WAIRARAPA

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7079, 17 March 1910, Page 4

WAIRARAPA

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS. MASTERTON NOTES. March 16. Mr Page, Mayor of Eketahuna. intends to contest the seat at the coming election. Mr R. Pitcaithly, of Rongomai, intends shortlv paying a holiday visit to Fiji. The Vallance Dairy Company yesterday paid out .£5300 to suppliers for milk for the month of February. The £OO allocated in connection with clearing the track at Mount Holdsworth has been made available by the Tourist Department. The Masterton Government depot has sent out this season over, fifteen tons of rabbit poison to settlers m various parts of the Wellington district. There is a plentiful supply of grass in the Lower Valley, which augurs well for the winter. There has been so far no sign of rust in the grass.

The Opaki Rifle Club will hold a field day at the Fairview range on Easter Monday, when the finals for the championship trophies will be fired. Mrs C. F. Vallance has presented a gold-mounted whip to the rider of the winning horse in the Ladies' Bracelet Handicap at the Masterton Racing Club's ineeting. Mr W. Cobeldick, of Wellington, has been appointed clerk of works in connection with the erection of the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company's freezing works at Waingawa. The third competition of the Tararua Rifle Club for Mr aA. Magnusou's tiophy was won by Rifleman O. J. F. Petersen, with a score of 66. This rifleman now wins the trophy outright. The Masterton Boxing Club has one of the largest memberships of any similar institution in (lie Dominion. Mr Maloney, the recently appointed boxing instructor, will shortly! commence his duties.

A petition in divorce, in which the parties are local residents, has been filed and will come before the next sitting of the Wellington Supreme Court. The petitioner is a business man, and misconduct is alleged. * Mr A. J, Stone-Wigg, who recently disposed of his Te Rangitumau estate, has purchased Mr Gwynne Williams's preplei-ty, Wesitmerie, near Branoepeth. This estate consists of 3762 acres, and carri.ee 6100 sheep and 500 head of cattle. 'The Hon. J. A." Millar, Minister of Railways, will visit Masterton to-mor-row to go into certain matters connected with the railway siding at Solway, which is being constructed in connection with the Wellington Meat Freezing Company's works there, It was reported a short time ago that the Government intended to stop running the train .on the branch line between Greytown' and Woodside. Mr AV. Thompson, stationmaster at Greytown, has now received official advice that the Government has no intention, whatever in that direction. Mr J. C. Scott, who has been. road inspector at Masterton for the poet eleven years,'has received notice of his transfer" t 0.... Mangaroa, ,in the King Counibry. During the time he was tioned in Masterton Mr Sobitt constructed oloae on a hundred miles of drayroads, besides "carrying out metalling and bridge c/mstruotiion work. Masterton will now be without on inspector of its own, the district having been divided into two, half of which will be taken by the inspector at Carterton and the other half by the inspector at Pahia/tua.

Mrs Albecktson, of Eketahuna, had an exciting experience with two. deer which were running on the Mangaoronga road, Mrs Albecktson, who had a child with her, was leading a horse along the road, and on passing the deer the horse took fright and bolted. The deer charged them, and they took safety on a fence. One deer then picked the child from off the fence 'on its horns and carried it to* the centre of the road. A party in a motor car came along and frightened the deer away. The matter was- reported to the"" Eketahuna County" Council, which body has decided to inform the Ekefahuniv branch of the Acclimatisation Society'that if the deer are not'removed, they will be destroyed, CARTERTON. The Morison'e Bush school hold their annual picnic to-morrow. It is reported that a slight frost was felt in Morison's Bush last weeki The annual picnic of the Dyerville school, Martinborough, is to be held on Friday next. . The accommodation at the South Wairarapa Hospital is at present taxed to its full extent.

During the past month thirty-seven head of stock were impounded in the Featherston County. ...by . the; ranger. Yesterday Lyford made a. 6tart with the metalling of the road between

Fcatherston and the bridge at Tauherenikau.

Mr A. Crawford, of Tauherenikau, was thrown out of a brake in Featlierston, one of the wheels pass-inn over las chest, fracturing two libs. Mr and Mrs McAllum, of Martinborough, and Mrs lies. ir'raeer, an iingksh visitor, have returned, to Martinborough from a holiday at Ifolorua.

At a meeting of the stewards of the Wairarana Racing Club, it was decided (o secure the services of the Grcytown Band for the Krister meeting. Meal's W. JD. Bidwili and ■). B. Curitly were ap-pointe.-l to represent the club at a conterence iu "Wellington to draw up regulations for llio i«sue -oi' all complimentary ticket*. Three new members were elected Tenders accepted for the privileges for the Easter meeting were :—lnside and outside booths, P. Rogers, Club Hotel, Grevtown; fruit stall, 11. Constable, "Wellington; horse yards, C. .1. Hare Greytown. Bookmakers' fees were fixed'at £2O inside, and £ls outside. A new 'Vrow's nest" is to be erected.