MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 6

MASTERTON NOTES.

,;(. .;,,(' ,—',..;•, »..,,,.■,'■.;'-■;,;,■;',-. y-:. i, '■' (From '.Our - Special Correspondent.) ;, ; ' 19. :' . '. Adam M'Morran,; whose' tragic/death at Porirua occurredr -on Sunday, (was;..for, many years-.'a'- resident of, Masterton. As, a 'cross-country, (rioter , he , : had, : in.his time,, few.com peers, in tho Doruiiiion';.':'..'. i'' The ' nineteenth ' annual'; report; 6f( the Wairarapa Farmers' 'Co-operatibhl Assbci-'; ation, to be prosente-d to the annual meet-' ! ing on (Sopteriiber "30, states;'that, ;val'though .'trade has been .quiet; during the year.vas a' l, result of,.the previous; year's, :slump,,; r 'corifidence is being r«stoi-cd,;,an'd:. -trade, is gradually iuiproviiig.;( The outlook is fqr ■ better ■ times and general. pros-; 'parity, "f' THe';''balarice-sheet-.'-;shows:;that. the strong financial('position of'the.asso-; ciation 'has beih'.maintained/. Aftef-niak-.; ihg provision for bad. and doubtful debts,' depreciation'. of "stock, ■'etc.',.(the(.net' profit 'for: the'yearUs .«10,600-4s. Bd. , (To. this has, I been',; added . i-1561 19s. .3d.',., .carried: forward from profit, and . loss-, ac-, count,.'making a; total amount available , for( division' of Bs. lid. ; The directors; recommehd; a distribution as follows V—Payment' of. dividend ;on paid-up-capital,; G ■ per. cent;; payment of loan's; on, S aid-up "Capital,; 3. per ,c«nt; (payment .of. onus.. to shareholders on, purchases,'; 3 per cent;.payment of bonus to'employee's; ;6n' salaries,;'3,per cent,;''and'-.a. bonus :.;tp. man'agei-S'ahu : ncads,bf'de'paitmeuts;\vliich; dono. .profitable, trade: during', .the; 'year. - .'After,.payment "*'>£'■": income, .tax; etc., a sum,of (.€'1771 will.; be. available,'to, be carried forward to next,year's,:pront, and loss account. The retiring-directors are:Messrs;':.C. Bv/PKaraiiyni,'J., Ca.wlberg, (and P. J. and these.joffer-them-selves'.for re-election.';'; - > ( ' ;■'(.;:'.;'(,:. ■'; . ':'■ Mr.'.William: Parkes,'whose death' oc-r. c'urred : at;; Pahiatua.' last'(week',; at. the age of'7l,' was for:'a'/'gobd( many years resident 'in'Masterton.!-; 'As' partner, of, thelateCMr.'.H. Peterson,'he.conducted a successful bootmaking' business here.' for' | some time.' ' ....'- ■'.'■'■''■ : \''.' l " : y'.'--'.'-' i .■•Arrangements (are being made (for .the j opening:of the cricket season..(The,,Carl-; ! ton Club; holds (its .annual (meeting,on ."Wednesday'evening.' , '/(';'.'; :.'(.',:.;. ! :It'is',stat;e'd:.that.Mr';;;Geo." ! R. ; Sykek, ; who,' besides being secretary.'for the/Mas'-, terton A., and,'P.( Association,.,;is (a .small, farmer: of, the"; district, 'may be an .Opposition candidate for Masterton'at the next 'genoral", ; election.' Mr. Sykes has spent nearly''the. whole of his.life ;in".the dis-..fa-ict,'. and,:is. popular':.with, the'farming' coiiimuhity.-. l :,'', :■.■_■'■'.' '-.:'•' ...:-.('::'"''■'.;''"' ' The (telephone service' between ,Masterr • . ton ■ and. Wellington •'was. interrupted-.'.'on Sunday .through'. the .wires- being down." The,gale- of Saturday ..night; .'though it. ■was hardly'felt in'Masterton,;. was very severe in the Lower, Valley.: ;.'■ Superintendent Jenkins and ' "Pireman. E. Braggins,. of the 'Masterton';'Fire Brigade, have proceeded'to Palmerston-North' and Feiiding to inspect the riew fire'.stations in. those, townships. .. . Lambing in the Kaiwhata : Valley, on the.East..Coast,(is-reported,to -have been 'very satisfactory (this(season, very few deaths having:,,been' recorded.,, . ':, •';■ . A number of sheep-farmers in the.Masterton.district,'have signified.their intention'.bf pursuing;tho.same course as last ■season, and refraining from shearing their lambs.•',■' '~';, ■' . '.'■■ -V "■'.'; ""-':.,■ The recently-revived Amateur-Athletic Club'is, making good progress. 'A dance is to be held/on Thursday .evening with -which' to raise funds to put the .society on a'sou'nd financial footing. '■"■' '';„ A Masterton gardener'is.putting down half an' acre in tomatoes this year; .This vegetable, or,: rather, fruit (for in botany an apple is said to be a vegetable and a tomato fruit) is admirably adapted' for both the climate and [soil of this district. Bee-cultnro', is bcing : advocated • as ' a. profitable ad j unct to farm life (in - this district.:" Several residents have expressed their intention of devoting timo to beekeeping, and a resident-of Mauriceville intends: putting in thirty colonies this : season as a-commencement.. ,' ( It has; been -.suggested that his Excel-; lency .the Governor be invited to *bo prosent at the opening show of the Masterton A. and P.' Association on the, new. showgrounds in February, next. ..'.'.;".