WASTERtOW

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 9

WASTERtOW

Lite opinion, is expressed that trout fishing in this'district is §oi«c back, because the streams are insufficiently stocked with fry and. yearlings.' It is also alleged that poaching is β-arriod on to an extent which is undesitable. Tl»o past seasen has, generaliy speekiijg, been a good ono for trout fishing, as the . atreanis havo contained plenty β-f .water. ] A party of local sportsmen secured threo rea deer heads en the- Tararua : BangeS. Ono of those was a fourteen'' ■ pointer, and a really g<iod speetmen. I The Masterton Gmi Club will optn its season early in May. A practice shoot J is to be hold on Thursday itest, Thore arcs at present nineteen patients oneler treatment st tho local hospital. The first d-atacJiment of 'Watrarape Territorials loft for Takapab by special train _ yesterday, 'flie mflin body will entrain for the camp ■on Friday nejtt. At the anaaal meeting <rf the Tinui branch- of the Farmers' Union the following remits were adopted and ordered to be, sent forward to the Provincial Conference:--(1) That the jjeope of the Losal Government Bill be rucli as to e-n-a-hle Ideal bodies to strike- rates for ■β-üb-.eidising medical men VvOrk'ing outlying districts. (2) That it be a pimisih&hte ojfonco tv> offer shest> spfferiug from 'soot-)?ot for sale '.at nuM-ic saley.ards. ' MessM, H. Groves, Jf. M'Kay, H. JJ. Ryder, A. J. Speedy, t>. H. Speedy, H." Beanottj Douglg.s, B. Bchofield, and H, A. Nevins were appointed a fiotninjttoo for tho branch., wijth. Messrs, A. J. Speedy'and S. H. Byder representatives on the caiteal executive, . The annual meeting of tho Miniature Rifle CM) wag he)d on Saturday -bven-if-ig, when four new members wer<y elected. It was decided that the cluh revert totjie Morris tubs rifle, fa order to fall an line with other clubs in the district. The.epe.&iag.hteht was fixed'for May 12. Mr. 0. N. CPragnoH was elected pre-β-tdeat of the e-luh, and Mr. J. Murray captain. At the- afinuft) meotirig of the- local branch of the Y.MX.A. last evening, the report and balanecwsheet we-tt adopted , , and the following olFieers were elected :— Prisident, Bev. A. 1). Thompson; vicepresidelite, Messrs, C. E. DatiielL H. L. Pearee, fi. Sutherland, 3. Kebentoti,and Captain. St'Crietell; nieinhers' re-presenta-tives, Messrs.. Fi-ed;. Graltam, h. J. Maule, and P. I?.. diPTm-ftD ; \ m u sewetttry. Rev. T. .Haßiday; haji. treasurer, Mr. J, Hebeuton. Mr. J. Hastie was aptromted cUetodian of th-e rooms. Tlio B«v. .Fftthor Barnett.. of this who' has been appointed ta tho Opuiiako parish, k t6 be entertained at a fa-rcwetl social prior to his Tla© itov. A. T. Thompson, of' Slasterten,.will, represent the Presbyterian Chur* ;, at th£ lEafeapa-u. Territorial en-c-aapniont.' ,