MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1708, 27 March 1913, Page 3

MASTERTON NOTES.

(Prom Our Special Correspondent.)/ Masterton, March 26. .. Officers of tho Stock Department in this district are doing good work. One settler who resid.es hity miles from a railway, lino has written the Alutio ; County/Council, mentioning the fact that ; an olhcer from Masterton nas been visiting the district and attending to stock that are suit'ering lroan disease. He expresses his pleasure at the Department displaying such an interest in the weliarc of tne settlers. Two youiig settlers of Masterton, who recently paid a visit to Scotland, were so impressed with the prospects in that part of the United Kingdom that they have decided to return there, and tako up land. They state that farm land ,is cheaper in Scotland than in New Zealand, aud labout is more easily obtained. There would appear to be an abundanco of farm labour in this district just now. Local rfibour agents report that they havo Ken besieged with-applications tor work during- the last few weeks. The surplus ago of labour is said to be due to the . that harvesting operations havo been completed, and this is the s.ack season 011 uio farm. • ■■ 1 A meeting of delegates of the Masterta and Wairarapa A', and I'. Association is to be held on Friday, to consider tho question of providing a Wairarapa exhibit for the Auckland exhibition. ' An offer from the Wellington Acclimatisation Society to present two pairs ol mallard duck to the Masterton Park authorities has been accepted by the Borough Council. The society, in return, is seeking permission' to obtain a number t black swan from the Wairarapa Lake. A big demonstration is shortly to be held in the public park, in aid of the park beautifying funds. An effort is to DO made to secure the attendance for the occasion of a numbor of bluejackets of H.M.S. New Zealand. < The death occurred in the Mastertoi' Hospital last night of Mr. Hans Beck, who at one time followed farming pursuits in tho To Wharau district. The deceased was sixty-five years of ago.