MASTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2548, 28 June 1895, Page 4

MASTERTON.

From Our Own Correspondent. Masteeton, Juno 27. In the Magistrate's Court at Tinui yesterday, Mr F. A. Sheath was fined £B, and Mr H. Sutton .£lO, for tailing to commence rabbit poisoning operations before tho Ist June. At a meeting of tho Volunteer Fire Brigade last evening delegates were appointed for the conference shortly to bo Hold to form a Fire Brigades’ Association in tho IVairarapa. At a meeting of tho nowly-tonuod juvenile Tent of Kcchabitos last night, officers for tho ensuing term wore appointed. The Wairarapa Hunt Club had a successful “ meet” at Lausdowne, near Mastorton, this afternoon. The statement filed by Mr W. H. Do Lisle, bankrupt, shows, in his private ~Q S ets £32, and liabilities £331 10s (SStotP, ni..., --hip estate liabilities 6d, 111 the partnui- ■ shown, but amounting to £7138 ISs* 8d ar» - "’’o tha ttsssts, which are at Karatonga, not estimated, Some specimens of an apparently blighted pintis intignis and White gum wdrti recently forwarded by Mr J. Stone, of the Waipoua Nursery, to Mr Kirk, the Government Biologist, who reports that the White particles on the Juno aro not insects hilt ifniil, Tho blight on the gum leaves is an aphis which can bo kept in check by spraying, but for large trees tho natural enemy, a species of ladybird, must be relied updn;