DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2113, 2 April 1914, Page 9

DISTRICT NEWS.

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CENTRES., {Proa Our Bseoial Correspofidenta ) PALMERSTQN* -1 caso of interest to farmers and lmjiknnmt firms was heard at tho Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, Krlwii Mr. Henuigan claimed £38 lys. from the Harvester Co.- as amount paid for a seed drill. Plaintiff said that Aafmfa iuit-'s agents had stated that the drill w«s capable of sawing rape anil grass seed together, but he had found it incapable of cloijig so unless the Wβ seeds were lilted. The Magistrate, after hea.ring defendant's witnesses, said 'that plaistiff had n-ofc proved Biisrcpiesentaaftd . found fpr defendants,, with costs £7 16s. . Tho annual meeting of the Acciijnattsatioit society was hoM on Tuesday evening. A gratifying increase in licenses was reported, particularly in ■respect to toys' licenses, which had increased by -60 per cent. B was te> tiler reported that sis bSacfi of pheas-ants-li>wi been liberated at Stoncy Creek arid several niiiila.nl both tfeew and at Hoiowliitu. lii iho course of some .discussion on trout, Mr, J.--G,. Stociswcll raid that browii trout went to -sea in winter to spawn, and at. one lime the fishermen' at Fexten used to catch iftiuiy b their nets. Now,, however, they -catigTit no»e> ami this fact eofemed '■ to indicate that the ttattb ivore killed by ffas refuse hi the rivctf before they could ttat>li the sea. Sir. 6. &,. I/iul« die conveyed from his bfetuer, who is jsfoside.Ht of a big Welsh Society', an offer of a can of teneh. He espUiucd that- these fish were not prfctjatof y j the-y did not attack other fish, and they wcje affording good sport on Lake. Wonclowtce, near ' XSaftlwat. Ii was deoidetl to consider tiro offer. A H'-w/cohiniitteo Was elected as follows:—Messrs,., B', G. Bflgftali (ehaiffliaß), B. H. Just* (secr«* ' tary), T. Short, W- Bart M*. A. J. : Patnwr, H. Miller, P. Smith, 'J. F. Jlayij, and J.-Hortensen. Messrs. Nash and Nathan «4 Bipmi the Minister of Internal, Af- . fairs regarding Ris'ef Board aiattfirs in Palmerstei Jftrth, anil the rfecfflt- de- ! e-isien of thfl JlngistraWs (Ssurt. In n-ply to their re-;.re?ortatio:,s- Mr. Bel! ■ stated tliat he sympathised with flio ■ ■ board in its present position and ts-e«li give the matters brought under his notice his earliest attention." He pro- ■ posed to make an ajiumdifttttti to tlio- [ Act so as. to place river boards on a ■ proper footing., afld; this wonild be dioilo .. a.s sooft as Pai'tiamciit assomlikd. • ■ Speaking in geiieral jii regard to liwr ■ bosid'districts, he said Wjat the idea was that mat' works SrSt of all protected tho peaplp adjoining a. xvt&:\ secondly, th«ro was the proteMion of Jajld) and ill© inweasei teSitios $w draiilngo made the flat land More valu■■abie; thirdlyi any inci'caso.in Vb& valtio of the flat laud, added soiiiothing to tl*o VjilUe of tho liilla, Shis IVij-s the- principle, and he would not. be moved ly by the fact that felids in iifty gi-veri cas? *er6 net .endangeried by a. liver. Uβ also referred to they natiaiiaiisatjon fjf rives- beards generaHl, 4-nd said that this matter was receiving Ms ■ai-tefttjou. The Mtnerstoa Society ho.ld its annual mooting on 'Pnssd'ity, wteii tho secfetwy reported, a-, sstisfaitofy' year, pffieera/ will bo eteo'tccl an April 18, when tie scasoil's debates, open, ' ■ Tiq ladies' Golf Clufa held its annflal nieetliig on Tuesday, wi-ifin an eut.Uha of tlib season's arraJjg.cment& wag $$.