DISTRICT NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2128, 21 April 1914, Page 11

DISTRICT NEWS.

JOTTINGS FROM PROVINCIAIi 'CENTRES.

(From Our SpeciaJ CorrelpffiiUlenU) NAPIER. The male employees of the late Frim-. ley canning factory Lave donated £4.0 out of the provident fund-balance to'tho Hastings (Jottago Hospital fund. At the Harbour Board meeting on Tuesday Air. S. Carnell will move:— "That at tho next'meeting of the. board a return be prepared showidg: (a) The total amount paid to the chairman (Mr. A. E. Jull) for Travelling and hotel expenses, giving tho dates of each, item; (b) tho amounts paid for cab and motor hire; (o) how much has been. paid, to the chairman during tlie past thtee years minus tho £101) paid to- the chairman according to law.'. During tho Easter holidays the Napier Main School was entered and several. small sums of money stolen, including tho stationery fees,- which had been-paid in by the children and placed in tho master's desks.

A.case of infantile paralysk has oc-curred-in Napier, tho patient being an adult. . . . .•

- [ TAIHAPE. Mr. F. jN". Whitcombß hss disposed of his dental business to Mr F. J. O'Eeefe, of Hastings. ■ ' The best shot in. No. 43 Company of Senior Cadets for the year just complete ed is Corporal J. J. Thomasen, of ftoroa, with, it total score of 78, Private W: Addis (76) and Sergeant S, ffimbs (75) being next on tho list. Corporal, xhomasen wins the Ladies' Oup ( which was subscribed for under tisfe scheme inaugurated by Mrs. Godley. Private Addis won Mr. A. Crawford's trophy.for best shot in the Taihape centre; and Sergeant Timbß secured Messra. M'lm'ughan Bros.'trophy for runner-up's At a meeting of the Fire Brigade on: Friday evening tho following letter was read from the acting town clerk; —"I have the honour to inform you that the council has accepted the Taihape Volun* teer Firo Brigade's resignation,, aa.frow April 10, andj requests that ail'uniforms be Handed in on Saturday, April 11." The/secretary explained thettko letter had not been delivered to him till Aptjl .16. . Captain Sutherland explained tn'af as the brigade had. notified ite resign*tionas from May 5, the ceuncflhad considered tho resignation, at all, but had' adopted a. course of its OTfn, Ho pointed out that the council bed- iw jurisdiction, over tho brigade as a brigade ; that the_ reel, hydrant, and a considerable portion of the hose iseloftgerl to the firemen; and thattho equipment and uniforms would remain ths property of the brigado until it iras decided to. hand .them.over voluntarily. The cbßtioil could turn them out of the fire station, but they, could find another place to storo the goar, and wottld iwrn out from there if a fire occurred. He s«Br .gestod that the brigado qo-ntiuue to. act as a volunteer hrigado. _ After dkcussion, it was dejided to adjourn the mating for a fortnight to enable members to decide on a definite course of action. Mr. Lionel Dixon.has boon appointed organiser in ootinection ' with the freezing works scheme, and a house-fo-hduse canvass of tho district is being made.' ' There wero 107 . applicants for. t nfco sections in tho Kaipaoro Bloclt, Mairgawhero Survey District, which were halloted for at Hunterville on Prtday. Tho Rections were secured as follows tion 1, 435 acres,. R.; Pjne... SfowhsftfiO.; 06 applicants'.".:: Sectipn: 2 ( .,1p34 apre.B, J. .B.uddick;Kal?ahi:' Bevfo-«£#?e&nts. Section 3. 56S acres, G. W. Arnjjt> Wellington; four applicants.

. ■■ ■'■-•■MABTE-RTON*:-Mr. Robert M'Laren, who iß.ths man' ORer of a station in the Argentine Republic, is at present on a .visit t<9 the Mastortpji district. ..He-.has .purebased a number of stud'sheep from local breeders, which ho intends taking 3>aek with him. The purchases include three stud Lincoln. rams': from Mr. W. ■ Perry's "Penrose" flock, . and three Jtomney rams from the flock of Mr* H. H. Wolters, of Carterton. ■ • • •

A salo of Lower Valley land was leld here on Saturday by Messrs, Abraham and "Williams, Ltd. tbree sections wero disposed of under the hammer, ranging in price from £2& os. to £34 ss. per acre.

At the meeting of the Masterton, Av and P. Association on Saturday ■ last, a vote of Condolence vra* .to'the' relatives of the late Mr. T. t, Lett, who was. for some years a valued member of the committee of the association.

" The Maßtorton Homing Pigeon Club flew a race from Wellington ott Saturday last. Sixty-eight birds campeted, and tho event was won by Mr. S. Peixtbor's Ceylon. ;i

At tho monthly meeting of directors of the Wairarapa Caledbn-.iaii §pbje% on Saturday a'letter,was.read from the secretary of the Scottish .Satiety in Wellington, in reference to tpes leijeratioh of all Scottish societies in tho Dominion. Consideration, of the matter was deferred. Arrangeijents were made for tho annual election. of. directors, which" takes place sliertly.. Bogy competitions were held by the Mafcterton Golf Club on Saturday last. Tho beet cards ' handed 'in'were those of Mr. A. T,. Spain in the .'!A"'gradeand of Mr. F. W. Pbyntoii in the "B" .grade. ... ' . ■.■■■. .'...

The Very Rev. Deah.BPJtenna,.-V.G'.'; will attend-, tho .-Territorial encampmeiii at TaKapau... • •'. .••-....'" .' ''-' ''-,