LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 17 April 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The “Wairarapa Daily Tiines” will not be published on Good- Friday nor on Easter Monday. Advertisers please note.

The borough council last night accepted the tender of Jenkins Bros 1 , at £565 for certain work at the Masterton abattoir.

The Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) acknowledges a donation of £1 4s 9d from the Methodist Church Circuit towards the Mayor’s Belief Fund.

The offices of the' solicitors practising in the Wairarapa district will be closed from 5 p.m. on Thursday, 18tli April, to 9 a.m. on Monday, 29th April.

The secretary of the Babies’ Milk Fund (Mr Dolan) acknowledges with thanks the receipt of 10/- from the St. Vincent do Paul Society towards the funds..’ ■),' ,•, .•

Beferring to the pending appointment of Supreme Court judges, the Act‘ ing-Prime Minister, the Hon. E. A. Ransom, said yesterday that the matter had not’ been completed and it was unlikely that any appointments would be announced for some days.

. At tlio Borough Council meeting last night the Mayor thanked the councillors for their support and close attention to their duties during the term of the present council, the staffs (inside and outside) for the splendid manner in which they had performed their work and the Press for its assistance. The remarks relative to the staffs were endorsed by other councillors. The Associated Chambers of Commerce wrote to the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday asking for support of the suggestion that representations be made to the P. and T. Department in favour of reinstatement of the flat rate for telegrams. As this matter was dealt with last year it was decided to reaffirm the last recommendation. What should be the form of celebrating the King’s Jubilee in Mastcrton was briefly discussed at the Borough Council meeting last night when a number of suggestions were made and eventually Cr. Free moved that a public meeting be called for Tuesday night next to discuss the matter of fittingly celebrating the King’s Jubilee. The motion was carried. At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday a letter was received from the Associated Chambers

of Commerce stating that an invitation

had been received from the London Federation of Chambers of Commerce

inviting any New Zealand members who might be in London to a banquet. It was decided that the invitation be forwarded to Mr A. H. Daniell, who is visiting London, he being a member of the Masterton Chamber.

The Gas Engineer-Manager (Mr James Learmonth) reported to the Masterton Borough Council last night, inter alia, as follows: —The gas manufactured during the month was 4,161,000 cubic feet, being a decrease of 2.5 pei; cent, over the corresponding period of last year. Gas sold per meter shows a decrease of 2.5 per cent. The Government Inspector visited the Works on 23rd March. Calorific value 474 b.t.u., sulphuretted hydrogen absent. Our cooker campaign is going well and the shop wo occupied in Queen Street was well worth while. We have several consumers going in for new cookers. The borough inspector in his annual report, placed before the Masterton Borough Council meeting last night, stated:—Legal proceedings were taken against various persons for breaches of traffic regulations and borough by-laws as follows:—Nature of offence, speeding 17, no driver’s licence 26, no number plates 3, no heavy traffic license 11, over loading 4, brakes deficient 3, absence of tail light 3, parking in Perry Street 4, riding cycles without lights 7, vehicles parked more than 3ft. from the kerb in Queen Street 4—a total of 82 cases. The fines amounted to £75 15s.

Economical housewives swear by “TAN-OL. ” Gives a bright, lasting shine to floors, linoleums, furniture and footwear. Easy to apply—economical to use I All stores. *

