NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 9

NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

ipEOTGHiiCOTOCIL^A^^UxiAM) ;« (By.' Tol6(craph.-SpeclU; QbrreßpPndijiit.y ' : jl •;'i v:,?sV..^; ?i ": : :vpa|merstoh,vJanuary::i9! : i" :".. progress'J'tis'i .'being,:'niade with;.; the installation .of service to:' AHtiahu;'. ''and' ■] other.', inland blocks.. A';bureau:;has; how 1 -been opened at. Okehu- -waterworks, , , the: name.-bf "the , omc6;:beihg' .Waitaliirigai- •;,■*.'■;■■'■''• .','■;:''' •!> : ' ; :Tho Gonfille Town^,;Board,''wete-'.:ag-grieved -afbeirig .asked■ by'thS'Bprougti' Council toi pay, an , ' Cqiial;'.sharb -of;. the expenses-; of:; taking; ; the last;, half-holiday p 011... ihe;; account' ran' to '; a'-.-good--sum, but the Ton-n Board offered three: guineas iff payment, and the : councils recognising .the,fprce'pf soverarpoihts : raised uy' the Wonwlle - body, -has 'accepted 1 ' that, ambniit m--Bottlemenfc':-''' ''•''""•'' ■■'■('•'T-t-K^r-'' . ■.

Union;.'last tnight discussed the ;"emplby.mpnt of-outside lumpers'on; Home-boats .loading.■■'atvWangantii : and depW™;.to'.'send.a , dejiutatiqi r 'tp ; fait-oi pa.nies'to jpqint 'butlwhat- they, considered. *\ ■■ injustice - to.- .local; men,- and. try ; . to' .grievance .remedied: , '"-WV.': ■ .■:'■ 'i'iV- W:-Clayton;:iTThp,v;fbr ! the-past Bixteen , ; years, • ■ has" ■ been' :: "manager of Messrs.--Hannah:-and Company's , ■■'Waoßa-' nuii .branch; : the'- position in' order to, give his to-pre'ssiiiß private;intorests; '-l^'fiX-'■:/.']■&'■. ■"'/' .-■■ , ; ;.--:'.*' /. CouncUlor. ;Cafspn,;liiis \teen -appointed ,A.ctmg-Mayor-during; the temporary :nbsance ;of. llr...C.'E.:i.Mackay.-V-. i :>- J; -":' - : BproughvQbuucit last nigHt' 'passed .a-resolution of :appfociatibn. of Vttio , .*av ;in n .whjch Mr.VAgar,'of;,tho''Boadß:Depart "His/staff, had carried out l-iW fifn? +K ?' ° f ;arid - strongtli.GlUng -tho town bridge 'at- so ; little intho. work -.sliehtly,-:exceeded tlie:; estimate: and, will ,be -between-iJCGOOO .and::J27OOO.S ~- ■J.ne"-;Borpugli.j..Conn«il.', last-inicht 're,liard Saloon,:.; the 'proprietor rofiwhich card-playing, on, hi S jpjomises.n'The conn: ."I.: also .decided,-in. future: to. Jchwo a -license ..fee .-,pf ';£i, of ll- o clock: closing s hour,-. , ',•..'.. ;•.;:;.; •\"