MORRINSVILLE NEWS.

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Mr. F. Marsh *t.t, presided a* the meeting of the Executive Committee of the recently- Horticultural Society. It jras resolved to hold the show on th© Wednesday preceding the fall moon in March. As 125 members have been enrolled at, a snoscription of 5s each, it was decided that the funds •would permit of £30 being allotted in prize-money, in addition to the special prizes. The committee decided that the schedule should include cut flowers, pot plants, vegetables, farm produce, fruit, home industries, painting and photography, school competitions, children's classes, and bouquet lections. Sub-committees -were appointee

to fill in the classes in these sections. It was decided to mats a canvass of the town for offers of special prizes. Mrs. Bell and Mr. C. M. Gnmmer were added to the committee-

Major R. C. Allen, who is to be in charge of the ninth reinforcements, left here for Trentham a few days ago. The men's medal match, played on the golf links, resulted in a "win for R. Lams, with a score of 47, S. M. Hobday coming second with 52. . At a Tecert meeting of the committee of the Mnrrinsville Band, it was resolved to hold a combined picnic and sports on Labour Day. and a ladies' committee was set tip to assist in the matter. It was decided to obtain legal advice in the • matter of vestinsr in the Town Board the instruments of the band.

Constable O'Brien has been transferred from Waverley to Morrinsville, and took up bis duties here this week. Mr. C. H. Mellsop has been elected to fill the vacancy on the Tauhei Drainage Board.

The little daughter of Mr. Fgan. of j Matarr.ata, met with a painful accident recently. She was being driven to the ' factory in the milk cart, when one of J the cans lifted with a jolt of the cart and came down on the little one's bare feet, cutting off one of the toes. She was taken to the hospital at Hamilton. The local branch of St. John Ambulance Association has had a busy month making up. bandages, garments, and a host of sundry article? for the soldier lads. Able assistance in this work ,has been rendered by the ladies of Matamata, Tiran, Walton, and Tatua. During August the branch sent away for the Provincial Sick and Wounded Fund £23 2s 2d foT comforts and £1 19s 9d for material.

Mr. J. Gaddis recentlv lost one of his stallions, valued at £150. The animal had appeared to be • quite well the day before, and was found dead in the morning.

-fudging from figures supplied by Mr. Whmwxay, dairying at Tatua pays well. During the period from August to June his returns from 23 cows and 60 acres of lsnd amounted to £440, made up as follows : —Milk cheques. £280; bonuses, £115; sale calves. £30; sale pin-s. £10; and £5 for butter. Mr. Whinwray tributes this good result to his plan of getting good milkers, irrespective of tit r> cost.

Mr. T. Lloyd, of the Bank of New Zealand staff, left recently for Trentham. He will be greatly missed in all branches of sport. The large sum of £334 was raised at a recent social at Okoroire. held under the ansnices of the local branch of the Furriers' Union.

The Norfolk Co-operative - Dairy Company will pay out £409 lis 7d to its P'tprl'?T3 for last month, compared with £104 16s 7d for Aw trust of last'year. The increase in the price of butter-fat from Is to Is 6d accounts for some of the difference, hut the larger supply of milk is the chief factor in the bi<r increase. The Tatun Co-operative Dairy Company received 28061b of butter-fat daring August, and will pav out £184 to its summer, at the rate of Is 4 d per lb. villi 1 "' S}"V H ? ly -. Bolicit ™-, of Mort-im-J2*; will h l leaving shortly for TrenSTw%Jf OT u Mother 7 already at v£,«,Ti!' 1. Mothw broths met Ms death there about a. month aw . M r fn^C^Jv* 111 ° f the footbalJ dub here S Z *»««* ! " Bennett, South Auckland *%&*£*£ S^sedTe lX from Hawing °5 addressed the lads. Hamilton and