It was decided by the Borough Council last night,, on the motion of Cr. Kemp, seconded by Cr. Russell, that the Mayor’s honorarium for the next three years be £225, the same as that of the previous term. . A United Service of Witness will be held on the Municipal Hall on Friday at 7.45 p.m., under the auspices of the Masterton Ministers’ Association. A collection will be taken up for the Mayor’s Belief Fund. The Mangatainoka brewery showed a net profit (for year ended 31st August) of £10,356, subject to income tax. This compares with £6223 in 1933 and £7297 in 1932. The dividend remains at 10 per cent., but reserves are increased by £2OOO to £IO,OOO. It was decided by the Masterton Borough Council last night to give the borough employees a fully paid holiday on 6th May in celebration of the King’s Jubilee, and that those who through circumstances had to work bo given the option of double pay or a holiday at a later date. The distribution of 13,000 yearlings in Wellington district streams has just been completed by Mr J. Miller, of the Masterton Fish Hatcheries. The yearlings have been liberated as follow:—Rainbow yearlings, Hunterville 2500; Korarau Dam, 1500; Lake Williams, Turakina, 500; Mangaweka, 500. Brown yearling: Mangatarera, Carterton, 3000; Makuri, 1000; Otaki, 1500; North Wairarapa, 1500; Hutt, 1000. In congratulating the borough inspector on his comprehensive report Cr. Kemp stated at the Borough Council meeting last night that there was no comparison in connection with the cleanliness of the town to-day and, say, fifteen years ago—which spoke volumes for tlieenergy of the inspector and his devotion to his duties. Masterton, today, was a clean town that every citizen had a right to be proud of. The notice of motion by Cr. Russell and Cr. Kemp to rescind a previous motion of the council making the Aero Club a grant of £IOO came before the Borough Council meeting' last night. The Mayor stated that a difficulty had arisen and explained that the notice of motion was received subsequent to the payment of the grant to the Aero Club. The council could not now recover the amount. What power had the council got to control money after it had been paid out? Cr. Russell: “I accept the position.” The Mayor: "The notice of motion was too late.” The Federated Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire wrote to the Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday drawing attention to the fact that in most Empire countries an Empire Shopping Week would be held in May. On the motion of Mr C. M. Bowden, seconded by Mr W. L. Free, it was decided that Empire Shopping Week be held from 6th to 13th May and to that end a meeting of retailers be convened by the Chamber for Tuesday next to consider the matter; also that the Borough Council be asked to put up the lighting effects in the town for that week.

“It is good, clean, healthy sport, and we should encourage the boys to play it if they so desire,” said Cr. Kemp at the Borough Council meeting last night in suggesting that an area should be made available in the Park “ horse paddock” for schoolboys to play Soccer football on. "He drew attention to the increasing popularity of the game of Soccer in Masterton, especially among schoolboys, of whom there was a very large number now participating in the game. Cr. Kemp moved that the Football Association bo given the use of the “horse paddock” at the Park for schoolboy Soccer players. The motion was carried.

The Hon. S. G. Smith, Minister of Employment, has announced that in connection with the celebrations in New Zealand to mark the silver jubilee of the King’s Accession it had been decided to increase the relief payments of

unemployed by fifty per cent, for the week ending 27th April. In addition, all those relief workers who will qualify for the Easter holidays and who would normally be called upon to work on Monday, 6th May, will be paid for that day without being required to perform any work. The exceptions to whom this concession will not apply are registered men who are engaged on 4B contracts, 4A contracts, employed by local bodies at standard rates for not less than forty hours per week, supervisors and bureaux workers, in .short, all those whose weekly rate of pay exceeds the sum of £2 10s. Further works of a permanent na-

ture were carried out by the Masterton Borough Council for the year ended 31st March. Details of this work were presented to the Masterton Borough Council at its meeting last night by the Engineer, Mr C. R. Mabson, who reported that the length of new permanent road surfacing for the year was 75 chains, bringing the total mileage of tar-sealed streets in the borough to 25 miles 45 chains. The resurfacing of 4

