MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 869, 15 July 1910, Page 8

MASTERTON NOTES.

THE SEWAGE EXTENSION. LOAN POLL DISCUSSED. (From Our Epeclol Correspondent.' Masterton, July 13. A. special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held last evening to consider a report of the borough engineer upon the proposed eoivagu extension in the borough, together with a report of the commutes ol tho council, which met 011 June U. The Mayor lair. J. M. Coradine) occupied the chair. The supplementary report of the engineer waa read. This recommended the acquisition of about forty acres of land, bouudcu on one. side by the Kuamahiinga Kiver, from Messrs. Al'Gregor Bros., who were willing to sell at .£37 per acre. The acquisition of this site for an outfall would avoid arbitration, and the . additional cost, including stumping, river protective works, etc., would lie ,1:000. The* Mayor stated that, when in Wellington, he had interviewed Sir Joseph Ward, who had stated that he would bo pleased to see that the money was granted, and the loan put through. The council could not get the money 011 the old terms, but they could procure it at 3i per cent., with a one per cent sinking fund extending over a period of 2GJ years. Roverting to the proposed scheme, he said that he saw 110 use in discussing the matter further that night. The position had to be faced, and a modiiied scheme would noc complete the drainage of the borough. Ho moved that the report of tho engineer be adopted, and that such steps be taken as were necessary in obtaining authority from tho ratepayers loi the loan. Councillor Morris seconded the resolution, and expressed the hope that councillors would do their best to ensure the success of the poll. Councillor Ewiugton said that he intended opposing the scheme tooth and nail. The time waa not opportune to place such a gigantic scheme before the ratepayers. Times had been bad in Masterton, and the town was still feeling the effect of the,serious slump. There would be strong opposition to the loan from those residing within the drained area. He did not consider sufficient provision had boon made for contingencies, or that the outfall proposal was suitable. Councillors l'auling and. Prentice supported the proposal to take the poll for a loan, but Counoillors Temple and Elliott opposed it. It was eventually decided, 011 the motion of Councillor Hoar, that' the matter stand over till the next'sitting of the council, the engineer in the meantime to bring down a report 4is to the cost of supplying water to the streets proposed to be reticulated. Druids, At a meeting of the Stonehenge Lodge, TJ.A.O.D., last evening, Bro. A. Levien, A.D., occupied the chair. One candidate was initiated, and two proposed for membership. The Social Committee reported that all arrangements had teen completed for the progressive euchro tournament on Thursda} evening. hearty vote of thanks was accorded Bro. Corbett for the interest taken by him in the seven-a-side friendly' Society football contest. At the special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last evening the proposal to form and metal Pownall Street was reviewed. The Mayor stated that wcro difficulties in the way of carrying through the project, and the matter was eventually held over for further discussion. Workers' Building Society. Tho directors of tho Workers' Mutual Benefit Building Society dccided last night that as subscriptions had been coming in so freely the sum of .£6OO be distributed free of interest at a meeting of shareholders on July 21—,£300 by ballot and .£3OO by sale. Very heavy rain fell in Masterton. yes- I tnrday afternoon and evening, the watertables being flooded and low-lying lands inundated. An enjoyable social under tho auspices of tho Loyal' Orange Lodge was held last evening in the Exchange Buildings. Thore was a fairly large attendance, notwithstanding the adverse elements. Mr. W. .11. Cruickshank wrote to the Masterton"'' County Council yesterday in reference to the construction of a footpath along the southern s,ide of Roberts Street, Lansdowne. It was decidod to inform Mr. Cruickshank that the ratepayers interested will be expected, to con-\

tribute one-half the cost of the work, and that owners of adjaoont properties must provide the requisite culverts at the entrances thereto. A £3000 Loan. At a special masting yesterday of the Masterton County Council resolutions were passed by way of special order authorising the raising of a loan of ,£3OOO in connection with the northern approach, and making a spccial rate of oneeighth of a penny on the rateable property in the northern approach area to meet interest and other charges. A number of slips came down on Saunders's Kotul during the recent heavy weather, blocking it fo:' traffic. It was reported that the engineer was having the slijis removed. 'Much' interest is being taken in the shield hockey match to bo played between 'Wellington and Wairarapa teams on July £J. The Wellington Juniors will play the Wairarapa Juniors on the same day. A Popular Magister. Masterton, July 14. Mr. W. H. Jackson, headmaster of the Uaßterto::,. District High School, was last night presented, at n. large assemblage in the Town Hall, with a solid silver tea and coffee service, and an address in album form, suitably engraved, and containing the names of SUO subscribers, as a mark of esteem 011 his having attained his twenty-one years' service in the school. His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. M. Coradine) presided, and lie and Mr. C. E. Daniell paid warm tribute to Mr. Jackson as a schoolmaster and devoted citizen. The presentation was made by Mr. it. Brown (chairman of the District High School Committee), who, in a felicitous speech, referred to the tone, discipline, and morality which Had characterised the school under the able instruction of. Mr. Jackson. In acknowledging tho gift, and the kind expressions concerning himself, Mr. Jackson paid a tribute to his predecessor (Mr, W. T. Grundy), who, he said, was one of the best masters in New Zealand. During the twenty-one years he had been in chargo of the school, 110 fewer than 9113 children had passed through his hands. He had been fortunate in working under twenty-one splendid School Committees, and with an excellent teaching staff. Amongst the teachers who had served with him in the Masterton school were: Inspector Bakewell, Mr. Bobert Darroch (lloseneath), Mr. Hopkirk (Brooklyn), and the present headmasters of tlio Carterton, Ureytown, If <?n thcrston, Lansdowne, Eketaliuna, and Mangatainoka schools. An excellent musical programme (arranged by Mr. G. Branson) was provided during the evening.