MASTERTON NOTES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7850, 12 July 1911, Page 9

MASTERTON NOTES.

PSOil OUB OWN CCEBZSPONDENT. July 11. A football match will be playod at Carterton on August 3rd between the Woiraraua repreaentativo team and the New Zealand ilaori teamBurins the quarter June 30th last, twentytwo arrests were made in ilastorton by the police. It is stated that his Excellency the Governor will vacate his country residence at ’’Longwood,’ Feathers too, at an early date. Fifteen breaches of the Licensing Act were investigated in ifasterton dimag tho thi'co-month period ending June 30th. A meeting of farmers will be held in ilasterton tomorrow, under tho auspices of tnc Farmers’ Union, to discuss the rate to bo paid for shearing during the coming season. La.st year tho Arbitration Court made an award fixing tho minimum rate of pay at 15s 6d per hundred. Before this award camo into force many shccpownors in the Masterton district had engaged their .shrarers at £1 per hundred. At it is un-

dcretood that tho union Bhearers -will not work' for Ices than £1 pet* hundred, the incotinff towmorrow will decide whether the award rato shall bo 'paid or tho old prito ol £1 per Jumdred.