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Wairarapa Age, 11 March 1933, Page 4

During the 1932-33 session, the House of Representatives met on seventy-one days. The House sat 368 hours 26 minutes before midnight and eighty-six hours thirty-seven minutes after midnight, the daily average being six hours twenty-four minutes. Fiftyone Public Bills were passed and thirty-seven were dropped or otherwise disposed 0f.~(P.A.) A swift fate met the Poultry Amendment Bill when it came up for consideration in the Legislative Council yesterday. Several' members took up the attitude that the Council had the right to investigate the reasons for the measure before assenting to its passage, and on the motion of the Rt. Hon. Sir Francis Bell the second reading debate was adjourned by 7 votes to 5. This motion was tantamount to killing the Bill for the session. ” Members of the Tinui sub-branch of the Plunket Society have made extensive preparations for a bazaar, in aid of the funds of the sub-branch, to be held on the Tinui Tennis Courts on Thursday next, at 2 p.m. Attractive offerings will be made on work, produce and cake stalls and games will be played on two excellent tennis courts. Popular competitions will also be arranged. No charge will be made for admission, Apart from good support in the local district, it is hoped that a number of Masterton people will find in a visit to the bazaar the opportunity for combining a pleasant excursion with some assistance to a most worthy and deserving cause. Great interest is already being shown in the forthcoming visit of Vinogradoff, the great Russian pianist. His two programmes, for Thursday and Friday next contain some of the greatest and most interesting pianoforte compositions extant, including the great Concerto in A minor of Greig’s, and Beethoven's 3rd. Concerto in both of which pieces the orchestral part will be supplied by Mr. Charles W. Kerry on a second piano. That Vinogradoff considers the desires of his audiences is evidenced by the fact that he invites requests for any special favourites, which he is willing to play as encore pieces. Bequests may be sent to Mr. Charles W. Kerry, Knox Church.

The Harvest Festival of the Masterton Methodist Church will be held tomorrow. The services will be conducted by the Rev. H. White, of Greytown, and E. O. Blamires. A children’s choir will assist in the morning service, and at the evening service the anthems “Te Deum," “Praise the Lord O' Jerusalem." “Sing to the Lord of Harvest" will be sung. A male quartet will be sung and Mr. H. J. Jones will render a solo. There will be special offertories at each service and the church will be decorated for the occasion. Gifts of produce etc. will be thankfully received at the Church to-day. On Monday evening a Harvest Social will be held, at which Mrs T. Corkill, Miss E. Bate and Messrs V. G'reer and B. Venner will contribute to the programme. Car starting handle lost. White Leghorn pullets for sale. Girl seeks position as domestic. Five or six-roomed house wanted.

Reliable woman wants washing or cleaning work. Wairarapa Electric Power Board wishes to lease house for 12 months.

The monthly meeting of the League of Mothers will be hgld in the Parish Hall on Wednesday next, at 2.30 p.m. The annual meeting of the Opaki Football Club will be held in the Mt. Bruce Hall on Monday next, at 8 p.m. The annual general meeting of the Old Girls’ Hockey Club will be held in the Y.MiC.A. on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m.

. The annual meeting of the Gladstone Football Club will be held in the Town Hall, Gladstone, on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. Rolph's Cycle Works have another shipment to hand off Hercules and B.S.A. chromium-plated cycles for cash or terms.

A reminder is given of the Blue River Dance at the Arcade Hall tonight, when there will be waltzing and other competitions. Frank Pool and his Blue River Dance Band will supply the music.