WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4607, 11 March 1902, Page 3

WAIRARAPA.

MASTERTON. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) Monday, 7 p.m. In a lawn tennis match played on Saturday, Masterton defeated a Bush team by 156 points to 147. Tho Bush players won the doubles, and Mastorton tho singles. Mr S. Burton is taking up tho duties of Government Veterinarian in Masterton.

A mooting of settlers interested in starting a dairy factory was held at Alfredton on Saturday night. _ There was a largo attendance. Mr Cecil Kebbell was voted to tho chair. Mr H. C. L. Robinson, of Masterton, who was invited to bo present, delivered an address, explaining the method of starting a factory, and stating that he had been in communication with Mr Kinsclla, who was u'-foDunately unable to attend that meeting, but who either would attend a subsequent meeting or send Mr McKoown. It was resolved that it was desirable to start dairying in tho district, ' and a committee of settlers was elected to make inquiries as to what form the -industry should take, and arrange for a visit from some official of tho Dairy Commissioner’s Office. ' The owners of Brancepeth and several other properties are refusing to allow deer-stalkers to shoot over the estates.

During the'month of-February, 87631 b of butter was manufactured from milk and cream supplied to the Masterton Dairy Factory.

At St. Patrick’s Church yesterday, Dean McKenna infprmed the congregation that Mr Turnbull, architect, of Wellington, had generously presented the congregation with the handsome high altar which now adorns the church. Ho also announced that already ho held nearly £SOO net from the proceeds of the late carnival in aid of tho church extension fund. Ho hoped that when all outstanding funds were in that the sum would bo well exceeded. Mr C. Kebbell was on Saturday elected to tho vacancy on the Masterton Countv' Council, defeating Mr Alexander Murray by 69 votes to 62. CARTERTON. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) Monday, 4.25 p.m. Last Saturday Mr A. Barron (chairman of tho Land Purchase Board), Mr J. McGowan (Valuer-General), Mr J. W. A. Marchant (Surveyor-General) and Mr Koese, a member of the Land Board, visited Longbush. They were much impressed with tho country. To-day they aro inspecting Mr Fcatherston Johnston’s property at Ponatahi. They will then go on to Bush Gully, Ngakonui, and •null return to' Wellington on Wednesday. Longbush, Tablelands, Ponatahi, Mr Fcatherston Johnston’s block, and a section of land now held under lease from tho Maoris by Mr Strang, of Gladstone, comprise 37,000 acres. When these blocks are taken up by the eminent 150 families will bo able to be settled. After tho return of the Land Board tho Government Valuer will visit tho properties and value them, and the land will bo purchased by the State. Waggoners complain that for a mile tho Tenui-Whakataki road is almost impassable, the uncrackod boulders being as large'as footballs. Last evening a storm of wind and rain, lasting for three hours, raced through the valley. Considerable damage was done to property. At Gladstone tho telephone line was blown down._ During tlie recent drought in Wairarapa North, all the wells at Taueru became very dry, and water had to be procured from the river which runs through the village. By tho burning at Taueru of Bangatira Hori Te Hnki’s house last Saturday, a. valuable collection of Maori weapons was destroyed. Among them was a whalebone mere, stated by* To Huki to bo over 200 years old. EKETAHUNA. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) Monday, 4 p.m. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., addressed his Eketahuna constituents on Saturday. Owing to bad weather, the meeting was not so well attended as it wpuld otherwise have been. Mr Hogg expressed alarm that owing to the boundary of the electoral district being adjusted this part, which is one of his strongholds, would be cut off. He traversed his speech lately delivered in Masterton. On the motion of Mr Parsons, a vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously. At the inquest held at Hukanui on Saturday ou the body of the wan

Dougherty, who was drowned while swimming his lior.se in tho Makakahi river, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally drowned.