MASTERTON NEWS,
Mr F. E. Robertson,' a popular incmbc of the local postal staff, underwent a somewhat serious operation in a local private hospital last week. He is now progressing well, and ■ should bo- ablo to leave the hospital shortly. ~. . ' Til sjiite (If the shortness of the straw in inanv of the oat crops, many local farmers, tempted by the groat likelihood of high prices for oaten chonf, ore preferring to cut rather than thresh. This is particularly the -case on the Upper Plain. Kapo crops oil the Upper Plain, as well as - on" the'east s!de"of<"'tlie district, are practical!'-' ruined by the heat wave. Turnips on the "lJ[)p'cr Plain' aire also in a pretty bad The Works Qomniitlee of the llorougji Council met on "Monday evening, and ■adjourned without transacting any business, out of respect to the Chairman, Councillor K W. Temple, whose, wife died on Saturday. The Committee met this morning and decided to send a letter ofj condolence to the Gluur--lUThoro are fifty-five motor-cycles registered in Masterton, and 33 motor-cars. The number of both-classes of vehicles is rapidly increasing. " ■
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 10
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181MASTERTON NEWS, Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 101, 22 January 1908, Page 10
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