MASTERTON.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 201, 19 May 1908, Page 8

MASTERTON.

, r« \ .....fsnoil ,OUR.- SPECIAL COIJRESPONDENn. 0 '! : .-Prior;fco-His; departure to Haw'era, to take'-: up. the position-of assistant postmaster,' Mr'.'6f. the .local- telephone>staff; ,'- L-'Tho death .is • announced 'of :-Miss"Jtine Ami Fraser; daughter of Mr. Donald .Traser, of. .•"Jtntersdaley'.'j.a^ed"B4; ycanl 'An anomaly of,the law, wth-/reference toI icnminal tiases."in , -. District - i .sittings, is >tho,.burden' off a -coinplainlt" ;6y, .tha solicitors, practiMng 'in'Masterton.'lt"' appears that offences against/the. person) no matter .serious,- ccitkj' under - tho jurisdiction of n District- Courtj but offences -against, property,-no matter.how^trivial,must bo sent' forward 'to: the Supreme Courts. "It. is con-; tended that. offences agamst ■ the person' are., -equally-aB -important, • or, more, so .thun offen-, ccs. against.property, and.thatin'corisequonc^ the-jurisdiction;.of District Courts ; should either he extended- or^wipedVout'.'ailtogetheri' Therp. ( is./m agitation here;for a oohtinuous telephono .Service, and subscribers are to be canvassed for, a. petition approving the change i at an increased cost of £1 per annum per sup-l scriber.'"' '■ '.1-' : ■■', •' It,is:understood'that there;is.oiily.a, small difference between, thA' estimated worth of tho Mastert-on Borough • Council Jand the Masterton .Av and E.' Association regarding the purchase of tho .old show ..grounds,': and that; the ultim'ate'irMult'.willribe; .of tho .purchase. will •: be; submittedto. a' poll iof tho burgesses;' : ... /.< ~