MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 2

MASTERTON NOTES.

"':in ; '.tljie course -of their-,annual report, ; K / was: presented at, the meetings last night; Hk*:-: '■'■ managers ■ of.tho .refer at: length .to -the. progress r ;wbicb'haa"'' ■>:'■ been : :niade:;by;: ; tne. ; iast;tutionV;?:Regarding:,; .;' tho the.manasers 1 state-tbat : in^their'ppinion.the'' '■■ scope "of; the vrprk of; this jnstitutiofi'.shouldi : v ; - b'e oxtendedUn all possible: directions during ! , the ourrent;;year, r : and as,, an .indication; as. to '•■ hdiy this,is to jbe-done-it may. here: be stated-.■;. : one of; thedtirst. schemes to .be..dealt; .'; withj.-.";aa;. soon,- as? the; preliminary ■',' ments are'completed, .will 'be. the Establish-:' - meht of classes in wool-sorting..: There, i^also subjects will be'fornied; in.'accordEnco::with;^;.. : . deniand/ : and;!as;opportunities permit.;ii;A.v :;'v glance at tile accompanj-inG statement: of're-'. .:• ceipte- and ?flsperiditure- for:;the. year"'ended: • Decembr 81," 190& shows; the\reeipfcs';to.-hare...- ; amounted to £4193; 75., sd!,. r whilst -the iex- 1 . , :, :: :-pe'nditure\'for^the v: Mmev-ppfipdVwas ? ':£4l7ly: , .-- : .-. : 14s.j : - thu's' ; .leaving .a-credit:.balance":tof;-621'::: ; '.. •■l3s>-sd:'at^he\eud.bf.the i yearv!' : ThfewJ^eai : ; , rV-. areV..hoyever I : 7abnor_mal; as,.: for 'the moneys specially acquired. : for::build-..' ing 'purposes..'t-lie.reoeipta.' from.: all sourcej'-S ! are"s6eii ; to-a.mo'urit:ta:»7Bß;l33;,sd;i"a r suiu; ; "-v sufficient, ::however, to..have.L'enabled /your:.--" managers to:-..carry:'oii .tbje work q{ the^^.'year|j::.: : In conclusion,':the managers take' : 'tbe pP]Wr-- : tiinityuf heartily.thakinj::the.Education, Dβ-' partmenfc, the. Maste'rton Trust La.nds .Truetif "■■ : theMasterton'Bproii^li.Council,.and the sub-vA. "scribers ■tp i the; : Scddon; Memorial;; Technicaly -•:"■''• School Fund'for :tlie' liberal assistance. giy on ■/.<.:. •to ,I the. cause of technical educatiou in Jdasfer-?-:■•-ton.'"-:-■.-: '^■■.- l ~:' ,; ' ; --* :^ •">" The jWairarapa: J\ atiyes. intend .-'to banquet .>';■'-!■' the■ '■ (the Hon;: J;-' Carroll) ; -^'' and: Mr. A; T. Ngataj :M.P., shortly; at Ore-Ore; ; .;Mr. Ngata.is how. engageii :on'. ; the ■■:.'; :ihtcrestihgi',.'ahd- nwch-ii«'le*lV,w6rk ; i rif■: : re-.:';.■■'•'■■• Organising: tho Maori councils of tho JJomijiipn,'.; .-: one., of. the. ipreeent 'financial/ anomalies^:'pr:.;-:'"■ which is that the.couucils have toi''rely.-.iijj<ia-i:';'-thβ■■:doxrta■x;cpllections.'>in^oriβr..■te•■ca^^yv■pa. ;: '■■^■' 7: :this'methbd:of.6elf-26yernment.;: It is; .very f improbable that the dog-tax imposition -will bo •: abolished presently- .■■; ■':~.'---.:- : -''-:; ' >w-''-';'^ci^-