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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5445, 31 May 1916, Page 5

Mr G. F Ranby. of Fetid in g. and ii visitino; this district.

T ’ le I , f n<,er <* f Messrs Sayers ana (■r iffith- Pahiatua, lias be. n aoceptp , tor a laundry room at the Pahiatua District, High School The price is 114 18*

1 rices of ioodstuffs m Ponga noa are lepsuu-d to be advancing bv leape nil . UDd '- Flour » 6d per lOtTlh. kerosene 18s the case, and sugar los 6d per bag of 70] bs.

\ M rw. t ' J - /l 7 sUlltil '.Hukanui). Mr A. Ihe kins (longjroa). J. D. Ramsden i.Kumeroa), N Small W. J- Moore (Makuri), A. C. Pryd* (N i re.iha AA A. Cittad i n.- (Eketa huna). and G. Olsen tßalkuice). hare Rxm aiending the Farmers’ Conference at Levin.

The death occur rod tins afternoon at th|e residence of Mr A. Ross. Ps.hiauia. a, Mrs Martha Burgess, r»lict of the late Air Thomas Burgees, of Woodvilf*. The deceased lady, who had reached tlie rip,, age of 84 veai s. was well-known in this district* several relative* residing here. In consequence of the outbreak of infantile paralysis uh. District Health Officer for Masterton Sydney Smith) has recommended, that the schools and Sunday schools be 1 dosed tor a fortnight, aud that oil children be kept from picture show*. The Mu-ter ton Borough Council has instructed the Town Clerk to prepa. e estimate* for a drainage loan.

j The general rate of the Borougti of Masterton has been increased irom 12-id to 2Jd on the unimproved vaiue. The woter consumption rate has been increased by 50 per cent., and the [Library ate from .08 to .ltxl in the A. it is probable also that the 'street lighting will be reduced, m ■order to conserve the g«s output >w jing to the difficulty m procuring jeoal supplies. Last yeai street lighting cost £OOO. whereas only £439 jlia<l lieen placed on the estimates. ,St r<>ot lighting .it Masterton is charged at the rate of 5s per l<\)0 t*wt. The price o f gas is to be increased.