PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1480, 1 July 1912, Page 3

PROVINCIAL CENTRES.

(From Our Special Correspondents.! SHANNON. On Wednesday afternoon last the ladies hockov tcjm played the Levin High School, the match resulting in ii w iov the local players. Mr. .Seymour was referee. . , , A team representing residents of Mallow* Street defeated the elect of lUimmer Terrace on Wednesday afternoon nt Kugbv liy 3 points to nil. The vice-presidents of the Ladies Ilockev Club, Mesdames 1.-iurvig, Inner, ami OiWn, ei-tertainecl tlio Levin and the local hocki-v teams at the conclusion ot the match'on Wednesday «Iteration at Mrs Carter's residence' The football trains iirld a smoke concert in Stcphen--on's'H-iH in the evening. . The Epv. Mr. J. A. 51'h«nzie, whorerontlv underwent im operation at I. aimerston North, is making hißlily satisfactory progress towards recovery. The wet weather which. was experienced all summer, and which has been vary conspicuous during the winter, has interfered greatly with floxmiUmg operations this season. The ground was never rollv drv all summer, aud is now supersaturated, so that flax land and paddocking ermmd are in a deplorable condition. The coming season, however, promises to be a bu"v one in finx-milling circles, and dairv farmers also anticipate a very successful summer, the local dairy company hiving experienced a highly prosperous year as far as its output and de-, velopmc'nt have been concerned.

CARTERTON.

At a-meeting of the Warrarapa South Countv' Council on Saturday,, -Mr. <-• ■V'C'ourt Opie' tendered his resignation as engineer The council accepted the resigand Carrin'gton interested in.the extension of the telephone service in those localities will be held at the Taratahi Dairy Factory on Tuesday. Mr. U.C. Buchanan, M.P., has arranged for the Department expert to he present and supply details of the scheme. - On Saturday the Wniriyapa South County Council accepted the following tender's :-\Vater-hbling and filling. Mam lioad. north, T. M. Aplin, Jr6S; delivery of 500 cubic yards, more'or less, on Ulad-stoue-Masterton Road, F. Burling, at 4* 3d per yard; delivery of 1800 cubic yards,' more" or less, on Gladstone-Loiii!-bush Road, Thos. Harvey, at 4s. M. per yard. .

FEUDING.

A keen demand is being experienced for farm?, both sheep and dairy, in the leilding district. At the present time, inquiries aro being made on behalt ot a number of South Island buyers and many farmers who tried the Wnikato seem to have been convinced that the land in tins district is of better quality with not a great deal of difference in price. The ploughing match committee of the Farmers' Union have presented a bal-ance-sheet showing that the receipts (including a Balance of =CG 153. sd. handed in from last year's carnival) totalled £il 19s. 3d. Donations amounted to £oO 11s. Gd. and the expenditure was .£6O Is. lid., leaving .«U 17s. 4d. to credit. This is considered very satisfactory.