MASTERTON.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1263, 14 May 1896, Page 17

MASTERTON.

Tho question of a water supply for Mastcrton was again discussed at tho meeting of tho Borough Council on Tuesday week. Amotion was tabled that a poll of the inhabitants be taken on a proposal to raise a loan of £1350 to assist the Upper Plain settlers in constructing headword ou tho Waingawa river. This was ruled out of order by the -Mayor. Eventually, notice, of motion was given that Mr Hogg lie asked to assist the Council in getting a Kill put through Parliament empowering the striking of a special water area for the purpose of a loan for a high pressure watersupply. The .Mayor has intimated his intention of moving that a poll betaken on the proposal to raise a loan for a wafer supply. The inhabitants are enthusiastic regarding the Town Hall proposal, and if is pro- ! able that the second poll will be carried. At tho amiu il meeting of the Mastorfon Operatic Society, Dr I locking was elected president and Mr A. von Ivciseubcrg conductor. It was derided to eoimiletieo the rehearsal of the opera "The Mikado."

doei.-inii to i lie case in n Inch C. 11. I'.ij no claimed JC'.',S sick pay from the .-secretary of (he Ma tertun bodge of Forester*. Mr K. <:. Soarl, of Hkotahuna, has abandoned hi; appeal against the decision of Mr 'l'. Hutchison, S.M., lining him £<is lor breaches of tin; Licensing Act m selling liquor at a recent .show and ram fair in Mi terb-n without a proper license. Ho intends appealing to the Minister of .Justice for a remission of his fine

Tho h'ev A. C. Yorko intimated at St. Matthew's Church on Sun-lay that lie ] r >- posed making an effort to increase the seating accommodation at tho church. His proposal was to issue debentures for Jjl.'Ai'), bearing interest at 5 per cent,, over a period of ten years, and to erect additions to the church in oriole.

A young man who hat been tramping the country for weeks in seaich of work, pulled up' here on Saturday night. Re was worn out with fatigue, and crippled with walking. Tho poor fellow was this morning convoyed to tho Hospital for medical treatment. A young man named Merson narrowly escaped fatal injuries on Tuesday. He was standing under a building which is in course of erection, when an iron block, which was being adjusted to tho top of building, fell and struck him on the back

of the head, inflicting a nasty scalp wound. His escape from death was miraculous. Edward Naylor, blacksmith, Pahiatua, has been adjudicated bankrupt.