LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 March 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It was decided by the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday that the water tables on Admiral road, from the''tin shed for a distance of half a mile, be ploughed up and repaired. “I have the authority of a reputable builder to say that he is prepared to build houses to-day at 10s per square foot floor space,” said an objector at the Assessment Court in Wanganui, “and use 0.8. timber.” The City Valuer said he had seen many estimates of costs of buildings, and the price was more like 13s 4d.

“Napier has a splendid asset of its own in George Ncpia,” said the Rev. P. A. Bennett at a reception at Napier to the Maori representative of the All Blacks. He pointed out that Nepia’s name was really the Maori rendering of the name Napier, and was pronounced similarly. The pronunciation of Nepia with a soft “t” as in “peep” was entirely wrong. At the Dairy Control Board meeting at Carterton on Saturday, the Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company asked for a definite statement on the follow-

ing points:—(l) An assurance that the N.Z. Producers’ Co-operative Marketing Association will be recognised and treated as one of the distributors of New Zealand produce at Home. (2) That factories who are shareholders of the Marketing Association may nominate that organisation for the distribution of their produce. (3) Whether it is the intention of the Control Board to force the Marketing Association into the Importers’ Association, London. Mr Grounds replied: (1) That the Board would not interfere to prevent it; (2) that it would be possible at- the outset, but eventually the Association would be in line with other distributors, and would be treated on its merits; (3) it was no business of the Board’s.

The Public Works Department wrote to the meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday, states our correspondent, that the work connected with a metalled road as far as it concerns a County Council and its ratepayers, resolved itself into two great divisions: (I_| Tho actual laying down of the road; (2_) the maintenance of the gravelled or metalled road after it has been laid down. The Department is equally interested with the local body in both these divisions of road work-.

The unfortunate patrons of the “dog boxes” of the return trains from Trentham to Wellington on Saturday evening, which ran into the sudden southerly storm, had an unenviable experience. In these trucks, covered with tarpaulins, which flapped about in the wind and rain, travelling was most uncomfortable. It is certainly time that the railway authorities woke up to the fact that patrons of race meetings are sick to death of being herded in trucks like a mob of sheep. If some of the highly-paid officials concerned with the management of the railways were compelled to make one trip*, even on a fine day, in the trucks, they would at once remedy the injustice done to railway travellers. It is no wonder that the motor is seriously affecting the railways.

Our Carterton correspondent states that the finance committee recommen 1ed to the meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday that application be made to borrow £2500 for acquisition of land and building of roadmen‘s cottages at Admiral, Ahiaruhe and Tc Wharau; (2) that an order bo placed with Booth, McDonald and Co. for a 300-gallon bitumen sprayer with barrel hoist and engine cover complete, at a cost of £327 10s, and it be a condition of purchase that the plant is delivered after test in Carterton; (3) that an order be placed for another Fordson tractor with rubber and steeltvred wheels; (4) that the matter of finding a tallyman for Kokotau bridge he left with the clerk; (5) that Messrs Martrn and Martin be instructed to act for the Council in connection with the Ahiakouka River Board in any form it may assume; (6) that the clerk be provided with clerical assistance.

A frost of seven degrees vjas expen cneed in Mastertod last night.

Repairs are to be carried out by the Wairarapa South County Council on Waterson ’s road.

It was decided by the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday to forward a protest to Mr Furkert, chief endued', against the criticism levelled a t°tho state of the County roads, which were claimed to be the second best in the No. 10 Highways District. ' The worst piece of road between Masterton and Wellington is that stretch between Upper Hutt and Lower llutt.

At the meeting hold at Carterton on Saturday in connection with Dairy Control/Mr J. Watson (secretary of the Farmers’ Union) asked if the opposition to control came from seller or producer. Mr Grounds replied: From the handler at this end. No protests had come from the actual producers.

Victoria’s Cabinet will clean up the criminals'who have made Melbourne their Mecca for the past two years. The cost of innovations to meet the campaign will be about £40,000 a year, but the Commissioner claims that by the time he finishes Victoria will no longer be the crooks’ paradise.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa South County Council on Saturday, it was decided"to contribute £l2 10s towards tho cost of repfrfring a swingbridge at Kaituna, in co-operation with the Masterton County, who will take charge of the work. Unless move case is exercised by some motorists when driving over the Rimutake Hill, they will meet with disaster one of these days. A driver of a motor car on Saturday came down the hill at quite 40 miles per hour and nearly collided with a motor lorry, and later with a motor char-a-banc. Had he actually struck cither vehicle he would have probably been precipitated over the bank.

The Dance do Luxe’s special function on Saturday evening last proved very successful. "About SO couples danced" to first-class music supplied by Mr N. Kirk (pianist) and Mr J. Leach (violinist), including all the latest and best in dance music. In the dancing competition the first prize was awarded to Mr F. Corlctt and Miss V. Howard, and the second prize to Mr E. Chappie, and Miss Iris Spackman. Extras were played by Miss Thelma Spackman and Mr A. Stowe.

