DISTRICT NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, 5 August 1921, Page 5

DISTRICT NEWS.

SOUTH WAIRARAPA ITEMS. (Our Travelling Reporter.) Ab the result of a surprise visit paid to an hotel on the outskirts of Greytown on Wednesday evening a number of persons will be called upon to explain why they were found on licensed premises after hours Mr J. Tinsley sustained such injuries to his knee in the CartertonM asterton football match on Saturday that he was ordered to the Greytown hospital. At the Cart« ’•ton boxing tournament on Wednesday evening a special medal donated by Mr W. J. Conder, of the Royal Oak Hotel, for the boxer showing the most skill, was awarded to Prentice, a Carterton featherweight. Medals for respective winners were presented by Dr. Johnston, Messrs W Howard Booth, J. CadwaUader, G. Hansen. E. Houlihan and J. Lawrenc'. Agents report a decided move in town and country properties. Captain J. Gage Williams, of Car riugton, leaves to-day for Christchurch for the Grand National meeting. During the hearing of a ease at the Carterton Magistrate’s Court yesterday it was shown that since June 1 two men, with the assistance of ferrets, had captured 2839 rabbits on •three properties. From one place, where poison had been laid for three months, 1467 rabbits were taken. A case of some concern to owners of vacant borough sections was decided at the Carterton Magistrate’s < ourt yesterday, when Mrs Petherick (Mr Noble) asked for an order to compel H. H. Wolters to contribute half the coct of a paling dividing fence. Mr Noble stated that Mrs Petherick had recently erected a modern residence, and it was her desire to have a fence that would aft as a protection against wind and ensure privacy. Wolters said a wire fence already separated the parties, and he had a strong objection to contributing towards a paling fence for the enjoyment of his neighbours. The Magistrate pointed out that the existing fence did not Comply with the Act, as it only had four wires instead or seven. He considered that where subdivision was under one acre wire fences were most unsuitable, as they ' gave no privacy ami allowed dogs, cats and {owls to wander at large to the annoyance of all parties. He would make an order under the second schedule of the Fencing Act (paragraph 3) that a paling fence sft bin • high be erected within three months, the charge to be not more than 64s per chain. Mr W. •Dowling, of the Kiritaki cheese factory, has been api>ouited manager of the Lake View factory. Wharcroto. Mr Digby Smith, inspector of old age pensions, was in Carterton yes- ' terday. In answer to a question by 1 the writer, Mr Smith stated that the recipients* roll was rapidly growing, and the monthly payments for all pensions totalled over £125,000. He stated that in Wellington the Harbour Board was obtaining from 50 to 60 pensions per month for employees it was dismissing. Five young children of a Carterton ; -family were yesterday committed to a receiving home by the Magistrate. , A fairly large area of land in the , I alelield and Belvedere districts was < yesterday inundated owing to the Mjngx’.iarere stream overflowing its ’ <»anks. The arrangements for 500 South Wcirarapa school children tu vis«.. the exhibition of war trophio at Masterton on Wednesday miscarried, an.'; only about 100 made the trif>. Ihc ( pupils of the East Tara* *hi school were taken to Masterton in motor cars organised by Mr G. E. Allen.