LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2594, 13 March 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Technical College invites applications for the position of assistant teacher. Further details ■w ill be found in our advertising columns. A man believed to be named W. Spence, whilst walking along the railway line near Moana, west. Coast, was struck bv the Otira workmen’s tram. His skull was fractured and he was taken to the Grey Hospital, his con. dition being serious. -At the Lunch Club to.day, Mr. Joseph Thompson will speak of the attitude of China to the Westerner, and will give blackboard demonstra. tions of the new phonetic script. \ isltors arc cordially welcomed. The Manawatu County Council have had for some time a quantity of silver pine poles at Himatangl and at yesterday’s meeting of the Manawatu Oroua Power Board the engineer was instructed to examine the poles with a view to their purchase for use on the distribution lines.

The Terrace End school committee wrote .tlo the borough council last night asking that the gas supply be laid on to the new baths free of charge and agree’ng to pay for gas consumed in the ordinary way. The 1 matter was referred to the gas committee. An invitation to members of the of the borough council to visit the technical school in order to see how the council’s subsidy was benefitting j the school was extended by the direc. I tor at last night’s meeting of the council. The council decided to go on the 20th. inst. A Blenheim telegram states that .1. S. Patterson, an employee of Bryant’s sawmi'i, at Rai Falls, struck h.s head ion the branch of a tree, witch he was assisting to fell, and was rendered un_ | conscious. The injuries are apparent. I ly severe and the victim was conveyed |by ambulance to the Havelock HosI pital. A claim for the sum of 30/_ for I fencing in the Kawau cut, which passIcs through his properly, 45, H e retailj nga Street, was made to the borough I council last night by Thomas Hocklin, j who pointed out that the work was I necessary as the open drain was dan. gerous to children. It was decided to take no action. At last night’s meeting of the borough council, a letter was received from B. Longston asking to be allowed to use for grazing purposes the str'p of .and adjacent to the Manawatu River and being a continuation of the Esplanade off Fitzhcrbert Street. It was decided to reply stating that the council could not sec its way to accede to the request. At last night’s meeting of the Bor. ough Council. Miss Khortt, the acting librarian, acknowledged the council’s letter advising that it iiad been decided to call for applications for the position of librarian, and acting on the information forwarded, she. has now resigned the postion of registrar of births, deaths and marriages.—The matter was referred to the library committee. With reference to the guarantee asked for by the Public Works De. partment whereby the Manawatu. Orona Power Board was asked to guarantee to take a supply of 1300 k.w. for the first year, rising to 33 00 in the fifth year, the board decided yesterday to write to the Public Works Department expressing the opinion that the question of guarantee should be held over for 12 months. A "repos of the decision of the hor. ough council to write to Mr. H. Baillie, Wellington, and ask him if he would confer with the library committee in regard to the planning of the new lib. rary buildin™ a letter was received by the council last night from Mr. Baillie stating that he would be pleased to do as requested and at an early date would look up plans and descriptive matter on the subject and would then be prenared to give the committee the assistance required.

Easter isn’t so very far away; it behoves men to speak quickly about that suit question. In the Men’s Department of the C. M. Ross Co., Ltd., are to be seen hundreds of their celebrated “Rosco Suits.” The fabrics in ■which these atractive suits are offered are of pure wool and comprise high, grade worsteds, tweeds and serges. Expert cut and finish are indicated in every line of this famous suit. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back—--95- t 0 159/6 nett cash.

The two sons of Mr J. Harrison, of Bunnythorpe, aged five and eight years respectively, were taken suddenly ill during the week-end, and upon „..e doctor’s advice were removed to the Palmerston North Hospital. Their condition is not serious. On the motion of Councillor A. J. Graham at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council, it was decided that the fares chargee, by taxi-proprie-tors, namely, minimum fare 2/6 and fare for one passenger for first mile 1/6, be reduced to 2/- and 1/- respectively. The good attendance of members of the Manawatu-Oroua Electric Power Board s favourably commented upon by Mr. M. A. Eliott at yesterday's meeting. He observed that, of 15 general meetings during the year, with one exception, there had been full at. tendances. "I think the Town Clerk has done very well,” said the Mayor at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council, when casually referring to the outstanding rates. He said that the amount collected was £47,000. Mr Hardy had brought down the outstanding rates to £6OO, and would shortly have thorn down to £2OO. “The work of pegging in connection with the routes and lines is proceeding apace and the final drawings lof the area from Ashhurst to LongI burn wifi be submitted to the Public Works and Post and Telegraph De. partments with the 14 days’ notices required, of our intention to start con. struct!on,” said the engineer, Mr. W A. Waters, at yesterday’s meeting of the Manawatu.Oroua Power Board. At the Manawatu.Oroua Power Board meeting yesterday, the joint committee of the board and the Mana. watu County Council recommended that the tender of Browning and Bastin be accepted for the construe, tion of the tramline in the silver pine area at Pokaka, near Ghakune, be accepted, the price being £5 12/6 per chain. The engineer was also instructed to proceed to Hukanui to inspect a small sawmilling plant which is under offer to the board. The director of technical education wrote to the borough council last night intimating that he has just received a report, issued by the examiner, of the pumbing examination, held in Novem. her last, which lie considers might be of interest to the council in view of the fact that the majority of the uncertiflcated plumbers of Palmerston North do not attend the technical classes regularly.—The council decided to write to Christchurch regarding ac. tion taken by employers to get jour, neymen to attend the classes.