PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1388, 14 March 1912, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmcrston North, March 13. At the quarterly meetiirj of the l'nliner.stqn Kite Board (Mr. ]•!. .1. Armstrong presiding), (he superintendent reported that the onler for the now motor-engino hail been cabled Homo, und h« hail notified Hie mnkers that it would have to undergo official trials before being accepted. It "v:is decided to hiivo the engine I lied in Wellington before taking delivery. Tho superintendent also reported on tlio condition of-the ho-e. in .use, aml.it was decided to purchase another 500 ft. since the middle of December last, the brigade had been called out seven time?. The total number of calls since July Inst was 20, as against 38 for the same period of the previous year. In the same period tho loss of properly not covered by insurance amounted to ,£ls; the loss on buildings insured was .£5(13. Correspondence was recoived from the Wangamu Education Board in reference to the recommendations' jnado by the Superintendent of the I'ire Hoard as to the exits at the various schools.. The .recommendations were being carried out so far as the Terrace End Hchool was concerned, but a monitor of the Educathn Hoard had inspected the exits from the various rooms at Cullego Street School, and they were considered ndequale. The superintendent pointed out that Hie representative of the Education Hoard !uul evidently missed the veal print of danger. The exits from the classrooms emptied into a quadrangle, from which there were only two small exits, ond in case of panic tlic-e would be most dangerous. It was decided to again call tho Education Ibard's attention to the matter. The superintendent further rcjrarted that he was making his annual inspection of public buildings, and said he would submit; several remits for the next ronference of Vive Boards, with reference to necessary alterations in Hie law as to places used for public amusement. The Defence Department lias secured tho large Agricultural Hall at the Show Grounds, and in future the weekly parades of the various branches of the Territorials .will be held there. Tlie I'nlmcrston Xorth Motor Transport Company (capital JE10.000) has been registered. Nearly 11000 shares have already been applied for.