MASTERTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1732, 24 April 1913, Page 4

MASTERTON NOTES.

vFrom Our Special. Correspondent.)

. ; Masterton, April 23. A keen frost was experienced at Masterton this'morning. As tho Tararua ranges nro covered with . .snow a succession of -froswmay do expected! This will .spell trouble .for the pastures.;: v 'i: ■ Messrs. Edgar G. Eton and J. C. Ewiiigton have, been returned unopposed as representatiyesi of the Masterton borough-on tho AVairarapa Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. . . , , -... - , Tho rates collected by .the Jfastertori Borough Council during, the last financial veil' amounted to ,£5078 Bs. 7d. The receipts from- licenses. and, fees .were: £195 18s. 3d.; and tho Government subsidy on rates was <8413. 7s. lid;' '' '":'

M&gtertoii business premises arc to bo closed at 11 o'clock on Thursday'-to enable tho'.staffs to ba present at the' openlug day .of the Masterton. Racing Club's jutumn meeting. . Th'o Whakataki branch of the Fanners' union has a membership of twenty-eight. A very, fiuo draft of 3000' wethers was railed to the Wellington "'Meat- Export Company's work at Ngahauranga yesterday. They camo from Mr. W. Burling's station at Pongaroa. ' The road and gasworks staffs of tho Mastorton Borough Council mndo application yesterday 1 for /an increase in wages of one shilliiig per day.' Tlifl reason' given for tlie"hp'plication was the increase in the cost ,of living. Tho majority of the councillors expressed sympathy with tho 6taff, but.referred the.rsquest to the new council. . ' . ' ;

Tlio solicitors for the Mastertoii Re-; tailors' Association notified the Borough Council .last evening: that, a motion- was. being v filed-in the Supreme Court asking for an injunction to restrain the ing Officer from taking a poll on tbe halfholiday question, on the ground that the 1 petition a,king for a poll was invalid. The council/decided that, in-view of tho fact that a poll had been advertised that it .would take no action. .

The annual report of the Miisterton ■ Horticultural Society shows (hat.a very satisfactory year has been /experienced. Regret.N-expressed at the death of an ex-president (Mr. James Pryor). wlio did ranch to place (lie .society in its present sound position. The following notice of motion-will br- discussed nt the annual meeting: "That instead of issuing family tickets as at present! Tiieiiiljev.s paying. loi. per annum bV smuiliod -with, one ihoinbor's and three ladies' tickets."

Tho nuiirtorly .meeting of Ihe bcul J.0.1i. 'JVut was held -Inst evening, Bro; Pearee, C.1!..,' pvtsiilim:. Three new members' were proposed. Pro. Uaslhope two nn interestim; report on the transactions at tho annual conference. The Jlnslortou 1 burners- have been advjsed tlio Wellington Centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic .'Association that the live-mile provincial crosscountry' championship will bo competed for in Masterion this year. / i

Tho Maslerlon Borough Council last night placed on record its appreciation of the services rendered by Sir. .fames Elliott'during the fourteen years that ho bns occupied it sent on the council. Mr. Elliutt is, not offering 'hintself for' re-' station.