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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 106, 12 March 1879, Page 2

A meeting of Wairarapa County West will bo held to-day at Carterton, The Foresters Quarterly meeting at Greytown takes place this evening, The Masterton String Band, is announced for the 24th Inst., In another column Races are advertised at Tenui. They are certain to be a success, A promenade concert in connection with We hear that the house Surgeon of the Wellington Hospital, Dr Keating is about to settle in Masterton, Mr ClimieO.E., lias been engaged by the Hon John Martin to survey a branch line to Huangarua. An election for a vacancy in the Greytown Borough Council takes place to-day Messrs 11 V. Smith, and R. A Wakolin are the candidates, M, Ciwolberg & Go,, are giving Featherton settlors a turn with their salvage sale, for seven days only in the Odd Fellow's Hall. A recent scientist states that in order to obtain 1 kilo of sugar, bees must suck 7,500,000 distinct flower tubes, and thus to secure a pound of honey 2,500,000 visits must be made.

Lawson Ridley, a hotclkeeper at Itangiora, had his license cancelled for supplying beer unaccompanied with refreshment of a more solid nature on Sunday. Tho allotments of Mr Rhodes Donald's land that were to have been sold in conjunction with Mr Walter Morrisons farm stock and implements sale next Saturday have been withdrawn from auction at present.

From January, 1876, till May last, 23 dead bodies have been cremated in the city of Milan, one of them that of a woman. Four bodies ascertained to be of the weight of 63, 02, 41, find 59 kilogrammes have yielding ashes to the weight of between two and three kilogrammes.

Notwithstanding the depression in the money market there is still business doing in land, Messrs R, & J. Brown report the sale of 2 sections in Wrigley's Estate for £2BO cash. The price these 2 sections fetched some 18 months ago was £IOO. Two other sections with house thereon the same firm recently sold for £525. In an account of tho railways works at Addington, near Christchurch, we hear of a new labor saving sort of saw sharpener which is made of a revolving plate of emery, and is said to be one of the most

effective little instruments on the premises, It might prove worthy of introduction in large saw mills throughout

About 100 large cattle passed through loms and Fergussons yards yesterday en route for Rangitikei, MesSrs Eraser and McDonald tho purchasers have another mob of 120 at the Opaki purchased from Mr Livingstone and the mob they intend driving through the forty milo bush will be upwards of 250. Amongst the lot that passed through Masterton yesterday, were some heavy bullocks, many of them being prime beef, and it seemed rather a pity to see beef leaving the district as no doubt it would be reduced to store cond: lion before the cattle reached their destination. On Monday evening the local school Committee at Featheraton made a presentation of an address and purse of sovereigns to the their teacher, Mr Gnrr, The Chairman, in addressing Mr Gurr, said that the local Committee and parents generally luul much pleasure in recognizing the tact and energy which he had thrown into his work. He could look back some four years when the school numbered some forty scholars assembledavery small room, and were taught in a very inefficient manner. Now everything went to the entire satisfaction of the whole community. Order and method were seen throughout, and inetead of a small school Featheraton was one of the largest in the Wairarapa. The address was, prepared by William Parker Esq., i\ndread thus. "To John Gurr, Esq., Headmaster of Featherston State School. Dear Sir.—The people of Featherston wish to show their high appreciation of your success in the district school here. When you took charge some two years since it was, as you know, in a very inefficient condition, but since your term of office it has increased alike in numbers and efficiency. Your cheerful genial disposition has drawn towards you the respect of both parents and children, who now feel sure thai under a system like yours, school may bo made a place to be happy in. The high results of the late examination of the pupils speaks volumes in your favor, and we think that something more than thanks should be offered you. We therefore beg your acceptance of the accompaning token of ■ our esteem, and sincerely hope that you may long continue to benefit our district by remaining headmaster of our school. On behalf of the local Committee and parents genially/ VP subscribe ourselves,- your faithful e'erva^tsj, James J.' Cox, Chairman Local Ooihniittfle, lyijiuM Parker, Secretary. To this Mr Gurr made ,a suitable reply.

Tho House of the'Wairarapa Hospital Greytown) ; met at the office of the secretary ;on ' Tuesday! last. There were'. present,' llsv.: J. B. Richardson, '(in the : chair.) ■ Messrs Barnard, Cuff, Budding, Maxton, ahd Wood. Tho minutes of the last meeting were read and 'confirmed. 1 The Treasurer reported a credit Balance in Bank of £33_10s Id, The following accounts were passed for payments, Fabian Bros,, £l2 6s sd; Dr Smith, £l2; J. ;McGuiro, 15s; F. H. Wood, &C., £4Gs; Moffatt £2 2s 9d. It was resolved that Dr Smith be requested to procure necessary bandages &c., It was resolved that Mr Holmes receive authority

to procure necessary ticking for .Hospital

mattrasses also extra assistance for washing when nccessay. Resolved that the secretary be instructed to issue circulars to subscribers calling attention te the fact that subscriptions are due.