WAIRARAPA.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7057, 19 February 1910, Page 6

WAIRARAPA.

rnoir crnt own cotiit-stootmii*. MASTERTON AND DISTRICT.: February 18. On Saturday the Nireaha Dairy Company will pay out to suppliers for milk delivered during the month of January. As showing the wonderfui strides this company lias made m recent vears it' may be pointed out that the payment to 'suppliers for milk supplied in January 1905* was £331 6s 2d. This montn tue company will ship toO casus of cheese to the London market. Settlers have been taking advantage of tho fine-weather that has prevailed of Into to burii their fallen bush, and tho "burns" have, been -very successful. There has bean a -very large area of virgin bush to the north of Masterton t'elied tiiis season, and most or the land will in duo , course bo stumped, put under the plough, and cropped. After being in a state of stagnation for a couple of years tnere is an indication of there being a revival in the building trade. About £iO,WQ : wo- th of contract building will be put in hand in Mastertan. belore the winter starts.

A number of buyers from the Manawatu, Wanganui, and Hawke's Bjy districts are at present in Masterton inquiring for suitable properties. The demand lor email farms is increasing every week, and surprise is expressed at tn» lethargy of the Government in me. matter of retaining at least one of the laige holdings, in the vicinity of Masfoiton for closer settlement purposes; It is statsd in connection with, one property the Government were inquiring into, that certain decidedly "interesting" information was placed into the Government's hands with' regard to' a nice, game in which commission was playing <t prominent part, and this largely accounted for the powers that be dropping the matter like a hot potato. And though the property was a suitable one it is certainly far better that it Bhould be passed over in the circumstances." The Masterton . Mounted Rifles went into camp yesterday at Willow Park, Opaki, there being a large number of" men under canvas. The corps will be in camp for a week, and will then proceed to Wellington in order to take part in the Kitchener encampment. - The following nominations have been received for seats on the Masterton Technical School Board: Messrs C. E. Daniell, W. H. Jackson, James Elliott. The retiring directors, James Elliott. The W. H. Jackson, E. H. 'Waddington,. E. Feist and Itev. Dean McKenna, are. all eligible for re-election, and' offer themselves, for re-election..

BOXING. ' The Masterton Boxing Association .is making steady progress under tho guiding hand of its capable and popular secretary, Mr Smith. Forty pupils have joined tne boxing class, and a competent instructor is .to be .engaged. , Two or three well-known boxers hailing from the Empire City have offered their services. FOOTBALL. An effort is being made by the Masterton Football Club to put a senior team in tho field this coming season. Last year the Masterton Club were unable to put either senior or junior teams in the field, though their thirds won the championship. The Red Stars, another Masterton club, had senior, junior and third class teams in the competitions. The seniors did very well, the juniors won tho championship for the second year in succession, while the thirds (who won the previous year) were runners-up to Masterton 111. The Bed Stars will this season probablv have the strongest senior fifteen that" they have had in tho field since tho da-re of Harry Wrigley, Jack Emmett, Do' Joux and Co. A lot of new blood mis already joined their ranks, and the dub are looking forward to a highly successful season. ' The Masterton thirds, who won the championship in a handsomo fashion last year, will this year go up inito the junior grado.