MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1649, 16 January 1913, Page 7

MASTERTON NOTES.

• (By Ooirespondcmt.) Masterton, January 15. Mr. G. R. Sykes, M.P., informed tho Masterton County Council yesterday that, tlie Minister for Piiblio Works would visit the district in tho course bf a month or two, He expressed the hope that a representative • .deputation .'\vould .'' wait upon the Minister, and urge the making of a grant of; JU2OOO for tho completion of the metalling on the Alfrcdton-Weber ltoad. There are about seven. miles of this road in a bad state. It is considered certain" that if road ' communication wete established between Eketahuna and Pongaroa, tho mail ! service would be token' along this' fotifce. < ThtS pay-sheet of the Masterton. County Council yesterday amounted to JJ2285 lis. ■7d. , ' I One or two mild cases of . sunstroke have been' under treatment in. > Masterton of late. ' , • The engineer to the Masterton County Council' reported yesterday that great difficulty was being experienced in obtaining: teams for road work, principally because competent drivers were not available. ' \ .The chairman of the Masterton County CounCil- yesterday congratulated Mr, G. R. Sykes, M.P., upon ; the lively interest .which he Was takihg it the affairs of local bodies, and expressed the hope that ho would continue his good work,; so that when the time arrived he Would havo.no difficulty in Convincing the electors that it was desirable that lie should deservedly go back to Parliament. The ordinary meeting of the Masterton Fire Brigade was held last evening, Superintendent Jenkins presiding. It was reported that tho team had been selected for Wanganui, and ex-Fireman E. Prhgnoll had clonatcd a guinea towards tho expenses of tho tour. Secretary A. IC. Johnston was appointed delegate of the' lirigade to the annual conference of tho Fire Brigade Association. During the year 1912 eighty-two additional consumers wore connected with the local gasworks. . It was decided at tho meeting of the Mnslorton Borough Council last evefiing that two life-buoys and life-lines bo procured fdr use at tile Park lake. It Wfis also decided that boards bb erected, notifying bathers _ of places which may be dtmgerotiS to inexperienced swimmers. The following team will rcpreseht the! Mnuriceyille Rifle Club irt ,the first trinngtilaf .match of the season, to be fired on tho Tarnriin range on Saturday nOxts —F. K., Rummer, G. Rutherford, R. F, Wilton, R. A. Wilton, A. Larsen, 1), H. Rutherford, C. Blewott, and R. C. F. Daffg. . Th 6 Uncertainty over the slaughtermen's difficulty lias caused a slump at the local stock.sales. At tho half-yearly meeting of tile Independent Order of Rechabiles, held last evening, tho following officers wero installed for tho ensuing term s—C.R., Bro,, H. L.'.Pearsei D.R., Bro. A. Wliittaker; treasurer, Bro. A. Hendryj secretary, Bro. Easthopo; C.S.. Bro. H. Devonport; U.S., Bto. A. J. Minifio; I,„ Bro. A. Sims. ■ ■ Tito question of tho excessive speed at which motor-cars pass through tho thoroughfares of the town was discussed at Hie meeting of the Borough Council last night, and it was decided that the attention of the sergeant of police bo drawn to the matter, • , . The Rev. A, T, Thompson, B.Ai, has retained bom hi* visit to Australia.