THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929. MUNICIPAL PLACIDITY

Wairarapa Age, 23 March 1929, Page 4

THE Wairarapa Age MORNING DAILY. SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1929. MUNICIPAL PLACIDITY

_ . On. May 1, the electans of Masterton, L ) like those of other boroughs through- ’. out the Dominion, will be asked to , . elect a Mayor and council. The sup--3 plementary electoral roll closes on ' . April 3. At some times and. in some • i circumstances, these facts would ocea- ! } sion excited interest, but there is noth- • mg to indicate that in this year otflj t grace they are exciting any parti eiila.T I t interest in Masterton. It is, of course, I 1 . very much, to be desired that municipal l l electors should take a keen and lively) •interest in their ’community affairs, but 1 as a rule it is extraordinarily difficult ’ } to induce more than a few of them ! t to take any interest at all in these affairs. ; } It might be a serious mistake, how- ’ ever, to ascribe this lack of interest ' ’ solely nr mainly to indifference. A,t all events it is probably not going far wrong to attribute it in great part to contentment—in other words to a dearth , grievances and subjects of comi plaint. No doubt if the people of Masterton felt that the affairs of their town were being badly handled, many of them would be taking a very active interest indeed in the impending election and applications for enrolment on the supplementary roll would not stand at their present neglible proportions. The prevailing placidity may be due less to indifference than to a feeling of confidence in those to whom the control of municipal affairs is. at present entrusted. This state of affairs is well enough as . far as it goes, but it has its weakness - , es. It demands for its happy continu- ; anee that public-spirited individuals j should be content to undertake and carry on the active management of < municipal affairs, end to accept immun- , ity from criticism as their principal re- ( ward. A more active interest by the ' electors in their common affairs would in some respects simplify the task of those who undertake public duties and ! certainly would often make this task J seem better worth while. Assuming ' that they are wholly content with the services of the present Mayor and J council, the electors may reasonably be expected to feel some interest in ascertaining whether these services will be ; available for a further term.. There 4 are in any case two vacancies to be £ filled on the Borough Council, apart from ' other® that will arise should any of the present members decline renomination. Even the most contented elector should 1 perceive the advisability of seeing that r Mi is, or her. name is on the roll, and s thus make sure of being able to play a f part iv shaping events on polling day. s

