PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From Our Special Correspondents.)

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1316, 20 December 1911, Page 6

PROVINCIAL CENTRES. (From Our Special Correspondents.)

(1 TAUMARUNUI. " (' The Town Council of Taumarunni have f asked Mr. John Cameron, landscape, ar- i chitect, of Wostmoro, Wanganui, to pre- d pare plans for the laying-out of 26 acres <] us a recreation ground." These plans have e now been prepared, and they make pro- V vision for tennis courts, croquet"lawns. " bowling greens, and football and cricket t areas; also for a trotting track, while a n beautiful fountain aud a charming lake, | with rock-work centre, forms part of the ( | design. Altogether the designing is both t effective and useful. The council propose ( to do the work gradually, extending it j, over a number of years. r . j. OTAKI. I A day or two ago Mr. Sellick sustained r a fractured leg through suddenly alight- h iiig r| 'oni a trap to take charge of a ( fractious horse. t An invitation has boon received by the )' local Golf Club from Wellington to take ''. part in some unofficial competitions dnr- , ing the Christmas and Kew Year holi- , days. <> On Monday night tho death occurred at :. Mariakau of' Mr. W. Bevan, jiin.. son of (■ Mr. T. Bevan. a well-known resident of j the district. Deceased, who was a general j, favourite, was only a young man, and f . for 'some years was a prominent font- j. bailer. Much •sympathy is expressed for v ' his relatives and friends. j , 1.