WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 272, 12 August 1932, Page 15

WAIRARAPA ITEMS

Big Cheese Output SOCIAL AND GENERAL Dominion Special Service. Carterton, August .11. During the past season the Parkvale Co-operative Dairy Company exported 300 tons of cheese, the whole of which was consigned for sale in Great Britain, according to the annual report of the chairman of the company, Mr. A. 11. Elkins. The total amount of milk received at the_factory was 6,411,9581 b., containing 257,171.141 b. of butter-fat with an average test of 4.01 per cent. The recovery of butter from whey skimmed was equal to 4.701 per cent, of the total but-ter-fat received for cheese making, equal to 107 cwt. Iqr. 171 b. of butter. Advances amounting to £10,715/6/0 had been made to suppliers during the season, equal to lOd. per lb. of butterfat, and should 1384ewt. of cheese unsold be disposed of at the estimate price of 57/6 per’cwt., a further payment of 2d. per lb. would be made, making a total of 1/- for the season. The directors recommend paying a dividend of 3 per cent, on all paid-up capital. Flaxmlll at Featherston. There is a prospect of a flaxmill being established just out of Featherston. The site is at the lower end of the South Featherston Road. Masterton Boy Scouts. The St. Matthew’s Scout Troop will celebrate its ninth birthday at the weekend, when a number of functions will be held for Cubs, Scouts, and Rovers. Martinborough Unemployed. It was reported at the monthly meeting of the Martinborough Self-Help Club that the following distributions had been made among members: —66l sheep at an average cost of 2/8 per quarter, 1064 loaves of bread at 3jd. per loaf, 920 pints of milk at 2d. per pint, 61 cases of apples at 2/- per case, 2941 b. of butter at lid. per lb. On the last stand-down week nine sheep, donated by farmers, had been distributed through Airs. W. J. Martin’s committee to those members most in need. New Zealand and Beef Market Belief that the time would probably come when New Zealand could compete with other countries on the chilled beef markets was expressed by Mr. J. M. James,, president of the Masterton A. and P. Association, speaking at the annual meeting of the association. Address to Greytown Mothers. An interesting address on the evolution of the child from infancy to adolescence was delivered at the annual meeting of the Greytown League of Mothers by Mr. W. O’Connor, headmaster of the local District High School. Mrs. W. A. Tate was elected president, and Mesdames Rees, Bey, and A. Haigh vice-presidents. The position of secretary and treasurer will be held by Mrs. W. J. Knell until Mrs. Tate returns. Mrs. Stevens took charge of the tea arrangements, and Mrs. T. Davis of the magazines. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mesdames Bay, York, and Knell and Miss Wyett, Praise for Bush Hockey Players. . Kpeaking at the dinner tendered the visitors after the Wellington-Bush hockey match, Mr. H. Hatch, the New Zealand examiner of hockey referees, commented on the improvement shown by the Bush side. He made particular reference to the Bush centre-half, Enroll Lett, whom he considered was the makings of a New Zealand representative player. With coaching he would go a long way in the K. Mr. Hatch said that if he had the team in Wellington to coach, he was satisfied he could quickly mould them into a first-class representative side. Criticism of Statistics. The opinion that the Government Statistician did not collect the figures relating to cattle so as to give the farmer the information he required, was expressed by Mr. L. T. Daniell, during the course of discussion at the annual meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association yesterday. Whereas sheep had decreased by over 2,000,000. dairy cattle had increased by 250,000, and cattle other than dairy stock by over 550,000 in the past three years. The statistics in which cattle other than dairy stock were grouped did - not allow the farmer to know whether station cattle had increased. He considered the attention of the Statistician should be drawn to the matter. Reminder of Early Pahiatua. A reminder of conditions of fifty years ago was afforded when the cause of a subsidence in the asphalt path in Pahiatua town square was investigated by borough workmen. It was found that a decayed inatai log about three feet or more in diameter was buried in the original formation of the road about three feet below the surface. It is recalled that the main Pahiatua road ran down the centreof the street where the footpath in the square is now. The contractor of 50 or 60 years ago used logs to make up the filling for his roadway, and with the passing of the years the timber in this case had decayed, causing a subsidence. Exciting Card Tournament. A card tournament rarely becomes as exciting as did the final game for the Pahiatua Friendly Societies’ Card Shield between the Druids and Foresters, which was played this week. Six tables were playing. The time limit was two hours, and at the end of that period the games were 30 all. After supper it was decided that another game should be played to decide the winners. When the games were counted up. the score read 33 —33, so another round was played, but once again a draw resulted—36 games each. Another game at each table failed to finalise matters, the scores being 39 all. As a final test it was decided that in the event of a drawn game the points should be counted, and the team with the greatest number of points should be declared the winner. This round did result in a draw, 42—42, but on a tally of points Foresters were leading by 52 points to 41. Social Notes. Mr. H. W. Rishworth, Cornwall Street, Masterton, has returned from a visit to Marton. Miss M. E. Bell has left Masterton to reside in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. T. McMaster, Hataitai, Wellington, were recent visitors to Masterton. Miss J. Hosking, Church Street, Masterton, has returned from a visit to Marton. Miss N. Kendall has returned to Wellington from Masterton, where she has been visiting friends. Mrs. W. Michell, Villa Street, Masterton, has returned from a visit to Wellington.

LATE MR. E. HASSALL Funeral at Feilding Feilding. August 11. Inere was a lengthy cortege fully representative of almost every section of the community at the funeral of the late Mr. Ernest Hassall, which took place at Feilding yesterday afternoon. A short service was conducted at the late Mr. Hassall’s residence by the Rev. Canon F. 11. Petrie, who also conducted the burial service at the graveside. This service was followed by a Masonic service by the brethren of Lodge Manchester. The pall-bearers were members of the staff of the Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co., of which the late Mr. Hassall was general manager. The Feilding troop of Boy Scouts paraded at the funeral, while a message of sympathy was received from the Dominion headquarters of the movement.