WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7024, 12 January 1910, Page 3

WAIRARAPA

FEOJI OCB OWN CORRESPONDENTS. MASTERTON AND DISTRICT. January 11. Tile telephone exchange at Dyerville is now open each evening till 8 o’clock. Jlr DalzicU has sold his 130-acre farm at Ballauoe to Jlessrs . Olsen Brothers. An old Jlaori named Hene Te Jlati, well known all over the Wairarapa as Meta, died at Jlartiuborough yesterday.. Jlr A. JlcFarlane, chairman of the National Dairy Association, will leave for Wellington to-day on business connected with the association.

The Tawaha Dairy Company has received advice that the prices for cheese at Horae are ruling lower than last year, but tho company anticipate that tho good season now being experienced will more than make up in increased supply for tho lower prices. Informations have been laid by the Masterton Acclimatisation Society against various individuals for catching trout without a license and out of season, and also for taking hares' out of season. The cases will bo heard on Friday next. An information has been laid against W. Eagle, licenses of the Taueru Hotel, charging him with bringing liquor into the no-liconse district of Masterton without having proper!}' labelled it. Tho case will come _ before the Jla-gistrate’s Court on Friday next.

There is a. likelihood of there being a number of candidates for the Jlas'fcerton seat at the next. Parliamentary election. The, two . latest .names (mentioned are those of Eketahuna residents, Jlessrs A. H. Herbert and T. Moss, dhainnan 'of the Eketahuna County Council.

In tho first of tho Featherston Rifle Club’s competitions for Messrs M. N. Hardio and J. O. Bidwill’-s trophies the leading scores were as followL. Bouton (handicap 4) 90, A. Ben-ton (5) 90, W. Wakley (4), 90, H. Williams {scratch) 89, C. Nix (4) 83, J. Reed (5) 83, E. Bookett (G) 88, T. Benton ((scratch) 87, J. 0. Bidwill (scratch) 82. The Masterton Oddfellows’, 'Lodge has elected the following 'officers.,.for the ensuing term: —N.G., Bro. A. E. Wilton; V.G., Bro. A. Wheeler.; ,E.'S.t Bro. L. J. Hughes. . Bro. P. Smith has dtfoidod to preseuf la .-gold modal to. the brother obtaining the largest number of members during the current year.

At tho annual meeting of subscribers fo the Jlangatainoka library, Mr G. W. Chat-win was elected president and Jlr C. Luke treasurer. The following general committee was appointed:—Jlessrs G. W. Chatwin, C. Luke, J. Wakefordy M. Vance, E. Harvey, T. Day, A. McPherson, R. Williams, J. May, D. Grut, H. Bayliss. - Jlesdames Harris Blissett and Gaskin had a marvellous escape from death on Friday last __at Martinhorough. They wore driving ill a gig when the horse became restive and shying suddenly bolted down the road. The gig was capsized and the occupants thrown out with considerable Violence. Both shafts of the vehicle were broken and the horse commenced to render the body of the _ gig to -matchwood before taking it into hia head to continue his career along tho -road. Though the ladies were considerably. bruised and cut they escaped without breaking any hones and, indeed, had a miraculous escape.

Mount Holdsworbh is becoming quite «. fashionable . resort for visitors, and on Saturday. last there were no less than forty-one “tourists” climbing the mountain. One-party who successfully reached the summit came from Olaroville, and consisted of Mrs J. W. Compton, Misses Fifield (South Canterbury), L. Briar]y, A. Harvey, N. Anderson (Napier), E. Thompson (Hastings), and Messrs L. Wilton, D. Wilton, J. McPhee H. Hatch, E. Wilton, O'. Harvey and Master E. Briarly. At -the present time the flowers and mountain shrubs are all out in bloom and make a beautiful picture. In fine weather the trip is an excellent one, and visitors are being attracted from various parts of the North Island to do tho climb. MASTERTON COUNTY COUNCIL. The Alas tort on County Council held its monthly meeting this afternoon. Present—Councillors W. J. Welch (chairman), J. Foreman, J. Fuller, J. Morris, H. O. Toogood, J. Colquhoun, C. K ebb ell. and P. F. K-. Beetham. On behalf of Mr Patrick Carr, a farmer of Te Ore Ore, Mr O. A. Pdwnall, solicitor, wrote stating that owing to the construction of the Lansdowne irrigation works thirty acres of Mr Carr’s property had been flooded and had become useless through the water from the Lansdowne water works being turned into an old water course which in summer was always dry, and through apparently deficient workmanship in the depth and width of the drains on the adjoining property made in connection with the supply. Sir Carr requested the council to take measures to prevent the water coming on to his property and flooding it, or he would be compelled to issue a writ to compel them to do so and claim damages. After considerable discussion it was decided that a committee consisting of Councillors Welch, Foreman, and Morris visit the locality and report to the next meeting of the council. The transfer- of T. A. Weston's slaughtering license was granted to Joseph Moore and Charles Johansen, of Kopuaranga: The secretary of the Treasury wrote in reply to an application mad© by the pcmnoil for a loan of £SOO for constructing headworks and distributing races in the Femridge water supply district, stating that as the maximum funds allowed by law had been promised to them, and moreover as tho

State Guaranteed Advances Act, 1909, repealed part two of the Local Bodies Loans Act. 1903 (so far as loans being granted to local bodies was concerned), the application of the council could not be granted. The Treasury also wrote stating that in connection with the £950 loan for the Mangarei road it could not provisionally approve it. as the maximum amount of funds allpwed by law had been promised to their fullest extent. Councillor Toogood drew attention to. the £1 for £1 subsidy up to £l2O for the TJriti and Riverside roads, which had been granted’ some time ago by the Government, but which had lapsed owing to the £l2O not being raised. Councillor Toogood stated that it had been reinstated, and the council had agreed to give £6O towards the cost. Since then Mr Riddiford had promised £SO towards the work. As they were still a few pounds short of the required •amount he moved that the council increase its grant to £7O. This was carried.

The financial statement was submitted ais follows:—General, fund account. dr. £3333 4s 3d; local bodies loan account, or. £1059 13s; dr. balance, £2102 Is 3d. The receipts since December 14th, 1909, totalled £563 3s lid, including £261 17s 9d for rates and £246 12s “thirds" from theAkitio County Council. CARTERTON'. Mr.H. W. Waters has decided to build on his old site at Feacherston. Mr A. N. Burns, who has been attending tho teachers’, conference; resumed to Carterton last evening. A special meeting of_ tho Martinborough Town Board will be held on Thursday -.afternoon to fix the day for the statutory, weekly half-holiday. The handicaps for the second shoot (for Messrs J. O. Bid-null’s and M. _N. (Ilardio’s trophies by tho local Rifle Club is as follows:—H. Williams, T. Benton, J. 0. Bidwill, D. Benton and A. Cundy, scratch; W. Wakely, 1; ,C. Nix,'4; j. V. Reed and E. Bockett,:s; IA. Cundy, 7; T. Sinclair and J. Parker, 10; Saunders, ■l2 ; ■ W. Nix, 14. Tho Featherston Fire Brigade met Sast evening. Captain H. Rotter presiding. It was decided to insure all Imembers of the brigade. Mr D. Don/aid wrote accepting wi© position or trice-president,. and forwarded a donation, for which he was accorded the brigade’s thanks. Fireman J. Holland was elected second hydnmtman in place of Hydrantman Walker, resigned.