MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1578, 23 October 1912, Page 10

MASTERTON NOTES.

(From Our Special Correspondent.! Masterton, October 11*. A number of cows in the Masterton district are reported to be suffering from mammitis in a more or less severe form. Shearing operations have commenced on somo'of the smaller stations around Masterton. The heavy southerly rain which set in to-day will suspend work on the .larger holdings. Very little hand-shearing will: be done this year, tlie machines hav-' ing ibcen installed everywhere. The fortnightly meeting of the local lodge of Druids was held lust night, when ■arrangements were set in train for the annual picnic. Consideration of-the question of providing a hospital bed in connection with tho lodge was deferred, i The annual meeting of the Masterton Cricket Club was held last evening. The report and balance-sheet, showing a credit balance of i;G 12s. Cd„ were adopted. The secretary stated (hat a match 'would be played-in the first week of January with a visiting learn from Rangitikei. Mr. 1). K. Logan was elected club captain, and Mr. T. Jordan secretary and treasurer. Messrs. A. Corrydon, AY. C.

ferrv, A. Tbbitson, j. B. Moodie. and Ed. Terry were elected a committee. Eight new'members were enrolled. It was decided that il. bo a recommendation to the committee that two senior teams be tillered for the competition. The opening of the season was fixed for Saturday next. Tn the course of a short speech 'at the Political Reform League's social last evening, Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., slated that in all probability the Prime Minister and Minister for Public. Works would visit the district early in the new year. Mr G-. Boagev. of the staff of the Masterton Post Office, who has recently been acting as relieving postmaster at Martinborough, lias been appointed to the position of postmaster at Havelock South. The second of a series of competitions fired by the Manricevillo Rifle Club on Saturday last was won by Rifleman R. F. Wilton, with a score of 90.