LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 18 April 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the meeting of the Wairarapa Power Board this morning it was reported that the number of radio sets installed during March was 24.

During Easter a troop of Wellington Catholic Boy Scouts mil be camped at Masterton. The boys will be camped on the-Matthews estate near the Mahunga Golf Links. At the meeting of the Wairarapa Power Board this morning it was reported that during February the connected load was increased by 115 K.W. made up of 2CO light points, 78 heating points, 2 ranges, 6 water heaters, 12 motors.

Support for the field day to he held at Solway on 3rd May by the Young Farmers ’ Club and the Romney Marsh Sheep Breeders’ Association was asked for by Mr W. F. McLaren at the annual meeting of the Masterton Farmers’ Union yesterday.

At the meeting of the Masterton Farmers’ Union yesterday it was stated that the attention reecntlv _ given to the rabbit menace in the Wairarapa and the appointment of additional inspectors were already producing good results. Mr J. L. Heckler said he had been told that in the week after a meeting at which the rabbit problem was discussed, four tons of poisoned pollard were sold in Masterton.

An introductory service to the Good Friday observances will be held at St. Matthew’s to-night at 7.30 o’clock, illustrated by lantern slides of the Crucifixion. The Good Friday message will be given by the Vicar at all services to-morrow. At 8 a.m. the Litany and Ante-Communion service will be held. At 10 a.m. there will be Matins and Sermon. The three hours’ devotion will begin at noon, and there will also be a service at Kuripuni at 9 a.m.

An encouraging example of how the public appreciate new services, especiallv when brought to their notice by newspaper advertising, is shown by the experience of the Postal Department s Telephone Branch. In January it inaugurated the additional facilities of “collect” calls, where the charge is made payable “forward,” “appointment” calls,. where - two parties are brought into touch at a definite time mutually arranged, and “fixed time” calls, generally used by business houses requiring to get into regular touch with the same party day by day. The “collect” calls in the first month totalled 462, but in February they showed, an increase of 150 per cent, to 1154. “Appointment” calls, which numbered 137 in January, increased to 194 in February, and the “fixed time” calls exactly doubled in the same period, the February total being 106.

The annual meeting of tho Carterton branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union was hold recently. Mrs J. Standen presided over a good attendance of members. A. sponge cake competition judged by Mrs E. Allen was won by Mrs T. McKenzie. The annunl report and balance sheet read and adopted, and the following officers were elected: —President, Mrs J. Standen; secretary, Mrs J. McLean: vicepresidents, Mrs T. Anderson, Mrs W. Earl, Mrs H. Ordish; advisory committee, Mrs W. Hall and Mrs G. HaTt; general committee, Mrs K. Reid, Mrs B. Roberts, Mrs P. Hodder, Mrs H. Peters, Mrs H. Renall and Mrs- W. Abbott; tea secretary, Miss B. Arcus; gardening circle, Mrs T. Anderson, chairwoman, Mrs T. McKenzie. Mrs E. Allen, Mrs Swan, Mrs W. Kompton, Mrs Sewell and Mrs Cross; suggestion committee, Miss B. Carter and Mrs E. Allen. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs P. Tlodder, Mrs T. Mellish and Mrs W. Hansen.

The number of consumers connected up ‘.with the Wairarapa Power Board is now 4893.

A horse, sports club has recently been formed in. Pahiatua. The club will hold’its initial meeting on the Pahiatua Racecourse. Mr W. 11. Bird, of Mauriceville, has agreed to act as a call, steward. v In the presence of a large and enthusiastic assemblage, Lord Galway performed . his. first.. official ceremony outside Wellington city yesterday, when ho opened the autumn show of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society, at Lower Hutt. Their Excellencies were attended by their three young daughters. The Masterton Miniature Rifle Club fired 1 a ten-shot practice last evening, there being twenty members present. The following are the scores,, the conditions being ten shots and one optional sighter:—j. Whiteman 100, 11. Preston 99." H. K Smith. G. Jones 97, P. Russell, G-. Murdoch, J. McKenzie 95, C. le Comte, W. Ferris 94, Miss Thomas, C. Piclcering 93, H. Hill, D. P. Donald 92, F. Gray 89, L. Renall, Miss Dillon 85, Miss Beverley 81. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa Women’s Hockey Association there was considerable discussion on the nomination of selectors. It was moved that no person, having a wife or daughter playing in the competition, should be eligible for appointment as selector. A spirited discussion resulted, the motion being rejected and selectors were appointed as follows: —Senior. Messrs A. Stubbings, G. W. Morice, R. Parton; junior, Mr Harding. “It is an imposition that a community service like the Fire Brigade should have to pay heavy traffic fees for the fire engines,” observed Mr W. A. Parton at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Fire Board. Objection was also taken by members to the fact that the P. and T. Department classified the board as a business concern when assessing telephone rental charges. It was resolved to ask the Wellington Fire Board to call a conference of those interested at which the above and other matters could be discussed.

On Tuesday, 7tli May, three special commemorative stamps of the King’s Silver Jubilee, will be issued by the Post Office, temporarily replacing the pictorial issues of a half-penny (Fantail), penny (Kiwi) and six-penny (Harvesting scene). The border of the Silver Jubilee commemorative stamp was designed by Mr J. Berry, of Wellington, as a frame for particularly clear full-face portraits of Their Majesties the King and Queen admirably engraved from recent photographs. These special stamps are to be made available from 7th May until the available supply, which had to be printed in England, has been exhausted.