miles 59-1 chains of streets was also carried out, while 2 miles 34 chains of street flanks were tarred, 1 mile 684 chains of street flanks regraded and gravelled, 65:} chains of kerbing laid. 3 miles 28 chains of footpaths tarred and sanded and 1 mile 64 chains of footpaths reformed or regraded. The following hours will bo observed at the Masterton Post Office during the Easter holidays:—Good Friday: The Post Office will be closed in all branches. No mails will bo despatched. Te Wliarau, Tinui, and Homewood private bags will bo despatched to-morrow at 6.30 a.m. Westmere rural delivery will be performed to-morrow. Telegraph office hours: ( 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. The telephone exchange will be open continuously. Easter Saturday: The Post Office will be open in all branches as usual. One complete delivery will be made by postmen. The telephone exchange will be open continuously. Easter Monday: The Post Office will be closed in all branches. - Mails for despatch on this day will be closed at 6.30 a.m. Private bags for Homewood will bo despatched as usual. Private bags for VTc Wharau, Tinui and Stronvar districts will not be despatched until Tuesday. Rural mails and postmen’s deliveries will be suspended. Telegraph office hours: 9 a.m. to- 10 a.m. and 7 p.m, to midnight. The telephone exchange will be open continuously. A counter delivery of all correspondence (including registered) will be made between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. to-morrow and on Saturday.

TONKING’S LINSEED EMULSION is incomparable for shifting coughs and colds and all such chest and lung complaints. The children love it!. Sold everywhere, 1/6, 2/6 and 4/6. *

The’ MarrpiM'' arrived, at vj In the year'), just'. closecSH drivers’ licences' failed; 1744- ’ sued for the 1674 in the previouPHBHHRnBH According to a Keeper of the Privy Pursdj;,aitP|Hß| ham Palace, told the vice that there ‘ was no suggestioiron re-modelling the King’s crown. In his annual report to the Masterton Borough Council last night the borough inspector stated that • samples of the borough water for bacteriological examination were taken and nothing of an unusual nature was disclosed. In connection with noxious weed control in,the borough of Masterton the borough inspector reported to the council meeting last night that the borough was very much freer from noxious weeds than formerly, but from the number of requisitions served it would be noticed that noxious weed control still entails a considerable amount of work.

The decision of the Wellington Education Board to allow Mr R. Darrocli to address schools after school hours only, was fully discussed at the meeting of the Masterton Navy League yesterday afternoon, and it was decided to write to the board asking that the matter be reconsidered, and also to interview members or nominees for membership on the board resident in Masterton.

It was suggested at the Borough Council meeting last night in connection with the local celebrations of His Majesty the King’s Jubilee that a combined church service might be held in the Park oh the morning of 6th May. It was pointed out that the day was to bo one of rejoicing,, and that sports meetings and other forms of entertainment would be fitting contributions to the celebrations.

Despite tlie unpleasant weather conditions, the Sale of Work, which the Knox Ladies’ Guild held at the residence of Mrs H. E. Pither, Lansdowne, j yielded most satisfactory results. Good business was done by all the stalls and in consequence the Building Fund will benefit by a considerable amount. At the conclusion of the afternoon the "Rev. J. Davie thanked Mrs H. E. Pither for her kindly gesture in placing her homo at the disposal of the guild, Mrs W. A. Burling and her daughters for the sumptuous afternoon tea which they provided, Mr S. Gilding for songs, which ho rendered during the, afternoon; as well as the stallholders and others responsible for the success of the afternoon. A bagatelle competition was won by Miss 3ST. Baetliffe. In connection with fly control in Masterton the borough inspector reported as follows to the council meeting last night: —“Early in the season visits were paid to the various tennis courts and bowling greens and advice given re the handling of lawn grass, heaps of which are perfect incubators for fly breeding. The co-operation of the public is earnestly sought in this connection. If more care wast taken of heaps of decaying garden refuse, and discretion used at the time of the year in

which loads of. anijnal manure were brought into town, a good deal of the money spent in fly papers and sprays could be saved particularly by the keepers of food premises whose antifly measures cost them pounds, per annum. Cow manure, in the fields adjacent to the town presents a: problem. ’ ’ Mr T. A. Eussell (borough inspector) in his annual report to the Masterton Borough Council last night in regard to the milk supply stated: As shown in my .monthly reports a decided step forward has been made in the matter of tuberculin testing of the cows supplying milk for town consumption. Our town milk supply may now be said to bo derived from tested stock, and I am indeed grateful for the co-operation of the farmers concerned and the Department of Agriculture. Fifty-seven samples for general analysis were taken, and the quality of the milk as regards

butter fat and solids other than butter fat was excellent, no prosecutions being necessary. Inspections of supplying farms were carried out, this work being done in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture whose officer has been untiring in his efforts to improve conditions on the farm.