At the meeting at Carterton on Saturday addressed by Mr W. Grounds, chairman of the Dairy Control Board, Mr Roberts moved: “That this meeting of Wairarapa dairy farmers approves the action of the Dairy Control Board in its attitude on absolute control, and is satisfied that only by one centralised authority can tho dairy industry prosper for those engaged in production.” Mr M. Eton seconded the motion which was carried unanimously. A vote of confidence was passed in Mr W. A. lorus as a London representative.

In some cases splendid work has been done with the eradication of blackberry, remarked Mr J. Alexander, a member of the Agricultural Department’s staff, who has been visiting the Wairoa cjistrict. Speaking to a Wairoa Star representative, he said that by cutting the blackberry fairly close, then by manuring and later putting stock to feed on it, lie found that in a. short time the pest disappeared. Manure, he said, sweetened the ground and therefore made the growth more luscious for the stock feeding off it, and they, by constantly eating it, finally killed the berry altogether. Mr Alexander instanced many cases where this method had been tried and proved successful.

Reference to the remarks made by Mr Dean, manager of the All Black team, on his return to New Zealand, regarding the benefit other countries, especially Canada, received through applying a uniform trade mark to all produce exported, was made at Tuesdav night’s meeting of the Okoia branch of the Farmers’ Union. Mr S. Strachan, who raised the subject, considered that New Zealand would do well to emulate the example set by the sister Dominion. It was resolved to forward the following remit to the Wanganui Provincial Executive: “That the Government and Control Boards be urged to apply to all produce exported from New Zealand a uniform brand or trade mark, say, ‘Fern Leaf Brand ITow tho N.Z. railways management studies its patrons. About six o’clock on Saturday evening heavy rain commenced to fall in Wellington, but despite this faet the Trentham race trains were pulled up at the Wellington station at that portion where there is no covering, though the line opposite the roofed in portion was not occupied by fi train. People who went to the races in their summer clothes, for it was a fine day, were drenched in the rain through the idiocy of the railway authorities in pulling up the race trains wf.ere they did. Those passengers in the front carriages were compelled to waik a considerable distance to the main eiitvjree of the station in a driving rain. If the railway authorities had heard only a quarter of the remarks passed by the indignant passengers they would have had a restless week-end, to say the least of it.. The stupidity of the railway authorities last Saturday is only confirmation of the oft-repeated fact that the New Zealand railways are the worst in the British Empire.

Spanner fouiul.^ Two rooms to let. Bungalow for sale. Orion range for sale. Black and tan dog lost. Advertiser wants to rent house. Apprentice wanted for chemist shop. Board offered two gentlemen in private home. i

The Gift House, in their advertise merit, invite country residents’ inspec tion of their stock.

As Mr A. A. Williams, jun., Pownall street, is leaving the district, lie lias instructed Fairbrothers, Ltd., to sell his oak and rimu furniture next Saturday, April 4th. Full particulars will be advertised later.

The Masterton Engineering and Machinery Co., Ltd., specialise in repairs to agricultural machinery and invito farmers to send in their implements for overhaul.

In to-day’s paper the Railway Department advertise particulars of Easter excursion fares; also times and dates of extra express trains run to and from Auckland during the Easter holiday period.

AS FROM WEDNESDAY, Ist April, the Wangaehu and Rangituniau Mail Car will revert to the Winter time-table, leaving P.O. for Wangaehu 8 a.m., Rangituniau 2 p.m.—C. C. McLauchlin, Contractor. Telephone 2480.

During his visit to the East Coast the Minister for Lands was met by a deputation at Tolaga Bay on the question of declaring the historic (Rook’s Cove a scenic reserve. The Minister promised a pound for pound subsidy. On the subject of ugly women, a correspondent of the Auckland Star thus unburdens himself: —"I am astonished at the number of ugly women in Auckland! Yes, really. I have travelled a few tens of thousands of miles, but it has never been my lot to meet such a number of really plain looking women, and so badly dressed, too. The same Opinion has been expressed by quite a few other travellers I have met, most of whom are quite emphatic in tlieir assertions. Let me explain. I do not necessarily mean ugliness of countenance. The women are largely to blame for their imperfections. They follow the dictates of fashion by wearing lowneck costumes with the result that their skins get burnt up and eoavselooking—coarse in fact. Women have certain charms. A white throat and a white neck are two of them. And yet they sacrifice these charms merely because they want to be in fashion. Thus for several months of the year they exhibit dark brown skins, and often rival the American Indians in this respect. New Zealand is a country where women cannot wear ing neck costumes in the, summer months. T submit that a burntup looking neck is not nearly so pleasant to look upon as a pure white one. Then all of our girls (flappers), and many women, too, wear sleeveless frocks. Constant exposure of these limbs to the sun means hairy arms — not a pretty sight! You will not see such sights in America, England, Canada, or most other European countries.”