RANGITIKEI NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 23 October 1912, Page 6

RANGITIKEI NOTES.

BOWLING SEASON AT MARTON

FAVOURABLE PROSPECTS

A CRIBBAOE TOURXAMEXT

GARDEN PARTY ARRANGEMENTS

GENEROUS PRESBYTERIAN AT

FETLDING

A MARTON LAND PROBLEM

QUESTION OF RATING

DAIRYING AT OHAKEA

NEW POST OFFICE FOR HAL-

COMBE

(From Our Own Correspondent.) MARTON, October 22

The bowling season promises to be very successful at Marion, and with such an energetic secretary jjts Mr. W. Minniss, it could not fail to be otherwise. He is life and soul £o the Society, find he is so brimming over with enthusiasm that other members have been well baptised with the same spirit. Twenty-four new members Have so fur be«n enrolled this season, with several more prospective, so that the Marion Club will be able this season to provide some first-class rinks. The club hopes to play Wanganui, St. John's, Gonville, Hunterville, Palmerston, and Feilding, and two specially important trophies they are after, and hope to remove the home of them to Mafton, 'namely, tho Keesing and Dixon Cups.

The cribbage tournament for a handsome five-guinea cup dontated to the Druids' Lodge by Mr. Pedersen prior to his departure for the Old Country has now been proceeding for six months., and so far no member has had mo*e than threo wins.

The garden party to be held at \la--ton Park to-morrow (Wednesday) m aid of the Presbyterian Mission should attract a very largo gathering, for, apart from the most worthy object, an exceptionally good and interesting pr->----gramme has been arrangeu by the JBcv. A. Porter and those immediately concerned. Ono of the features will be the poi dances and other contributions of the Maori girls attending the Turakina College, and. generally speaking, no effort is being spared to make the function profitable in every respect. Tho Marton Junction Band will also provide the musical programme.

At a meeting of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Feilding, last night, *Tsuncommitted reported on the manse building fund proposal that four •persoas had offered to lend £100 each freo of interest for five years, and that at least £100 more was likely to be forthcoming. It was also reported that one or two others had offered to guarantee theinterest on £100 for five years.

A poll of rafenayers, in.which :t goo.l deal of local interest is Being cent-.*!, is to take place at Marton on Wednesday next, when it will be determined whether the present system of rat'ng on tho capital valuo will be maintained, or whether rating on tho unimproved yaluo will be the accepted system of rating. The poll is likely to bo or-vt/ keen, but the capital value votaries claim that they are going to have a win.

A juvenile gathering took place at the Oh.ikea Schoolhouse on Friday night, and was very largely attended. The youngsters had a glorious time, botli in connection wtih the liberal programnio provided, and the abundant supply of refreshments.

Tho dairying season is giving every satisfaction, and in some districts some very largo supplies are being sent out to the factories. At Ohakea one supplier is obliged to run £\vo trips to the factory, his daily output being 2,40011)5. a day, with IS cows still &> come in.

Halcornbo is to have a new Post Office, Mr. D. H. Guthrie, M.P. for Oroua, having informed tho Town Board that plans were being prepared for the building, the cost of the structure being estimated at aoout £900. Tho Halcombe railway station is also to have a covering, and tho work of erectins;, the verandah is to be commenced almost immediately.