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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1161, 29 January 1884, Page 2

Mr Edward Powell is the successful tenderer for the Wesleyan parsonage, The house -will have two storeys, aod Will comprise eight rooms and a bath room. It will be built on section 900, m Church street, Captain Mowlem having 'enerouslj handed the deods over to the trustees, on condition tha' the 6ite, which comprises \? acres, i> paid for within five years. The contract price is £305, and the building is t > be ready for occupation m April. Mr Larcomb, C. E , is the architect, Mr M- W. Green, M.H.R., has accepted the position of canvasser for the Australian Mutual Provident Society, and is just now commencing a country tour, lecturing upon life iosurance. The Bishop of Wellington proceeded to Napier to attend the Church Missionary Board meeting, which commenced at that place yesterday. Mr George Gould has given a new four-oared outrigger boat (by Clasper) as a prize for the interprovincial champion fours at Heathcote Regatta. It is worth £50, The Education Board meeting is beiug held to-day. The Wellington Racecourse is m a ve r y bad state, some parts being extremely heavy. Vauguard is first favorite for the Wellington Cup, and is intended to wir — if he can. A quadrille assembly is about being stared m connection with the band of the Itoyal Rifles, Marton. Bishop Redwood returned to Wellington from his tour (North Island) on Saturday la?t. We understand a movoment is on foot to erect a public memorial to the memory of the late Mr J. B. Dungan, the late Editor and Proprietor of the Manawatu Times. It is felt by many of the residents that the valuable services rendered by the deceased gentleman to this town and district during a critical period of its history | deserve some more substantial recognition than the mere recollection, and it is proposed to erect a suitable monument over his grave m the Cemetery. The permission of Mrs Dungan has been obtained, and we understand Mr Thomas King, who is one of the movers m the matter, will shortly call a meeting to deal with it. .