A special general meeting of the Wairarapa Wrestling Association was held last evening when rules were adopted and the association proceeded to incorporation. It is hoped to arrange a professional match to open the season in the second week of May when two of the new arrivals from America will be matched. Special encouragement is being given to the promotion of amateur wrestling in the Wairarapa, no less than three gold medals being donated in the room for the most improved novice, most scientific, and the most improved amateur in the Masterton Club. The association is endeavouring to secure Anton Koolman from Wellington as a special instructor for Masterton and Carterton amateurs. The membership of the association is again limited and preference will be given to old members who should notify the secretary at once to be sure of enrolment before the list closes. From information to hand and judging from tlio enthusiasm displayed the coming season promises to bo very successful.

At the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night the question of the council’s contribution towards the cost of constructing the Ruamahanga River Bridge at Opaki came before councillors as the result of a letter on the subject from the Masterton County Council. "Tho proportion of the cost (£500) which your council suggests that it should bear is not acceptable to my council,” stated the letter from the county clerk. “It. therefore regrets,” he added, "that it will be reluctantly compelled to refer the matter of determining what proportion of the cost should bo fairly borne by each local authority concerned to a commission to inquire into.” The. Mayor moved that the letter be received. "We assume that the county will proceed in accordance with*4llo Public Works Act, which sets out that the plans must bo approved by the Minister and then submitted to the local body,” lie said. The local body was given two months to lodge objections. Nothing had been seen of the plans as yet. Cr. Kemp: "A commission costs a lot of money.” The Mayor: "So will the bridge.” The position, lie added, was intolerable. Ho wanted to raise the whole question of taxation. The motion was carried. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children’s Hacking Cough.

fetfF*for The fees were £7 of those for March, 1934. There are now three nominations in for the borough representatives on the Power Board, Mr W. L. Free’s nomination paper having been received yesterday. Mr Free was nominated by Messrs C. M. Bowden and E. M. Hodder. The' nominations of the two sitting members, Messrs R. J. King and H. P. have also been received. The Mayor, speaking at thiLßorough Council meeting last night ing regret that some members of the council did not intend to seek re-elec-tion, said that he hoped that their absence would be only temporary. ‘‘ I now declare the round table dissolved,” he remarked in closing the final meeting of the present council. At the Borough Council meeting last night Cr. Russell brought up the matter of the proposal a local resident to erect a building on a property facing “The Crossing,” and asked the Mayor what was the position. The council went into committee on the matter, the Mayor making an explanation in connection with the question. To the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night the secretary of the Masterton Band (Mr B. Rickards) reported n.s follows:—The following is the report of the Band Committee for March: —Practices were held on the 4tli. 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st and 25tli. Programmes were played in the Park on the evenings of the 3rd and 24,t1i.

