DISTRICT NEWS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2218, 3 August 1914, Page 10

DISTRICT NEWS

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(From Our Special Correspondents.)

PALMERSTON NORTH.

'As a result of the European situation, active enrolment of national roservists is proceeding. Jjr. s. T. Hunt, leader of tho'local movement, has already forwarded numerous names of past members of the ,Army, Navy, .1 j* ,„ and Volunteers,' and had to a PP'y for additional forms. vi ■ i ofKiwitca, had his anklo dislocated by his liorse falling on him at a fence during Wednesday's run of the Manawatu Hunt.

WANCANUI. The Customs duties collected at the E£-L°™ Wa ! lg - anui /, for Ju 'i" totalled ±.6066 195., being £464 more than for the same month last year. A meeting was held on Friday ; night batween representatives of tho Borough Council, the Museum Trustees, and tho Publio Library subscribers, and thoroughly discussed the proposal tor combining the two latter' institutions with the Sarjeant Art Gallery, under the control of the council A •scheme was drawn up for submission to the council, including the erection of £8000 } " tO " datO buildi " 2 cost about

At the annual meeting of tho Wangatuu Orphanage supporters, the report showed tb.at matters 111 connection with tho institution were in a satisfactory state.* The election to fill vacancies oil committee resulted in the return Of Mesdames Babbage, Christie, Grant iurnbull, and M'Bean.

MASTERTON The rainfall registered in Master ton tor the month of July -was 1.46 inches, compared with 1.65 inches in t\he same month last year. The total rainfall tor the last seven months is 23.67 inches compared with 22.27 inches for the same period last year. . At tho annual meeting of the Masterton Bowling Club, Mr.'A. W. Chapman was elected president and Mr. W. M. Cole, secretary. A list of club competitions for the coming season was decided upon. The newly elected president intimated that ho would donate a trophy. .for competition. ' ■ The Mastertou Dairy Company anticipates opening tho season towards the end of August. It is expected that tfhe number of .suppliers will reach 200, as against 150 in the past season. Two new vats are being placed in,the tory in anticipation of the increased supply.

FEATHERSTON. At a meeting of directors of the Otaraja Dairy Company the resignation of Miss. M. Taylor as secretary was accepted with regret. Mr. J. Jolly was appointed to the position; The Martinborough Farmers' Club intends erecting premises in that town at an early date. ' ' 'i|he tender : of Mr. H. Humphries (Groyto\vh), at £954 10s., ha.) been accepted for tlie erection of. a vicarage for St. John's.'Church here. The building will contain niiie rooms. Other tenders were: Stand'en and Arcus, £980; Walton and Smith, £1015 155.; Rose and Mason, £1050. ■ The rainfall registered at Fcatherston last, month was only 1.92 inches, distributed over. 12 days. The maximum fallon one day was 0.43 in. 011 July 24. j