- cussed. Tho followki-g ofßeers ' woresleeted:—Captain, Mrs. li. T., Abraham ; secretary, Sirs. Sfcllso,p;' ■fcs6| "Jlesdaraos faiics, Sfaefc, BeiidtiH, , jun'r,, and Miss Ooembes. Tmn d;rrango:ra*Hts for tlic Takapatt iniUtary carn.p- indibato ttet tho first contingent of Territorials fro© Palmerston leave by the- 7,5 a.m. train ■ on April 26. ' " ; ■ ; . MAStERtON. fba statemeilb filed in the estate of James Jlowfem, et MaTtinhototigh., bankrupt, shows liabilities affloiintittg to £191 6:s, 4iL, and as&ete iril. The principal creditors irto Jqliii Chambers' aiid San {Welliiigton), £§i S&/1&. Mr. Puiflistaiae, -of the firm -of Huliiio and Pinnistt»e,i kiiMcrs, susteineil a envolro injm-y to his hand ojl TKcsday. White engaged in worijfiig some ma'ehiftery, one of lus, fingers was- al.tnoSt coitrplctoly fevered. Mr. EstiH, rei)i'esoiitatiye of tiie London Peri Authority, delivered* an address liefojo a large gaftDiing of farmers tet eveningj A petit-ton line Been: largely signed by ratepayers, asking tlio Boioagh Oduufiil to form a ttOJUiecfeiog' streist bitwoeji Qnqen m& Chapel Slreets. A poll on a lean proposal for this work -was taken a yeat or two teck, but was defostcd. ■ A.MUard mat«li (760 up) was plnyert on Tiresday evening botesei-i Mr, Aloe, faylor, a London professional, a«d Mi-. H-. Congdoft, a' local ciwisi Tte visitor coneeded Mr.' Oflngdwi 200 points, but ■ tiio' local pla.yer was in. gcroS form, and ran out when Sir. Tsiyfor had scored S4I, , T'lj.a anfliial niqoting of the Sviccess Gold • fijeqgJng Camtiany was held oft fueStJay eVem'Sig, -flie report a.ittl bal-attee-sjieab wore aAoptedj and sat Mac *, tiQU was fixtoessed at. jhis state <>f tiie ■ -'pSiry's fiflttntefc' Sin , .-John. Hesse-y ■was re-elected solo clwector. At a sjiecial iwcieting o-f the Fiiianee C'o.itimitteb of the 3la.stetton Borough Cfitiiifcil oil Tuesday oveiiiMg, it was cicJed that the Mayor and CoitaiciTlor H. W. Seliar ■should, proceed to WeUiijg* ■ton ,to interview yiiriotts ftnanciai iii■etH.Mlt.on.a in Tcaard te tiie recently-: 'awtnariseft loan-of £26,000. Tlio Very jtav. Pean M'Ken'na,. V.s., was entoitaincd on Tuestlay weft-ing by tiifi pupils- of St. Brido's Convent- at-a ocmpliiitentoy concert... Tbc Jlastertoi) a,i)d Waipuknraa Polo Cliili cefleiuded their toJsrney here yostfti'day. ' The. Wai.rarajw. . A team wen tlio eiip presentefj by Sir .Walter a»an, n.tict J'ho 'Waipak.ti.rftii B ttaiH ivon tiio Bficthiwn trophy PAH I AT U A, A insoting of tlw Pahiotnit Racing Club' was held mi Tuesday evening, -when it was dcoidccJ to inake .T-rrangomeiits hs liolfl a_ non-totiilisatoi , in.ec4jiig in May. VaTieus officials wcro appoiiitedj iiHcf it was dscklcd Iβ apply for a permit to hold the nice ting. A lncet&iji'to fiirthoT titt project will be held oii Monday GV-onmg. Tho rainfall registered an I'alliati.ia last .totalled. 3.0.9 inches, the heaviest, fell Kcovdwl being 1.34 inehes on March 1,6. At llangataiuoka. tiie fall tot-iHc-d 2.91 inclies. Bain fell on t-cv.i days. The jsiiiiiial mectiti;? of the iMiiutna Honorary Territorials was lieM this .mock. Tiie balalice-slseet .submitted showed a snia'tl. efcdit. Ofliecrs for the ohsniiig year .sore elected as follow:-— Patron, Mr. S. Bolton; presitteut, Mr. 3 B. AVestkte; vice-m'Bsidesvts. Messrs. J. Mathcws and T. V. flcnvat; cominitlee, Messrs. W, O'MaHo.v, W, Prowler, K. P. Ifea*iOT,.l, V. King, J, M'Cerliiiek, and H. SiioUaiufer;. secretary and treasurer, Mr. J. A. Wnlsij. It was fettled to dniiiito prixfi-S of Sri 2x. c«e)i for lifst-koj.it tents o.t tlio TaU-ajj-ju n\campiiMMit in May. These prizes are foi , A eeiwpftuy 17th 3?ra;iinpi:it, awl fsr tlio Sfoimtßd iJrigade SiisiiaKing 'Troop. It was further (TeeitTpil tvt n goM inedai. to be atrardtti to Hie most clftcipiit- Kwfct in. No. 78 «»tl Na. 7d cotwiwaics, Senior Cadets, during the ensniag year. A niortiitfr of tile* Vuliintua >C i «.mjs<4i. Hoiis Coiiriuittcc sra-s Iwld <m Tuesday ovoiiiiig, wlwn a compi'plifMisivo progranHiic was tjraivn up fnr i.li<! tug asinual f>at,hori»a. Several iic\f features liare JiPSi! iritmduoeel. Ths Bush Uistriut Pipe Band gave' its

Second open-air performance hi. 3?oW»tua on Tuwday evening, Sinco its inception on January 6. good support lifts beeu aceonlfttl the band, a sum of £20 haying been donated to its funds. Mr. E.. Clifton, wiw is leaving this week for ffiiiglattd', was tendered « cqmpliinoutflry "social" and presented witii a travelling j'rig by niembfti-s -of the Pahiatua Teitiwr.ro.ls. The presentation was made by Major Tally.