CARTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1265, 21 October 1911, Page 15

CARTERTON NOTES.

[ * ' Mr. find Mrs. I?. Eailey, of East Tara- [ tahi, aro leaving this week for the north ; of Auckland. For a number of years past J Mr. Bailey lias been in eliarse of Mr. ! Bland Rayner's property at East Tarntahi, and is recogniscd as being one of the best practical farm hands in the disr trict. At tho annual meeting of tho Clare- ' villo Tennis Club a credit balance of 1 Is. 9d. was reported. The election of l officers rcMiltwl: —Patroness, Mrs. Dakin; I patron, Mr. W. C. Buchanan, M.P.; ? president, Mr. W. X r isher; vice-presidents, Messrs. S. A. Pull, C. Campljell. J. M. ' lieechey, T. J. Rathbone, G. Sievers, and F. Meenkin; secretary and treasurer, ; Mrs. Rathbone; General Committee, Mcsdames Goodin, Gravestock, and Fisher, and Messrs. J. Gravestock, •C. ' Revnolds, and J. Fisher. It was decided ; to "open tho courts on Thursday next. On Thursday tlie local branch of tho ! Wairarapa Ei™ Circle rent away close on ' 2SO dozen eggs to \\ ellington. I On Tuesdav evening Mr- and Mrs. W. J. Stevens, of Carterton, received a surprise visit from members of the local Methodist choir, and were presented with a silver-mounted salad bowl and spoons in honour of their recent wedding. On Wednesday morning the first lot of milk from the" twenty-ono cows participating in tho butter-fat competition under the auspices of the Wairarapo. A. and P. Society was received at the Belvedere dairy factory, the total being 9171b. This is ail average of 43.231b. per cow, which approximately equals fouT gallons each from two milkings. The accepted tenderers for tho erection of tho Coronation Band Rotunda in Carrington Park have declined to take up the work at the tender of JSI9S, and an amended'tender lias been forwarded. Accordingly all other tenderers have been invited "to submit fresh estimates. The weather on Thursday was too wet for tho official opening of the Carterton bowling green.