LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 August 1913, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

We understand that Mr' A. Seifert proposes to move the plant iVjj|{lic! old Shannon Sawto a fresh site on the property lie lately acquired from the liquidators of that company. Levin Chamber of Commerce meets to-night, in Smart and Co.'s offices, Oxford street. Mr Sidney Jlall notifies his patients and prospective patients that in future he will close his establishment at 1 o'clock vvvvy Wednesday afternoon. The Jlorowhenua Lake, which was considerably lowered last summer, is now beautifully clean. All sighs of the vegetation that was making its waters putrid have disappeared. Ohaii residents will be pleased to hear the news (hat HovowJieuua County Council has agreed that the lamp at Uhau. near the subway, be as near to the railway subway as possible. The kindergarten school, Levin, continues its useful work, and parents of pupils express satisfaction with the progress made. On Friday a handkerchief afternoon was given for children and friends. It proved to be a great success. Tea was indulged "in, and panics played. The new road to llokio Beach will exist on paper only for yet a while. . A tender for doing the construction work was received at Saturday's meeting of the Uorowliemia Counlv Council, but as the county's overdraft a I present is about I'OOOI), and rates coining in very slowly, (ho <|iies(ion of dealing- with the matter has been deferred until next meeting, will) a prospect of no fonder being accepted until XovI'lnber next. In the opinion of Councillor Monk, the by-laws of iloro--wlienua County Council are the easiest of any local bodies' in New Zealand so far as wheeled traffic is concerned. Therefore, he (old (he council on Saturday, (lie council should enforce them strictly. He spoke of some recent breaches of (he wheeled traffic by-laws in (he southern riding of \] H > county, and said (ha( nineteen hundred *"<'<'< "f timber slacked on two narrow wheels were carted "'""J? 'he road at AVaikamio re'•enlly. A jvooil road had been by (his act, and Councillor_ Monk thought iha( it was time io give up i-yniij- (o make good roads if fins was to '•'. ,!llinu<l - The Counlv Kμ-'-••Jiieersaid tLat (lie roadmen •'j \\ aikanae now had iiistruc}""is '" rcDoi-l all bivaches of I'"'. Hiecled I, y .l :nv j| l;|| ( ~i n!(. "nder ]i\>i observation.