PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1431, 4 May 1912, Page 14

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Oorremoiidents.) *

FEILDING. Tho result of tho recent show lipid at Apiti is very satisfactory from u financial [Mint of view, and Sir. 11. BUiomfii'lil, the secretary, and the intuiapNnenl deserve hearty congratulations for their work. Tho receipts totalled .£125, .£ll better than on any previous occasion. Tho secretary now has a. credit balanco of .£lB. At the annual meeting of the Feilding Golf Club, Mr. 1). I'ryde prcsidiDß, tho annual report and balance-sheet showed a satisfactory state of things. Tho new officers for tluo season are:—President, Mr. D. Prvdo; vice-president, Mr. Banks: Captain, Mr. Leslie Gorton; secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. Lewis; trustee. Mr. J. Power; committee, Messrs. J. Ongley, A. J. Treveim, Grut, Logie, unci Miles. CARTERTON. Mr. W. Fisher has been elected unopposed to fill tho vacancy oa the Carterton Borough Council, caused by the resignation of Mr. W. J. Berrill. Mr. H. Dooley has donntcd a guinea to tho funds of tho Carterton Brass Band. Captain and Mrs. Atkinson will succeed Captain and Mrs. Calcott in charge of the local corps of the Salvation Army. Tho latter leave for their new homo at Oxford, South Island, on Wednesday next. OTAKI. The monthly sitting of the S.M. Court took place yesterday, Mr.lA. D. Thomson presiding. Tho following cases were heard:—Police v. Ross Cooper, failing to pay a-maintenance order towards his son, now in the Blind Institute, at Auckland. Ordered to pav Bs. weekly. Inspector Seed (Mr. Meredith) v. C. Tritt, for working a horse unfit for work. The evidence given stated that the horse was covered ill sores, was lame, and had'been (logged with a supplejack. A fine of .£2. costs £2 75., was inflicted. Several Native parents were proceeded against by Mr. Dinecn I (trjianfc inspector) for failing to send their children to school. Each was fined 25., and costs ss. A civil case, W. P. Carter v. W. H. Carter, claim £i 135.. was also heard, defendant being ordered to pay the amount at the rate of £1 per month.