LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 2501, 16 June 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rev. Dean McKenna is visiting' Pahiiatua. Mr A. McNiool M.P. who baa beep spending a few flays in this erul of the electorate, returned to Daanevirke by to-day’s express. Donations to tile Kenny Bavn» Memorial are acknowledged by th» boil, secretary to the fund as follows: — Air G. Harold Smith £l, Mr R. C. EUingham £1 Tin- fund will close at the end of the present month. All- 1.. T. Herbert left tor Wellington bv to-day’s express to attend tbs farewell dinner to bo tench-red to His Excellency the Governor-Gener-al, C’omniander-iti-Cliief of the New Zealand forces, by the offi'er - of tho AVc Ming ton Military District. A meeting of the Pahiatua R.S.Awas held in tin* Borough Council (.’handlers last night. Dr PaUrrson presided over a good attendance. The principal business of the evening was the appointing of several committees in connection with the forthcoming fiance and satisfactory progress wasmade in this direction. Air A. AlcNicol All’., informed a “Herald” representative to-day that lie was surprised to find that no advantage hadi beun taken in Pahiatua of t.lit* Goveriinien't Housing Scheme. He had interviewed the local inspector of factories and had been informed that although a supply of th« necessary forms was kept at tin* police station and some had been distributed no applications had l>ee«» received;. In Danncvirke Zi'J appKcatifms had been received as the result of all active eampaigu and ft was Imped that some of the houses wouVi sfxm be constructed. Tlie Act was a very liberal oue and it was strange in these days ot housing shortage how apathetic jieople appeared to be iu regard to the advantages off erf* I to them. fat. stock buyers and drovers have net ,i inuvii lianviicappvu m tnecr work jin tin u-strici tnifiugn Uli< Jack ol a urai.j.ig iace at Uic trucking yaivts. ri. queutly nious nave t*» bi wav* lc;it an aftii.t oua ■ two miles in oiillr that they may be drafted, a.ai .ill.- iugiccissary w,ia ituUui he savou *i a uraltiag race was established ;it tile station J lie member Jof lII.* ccUlrl-, All A. AlcNicol All*., uc-p.vu.-d Uu yardis yesterday with rvpi'tsi iiiatixes ol tiie stock linos and fiiii'i I - and after seeuig what* was liqu i d umlertook to make tho iiMss.ii ; i pit stem at ion to .iu Aliuisti i tor Uaitways. The approach u» tin* yards, is m a bad state-and somo metalline, is required to give drovers a tail* chance with their worksp iik ng to a “Herald ' reporter Air McNicol said lie had f u 1 that tha ua. .e oi tli .; . ’-g yards of tho tlisli . well in a bad -tati He had i . ■ tiy made strong pn tatious i* . ..: -i: *.;g .!• Manga era Uwhidi was the h'ggo.-t trucking ix-mr,, iu tin* North Island and ' been a - lowed to get illlo a simply depiorabk* co: l tion Seine nnpro' en.eins wore now being effected. Tlie yanls at ALmgatainoka and AVotxiville also re—qn’ixd attention. Alessrs Collinson and Cunuinglianie's advertisement ap[>ears oa page' 7 of this issue.*'