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The sum of £9 was raised at a social fair organised bv St. Paul’s Presbyterian Tennis Club on Friday evening, a. variety of games and entertainments being offered to a large attendance. A pierrot troupe comprising Misses Armour, Pearce and Noibon, and Messrs J. Pearce and J. Watts, and Darragh Bros., gave musical items. Mr J. Watts, of Feilding. has obtained an appointment in the Land and Income Tax Department, Wellington. and will take up his new duties next month. At a meeting of the Feilding Swimming Club Committee on Friday night ;be following committees were set up: —Baths: Mrs E. TT. Fisher, Mr S. laskin and Mr H. Dewe. Sports: Messrs G. Fitzpatrick, C. Hurdle, S. Jaskin, P. Delahant-" and Mrs E. H. Hslier. Executive: Airs E. H. Fisher, Messrs G. Fitzpatrick and P. Delela.nty. Air A. E. Cocker was appointd baths custodian. PLUNKET SOCIETY. Airs J. E. Jenkinson presided at the nonthly meeting of the Feilding ranch of the Plunket Society. A moion of sympathy with the relatives of he late Airs A. B. Farmer was carried i silence. The Plunket nurse reported aying '63 visits to homes while visitors o the rooms numbered 266. Airs V.

Lawrence reported having in hand the sum of £22 10s, money raised by a series of weekly bridge evenings held in the Plunket rooms, Mrs Lawrence and Mrs W. B. Gray acting as joint hostesses, assisted by Miss Armstrong, i The following donations were acknowledged:. Mrs G. Phillips, Mrs A. , Thompson, Mrs J. Buchanan, Mrs J. Williamson, each ss. Arrangements were reported to be well in hand for . the entertainment to bo staged in aid . of the funds of tlio branch. i URBAN FARM LANDS COMMISSION. > RATING DECISIONS. The adjourned sitting of the Urban - Farm Lands Rating Commission was > held in the Feilding Courthouse this i morning, Mr R. M. Wa.tson, S.M., I presiding. Also on the Bench were | Messrs A. Campbell (Government re--1 presentative) and A. J. Geary (Feild- ! ing borough). Mr T. Pagan, with the town, clerk (Mr N. C. Harding) ap--1 p-eared for the Feilding Borough Coun--1 cil. The Court gave its decision in re- ' gard to the cases heard a fortnight ago as follows:—Est. of W. A. Sandilands, unimproved valuation £595, sustained ; W. A. Sandilands, unimproved valuation £l2lO, reduced to £855; Est. of W.. A. Sandilands, unimproved valuation £6OO, sustained; B. N. Sandilands, unimproved valuation £3Bl, reduced to £300; W. A. Sandilands, un--1 improved valuation £224, reduced to ; £200; B. N. Sandilands, unimproved valuation £625, reduced to £600; L. D. Legg, unimproved valuation £3lO, 1 reduced to £300; L. D. Legg, unim- ■ proved valuation £476, sustained; Miss M. J. Coombe, unimproved valuation £485, sustained; Miss M. J. Coombe, unimproved valuation £365, reduced to £300; Miss M. Roots, unimproved valuation £220, reduced t-o £2OO. These reductions total £SBO in unimproved valuations and represent in the matter of rates a loss to the borough of £2O. The Court then heard evidence in regard to applications for relief on land formerly in the borough but now forming part of the Oroua County. The town clerk, in evidence, said that the Borough Council did not make and levy rates in respect of the properties mentioned. They were now part of the Oroua County and for the time being the Oroua County Council was responsible for the making and levying of rates on the excluded property. Asked by Mr B. N. Sandilands as to how the borough came to increase the special rate, witness pointed out that ' at the time of exclusion certain of the , debentures ■ representing loans for which this laud was pledges! had not I been sold, and their sale after exclusion naturally caused the special rate to increase slightly. R. L. Harding, Oroua County clerk, said that the special rates were originally made and levied by the Borough Council and when the County Council took over the property it also assumed responsibility f.or the making and levying of the special rates. Asked by the chairmau who made I and levied the rates of the excluded J land last year, Mr R. L. -Harding stat- i ed that his council did. i To Mr Sandilands, witness was ah-1 solutely certain.that this was the case as his council was the only body that knew what rate to levy. The chairman said that on the facts! the Court would have to rule that the ; excluded sections were not urban farm j lands within the meaning ef the Urban Farm Lands Act, 1932. I The Court then adjourned.

WEDDING. JARRETT—COCK. On Wednesday afternoon last, at the Feilding Methodist Church, a wedding of interest in the district took place, the contracting parties being May, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J. Cock, of Feilding, and Frederick George, second son of Mr and Mrs S. Jarrett, of Aorangi. Rev. E. 0. Blamires was the officiating minister and Mrs H, Crump presided at the organ. Pleasing decorations had been carried out in the church by friends of the bride who was escorted by her father. Her gown was af deep cream satin beaute. The bodice, which was encircled with horizontal pintucking from the yoke of angel-skin lace to the slim fitting waist, had sleeves of satin puffed at the elbow and tight fitting from there to the wrist. The skirt fell in graceful lines, flaring fully at the hem. The long, exquisitely embroidered veil lent for tire occasion by Mrs Leslie Jarret formed a small train and was secured to the hair by sprays of orange buds with a cluster of buds, at each side and a string of tiny pearls at the back. The bride carried a sheaf of arum lilies and lilies of the valley tied with a bow and streamers of tulle. Miss Metta Cahler, of Kimbolton, and Miss Vera Jarrett (sister of the bridegroom) made dainty bridesmaids, being dressed alike in frocks of anklelength lemon georgette over silk of the same shade. On leaving the church the brido was presented with two lucky tokens in the form of horseshoes, one in gold and the other in cream entwined with orange blossoms, by two tiny girls, Mary Jarrett and May Gennge. The best man was Mr Henry Cock (brother of the bride),

and the groomsman Mr S. Jarrett, junr. (brother of the bridegroom). Folowing the wedding the reception was held. Mr and Mrs Cock [received their guests, the latter being gowned iii bLok satin beaute with inset vest of floral georgette in tones of red and coatee of black lace. Mrs Jarrett, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in Lido blue floral crepe-de-chino with vest of beige georgette and straw hat in blue to tone. Among the many beautiful presents received by the young couple was an easy chair from the High School Old Girls’ Hockey Club, of which the bride was club captain for about six years. When leaving by car for their honeymoon the bride wore a frock of black elephant crepe smartly trimmed with touches of white, and a white felt hat with touch of black. Her coat was of black face cloth with skunk collar. The future homo of Mr and Mrs Jarrett will be in Feilding.