CARTERTON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 127, 30 May 1914, Page 2

CARTERTON NEWS

(BI TELEORAMI.—EPECUL TO TVS »08I.) CARTERTON, 29th May. Mr. Coleman Phillips t of Cartcrton, on Wednesday evening delivered an address to the members of the Carterlon Trades* men's Association oh the subject of the Rimutaka deviation. A strong working "bee," under the auspices of the Wairarapa and East Coach P. and A. Society, was engaged yesber* day dismantling the buildings on the late Mr; P. A. Erickson's estate, which the society recently purchased. The timber) and iron are to be utilised ih. making/ stalls, and when the dwelling on the proporty is sold and removed Ihe ground will be utilised in widening the main entrance to the show ground?. It is probable that handsome gates will. be erected at the entrance as n memorial of tlte lute Mr. G. W. Deller, who for many years was treasurer and an activ* member in the interests of the Eoclcty. News leached Carterton yesterday of the death, at the Te Ore Ore pa, of Matina Ruta, a well-known chief. Deceased wus oaid to have been very nearly a hundred years old, and wae the last of ] his line. He was a chief of the Hamua branch of the great Ngatikahungungu, ahd was one of the few remaining representatives of the nnoient Maori rangatiras. A tangi is being held.

i ■ mk i _ _ _ The action of many flaxmillers in closing down their mills during the winter, principally with the object of giv- j ing the phormium plants a lest and obviating the damage which often follows cutting when heavy frosts are experictic- j ed, is heartily commended by Mr. \V. H. Ferris, Government ITemp Grader, who goes on to say that with the J splendid condition of the leaf in the ! great majority of flux-growing aroao and the better care being now taken of the swamps a fine crop of leaf should be available for next season, assuring a quality of raw material .which bliouM easily be converted into high-guide fi|n'e. The- quality of the fibre received at the grading stores last month was of a very satislactory standard, the best average fibre received this sea^oji. This was largely due, no doubt, to tho working of a better-leaf, but v there Were indications in many instances that improved work had been done in several stages of the milling process. There is stilt a dominant weakness— poorly stripped tails, these being towy and knotty, a condition which no scutching will improve. Mr. Ferris says that much of the tow of last month was of poor quality. Attention is directed to the services to be conducted in the Uuitarian Free Church, Inge.'tre-strect, to-morrow morning and evening by the Rev. J. 11. 0. Chappie. The subjects chgseu aro of exI peptiou&l interest,