MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 21

MASTERT ON NOTES.

. "tFrcin.Our Special' Correspondent.) ; : .■•■■ •'. ■■ ■ ■Mastertori, November 2-i.' ■■ . At,-the annual meeting of. the Master-, ton County- Council to-day, CouncillorW. JVAVelch was for, tho ensuing year. . '.-.,.-"..' : ■• At-a-.spEcial' meeting of tlio uountr Council to-day,a letter: was''read, from .■'.Mr.'.Artiiur- Haughey," the 'contractor for the erection of (he hvoKriages at the northern apnroach, statin? that ..owing to the abnormal conditions met with in regard to water, he was unable to proceed with the contract. Tho council, after some discussion, decided to accent a-surrender cS tho contract on tho .condition that the deposit of ,£IOO is forfeited. It was decktal'ftto I ■eall , '-'for fresh .tenders for tho work! The Rev. H." Watson, who has been assisting in the Anglican mission at Port Chalmers,, returned to Masterton to-day/ ■ At a meeting of the local Hibernian Society, held last evening, it was,reported that' complete arrangements had been made in connection with the Friendly Society picnic, which is to take place at rigeon. Bush on Bosing Day. The weather again, broke fin« -tnis, morning, and it has every appearance of continuing so. Settlers from the back districts report that tho rain of the last couple of days has done an immense amount 'of good. ■ . Teams from the Mastorton Bowling Club proceed to Wellington to-morrow to compete in the anuual bowling tournament, Wnirarapa. v. Wellington. Tho thunderstorm of Mondny afternoon was'felt, severely'at.To Ore Ore. It appeared to bo aocoinpanied in those parts by a whirl-wind,, which'.wrought havoc with willow.and ornamental trees, andscattered branches in all directions. The question. of . who shall pay tho cost of lowering the gas-mains in connection ' with the bridge construction works, at the northern approach of the town was considered at a special meetin? of tho Masterton County Council to-day, ins Mayor of JTasterton, who was present at tho meeting, by invitation,. conMnded that tho cost of this work should, come out of. the bridge loan. Several • county councillors, however, maintained that dealing with gas-mains should not bo a charge against the lean. Jiventunlly it was decided that tho work be paid for out of the/lean, provided that it does not cost more than .£SO. It was stated by Jlr. Blackniau, gas manager, in his report to the Jlosierton Borough Council last evening, that the price of~gas in Masterton, ,viz., 6s. 3d. per 1000 ft., was, considering the. cost of coal, cheaper than auy other township in New Zealand. Mr. J. C. Brown, poultry instructor under the Agricultural Department, is at present in llasterton. He intends visiting several poultry-yards, and discussing tlie industry with those interested.

".The eoftceri eivtb last owning , by'the pupils of Mr. I'urceU Webb, was. a greet success. . ; Kiiox Hall was crowded, "niid every;itan was well .received. ■■■■■,