PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 57, 30 November 1907, Page 7

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(FEOM OTO SPECIAL COniIESrONDENTS.)

-.MASTERTON. . Messrs. G. H. and AV. Perry have left on a trip to Auckland. The former is to judge horses and the latter sheep at the AVhangarei, Dargaville, and Auckland A. and P. shows. Tho turnip-fly lias been very destructive again, this season, especially on Fern.fidge,. wlicro'several crops 'hare had to be 're-sown; ' J : travellers from Pahiatua on Tuesday evening by tho 7.35 train, complain of the. insufficiency of first-class smoking-cat accommodation. It appears that on TueS' days, which are salo days in Pahintua, there is always an excess of passengers to Masterton, and the Railway Department would i be 'meeting their wishes if it made the necessary. provision. ..... A meeting of sympathisers with the family of tho late Mr. A. Von Keisonborg was held here.on Wednesday night. It was decided to raiso funds for the purpose of assisting • the deceased's children, and Mr., J. Candy . was appointed secretary of a strong canvassing committee. Good progress is being made with the erection bf the public baths. ' Tho 'contract '• time expires on December 24; but Messrs.* . Taylor and Hodge expect to have the work 1 finished:earlier. . • ! A public, meeting is to be/called shortly to arrango for tho holding of an aquatid sports gathering on tho Parle take, which is very suitable for such a-purpose. ThePark, Committee of the Borough Council has the matter in hand.

GREYTOWN'.,

. Bowls'are now tho order of the day, anA much interest is boing shown in the game here.j - Cricket is practically dead here. The few "diitlnisiasts either traveV'to Carterton ' '' or Featherston to get a game. •' ''' The library fund is to be holped through ,- ' tho courtesy of Mrs. Calders, of Kuratawhiti,,.who has offered her grounds for, a - garden party in aid of tho abovo fund. . .Tho Firp Brigade is making good progress with -tho. preparations for tho bazaar, which . is to bo held in the new hall .early next month. Messrs. A. Booth (Carterton) and Mark ' Maxton (Greytown) wore nominated for the Wairarapa r District Hospital Board on ■' '» Wodnestlay. As each dolegate voted for hia own. nominee, the returning officer gave his casting vote in favour of Mr. Maxton, the sitting member, who represents the grouped boroughs of Carterton and Greytown. .

LEYIN.

' , HORTICULTURAL SHOW,

The Lfeyin Horticultural ShoW was opened ' on' Wednesday, and the weatherxbeing fine Ifirgovminibers of people camo, in-from the surrounding districts to see the exhibits. Mr. Field, M.H.R., who opened the show,.. , spoke in'eulogistic terms of the good work' •done by the committee, who had worked 60 hard to bring tho'show up to its present high lev,el. There was one tmng he regretted, aftd. that _ was the lack of accommodation for • ■ ; the exhibits and tlio.pu.blic, for a decent-sized ; hall. could,.not bo procured in - -tho' town. Leyiiiiwasvgoing 'iihead at a good rate, the want of a larger hall was felt. j; However, he; hoped that .by the time tlie next show was'-held the progressive people'-of Levia * would have Something .larger built. . 'i'ho show; itself' was certainly a particularly good ouc, not only as an exhibition of flowers and vegetables, but also of art and home industries. One very noteworthy exhibit was tho fine : and varied work done by, the boys-from tho Weraroa Training Farm.' This exhibit,'' which consisted of very clever, iricjdellihg'in buttor, model building, carving, •drawing, clothes' washing and" ironing, and articles'! of' fclothing manufactured at ..s : cHool 1 is nearly'all done oy ttfeboys in their,, spare time;' Some of the principal prizewinners were :—Mrs. J. i'rouse and Mrs. ,R. ■ J'rouse, pot plants; Mrs. J. Matior and Mr. ; l > eun;,",rpses (Mrs.' Matior showing the cham-; JWII pidnVfrpspi;,a, beautiful ."Jubilee" bloom-) Mr. ■ Goldsmith and Mr. A. E. Anderson," '." 'sweet peas j Miss M. Androws and Miss Adkin, table 'decorations; Mrs. It. Prouse, cut blbomSj Miss F. Hitchings, art exhibits.

Miss 'l'V Saxon 'mAt with an accident on Wednesday, fortunately without receiving any ..'severs injury. She was driving into townwhen the 1 horse shied at a dead horse lying near the roadside.' The trap was lioarly i overturned, and Miss' Saxon was 1 thrown''out, 'hut sho managed"to detain her " liold''on '.tho' 1 reins,- and, • thoufth''the horse " ; i ! •was travelling very quickly, she scrambled ' back.'into l the vehicle, but in-doing so sh'i'?';.caiiie l in' contact with the wheel; which rent';' her clothing and bruised hor badly.

CARTERTON

' It is ; 'roported here that several Dalefield dairy ...farmers'are .milking, this season for the last-'.time, and that they, will then take 1. lip their residence in this town. _ . At the 'annual, meeting of the Wairarapa' . County .Ccniueii Mr. W. Perry .was, Chairman, h iind; Mr'. ,T. V. Mopre, actingchairman.',,;. '' ,' ■-' , Dr. Maltgill, Government Bacteno-, logist, has reported favourably oft-the septic tank, the proper drainage and general con* ■. dition of which is questioned from time to ,' ,* time. In this matter the drainago of tho . Bqrpjigh is viewed precisely as the drainage ■ i \ ill' other towns such as Palmerston North ami Masterton. It is hardly possible that., tho drainago system; which includes a septio ... .tank,!, will„over reach perfection,, and tho . ~ only, to be to keep; everything • in';good;,working order. ' 'is., at| the present time a great exodus. of i.fheep from tho country .to] the Wellington,.abattoirs. The shearing is.finishing,,.. ~ in ; many places, and the stock are beijig , rushcil-through in all directions. Special .-- stock, trains are running almost daily, each. 1 -with, from twenty to thirty truckfulls efl. sheep. . ■

FEATHEESTON;

'A,mpot : ipg of tho Feathcrston, Flower Sho* ;~; committee :was held on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. A. J. Tqpjood in tho chair.- Tho state- - mcnt, in connection' with tho recent show gavo, the.receipts as £94 ss. 4d,,. and the.'..."'' oxpondituro as £74 4s. 9d., loaving acredit > balauce..of £20, i .Mr. ,E. A. Lacry, secretary, .voted.a bonus,of £5, and the Gleo Club a donation ',bf £2. 2s. •It was resolved to .expeiid"£B:;dn vflses. „[ Dr. E.H. Makgill, Govern- ', . * ment Bac.tbrjologist, visited thp,.r(^ervoir'of,,., the .local waterworks, and took a sample of the fluid'for.ibacteriological analysis.