I LOCAL AND GENERAL. I ■ T. Oakley, the Masterton champion cyclist, will compete at the Basin Reserve, Wellington, to-night, in a special one mile scratch racx?, -in which. Grose, ex-New Zealand champion, Gene, the Wellington crack, and Pearce, of Canterbury, will start. A variation in the service at St. Matthew ’s Church will be observed to- , morrow evening in St. Matthew’s Church. In place of the sermon, the choir will render Maunder’® 41 Olivet to Calvary,” which wil take about an hour. The Sedglcy Home funds benefited to the extent of £1 Ils 6d as the result of Mrs Mawley’s gardens being thrown open to the public last Saturday and Sunday afternoon. The amotyat was placed in the contributing box by the visitors to the gardens. Messrs Howard and Jack Feast, who were members of the New Zealand Rifle Team which visited Australia, wero accorded an enthusiastic recep at the Groytown railway station * on Thursday morning on their return to Groytown. The Kuripuni Methodist Sunday School will celebrate its anniversary on Sonday and Monday. The children have been in preparation fr the day and their singing will be a bright feature. The Rev. iS. Keen will preach his fare well at Wesley Church on Sundaj I morning. Jack Cotter, aged 30 years, of Wingatui, a trainer, was •ulmitted to th< ■ Southland Hospital yesterday, suffering ,!from a broken thigh. It appears tha■jhe was riding a. horse out to Invercar I gill Racecourse, when the animal ap patently stumbled, unseating Cotter.— '(P.A.) Failure to eradicate eodlin moth in jfheir orchards resulted in several Grey |town residents appearing before th< iCourt, charged with that offence. M.r> A. Dunn and T. G. Groube were fined .10s and 10s costs, E. J. Nash and H H. Haigh £1 and costs, and A. V. Vile®, |£4 and costs. • The Wairarapa troops and packs of Boy Scouts and Cubs will hold a sportt •meeting on the Masterton Park Oval to-day. The Featherston and Carterton dads will arrive in the morning and {will be joined by the St. Matthew’s .boys. The day’s events include Scout iWork, swimming, running and games. | George Rickard, forty-seven, married, a baker and confectioner, of WeHington, committed suicide by taking poi- ; eon while on a visit to friends at Oroua Downs, Manawatu, yesterday morning. At an inquest yesterday afternoon the ; Coroner returned a verdict of suicide while in a state of depression.— (P.A.) I Members of the Mauriceville subbranch of the Plunkct Society arc > holding a shop day on Wednesday next sat the Masterton Plunket Rooms. The proceeds are in aid of the car fund Stalls will be stocked with cakes, needlework, jumble goods, and farm produce, including poultry, lamb and -cream. | At the concert to be given by th< Masterton Municipal Band, weathe. permitting, on Sunday afternoon in th Park at 2.30. the programme will in elude the following items: March, I**Knights of the Road” (Greenwood) -one-step, Hearts and Hand®’ '(P’Learey); hymn, 4 4 Eventide;” Air Varie, "Sandon” (Rimmer); selection, * 1 Wilfred Sanderson’s Songs”; waltz, ,<4 Red Poppies” (Rimmer); hymn, 4 4 8 e By My Side” (Rimmer); march, 44Fraternity” (Finney.) Following is the Nurse’s report for February, presented at the monthly jmeeting of the Masterton. branch of the Plunket Society this week: Master ton: Visits to office: Adults, 304; bab!ies, 227; older children, 20; telephone inquiriesi, 71. Total, 622. Visits to homes: New eases, 13; old cases, 107. Total, 120. Mauriceville and Ihuraua (Valley (one visit): Visits to homes, 12. iWhareama and Tinui (two visits): Vis jits to homes, 13. Emulsion sold, 57 lbs; Karilac -sold, 1381bs. 4 4 This conference, is strongly of the opinion that the payment of standard (wages upon relief works is not in the true interests of the Dominion or the workers themselves, as the inevitable effect is still further to artificially at tract capital' and labour from export ing and primary industries.” This was the first remit passed by the Waikato Farmers’ Union yesterday, preliminary to the Dominion! Conference. Another remit favoured nationalisation of the main highways and that construction Iwork should be done by contract. In order to improve dairy produce the conference urged the Government to appoint cream graders for dairy fac torie® grading pigs for export. It al®o recommended the need of more co-ord ination in marketing dairv produce.— (P.A..) Retriever pup lost. Juvenile tricycle lost. Dwelling, Lansdowne, to let. Advertiser wishes to borrow £6O. Druids’ dance, to-night, Arcade Hall. Bulbs, every variety, and new season’s onion seed on sale at Esau’s. Prime Leghorn cockerels, dressed, also for breeders, for sale at Rutherfurd’s, South Belt. A service will be conducted by the Rev. John Davie in the Matahiwi School on. Tuesday evening at 7.30. The Todd Motor ’Co. elsewhere announce that Messrs. S. M. BainJ, Ltd., have been appointed De Soto dealers for the Wairarapa district. Old Boys’ Football Club are reminded that a practice for all grades will be held at the High School grounds at| 2.30 to-day. All players are expected) to attend. Messrs. Bell, Gully, Mackenzie and O’Leary, solicitors, Wellington, insert notice to creditors and others re estate of William Hume, late of Raho Ruru, Martinborough, sheep farmer, deceased. In to-day’s issue, the Railway De-' partment advertise train arrangements) in connection with the Easter holidays.! Special trains and cheap fares are| featured for the Tauherenikau and Feilding races. A reminder is given that the Master- 1 ton Auctioneering Co. will sell by auc-! tion, household furniture and at 7 Wrigley Street to-day, commencing' at 1.30 p.m. Full particulars were ad- j vertised in yesterday’s papers. .j Mr. L. A. Wad ham, Wairarapa Sports L Service, notifies golfers that he hasf just landed his new season’s golf!] material direct from the makers. The!] selection is a fine, one and golf en-1] thusiasts are cordially invited to in-'< spect. v j