LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 20 March 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual general meeting of shareholders in the Hotel Midland will be held in the hotel on Wednesday, April-

At the Optimist Club's luncheon to- , day, Dr. Maunsell will continue his address on "A Trip to England on a Cargo Boat. ’' Mr J. H. Handyside will preside. In accordance with the Masterton

Borough Council's policy, a remission of rates amounting to £5O was made to the Cameron Memorial Park Board at the meeting of the council last night.

An appeal by the committee of the Art Section of tho Wairarapa Industrial Exhibition for suitable exhibits, together with hints to intending exhibitors, appears -on page 6.

At last night's meeting of the Masiterton Borough Council the Park Committee stated that it wished especially thank Mr Horton and his staff for the excellent way in which they had carried out their duties during the year ‘in Masterton Park.

The following ■stock was slaughtered during February at the Masterton Municipal Abattoirs: 14 bullocks, 28 heifers, 123 cows, 82 calvse, 167 weth- 1 ers, 482 ewes, 140 lambs, 186 pigs. The fees for the month amounted to £176: 18s 3d.

. At the Dixon Street Baths this evening, the following events will be decided by the Mneterton Amateur Swimming and l ife Saving Club: 50 yards .men’s handicap; 100 yards in termed - ! late handicap; 50 yards junior boys’ , handicap; 50 yards ladies* handicap; .25 yarl.7 junior girls’ handicap; men's i, dive! plunge; ladies’ dive. The wonk of the ladies’ committee ■of the Masterton Beautifying Society was warmly praised by M l J. Allan at ’ the annual meeting last night. “The 'ladies' committee," he said, "have ’ held the thing together and the thanks ■ of the Masterton public tare due to the line lot of ladies we have on our com- ■ mittee.' ’

The following are the figures for tho ! Masterton Municipal Library for the month of February:—Books issued: ! Fiction, 4598; travel, 13. Books add-*d: Fiction, 26. Subscribers, end of Jannary, 1929, 610; new subscribers, 11: > subscribers left during February, 34; total subscribers end of February, 587. i Subscriptions collected, £43 7s 6d. j In reply to the Department of Agri-; culture the Masterton Borough Coun■cil decided last night to ask the Department to expedite the necessary legislation for the declaration of a commercial fn it growing are around Matsterton, with a view to the control of i fireblight. The Borough Engineer, Mr C. R.i Mabson, is trying out a new device fer the destruction of weeds and a practical demonstration of the machine will take place this morning at 10 o'clock in Chapel Street, near Hope Street. An invitation is extended to all interested to be present. It is reported that tho device is very efficient. "The Masterton Park is now looking better than it haa," declared Mr J. Allan at the annual meeting of the -Masterton Beautifying Society last night. "The condition of the Park," ho added, ‘‘is largely due to the efforts of the Beautifying Society. The Park is the only asset we have.. The Borough Council, to my mind, d<)|# aot realise the fine a.sset we have in our Park."

I Tammy OarkhiJl, the ex-Hawka'q Bay and All Black back, ha. taken up his residence in Masterton and has ,joined the Red Star Club.. It was reported at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that an inspection Rad been made of tho Mangaz.'iie Reserve. - Ths teranos were found to be in a very bad state of disrepair and a considerable uviount of biackberry was growing o« the lan£. The Town Clerk reported that lie had written to the Jessee, asking him to put the place in order according to He terms of his lease.

An application from a ratepayer owning property in High and Donald streets, asking the Masterton Borough Council to pass a resolution to the ct feet that the said land w-as occupied isolely for farming purposes, t.iie rea- - son being to obtain a lower valuation and consequent reduction in rates, was not acceded to at last night ’s meeting of the council, as it was considered that the land was not used for farming purposes. The Gisborne police received word i to-day that an eighteen-year-old native named Tapimi Pauhamu, of Ruatoria, is believed to have been drowned in the Waiapu River. Pauhamu left Wheneatua at 10 a-m. on Monday to ride to Ruatoria and his horse was found near the Ruatoria Racecourse at midday on that day. The police were informed and a search has been proceeding ever since, but there is no sign of the missing man. Heavy reins have been experienced up coast and the (P*^ U J£iver ■“ running high.—

