PAHIATUA NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3118, 18 February 1909, Page 6

PAHIATUA NEWS.

(From Our Resident Reporter)

Wednesday. A fanner of this district informed me that he recently took a trip from Pahiatua to Eketahuna, via Kaitawa, lane, and Rongomai, returning by the main road, and that although it was only three years since he traversed this route, he was surprised at the rf.pid progress the districts had made. The fires of last summer had e.lmost entirely cleared the timber on many holdings, and new buildings and other improvements of a substantial nature were much in evidence. The most noticeable improvement was the larger area of land cleared and sown down in rape. There must be several hundreds of acres of rape in crop. This shows the energy of our settlers, as only a few years ago, this land was a dense forest. One of the finest crops of rape I havo .seen in this district this season is on Mr Thos. Quirk s IConini property.

Mails for the Main Trunk Line and Auckland close at the Pahiatua Post Office daily at 11.45 a.m. The despatching of this new mail from Pahiatua commenced on Monday, February 15th.

The quarterly summoned meeting of Lodge Pahiatua, U.A.0.D., will be held on Thursday evening, February 18th next.

PAHIATUA FIRE BRIGADE. The Pahiatua Fire Brigade met last evening for the purpose of selecting a team to represent Pahiatua al the Fire Brigades' Demonstration at Auckland in March next. Ihe team was picked on its merits, and three tests were applied with the following six firemen in the lead: — Firprr.cn Stoker, F. Parkes, H. Wilde, J. Wolds, Munn3 and Moore. Ifc was decided that the abuve firemen be the team and that Lieut. Waliis goes as delegate. Fireman E. Parkes was elected captain of the team. Several of the firemen have been putting in good practice lately, and the picked team who are a very capable lot of men', intend to practice night ani morning", and will endeavour to bring back to Pahiatua some of the laurels from the Auckland Demonstration. Mr A. S. Evans donated £1 Is to the funds of the brigade, for which they desire to thank him.

PAHIATUA RACING CLUB

At a well-attended meeting of the Stewards of the Pahiatua Racing Club last evening in the Commercial Hotel. The balance-sheet from the meeting in January last showed a credit of £431 2s Bd. A deputation from the Pahiatua Golf Club waited on the committee and asked for a lease of the inside ground to play golf on. After considerable discussion it was decided that the chairman (Mr Breeds), Mr W. W. McCardle and Mr V. Prosser be a committee to go into the matter.

WOODYILLE NOTES. Court Woodville, A.0.F., met last evening, Bro. Smith, C.R., presiding. Two new members were initiated and two proposed for membership. The membership of the Lodge is now uver 100. The arranging of the forthcoming social was left in the hands of the musical committee. The dairy farmers about here are pleased with regard to the proposals for erecting a cheese factory next year. The arrangements for the Bush Districts Show are complete, and the only thing required to ensure a successful show is a fine day.