suromercll. - ■ ' " Tho monthly meeting of the Masterton '■:-•' County Council was held yesterday. Pre-" sent: Councillors W. J. Welch, D. W. Forman, J. Morris, H. 0. Tcogood, J. Colqu- ' ■ " houn, A. Murray,' J. Millar, and C. C. Kebbell. Mr. F. Donovan wrote complaining that the use of the Ruaraahanga River right-'-of-way had been obstructed by Mr. S. Connell with rails and wire. After consulting the • Engineer, the council decided to ask 'Mr. Connell to remove the obstructions. Messrs. Gawith and Logan forwarded a draft 'agree- - ment between the settlers on Fernridge'for the proposed Upper Fernridge water supply. It was decided to inform the promoters that - a plan must be deposited' with the council, and other formalities complied with 'before ./.ction coiild be taken by the council. Mr. R. Riddiford wrote suggesting that ithe- ' council should procure a straight-out Government grant of £75 for a road from ; the Riversdalo mail gate to the beach, the council to subsidise the work -with £25. On-tho. - motion of Councillor Toe-good, it was decided " to apply to the Government- for a loan on. - the terms suggested in the letter, and to 'i- . ask Mr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P;, to support ■ :■. ■ the application. The Treasury notified ti.it: :i £150 had-been remitted to the councillor metalling the Black Creek Road, and that . ,:. the £100(J loan for the Alfredton-Webor Road • was now available.. The Chief Inspector oi • . Stock forwarded a'slaugbter license for Mr. W.' J. "Blake.' The sanitary inspector reported having attended to cases of scarlet ':. fever atßideford: The Featherston County •. Council wrote asking for a contribution to- r wards tho upkeep of the Rimutaka Road..'. The Finance Committee, however, reported . ■ -:- against tho county recognising any liability."in this connection. The treasurer rcportedi : '. as follows:—General fund (Dr.),- , ■ £3741 175,; 2d.; local bodies-loan account;--..-(cr.l, £5297 15s. 6d.;.accounts;crcdit r , ;• j £1197 15s.'lld. Receipts since July 13 were-' :>.:•■■ .. i £249 6s. 6d.; rates, £60 7s.'4d.;"tolls, £20p? = ' ; -Black Creek-Road loan, £15(J.; ! •" Councillor .-;.:-.' •Miller mentioned that, he" was-: desirous •of •' r: . seeing the-ford at, the l Taueru'River ohtho-i \\ -. Mangarei'Road bridged, as soon-as possible,'; :).!V j and ho thought 1 that the council should ,ac- :j'"-' / celcrate-the building of the bridge'iri con--■■:■:•' j neotion with the Mangarei Road loan,"so -■> j to'allow of'tho-timber being taken .out while •"•'" ' 1 the' wool.nw.aßocomilig\iiniiJi'iltiiwfls'i.resolved:-' '..',■'. ' | to anticipate the'loan to the >;.'< ! 'to' get 'the timber on, the ground before '■_■; ;•' \ .winter;-';" ■ - ■'■'' ' v ••'■"' s:t, ''v v ''f..v' ; ,'-. ;'t,.,' if ''"-''' 1 .;; ' ■;- '?• '"'j : Afterta month'si'adjournnient'.the'Feilding .*' ;« Chamber of'.Commerce-concluded discussions -'•'> *• *<-, lon the following! motion, proposed by'-tho :' '••:■ "' president .(Mr.:, H; .Tolloy) :'■ "That: abeps.-'be :>.;:... taken'to have a poll ;of-the'ratepayers taken ' t \ai-. on tho'-.questioh-'.of reverting tosratmg.i-w-r.c , animal'values.":. Mr; -Gv- Bartholomew .'-rein- .-'.' traduced the.: debate/-a,nd. said. : thatjß!after.-. , :. , 'i*i;,mature, deliberation, -.he•: had imade up; his,-j-- .-.-■ ■mind to'support-the present sys'tcm;of;rating jvh;; j ,on!.unimproved values: - Ultimately l the :■'. \ lowing^'amendment 1 ,-was-.'carried ir.'.'That tho: • \'.c : - present .system , of; ratirig..-.on unimproved'.: *' '- .values,has bsen of.great benefit.to.'Feilding; .}■■■'■'••'' and thero is nb'dcaire for.'a-change.' 1 '-'•■'■' president' and Mr; Atkinson .were .the.-only: ■■■'-•"■'■'_ supporters of the original motion. "." ;/■■"'■■■■■'■:■' 'At a'meeting'..orUhe'deacons' court of tho' '■; Presbyterian '.Glvurch !dn-- Monday night,- m.' ;.'