A strong financial position is shown in the accounts of the Greytown Town Lands Trust. The amount brought forward 1 from last year was £255, and the receipts for the year ended 31st March, 1935, were £7BB, making a total of £1043. During the year grants were made as follow:—-Public school. £6B; public library, £6O; Plunket Society. £3O; fire brigade, £2O; Memorial Park, £lO, a total of £IBB. The expenditure included: Shares P.I. and L.A.W., £6O; repairs to builders, developing, fencing, etc., £128; borough rates, £77; loans. £2OO. The balance carried forward was £285. The f rust’s 1 assets, including cash at hankers, totalled £4711, and the liabilities are shown as nil.

Proposals to lift the embargo oh the importation of livestock from Great Britain were mentioned at the annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the Farmers’ Union yesterday. The chairman (Mr J. M. James) said the question was one that should be considered by farmers on its merits and in light of the advice of veterinary experts who presumably were to be relied upon. His own opinion was that when the questions involved came to bo considered fairly bv farmers there would be one hundred per cent, support for the lifting of the embargo. A lengthy communication on the subject from the Minister of Agriculture was held over for later consideration, probably at a special meeting of district farmers.

The monthly meeting of the Carterton League of Mothers was held on Wednesday, Mrs Crosbie presiding over a good attendance. It was decided to change the day of tho monthly meeting to the third Thursday, the next meeting being on 16th Mav. Mrs R. H. Every was elected president to fill tho vacancy occasioned by Mrs Crosbie’s ...resignation. Mesdamcs White and Crosbie were elected vice-presi-dents. A very interesting demonstration of wool down quilt-making was given by Mrs A. E. Carter, Carrington. Mrs Carter explained the process the wool underwent before being made up into the quilt and exhibited several quilts and cot blankets. She was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A biscuit competition, in which keen interest was shown, was won by Mrs Chennells, who was presented with a sweets dish.

In suggesting at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Fire Board that the permanent staff of tho Brigade should be increased by two members tho Superintendent (Mr T. B. Clark) said that the time had arrived for the whole position to be reviewed and steps taken to place the institution on such a basis as would ensure smooth running. The appointment of two more permanent men would make for efficiency and proper control. The increased cost to the board by way of wages would bo £260 per annum. The staff at present numbers 15. Mr W. Candy did not think any increase in staff was necessary. It would mean departing from tho voluntary spirit of the brigade and tending to make it a permanent one. Tho proposal was neither necessary nor desirable. It might be a good move, observed Mr W. A. Parton. An increase, however, was not absolutely necessary and it would be possible to carry on quite well for another year. The chairman, Mr Trevor Beetliam, said that an undertaking was given to the contributing bodies last year that the subsidies would be reduced this year. It was resolved after some further discussion to leave the strength of the brigade as it stands.

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At a meeting of the Wairarapa Automobile Association this week the service officer was instructed to report on the Langdale Road, where alterations had been effected, with a view to new signposting. It was decided to institute a canvass for new members. At to-day’s meeting of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board, Mr H. P. Hugo said he thought attention should be brought to a statement that the Board had £65,000 on fixed deposit in the Bank of New Zealand, which was not correct. The secretary reported that the amount on fixed deposit was £28,300 which covered 6 or 8 reserve items.

The “Manawatu Daily Times” has been advised that facial eczema similar to that prevalent amongst sheep at the present time, had broken out amongst cattle in the Levin and Rangiotu districts. On inquiry at the Masterton Agricultural Department we were informed that the disease was not prevalent in this district, only one or two cases having been reported and there is no cause for alarm. The estimates for the coming year were approved by the Masterton Fire Board at its meeting last night. The estim’ates total £2455, of which the Masterton Borough Council’s contribution is £1175, as compared with £I4OO last year. Included in this year’s figures is a sum of £2OO towards the purchase of. a new pumping unit for the brigade. This sum will probably be supplemented by another £2OO next year.

Donations totalling £2250 were made at the annual meeting yesterday of the Trustees of the Auckland Savings Bank —£2ooo to the Auckland School for Engineering and £250 to the Auckland Boys ’ . Employment Committee. The grant of £2OOO is conditional upon the engineering school being retained in Auckland.. The chairman said that the board was restricted in its donations to worthy public institutions, owing principally to the large income tax the bank was now required to pay.

At the meeting of the League of Mothers yesterday afternoon the speaker of the day was Mrs M. Cleghorn, who gave a very instructive and entertaining account of her travels in Germany three years ago. Mrs Clegliorn described the various cities she had visited and the people she had met and told of several amusing incidents whieh happened in the course of her tour. One thing she stressed about the German people was their absolute friendliness. Mrs Cleghorn was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks for her interesting address. The tea hostesses were Mesdames H. W. Thompson, Wildish. E. J. Brown, Groombridge and Heath.

At. to-day’s meeting of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board Mr H. P. Hugo stated that there had been some comment at the difference in cost of the board’s conversion loans and that of the Masterton Borough Council. The secretary stated that the Board’s conversions had cost £l6l/0/8. The Board was in a different.position to some l*cal bodies, and the fact that its debenture holders could not all be traced the regulations demanded tl at certain advertising and other matters be done in order that debenture holders, who might be scattered throughout New Zealand, would be able to see the advertisements. Owing to these regulations it was not possible for the expenditure to be less. ,