MASTERTON NOTES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2630, 27 November 1915, Page 13

MASTERTON NOTES

The Castlepoint County Council is considering the question of purchasing road-making machinery, and is approaching the War Fund executive in the matter of obtaining a loan. The Director of Camp and Barrack Construction (Colonel Riley) has agreed to contribute half the cost of the ejection of a social hal Tat the Tauherenikau Camp. One- of the stipulations, however, is that the. hall shall not be used ■ for religious services. This provision is objected to by the War Fund Executive, whidh asks that it be struck out. The work of duplicating the telephone wire between Masterton and Wellington will shortly be completed. As showing how the weather has hampered shearing operations in the Masterton district, it is pointed out that to date 3443 bales of wool have been received at the Masterton railway station, compared with 4352 bales at the same period last year. ! Mr. W. Howard Booth's horse Lonely has been, very successful in the show ring this year. It has competed at five shows, and has taken fifteen first prizes. It was awarded four firsts at the Hawera Show on Wednesday. ' The recently-appointed ranger to the Masterton County has been unable, for private reasons, to take up the position. . Mr. H. W. Carr has been appointed in his.stead. The interest on tho £30,000 invested by the Wairarapa War Fund _ Executive in Government debentures will amount to £1230 per year. '

So far, forty-one ; wounded soldiers have returned to the Wairarapa, .o r whom'sixteen-have heen granted ten: porary assistance. 1

The Master-ton Co-operative Dairy Company is paying out Is. 2d. per pound for .butter-fat supplied during the month of October.

In response to an appeal by the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Wairarapa War Fund Executive has agreed to contribute its. quota towards a sum of £6000 per month required '-to provide comforts for the -wounded soldiers in the hospitals at Malta, Alexandria, and elsewhere. .