' Sixty-nine cases of infectious disease were reported to the district ! health authorities for the week ended 'on Monday at noon, this being two ’ eases fewer than were recorded for the previous seven days. The following are the detailed figures for the Wellington Hawke’s pay district, those for the previous week being given in parentheses: Wairarapa-Hawke’s Bay: Scarlet fever, 19 (11,1; diphtheria, 2 (I); tuberculosis, 1 (1); poliomyelitis, 1 (0); pneumonia, 3 (3); erysipelas, 1 (01 Tota’,'27 (16). v ’’ L. With reference to a rubbish tip in Nursery Road it was reported at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council that Mr J. C. Ewing|ton required a fee of £3O per year for ;the use of it by the council. The Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, outlined the facts relating to the area, which was concerned in an exchange with an area jbetween the bridges taken for Park purposes. It was hoped to have four of the total area concerned at Nursery Road reserved for rubbish pur poses, but this it had not been found possible to carry out. The Mayor repierked that the council would have to try te find' another rubbish tip. Dr Mildred Staley, who is to speak in the YjM.C.A. Hail on Thursday at 3 p.m., is a New Zealander who went to Canada and America to pursue inrestigations in regard to- crime and pffbl:

health work. She visited tile courts and sat with magistrates and judges and was allowed every facility to pursue her studies. Having also continued ■ her inqu-ries in Great Britain, India and [fiji, Dr. Staley is well qualified to i. speak on social questions. The meeting will be open to the general public . but a special invitation is given to , adies to be present. The Methodist , Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 2.30 and , adjourn for the above meeting. The work ft.r the previous month has been the cutting of all fences in ano Mound the Park; the shaping up of , laurel tr<>js and the carting ot soil for stated the Park Custodian (Mr J. Horton) in his report to the Borough Council last evening. Street trees, have also been attended to, and the usual Park work carried out satisfactorily. The work for the month wffl be preparing soil, for top-dressing, renovating cycle track on the Oval and the usual Park work. The Masterton Municipal Band held seven practices in February, the respective attendances being 17, 14, 14 13 14, 9 and 18. The band assisted at’ the Amateur Athletic Club’s sports on the evenings of February 9 and 19. The carnival held on February 2 was highly suceesifnl Twenty-six members par nded in the afternoon and 25 in the evening. As a result over £BO has been aside fo '’ contest purposes, being .held at the Post’Office Savings Bank un,. such tune as ■/ i s requteed. The |ba.n<. is greatly indebted to all those who assisted.. I In reply to a question at last night’s .meeting of the Masterton Borouvh (Council Councillor H. 11. Daniell stated tnat a Government official tested all gas rioters, but at present be was doinp ,only twenty per year in Masterton'. (The east to the Borough was £lOO per lyear, but there was one advantage, jlf a sealed meter was challenged bv ;a consumer, the latter paid a deposit of £l. If the meter, upon being tested |by the Government tester, was found |to be correct or within 2i per cent, of being correct, the deposit was forfeited. If the test showed the meter to . be incorrect, the deposit was returned to the complainant. An unusual compensation claim was 1 heard in the Arbitration Court at Hamilton yesterday. The widow of John Hill claimed £930 from tho Waipa Col- 1 lieries. Deceased broke an ankle and ' injured his head in a trolley collision ' while in the company’s service and 1 afterward'a committed suicide. The! 1 widow claimed that the suicide was H due to his becoming insane as a result 1 of the accident. Evidence was called ! .0 show that Hill became very depress- i 1 ed and nervous after the accident, -uf- 1 fenng from delusions. Two doctors ' gavo evidence for the plaintiff and two ' for the defence. The Court decided to re-cr the evidence to tho Superin- ’ tendent of the .Avondale Mental Hos ' pital tor his opinion. Judgment. wa« ’ reserved.—(P. A. 1 Temporary nurse girl wanted. 1 Blistered pearl ear-ring lost. Middle-aged woman to keen house! l wanted. L

Five-roomed furnished house to let for two or three months. Young man or boy wanted to milk cow, do garden and odd jobs.* Tenders invited by Mauriceville, County Council for metalling contract! on Wangaehu Road. Tenders invited by Wnirarapa Hos-j pital Board for supplies to Masterton Hospital and Solway Home. Tenders invited by Masterton Dairy Co. for erection of benzine store and alterations to buildings.