JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI. V A

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 11

JOTTINGS FROM WANGANUI.

THOSE EASTOWN CATTLE YARDS

(By Telegraph—Special Correspondent) Wanganui, October 18

■ The Waiiganui. East. :Bor6ugh ? Council, which' has been' moving.'to/have.cattle: :and sheep goading -yards .'...'piitj 1 :; Eastown" railway, stajtion, ,has;.had: the. '/.doorslainmed.in.'itji face"-by,.a 1 letter ■which', it '.received ;.lasb;oye'ning from the' Railway, Department! ,; This •stated"that 'the request;,could .ijpt , ; be: granted,: as. -yardsf alreadyV(existec[ at Wanganui: and hui yards, .which''have' to serve 'as • well, are :often:'overcrowded;as'/well, as being kept in : a.'yery dirty^state; by .the . Department:which controls:,them; ■MejfAranipho.i yards, though;.>nly :_half. ia mile! or' so away,- are across -the river,' :aiid; necessitate'a journey, of four .'miles ,^!}reach'.themVv :^' Yards Eastown; on' accounfeof ■.the %reat, increa.se .in the hu'mber.'of/ travel-;, ling"stock,-and theVcouncil' : has there: fore;.decided'to continue\its 'agitation to.get .tKein;.".'.'- ;'./";.'■;, i.,/; : ... .I-;'...: , ..'j.'v'..!..:.'-.'.

■■' : Mr. : H. Christie is;a.candidate for .the vacancy on the; Wanganni'EßWCouiicil,' 'caused by ...Councillor R. jNeilsen'f'xesig:hati6n.-'" ■" /=I-;V~;?" v 'v';-"-] "-;. r -. : >"-i;'; :^^\--'v'-';

■?': Wanganui -East' » Council , ;last -night. ■dealt'i.with'tlie ; ;train'*ay .'and; - bridge agreement,;. ■■ as. 'received.-, .with .slight amendments ] from.-'wiV-. Wanganui'.Council;, and, after a.short.discussipni;"final-. ;lyV approved:-it.' '~.A';"m'otion.. to "delete the; clause, giving: .the, •.Wanganui Coun-; '.cily the..option of •purchasing '■tlie;trainlost. by:;'.s;.'ybtes to ,2.':... Tlie majority^approved, , of.ithe. clause, on the. ■ground -that \ it'.will":|not'be : .vi>ry long before ■Wβ 'two'boroughs"are;;'amalgamated. ..; ■' .';.'^ , -:'^.; : J!';;''.i'-'-. , ""' ; '.--;"./':. ■';'■

■;.■■ A sale'of.• building!leases .was edv to-day ..on'. acojraiit :i of 'the' Collegiate. School trustees., .There was a large attendance, and bidding was brisk f .most of the sections bringing more than the upset rental. ; ;'