Romney Breeder’s Success.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 February 1944, Page 2

Romney Breeder’s Success.

Flock Romney rams bred by the Estate of A. B. Cottle, Kopuaranga, have topped the sale prices at Hamilton. The rams were stated to be a credit to the breeder.

Earthquake Repairs. A start was made in Masterton this morning on the erection of scaffolding around the front of the A.M.P. building, preparatory to carrying out earthquake damage repairs. The high parapet will be reduced by several feet. Afforestation Scheme.

The Minister of Rehabilitation has advised the Masterton County Council that when the time came for the rehabilitation of service men he would be pleased to co-operate with the council in any scheme of afforestation. The council had sent the Minister details of a proposed scheme of afforestation in the Masterton county.

Liquor for Service Men. ”1 suppose that these regulations are not very well known,” said Mr J. H. Luxford, S.M., in the 'Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, when convicting two men who pleaded guilty to charges of acting as agents in the supply of liquor to men in uniform. "It is an offence,” the magistrate continued, “for any person to supply liquor in bulk to a man in uniform, whether he is a New Zealander or an American.”

An Expensive Act.

“In view of the present shortage of rubber the Court must take a serious view of such a charge,” said Mr Ferner, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court, Auckland, yesterday, when he imposed a fine of £5 on a Maori who pleaded guilty to a charge of throwing glass on a public road. It was stated that the Maori was found by the police intoxicated in a street, in Whangarei, and on being questioned by a constable he threw a bottle of beer on the road. Confirmed in Office.

The whole question of the personnel of Cabinet was discussed by the caucus cf the Parliamentary Labour Party at its meeting in Wellington yesterday afternoon. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, was unanimously re-elected Leader of the Party at the caucus held in .October following the General Election, and at yesterday’s caucus all other Ministers were confirmed in office on a vote being taken. At the evening session the report in connection with the Australian-New Zealand Agreement was unanimously adopted, and the agreement approved. The caucus will continue today. Chamber cf Commerce.

A meeting of the provisional executive of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday afternoon. There was a full attendance of members, over whom the president, Mr J. H. Cunningham, presided. Various matters were discussed in view of the general meeting of members to be held on Monday night. At this meeting a permanent-executive will be elected, a vice-president appointed, and various committees would be set up. The president would also present a report on matters which would come up for consideration by the various committees as soon as possible.