PROVINCIAL CENTRES

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 4

PROVINCIAL CENTRES

OTAKI.

GREYTOVYN.

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CARTERTON. , ,-.■■' Mr.'-, Geo. M.P., gave an address to a large audience on Sunday afternoon under the /auspices ■of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon -Meetings for Men Society. These, gatherings are becoming very popular.•-.-. The Carterton Gun Club: is applying to the New -..Zealand Gun Club Associa- ■ tion •'. asking. that the . 1911. ■' clay - bird championship of the' Dominion be' fired at Carterton. It is offering-to arrange a.£so match for.the"day : preceding the championship, and to present r a handsome' championship gold medal. '. -'A•;pleasant surprise was given Mrs. Vickers on, Saturday last. The family, are leaving the district to settle, further north, and a number of. friends, sub- . scribed, towards a., presentation, for Mrs.. Vickers, who is field in'high esteem, and'presented'it te her at, Mrs. R. E. Grenlinton's "home, .where :a ~ sooial gathering was also held.. It is: understood - that" Mr. ; Vickers v has recently purchased a'business in one of the new 'towns on the .'Main .Trunk railway. The children' were'.not forgotten 'by '■• the officers of the Methodist Sunday School,: and Mr. Harding, superintendent,-, made .presentations to each of them at the conclusion-of Sunday- afternoon's.school. The family will carry with them the -well wishes 'of our townsfolk for future [■::' : '•:■}'/■■■.] ,; :' /.r- ---'. Saturday's voting: for -two: borough ■councillors resulted,-' in. Messrs., Grant and M'Caffery-being returned. . The reV suit is somewhat surprising to.' a' number of sitting councillors,'asrthe:"ticket" given was Tyerman and M' Caffery. Mr. Grant,;'.however, 'will be a member in the -council;,' -. ■ /•; v. v ; The-borough: council have,decided to do their; maintenance work by day labbur, ■ securing a; team of !horses when necessary., The experiment: will be tried for a year.:.. .; ; :■/,': /-'.vo: :-'•.:.-;

Heavy rain, in fact the heaviest experienced for. some considerable time, commenced here, on Monday 7 night,' and continued yesterday. ■;.'; > .-■'■: ..'■! '/ .i- 'New Potatoes have been!;sent from l here;-;hy a- local ''market -gardener, the price received-being 7d". per lb.—a really ; good figured In a fortnight's time there 'shoulcl be,;a; plentiful' supply; here, while other.'vegetables are .also well, advanced. .:/' ;■;/ ■;■::: ;,;;;;. - .;..;■ v//./ ; /Mr. Ai H' : Eollo;'a lwar, breeder/of -SouthdowTn sheep, will exhibit 'a nu'm;b'er; of his flock at the! Carterton show.'. : " !The,monthly! ineßtihg.of the.Otaki Road Board was held on Saturday'afternoon,, when several minor matters ■ were discusse'd.;'.:The Eangiuru- Bridge' came under review, but- no action/was'decided; oh,, it being ■ generally thought /the : bridge was /safe for ;reasonable .weights'. : It was deemed; -advisable to remove . the '•' old - swingbridge, . which -was considered - dangerous,-'; -.and"■.-., to■'; :erect :' a/' 'low-level' .bridge,-but,the 'matter .was left to- the. v cbiirman/tp'; act.. ; ; ;The Manakau .Land, Syndicate applied;for, road formation -to | a block ofland, but, the. request was- left 'in,abeyance.' The. tender! of/Mr/ S. Eob-

Mr. A. H. Eollo, a local breeder of Southdown sheep, mil exhibit a number, of his flock at the Carterton show.

: " ! The monthly. ; meetingof the, Otaki Road Board was held on Saturday'afternoon,, when several minor matters ■ were discussed. ; ', : The Eangiuru- Bridge' came under review, but- no action /was.;'decided; oh,', it being ■ generally thought /the ; bridge was /safe for ;reasonable .weights'. : It was deemed- -advisable to remove . the '•' old - 'swingbridge, . which -was considered - dangerous,-'; -.and"■.-., to■'; :erect :' a/' 'loir-level' .bridge,.-but,the 'matter .was left to.' the ,chairmanV,tp'. act.. ; : ;The Manakau .Land, Syndicate applied,for, road formation -to Vblock of land, but,the. request'was-left '.ill'.:Bbeyw(»'.''"-' , insoni for/ lamp-lighting at' Bs. per lamp ..per' month'; was accepted, '■[ the tenderer! to ;supply/the/carbide; • :/Y /;-

...Apiarjesriare opening /.up:;,all round ';Greytown; rand,'- in if act, throughout the South,:'.Wairarapa.'- : (The./..Government, ■'Inspectors, now keep, a .close, watch :on. .bee.k'eepers.i.ahd/fbut/brood; is : kept/.well in chTCk.'/'The'local./men'are'. all; aiming at Italianising; their' bees, 'and,' ,| when ithis ' aim,-, is, carried-'- out-generally,- as it• Thust/be in time, .the/ production-of honey, will, of course', be increased. ;.The beekeeper's. chief trouble"■. seems.' to /be .obtaining; a.'perfectly, waterproof/cover. Perhaps 'some reader/could; say. how;.this trouble; can':be!overcome;/;';'-.': / /.'//■;

.; Owing ;to: the; action of tie'.'-Government'; ih/c'ompelling v ;'fruitgrpwers .to: either keep their,orchards'clean . or 'destroy;. them, Greytown.isnow fairly! free'from .pests.;. The'-insecticides 'and •■': fungicides -~ on;the market- have, proved': very .efficacious,' and the effect is how visible ; ;in< the -profusion" of ! : blossom/on ..the : trees; : ' ; :Also the.Fruit-, growers' Association ;• is -.-doing splendid*' 'work, in,buying birds's' eggs:-and heads.: : Mr!.,-Edward /Kempton, ''.who'.' has/.under;taken to.receive,these, has". a : busy ./time 'just^now/./,,; ]-^.--:]} -''*:,V'o ; ;.:. Farmers • are/all .very'busy Just., now putting/in.their crops, and-the pleasant weather .- experienced : 'has/-given .Vthem /every/'opportunity. '/-Rain is the'thing wanted now,to'.; give* the graih' the/ necessary ■ start. ':. ."•■ -Vi--'.'.'--'.- V''....' '. -' .■'■H' : }."'. : ':

: Strawberry-growing is/to: be quite-' 'a feature',here this Boughlyspeak-'' ing, there has been some ten. or fifteen acres/ put. down'' this.'season. : Auckland willhave /to 'be: competed '■* with this season, as the' Minister, has promised- to expedite transit from there to .the Empire City., /: .;/;.";; \;.^- ;//,vU.