DISTRICT NOTES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5259, 19 October 1915, Page 6

DISTRICT NOTES.

WOODVILLE .

| The Woodville niglit watchman, complained to the Borough Council that he was now only receiving less than £2 a week. He furnished a list of business people who had ceased to pay him, and he mentioned a number of others in business who had never paid anything and Hie asked the Council to take the matter up. The Mayor and two Councillors were appointed a committee to interview the defaulters. Tiie Council granted the nightwatehm,an a week’s leave of absence, the Council to pay for a man to take his place. This is the first holiday he had asked for during the past fourteen years’ service. At. a meeting of the Woodville Patriotic Committee ,it was agreed that an effort should he made to secure the services ot a concert party from Dannevirke. This, together with a street collection and an active canvass of passengers by train, it i» hoped will result in the collection of a substantial sum. A letter from Mr Tulloch, secretary of the Pahiatua Patriotic Committee, was read asking Woodville’s support towards an entertainment it was proposed to give here. It was resolved to first ascertain if the proceeds of the concert would he paid into the Woodville or the Pahiatua funds before taking any further action in the desired directon. The Mayor announced that the proceeds of the lecture given by Dr. Martin amounted to £SO Is.

A letter was read at the meeting of the Woodville Borough Council from Barton’s Circus, stating if the Council would make the license for twelve months they would forward the amount charged. The clerk reported that he failed to get the circus people to pay up when they appeared there two weeks ago. He was offered £l. which he refused. The clerk was instructed to take action unless the fee was paid immediately in full.

At the monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, the matter of replacing the fence at the Woodville school was left to the foreman to report on The schoolmaster’s residence is to he papered, and E. Balchin’s application for an increase to £l5O for conveying the children to and from Xgawapurua for this year was granted. Lieut. 51. O. Grainger entertained the members of the Woodville County Council and Stewards of the Jecke? Club at liineheou. The Mayor presided. Lieut. Grainger was the recipient of souvenirs from the Jockey Club and others.

A Woodville resident appeared before the Borough Council, and asked for a refund of some of the £2 he lmd paid for the cost of getting the gas into his house two years ago. The distance was only 21 chains. Others he mentioned had had the gas taken to their properties and had paid nothing. It was pointed out to the ratepayer that no one else had gone on to bis connection yet,, and until they did he was not entitled to a refund. He thanked the Council and u itlulrew. .Messrs Gotliard, lied wood, and 10. West (airchitect) appeared as deputation from the Woodville .Jockey Club 1 i fore tlie Borough Council with h request to have the racecourse buildings connected with the Borough drainage system. A long discussion ensued, Crs. .J. Harding and Nicholas bolding out for an opinion from Air .Metcalf, who engineered tin' system, before they would agree to consider tlie matter. The majority of the other Councillors, including the Mayor, thought that tin unnecessary expense. I Itimately the application was referred to the Works Committee, and' to report to a special meeting of the Council. It is worthy of note, says the Examiner that there are only three in Lieut. Grainger’s family. His brother is at the front an I his sister has joined the lied Cross. With the departure of Lieut. M .O, Grainger the whole family will he doing their duty for the Empire. EKETAHI’N A. At the last meeting of the Eketahurui Foresters’ Lodge the question of the Provident Fund was again under

consideration and a letter was rend from Mr (i. 11. Sykes, M.l’.. stating the matter of competition with Friendly Societies had been brought, under the notice of the Minister; and the I’rimc Minister would receive a deputation of delegates of Friendly Societies on the matter during tin l recess. Dr. Simmers wrote that he understood the Court- was paying conI rilMitions on members who luid joined the Expeditionary Forces. With a. view to assisting lie offered to attend

medically any dependents of members in the forces, free of charge during the war. The Court decided to thank Dr. Simmers for his generous offer. The quarterly balance-sheet for September was presented ,which showed that the Court was steadily gaining in funds. In spite of heavy sick payments the increase stood at £SB os Id.