PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 11

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Sscdal OorrcsDondcnta.) PAHIATUA. _ThPi half-yearly* sumriioned meeting of Lodge Pahiatua, No. - 2a, TJ.A.O.D., was ield on ihursday evening. . A ciroiilar was read from Lodge liuahine,'-■ Dannevirko,' relative to theformation of a labour bureau in connection with the order.. The-object of the'bureau is to assist .deserving: brothers'who are. out of -work' in obtaining - employment. . Those present- considered the idea .av:splendid one, and the meeting decided :to-cjoin in the movement.; One new member was initiated, arid two, proposed, iuo nomination of officers for the ensuing as follows-.— : A.D;,. Bro. -J; Swiggp; V.A.D.j'tßro.'E.' Finchtreasurer, Bro. J. Trozise; sbcretary, Bro. J. W.-.'Williams; A.D.B.'s, Bros. M. M'Leod and S. Coe; V.A.D.B's, Bros. A'_ Gosford and B.' Hepburn; J.G., Bro. M'Pba.il; 0.G., Bro. D. Wilton. It was decided to'invite Bro. Page,;district president,-to visit °n ; next lodge " night, and instal the - various officers,-and-also to have a social evening at the conclusion - of. lodge vbusiness., -- . additions; ;to.the Mangatainoka Library Hall which; were -.completed, on Thursday by ...Mr, T. Hewatt,, will, be'of. considerable benefit the. people of Mangatainoka.. and others.' Heretoiorb, at -social functions,' e'verj tiling lias been .cramped .and,crowded,;but now it is .esti-mated-that the building will hold almost as' many, people as-the Olympic .Theatre in Pahiatua; , In aid, of.' the .fund. for this: work,; the ladies of'-.Mangatainoka .are. holdirig .'.a v.'iriasquefade ball next-.'week. ~,, -■ ;Mr; F.. Morris,-' who', for'the past ten. years has been- connected .with th'e Post, Office Store at Hukanui,?has disposed of his business. ; . ,It. is .stated that the' britlge',over the ,Manga- : tainoka River -behveen'jPahiatua. and ; Manga-; -tainoka,-,.is,- stiU sinking; at-, thevnorthern end.'.' r On Sunday 'morning last Mr. : P;'Dougherty,, of Hukariui,- delivered ,30001b. ,'o'f milk to' tho Hukanui Creamery,, takirig-. this-large, quantity in. One milk cart .and from one farm only;' Mr. Dougherty is the largest "one farm" sup-, , plier;' to the Ballance Dairy. Company. „;The largest suppliers to the Konini Factory' are:— Messrs. Thos. Avery (38241b.), Thos. Quirk (33931b.); M. Alpass, sen. . (32521b.), and C. Avery. '(23091b;), .each - delivering from . .twosheds. Other , large suppliers ;to this factory Verry,- " (19Mb.), Mr. '. Robertson (17831b,), Mrs; Stewart (17511b;),' A. .M'Farlane. (1C611b),, Mrs. Mabey , (16311b'.),' Bremner and;.Gibson (138816), Mrs. r '.Geange (11351b.), Mr.'* Delahunty' (11921b.), Mr. ;Jen9en(ll2llb.),' .aiid Mrs. Hirst (10251b.).; From a small dairy farm of ,twenty-two acres, quite close to the factory, 5001b. of- iilk. was delivered on Thurs-' day morning,' from a herd of fourteen; cows, ten' .of. this number 'being"spring" calves,, three* ; heifers, ' and * orie ; - winter cow. ' 1 This .'amount: (with a 3.6 test at 10d.-per lb; Of butter-fat), would work''out 'at ;iss;~ : per day, wliioh must .be'considered very ■ good, from,'such'a small; acreage.i' ', "■ - . ■' ' ■'■-•v '-■