MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 10

MASTERTON NOTES.

i | [By, ~Tel|erap^Speci l at.',pbrrespohdent.')-'' •'••..'■'■' '- J rS L ; -Mastertoh,'September^.;/; ■ ■: Comparatively , little'■'•interest--'wa's taken in'the drainagefpoll-on' : Thursday.'. 'Tho decision' of the ratepayers.'is taken, as L an indication.' that ; tho J.timer.is;.inopportune vfor": sb'-'largo . a loan:Vas : msm:: -r:;:■■',' U,;^:•■;':,;^}y;: : ] In. his monthly leport 'to .the:Mastcr-: ; ton District/High School, : Mr v • W;< H.: Jackson, headmaster, mentioned ; thafc ; sixteen pupils whii had.matriculated in .the's'chool.iwere !: now .'attending-.'---.the : Victoria Uiaiversi.ty - and other universities "of the Dominion. ; This/, is-a' very creditable'performance ; indeed :'for a district .high school.-.■'■'-.',' .-'■' ~,.'''■..'.;

. Ah agitation has been begunhere In' favour of,'.'converting ' tho "district ■ high school ..into.a:' high: school:propter. •; Although tho 'school,,,fas' at present conducted,;; is, doing satisfactory: wbrky'.it is'; argued ..that, a. township ■.with.; such an, endowment lis the Trust . Lands Trust should possess a more pretentious institution than :a district high school. A number of children who: qualify.for the-: high'lschoql are at being .sent:but :of;the,district. ..v,':.:■;';. :y. .

'The' successes'-.;of ■: the Waifarapa hotkey,team-hi the Nelson ".teurnamenl have been' received, with..'-'much';,,satis-faction here/ Hockey enthusiasts aro hopeful that! the championship will .bo. brought' to the VWairarapa. ■ ,-■ ~.. ■ ■■:.■ .' A local' firm lias established: a ..branch: 'of.;'tne/Slo(ikCJ!!xchaii^o. ; and the daily "calls" are.'watohed'with: considerable .-interest;' •:'. .' ; . ,'■ :':.'.'■' ■'■■■■'■-•■■"'■

The weather;has.been perfect during the past week, and lambing has been proceeding under very favourable circumstances;'■//: There has,, however, been a heavy.mortality,; amongst hoggets-'in some parts'.' ■,-.:.. .''■:'-, : yf''-:': .„•''-.

;-. ■ The various. committees ; of: the. Ma>. tei'ton/A:; and P.; Association..will hold their, monthly meetings to-morrow.- A start is to .be made next, week ..with the erection of the grandstand on tho now showground. '. The sheep: pavilions are; 'nearly completed., '■'■;;

- 'Shearing: : 'operations will commence on' several- ; of the stations around Ma'stefton in:the course of a few :weeks.':'.

Naturally enough. the new Lands -Bill has been discussed, amongst settlers/in this district. The opinion is by'niany .that:the daring attempt which is. being made to placate -the lease,holders, and >freeholders .'.will .satisfy neither party:' ': ,-' • ■ ■- ..,-,-■ : '

Snow on the Tararua Ranges, which was. very low down, a' few, days ago, is -fast disappearing. : .