FEILDING FACTS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 57, 4 September 1909, Page 9

FEILDING FACTS.

[BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] FEILDING, This Day. Mr. Fred Pirani has been re-elected president of the Oroua 'lennis Club. He is at present on a visit to his brother David, at Mauku, Auckland, where his (Mr. F. Pirani's) youngest son, Roy, is dying. After much wet weather, the sun was kind yesterday 1 foi the weekly stock sales, and consequently a large number of settler* and their families came to town. Good prices were obtained for stock, and clearances were effected. Feilding has been given a clean bill for the past month by the Health Officer. As a result of the heavy rainfall in the early part of the week, Rongotea was under water on Wednesday. The flood waters got away on Thursday. Mr. C. J. D. Skinner, who is wellknown in your city, is an energetic ranger over this district. His impoundings in Feilding borough last month totalled 83, including 56 horses. Seven cows, two heifers, and one ewe were condemned at our municipal abattoirs during the month. The slaughtering fees amounted to £79. The Borough Council is seeking the advice- of Mr. Hay, of Dunedin, with regard to its water supply. The Star last night suggested that the council should seek the services of Mr. Morton, the Wellington City Council's engineer, to make a report regarding the present pipeline, the condition of things at the intake in the Oroua river, and the proposal to get a second service from the Kiwitea river. SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND EDUCATION BOARDS. [BY TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO THE POST.] PALMERSTON N., This Day. The College-street School Committee is at variance with the Wanganui Education Board over the method of appointing teachers. Recently there was a vacancy on the staff, and the board, without consulting the committee, appointed a certain teacher. It is held that the committee should have some voice in the matter. " Apparently," remarked the chairman, in discussing the matter, "the school committee's functions now arc to raise money to improve the ground and administer the grant (or cleaning out the buildings." A further protest is to bo mode against the board's action.