At a meeting of the Park Committee of the Masterton Borough Council a letter was received from the Masterton Park Tennis Club asking tennis courts be made a.vailabj|j for play until after Easter. It was decided that, owing to the lateness of Easter, and the necessity for getting on with top dressing the courts, the committee regret that it is unable to grant the request. The secretary of the Park Croquet Club wrote to the Park Committee of the Masterton Borough Council stating she had been approached by members of her club regarding Sunday play, and she would be pleased to know the attitude of the council on the matter. It was decided: “This committee has no objection to Sunday nlay, but the matter will be dealt with when a formal application comes before them.” The Kopuaranga Social Club held a very successful dance in the hall last night in- aid of the fund for the school jubilee, which will take place in May. The ladies’ committee, Mesdames S. J. Clarke, H. Evans, C. P. Jarrett and Misses Hibbard and R. and Y. Jackson served a dainty homemade supper provided by the local ladies. Messrs L. Donald and J. Wright carried o.ut the dutjjkt of M’s.C. in an efficient manner. was supplied by Mr Doug. Power. In regard to housing in Masterton the borough inspector' reported to the meeting of the council last night that ‘ ‘ the erection of residences of a good type has continued throughout the year, but there- a demand for houses, a good number of those built being occupied by newly married couples. House to house inspection has been carried out as opportunity offered, approximately 400 houses being inspected during routine inspection. The business area has also been inspected. In addition to routine inspection Inspector McGregor and myself are continually in touch with the living conditions of the people, almost daily visiting premises for some purpose or other.” In his annual report to the Master-

ton Borough Council last night the borough inspector (Mr T. A. Russell) reported as follows as to the fees collected: —Plumbing and drainage, £4B 17/6; hairdressers’ license fees, £6; drainlavers, £1; itinerant traders, £35; bakers butchers £ll, cordial manufacturers £3, dairies £l4, fish shops £3, ice cream vendors £3l, eatinarhouses £4l, heavy traffic £2(W/4/S, cab license £l, taxi hawkers £lB, hoarding fees £25/10/-, dog registration fees £196/15/-, dangerous goods fees £144. Total, £2706/7/2. Last year the amount collected was £2499. The heavy traffic fees are of course subject to allocation, and the dangerous goods fees for this year to the Government appropriation of £27/5/-. ' Members of the Masterton Miniature Rifle Club fired a seven-shot practice shoot on the range in Malmo’s Garage, Chapel Street, last night. There was a large attendance of members and some good shooting was witnessed. Six seven-shot possibles were registered by H. King, A. Oakly. B. Summers, j. Whiteman, P. Russell, and G. Murdoch. A feature of the shooting is the progress being made by new members and keenness is the keynote of the club’s members. There is still plenty of room for intending members. The following are the scores, the conditions being seven shots and one optional sighter:— TI. King, B. Summers, A. Oakly, P. Russell, J. Whiteman, G. Murdoch 70, W. Ferris, R. Wellington,Xh/Jckering, H. Preston 69, J. Bouzaid (/Jp. K. Smith, G. Jones, Mrs H. Kin ? «L Hill 67, J.’ McKenzie, A. A. F. Gray, L. Renall 65, C. Le Comte 64, Miss Thomas, V. Jones 61, C. A. Greenwood 60, Miss Dillon 59, Miss E. Olliver 57, D. Faulknor 46, Miss E. Smith 45. Owing to Thursday evening being the late shopping flight a ten-shot practice shoot will take place this evening, when it i3_ hoped that any intending member will come along and join up with the club.

Seats wanted in ear to Wellington on Thursdav night. Gold Nugget money-boxes on sale at Ninncs’s and other stores.

Wakcman, cash grocer, Perry St., advertises groceries, cheap. . Long’s Community Butchery open until 8 o ’clock Thursday night. Jenkins’ Motor Service will Ain cars to races at Tauherenikau on Easter Saturday and Easter Monday. Return faro 7/6.

J. Bradbury, well known for wedding rings, gives some interesting particulars of how changed the styles in wedding ringjjf Mr H. Horne announces that he will hold a snooker tournament at his billiard saloon, opposite Hugo and Shearer, Ltd., starting next week.

HHpos his retirement with regret hut pe ’'finds that his health will not stand |mp to the strain of public work. Mr John Wiltshire Card, Mayor of [Featherston for many years past,, and [who 'Contested the Wairarapa seat (against. Mr McLeod in 1922, has been (approached to contest the seat in the interests and it is more than (probable that he will Jnccedo to the request.— (P.A.) f