LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 September 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Argo dredge return was 98oz. for 130 hours from 13,500 yards.

A Dunedin telegram states that the Gillespie’s Beach return was 101 ounces of gold for 130 hours dredging on the beach end of the cut.

Yesterday at 3.50 p.m. Flying Officer Buckeridge left for Wellington in ZK-ADL with Mr A. McDonald as passenger, returning at 5.15 p.m. It is stated that an early visit will be paid to Masterton by the Education Department’s architect in connection with the proposal to amalgamate the Wairarapa High School and the Masterton Technical High School. Mr W. C. Coldicutt, mine host of the Commercial Hotel, Pahiatua, indicated at the beginning of the football season that he would give a dinner for the Bush team winning the senior championship. The Mangatainoka senior team will thus be entertained on Friday next. The Mauriceville Table Tennis Club played a return match with the Kopuaranga Club at Kopuaranga on Saturday night. Mauriceville won by 33 sets to 13. Following are the section results, the first figure relating to Mauriceville: —A team: Men’s singles, 4/2; ladies’ singles, 4/2; men’s doubles, 2/1; ladies’ doubles, 3/0; combined doubles, 3/3; total, 16/8. B team: Men’s singles, 3/2; ladies’ singles, 5/1; men’s doubles, 1/2; ladies’ doubles, 3/0; combined doubles, 5/0; total, 17/5.

Fertiliser workers employed at the works of Messrs Kempthorne Prosser, Ltd., at Westfield, Auckland, absented themselves from work on Saturday, apparently because they objected to Saturday work. Although the management tried to get in touch with union officials it was unable to ascertain officially whether the action of the men was intended to be confined to Saturday or whether the protest strike is to continue. Becently the Arbitration Court made an order permitting the industry to work on Saturdays with the forty-hour week.

It will be made possible for State pensioners throughout the Dominion to receive on Thursday next the increases of pensions recently granted by Parliament. The Minister of Pensions (the Hon. W. E. Parry) stated yesterday that approximately sixty thousand pensions will be affected. Apart from the increase in the old age pension from 17s 6d a week to £1 a week from Ist July last and to 22s 6d a week on Ist December next, the Minister said that alterations in the method of calculating the pension would mean that a far greater proportion •of pensioners than formerly would receive the full pension. Among the very beneficial improvements in the law was one providing that a woman under sixty-five should now have no deduction made from her pension in respect of her age. In the great majority of cases the deductions formerly made in respect of property which provided little or no income were now eliminated.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Cough 3 and Colds, never fails.

A feature of the Community Sing at St. Matthew’s Scout Den to-night will be the appearance of the local Mouth Organ Band.

A dance, bridge and euchre evening will bo held in St. Patrick’s Hall tomorrow night. Good prizes and supper will be provided.

The annual general meeting of the St. Matthew’s Tennis Club will be held in the Parish Hall on Thursday night next at 7.30 o’clock.

A very busy week-end was experienced at the Hood Aerodrome in training, ordinary flying and competitions, some excellent work being carried out.

A fancy dress dance will be held in the Epiphany Hall on Thursday night next. Prizes will be awarded the besr costumes in the following classes: — Most original, hard-up and prettiest The dance programme will include novelty dances.

The Masterton County Clerk forwarded to the meeting of the Maurieeville County Council on Saturday a schedule of heavy traffic fees for the year to 31st May last, showing that £177 10s lOd had been allocated to the county for that year.

For the second time in succession K. Wilson on Saturday won the annual Wellington Provincial cycling championship over a 50-mile course. The placings were: K. Wilson, 2 hours 27 min. 28 l-ssecs., 1; J. Wilson, 2 hours 30min. 2Gsecs., 2; R. Dutton, 2 hours 30 min. 33secs., 3.

The Main Highways Board forwarded to the meeting of the Maurieeville County Council on Saturday the estimates for the. current year, and the clerk was instructed to request the engineers to complete plans for the proposed improvement of Highway No. 87 as soon as possible.

The enjoyment of those who assembled in the Park yesterday afternoon to hear the Masterton Municipal Band was marred by the weather. The band had only played one number when rain came on. Many people, however, sought the shelter of the trees and the grandstand and remained until the band completed the programme. The county engineers submitted to the meeting of the Maurieeville County Council on Saturday approved plans and specifications for the reconstruction of Brooke’s Bridge, and it was decided that nothing further could be done until receipt of the Public Works estimates showing what subsidy was provided for this year.

Asked as to when the new instruments for the band were likely to arrive, Mr R. J. Young, conductor of the Masterton Municiapl Band, stated that beyond the fact that Messrs. Boosey and Co., London, had acknowledged the order no news had been received by the New Zealand agents as to when the instruments would arrive. The order was placed nearly six months ago and the bandsmen were waiting patiently for their new instruments.

The overseer reported to the meeting of the Maurieeville County Council on Saturday that Councillor Parry and himself had inspected the river bank at Kaiparo.ro and they were of opinion that no further work was urgently required to be done there at the present time. Councillor Parry confirmed the report which was received with appreciation. The overseer submitted a report of work done during the past month and prospective work was. considered and arranged for.

Brought to land in a comatose condition after having been struggling in the harbour for a short time near Aotea Quay, Wellington, on Saturday, Michael Joseph Curran, 69, an inmate of the Ohiro Home, died without regaining consciousness. He was a single man/ and was a native of Ireland but had been in New Zealand about 15 years. He is believed to have fallen over Aotea Quay. His head bore injuries consistent with his having struck part of the wharf in his fall. Artificial respiration was applied but without avail. A young man, James Bewi Dunne, a member of the crew of the H.M.S. Achilles, stripped and despite the cold dived into the harbour, bringing Curran to the wharf. The monthly meeting of the Mauriceville County Council was held on Saturday, Councillor E. W. Clieetkam (chairman) presiding, there being also present Councillors B. Judd,, D. Bennett, F. W. Parry, A, Forsberg and A. Grey. The treasurer reported a debit balance of £731 16s 5d and accounts amounting to £421 12s lOd were passed. The percentage of general rates received over the whole county for the current year up to discount date was 29.26,, the percentage last year being 30.89. The State Forest Service advised that £2 5s Id fifths had accrued in respect of Forest No. 38 to 30tli June last and it was resolved that this amount be allocated towards maintenance of West Biding roads. The clerk reported that the matter of alteration of hours of work and rates of wages was being attended to by the Counties’ Association, and it was decided that, nothing could be done untid these questions had been finally dealt with. The Traffic Inspector advised that proceedings were being taken against a motorist in respect of an offence against the motor regulations. The clerk was directed to write to the Automobile Association requesting an improvement of the signs near Mauriceville School and that signs should be placed near the Ilastwell School, none being there at present.