JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 769, 18 March 1910, Page 2

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

PROPOSED NEW TEAFFIC BEIDGE (Bi Telegraph —Special Correspondent.!. - Wanga'nui, March 17. -• . B-eportirig 'to the Education Board. garding the conduc.fc.;;b'f the cadet camp at the Hutt,- -Mr. Piirnell /declares that the arrangements were, very, good. The board has decided, on. the suggestion of Mr. Braik, ,fo offer ,£lO for a' scholarship for proficiency in agricultural science. . \, "■'•'.'' The local centre of.;, the .'New Zealand: Bowing- Asosciation has , made arrangements to give "the Union crew a publio leception on their" return to Wanganui; and with this object in. view have got' the members to postpone their return until Saturday, by which time the band contest will be over,'and the Garrison. Band will be free to turn out and head, the procession through:the streets to the council .chambers, where the Mayor, will formally welcome the'men.Y Next week a 6nioke concert is to be tendered the crew.

The Ecv. T. Bailey, who'succeeds the Rev. E. Drake./at the Dublin Street Primitive Methodist Church, arrived hero this afternoon.

The Minister for' Public Works has ro" plied to the request of Mr. J. T: Hoijan. M.P;, that the Department should pre- . pare plans and specifications for the pror.. posed second traffio bridge over the'.Wa-. ngahui River; also that the bridge should be constructed under 1 tho supervision of: the Government engineers, to the effect that he will have pleasure in acceding to both requests, and will accordingly instruct the enginecM'n-ohief to prepare plans ,o£; a rsuitablc..bridge. - .'.; Before any* thing can be done, however, it will bf necessary i for the . Wanganui East Borough Council, the locals body prinei'pally concerned, to indicate clearly the volume of the traffic which the new bridge is desired to accommodate. As soon as this information is. supplied th< preparation of plans will be put in hand. It, is understood that the Minister has been reqnested_ by the Wanganui Bast Borough Council to' send up an engineer to meet both councils in conference re« garding essential .details. .'