MASTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5892, 7 May 1906, Page 7

MASTERTON.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent) Saturday. The case of a prohibited person (Hugh -Rea, a shopkeeper) being supplied with liquor was brought before Mr W. P. James, S.M. Tbo police had on exhibition seven bottles, all containing whisky, which had during the past week been found from day to day m Rea’s possession, At times be bad been helplessly drunk, and the police had to lock up his shop. When called on Rea didn’t appear, but staggered into the Court later. The Magistrate then remarked that the case was a pitiable one. It was mistaken kindness for people to carry liquor to him. In connection with the case, Robert Andrew, a young man, was charged with supplying liquor to Rea. Evidence was g.veu by three lade, who deposed to seeing Andrew leave Rea's shop, go into an adjoining hotel, return with something bulging under his coat, and hand a bottle over the counter to Rea. Andrew, who was severely admonished on his conduct, was fined the maximum penalty of £5, with costs, and Rea £2 and costs. The lads wore allowed four shillings witnesses expenses each and complimented by the 'Stipendiary Magistrate on the (evidence they had tendered. Messrs W. Perry, R. Gray, and D. McGregor, junr,’, judged the swede crops entered in the turnip-growing competition promoted by the Masterton A. and P. Association. The crops had to be of three acres in extent, the quantity of seed and manure used and work done to be detailed. Prizes of £3 were offered for the best crops in both swedes and turnips, There were no entries in the latter, and only three in swedes Messrs Stuckey Bros., H. Evans, and R. J. Dagg, the small competition being attributable to the failure of root crops this year. H. Evans was adjudged tho winner, with a crop estimated to average fifty tons to the acre. This cannot be claimed as a heavy yield, although excellent in comparison with the general results this season. The owner spent .£3 9s per acre on the crop, and estimates a return of £9 per acre. The work put in is stated as follows;—Land skimploughed in August; cultivated and harrowed and again ploughed latter end September: cultivated and harrowed n October: ridged and drilled with ten ounces of seed and two and a half hundredweight manure (Wellington Meat Export Company, No. 3) to the acre; horse-hoed, twice, and cron then thinned. Grain, crops had been taken off this land for fifteen years in succession without manuring.