MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1596, 13 November 1912, Page 5

MASTERTON NOTES.

'.'.. i .■J(Erom:jOUExSy«iiial)Cortesj)6nacnM ; - ( ' Masferton, November 12. Sam©'comment has becn'aiade upon the • ■ fact that a line- Of twenty culled and .bad' ■ ly-diseased daily tows were. fecbntly of- : i'ercd-at auction;, in, a saleyard. in the. '■ : Waira'rapa/ and were--after wards railed ' : to Wellirigtoii,'where the whole of them ', were condemned. . The opinion, is : freely '■ ..expressed that a more systematic inspection of dairy lierds is required; and'that officers of the Stodk I)eportm.ent should, pay regular visits to i'ho saleyards. _ \ There al'e likely to he . several candi- ' dates for the vacant seat'on. the Welling-, ton Bducati&n Board. 51 r. '"Richard Brown, > chairman of the liastertcn'.tllstrict High ; School Committee,, is definitebyamwunced i as a candidate. , Tho prolific growth of erass in the Masteffcon district .has caused lambs to scour* •.and they are consequently, inoro backi- ward .than usual.- i?at-sheep will also ;• come in late, in consequence of the broken '■ weather. ,=■■■; . The first draft of 1000 sheep, was- put. through 'the Waingawa freezing iroTks to- . day. . ''-•''.'■. ' There Would -appear to - be' 'considerable , activity'in church, circles, in-this district.: New churches are at present in. course of erection for the Anglicans and Presbyterians (the latter at Lansdowsie), and ' now the Baptists have .purchased, a section upon, wnich tb-buifd.. ', i A raco was flown'-frb'ni Clirisfchurch on .. connection with the Masteri ton Homing pigeon Club, an airline of ■ 236 .miles.. Mr. J, Dixon's L'ongstep,was : tb»' winner,' doint the ' distance in Thr. : lmiu.,.in the teeth of a stiff gale. . ' i Renewed interest is being ■ taken .'in the 1 game of bowls, and'on Saturday last the. : local green was well patronised- A. number oi new players have .joined the club ' this year. ■■ The Fornyhurst estate, situated 18 miles : , east of Mastcrtan, and containing about] 4500 acres of good land, lias hem .offered,! to-the Government for 1 closer settlemont. At- a meeting of. the ; Jra£terton.Count}" Council to-day the request'of the Wauja-'; . rtui County Council/ .for ■ co-operation in urgiflj the'claims ofjeg'sses pf. grazing, runs to-freehold tenure was., not entertained. 'A. request from they&iurieeyitle. County Council for.co-opeifttieii in the.' suppressing of. the: small bird' nuisance was. also declined, V'.-: .Owing to the fie-vete weather of the past, [ few days the Masterton. Horticultural '&>- i ciety to-night decided to.ippstpone its rose . and sweet pea shbiv. for-a week.. Mr. Richard E; Williams, of the. Jlas- . terton Post Office'.staff, \vas mfficrie'd to- ; ! day-to Miss'E/'Smith, third"daughter of Mr. J. Smith. •:■' ..-. >'" ' .",