•■■>" John'Rankin was-iappbinted secretary; Mr. ;•->'•-■ . - Kenneth-Bartholomew .was. reappointed '-'•:""'.. j urer, and-Messrs; B. J. Mackfill and John ■■\ * : V ; Rankin, auditei-s. ' • ■■ ■'• ■' "■'.'' !!,--' ::tv:; i The Apiti. Chamber: of Commorce has taken = f-' : \ up the-movement.which aims'at inducing tho'>. ■':'■'■■ \ Department of: Roads to provide.Communica-'''''■'■'■ tion between-Hawke's Bay-and the north-" ';'" west coast and'MaiiiTrunk centre, by-link-'ing up the nine-mile"'gap of the Norsewood- ■'- •'■:•'-•' Apiti Road. With'tho assistance of the mem- ' ; ' ber for Oroua (Mr.'D. H. Guthrie) it''.'is art-: ;'," ? tioipated that something- re- - ';- ; -_ ' suit. The promoters wish it to 'lie 'understood' l/; '" -| that they, fully rccogniso -thatHho''Govern- "!, ;'., ._ meht cannot' at present undertake, any ex-' '"" ' pensive ■ proposals,: and,' th'crcffare,; the. advd- •' '■'■. catos ofthe linking-up proposal arc prepared'' . '■ to bo modest. -They, will be satisfied if 'the Government ean-'seb its way.'to form a bridk: track in tho .immediate futuror ■"'.'; ;! ' The Fe.ilding junior hockey team- go : to : ..-. I Marton -to-day to' nlay tho local club. ' "''•, '' -'' | The local paper nerc is commenting upon :- ; the fact that it is a rather romarkable thing . '•;■' ', that Foilding is not clearly marked' in the railway timoTtable. as a stopping; place for-,," ,- ■the Main Trunk trains; '''■'-.'■■ ' "- '" " • Tho secretary of the Foilding Chamber ol Commerce (Mr. Ongloy) has been instructed t-o write, to. the Minister for Justice, asking that the appointment, of'a'Deputy-Official'• ;l Assignee bo,made, ami setting forth the fcay- ,' ;: " ; j sons, why tho appointment should 'be madei"';.;. i The local branch Society.is also -■" j writing to tho Minister-on the matter.' '-'. :, '"'i ■-",Mr. D. H. Guthrie,'M.P!-, has written to-•• the local Chamber of •Commerce enclosing a ;.'■ '-'■' letter from the' Minister for Railways stating- '•-:-• tliat. ho- could not yet seo. his-way-to stop- '•-' -•••". ; the; New Plymouth express at Bunnythorpe, • ;, ' ; ; Mr. Guthrie, however, hoped that"the oham- ■''■'- ■ ber would continue to press for the facility; \ -, '•'' and the, chamber. Jias decided to"push' pn-> v -,V- : '-!' with the-matter,-arid to ask for ait intermit- ,-:', tent. service, if ■ a daily one could; not; '■: ba" <] • < ,' granted.--. ~:, '•" ~. j' -"■ "•■;:.'.' : .'■'.'■-"••"■'■ ' In reporting to the Chamber of Commerce . '■■'; on-.the. recent deputation- to the Minister for:.-'. ; ;'-: Railways, Mr. Tolley stated : that ''he: had-. : , ! specially, brought, the requirements of .Feild-i.. -■ ing under tho notice of tho Minister, and-' ' : ; gave figures showing tho business done at > ■:' .the local railway'; station. The annual in- .". -j como was £15,000,; against an expenditure of ' ; '' £1500. He thought that .they should eon- • tinuo to agitate for a-service by which a ,/•''. : . trip could be made from Foilding to Welling-; '•;' '•■ ' ton and'back in one .day. . \. ' 'j i"- T,KV!N. . ";. '. ; • ,J Tho Native Land.Court, presided over by . ', -, Judge Rawson, .eominencoil sittings at Wero- . roa on Tuesday morning. . Part of the busir ness is the consideration of a.petition, from Natives regarding tho land.west of Lako'-.'. Horowhenua, A prominent member..of.the Mauopoko tribe objected to the land bring partitioned. Some 10.000 acres.arc affected. -..'.; Tho borough gravel reserve cases, - . i number, were olFered for sale by'by auction .■ i in the. Century Hall, on Monday evening, by I i t , Messrs. Hudson and Marriott, .in coiminc-.-;/, *' .tion.with,Messrs, Svmiiison'and Bevaii-.; Nolle ,;, „,., ■of tho sections were sold, the upset'prices not •■'.,','.', .being reached. , .'["'- '•'■-',... i' . It is.stated that a very ; largo n.Umber of-'. ... > •trout are Ctovbo found in . the ; -tributary. .. -V'', streams of the Horowhenua Lake. .-'■.'■TJiiß' is... ■ "::j an indication that the firsh abound ,m .'thq,,:. ' .-; lake itself, and residents ar" lip* , "; l ' - l '' ..i.-'-'-v ; . ; j Government will, in the near future,; "causa : ;•.-'-, : this beautiful sheet of .Watir"ui : uo. o)jwi«l ! ''- . -■ .j ; to 'devotees of tho "gontle ; art;" '-" -.' i-' ' '"■ '.'■■-'■•; -.';-.. I