LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIV, Issue 12941, 4 December 1909, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A short, but sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Feilding at 9.31 last night.

Mr S. W. Moffett, district secretary, forwards us a copy of the United Fire, Marine, and Accident Insurance Company's calendar for 1910.

The Council's dog tax collector was yesterday authorised by the Wanganui County Council to destroy unregistered dogs under the powers contained in the "Dogs Registration Act, of 1908."

The Wanganui County Council yesterday re-elected Crs. E. E. Fletcher and A. C. Mannington its representatives on the Wanganui-Patea Charitable Aid Board and the Wanganui Hospital Board.

The quarterly meetiner of members of the Licensing Committee for the district •of ■Wang-a.mii, -will be held at tlie Court House, Wanganui, on Monday, the 6th day of December, 1909, at 12 nnoon.

At the adjourned annual meeting of the Wanganui County Council yesterday, Cr. D. Mason was unanimously re-elected, chairman for the ensuing twelve months. Several councillors spoke in most eulogistic terms of Qr. .Mason's past' services. The annual picnic of the District, ffitrh School was held yesterday, the pupils going up-river in ' the Waimarie to Raorikia. Some rain which fell threatened to mar the outing, but fortunately it' did not last long, and an .enjoyable day was spent.

Mr J. L. Stevenson, J.P., presided at the Police Court this morning, when a man on a charge of drunkenness was fined 5s and costs. A woman, on a similar ' charge, - was convicted and - discharged, conditionally on her going away to friends in Australia.

The dry weather is causing a run on the Okehu water in the Gonville district, where ail water used through a hese for garden or other purposes must be paid for through meter. Some of the residents who are not connected by meter have been using the- hose, and the Board notifies that any persons found infringing the agreements they signed will 'be prosecuted, and the water cut off.