MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1063, 28 February 1911, Page 9

MASTERTON NOTES.

TIU3.CASK OF UKItYL UAIID.NER. .■ (From Oar Special Corros!)OD''(?nt.l Mastorton, February 27. Tlicro is linlliing nioro pli';>«:inl to report from Hie IVairnrapa Ibuii tlio f;ict (lint the district, the vejfetntion in which htul been-Iniijiiishiiig for months for the wriiit of rain, has received a tlioroiigli drenching. "Tho elands began ta lil>onit« their : accumulated moisture • 011 Friday evening, • mid throughout Saturday a steady, downpour continued* : Tlin: total rainfall for thirty-six hours up till nine o'clock- on Siimlity ' ifiorhiiiß was 'AM inches. Of this <tunntity, i). 75 inches fell in the last twcnty-foiir hour*.' The effect upon vegetation is iilre.idy. to' bo seen, tho turnip crops having . taken ..a new lease n( life. It is intorcsting to noto .that tho rainfall' for Friday and Saturday exceeded thnt icgistercd the whole of the previous two months. ; ' Much regret was expriswd'in tlifs district when it hecftme'knownthat Mvi C; \V. Hursthoiise, thejate, engineer to ..the Public Works Ilcpartniont, had passed away. There are'nota few old identities of the WnJfarnpx wh'o served through the: Maori war with Mr.'Hursthoiise.. There; are still a greater number, who" remember' thovnluablo' services'''.which .ho- rendered in laying, out mr\ny ."c.f tho, iinpontant roads; in the district.. , . ..;.. .';

A distinct shock of ..earthquake, wnsiclt, here,about 3.45 o'clock-oil,.Sunday nibiiir ing. It was, however, apparently '.li'oi, nearly so pronounced on tlio east as-on the west coast of the. island. ,■ ,'■■, • " ••.•,'

Mr. J. Wilton, a.native of this town-, ship, who has been roving, the world for a nnmbpr of yo-.irs; but who is now settled: in British' Columbia;; is at present:on;a. visit to Mastcrton.

•Notwithstanding that tho rain of the last few days:has;had a .damoging effect upon outdoor- blooms, very satisfactory, entries ba.vo been received for'the, Ifo; ticulturaL Society's, autiimn-.ehow,;.which, is to bo held on. -It is-ex--pected that altoßether;sQo..entries; jvill;be ■received. .. .-.--, ...:.'• ■-;,•.•.■.■; - ,>; ; ?■-■ ■;.'

The nev.:-Mr. -Hutson,. of..Welliiigton, is' to give an address in tho Town. Jl■'■this oveninc' under tho ■ anspioes" of.the Masterton brauch of- , tho Labour party; During tho'past few" months Mast«rton has |jeen well-'-provided- with Labour .speakers;.:- ■■••.■■/'■-•■'■■ V '••"'■ ■■ ' .".•'•.■ .!•■.•:■

Tho unfortunntolittlopirl, Beryl Gardner, ono of the rictiins of fho tragedy of last Aveck, ; still : lies in hn unconscioiis. condition Mastcrton Hofipital.' Considering the nature of tho injuries,' It .is regarded ns r rather wonderful that she should have survived nt all. The brother Gerald, who was the ether victim of the tragedy, is showinß signs of improvement, and the doctors, hold out hopes of his ultimate'recovery.. 1 , ;".' ".. . .'''■,

A number of very gcod crops of turnips and of late potatoes aro at present to ba wen on the Upper Plain.

Scarlatina has .broken -out among the children nttending tho IJastwoll School, and-the school has, in consequence;(been closed,- ~ .:.'. "••..,.. ■..'' , .. ......... A disputo has arisen-between'..thoVcorij' tractor for the northern approaches- and tho.engineer of the County Council over tho question of ran'iming the cement used in the piers for the new' bridges' at the northern approaoli. The.engineer insisted upon the ramming, which was , included in the specifications,.being'performed, but tho contractor protested that it would prove luirmfnl to tho piers. A speeml meeting of tho'County Council was held on Saturday Inst to consider the-position. Communications were received from tho. engineer to the Publio M r prks Department, and Mr. William. Ferguson, of .wcuiijb-ton.-both of whom supported the;.enßin-. rcr, nnd the council, therofore.deeidod that the specifications should bo ; strictly, nd-. licred to. ■ ■■• .-. . ,■■■ .■■..*:■/■ i ■-'>■' : --.j The 'Wnirnrapa.Caledonian hcejety..met on Saturday Inst to confinn-n rcfolutionj in "favour of-registration-under the Jncorporated Societies' Act,. 1903.- As it was. discovered; however, that thcniiproval of ono-hnlf the nicmbors must be pbtr.inetl to this course, tho meeting was adjourned to enable, the'fetretary. to -secure the ofscnt of members.; '• ..'■'■'■.; .-•.